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Richard MacManus
@ricmac@mastodon.social

In 1999, David Bowie starred in a 3D game about a hacker attacked by a demon in meatspace, who then escapes into the Omikron network. “An old legend recounts that only a nomad soul can hunt the demons out of Omikron,” he says in the introduction.

The music became his album 'hours...', but in retrospect the video game didn't quite match the likes of Everquest and Ultima Online for "human presence." https://cybercultural.com/p/bowie-1999-omikron/ #InternetHistory #BowieForever

Richard MacManus
@ricmac@mastodon.social

Here's a summary of my web values:

1. Support open source software like Mastodon over “walled gardens” like X & Threads.

2. Support open web platform technology; ideally blessed by the Web’s governing body, the W3C.

3. Distribution on the web should never be throttled. (think Net Neutrality, but for social media platforms!)

4. External links should be encouraged, not de-emphasized. Speaking of which 👇

https://cybercultural.com/p/web-values/

Richard MacManus
@ricmac@mastodon.social

#introduction Hi I'm ricmac and I'm looking for a new type of social media. Something akin to the blogosphere in 2004. I'm an old-school tech blogger; started a site called ReadWriteWeb in 2003 and then chronicled the Web 2.0 era on it.

These days: before breakfast I tend to my #InternetHistory website, Cybercultural — writing & developing. #IndieWeb

I'm a #Type1Diabetic #T1D

My interests:
#InternetHistory
#WebDev
#Fediverse
#11ty
#ElectronicMusic
#Books
#Birds

(Updated: 14 July 2025)