Tag: internet

All the articles with the tag "internet".

• We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes

  by Pavel Panchekha

  A number of 70s computing systems had nine-bit bytes, most prominently the PDP-10, but today11 Apparently, it was the System/360 that really set the standard here. all systems use 8-bit bytes and that now seems natural.

• The Secret History of Tor: How a Military Project Became a Lifeline for Privacy

  by Ben Collier

  A story of secrecy, resistance, and the fight for digital freedom.