Mon. 1/11 - Tim Berners-Lee's Quest to Restore Balance to the Web

<p><strong><em>It’s time for two writers to pay up on a 25-year-old bet about whether tech would destroy civilization. Tim Berners-Lee’s new quest to transform the web into the one he envisioned when he created it. How the most recent COVID-19 Stimulus Bill created a new National Park––and also may reveal previously classified government research on UFOs?</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Fitbod, Get 25% off a membership when you sign up now through 2/28 at <a href="http://fitbod.me/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fitbod.me/kottke</a></li><li>Skillshare, get a free trial of Premium Membership at <a href="http://skillshare.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">skillshare.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/a-25-year-old-bet-comes-due-has-tech-destroyed-society" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A 25-Year-Old Bet Comes Due: Has Tech Destroyed Society?</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/technology/tim-berners-lee-privacy-internet.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">He Created the Web. Now He’s Out to Remake the Digital World.</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/88av3p/the-covid-19-stimulus-bill-also-created-americas-newest-national-park" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Also Created America's Newest National Park</a> (Vice)</li><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/93wnky/emergency-covid-stimulus-will-likely-reveal-ufo-documents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emergency COVID Stimulus Will Likely Reveal UFO Documents</a> (Vice)</li><li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/it-s-not-just-covid-relief-smokey-bear-horse-racing-n1252133" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It's not just Covid relief: Smokey Bear, horse racing and the Dalai Lama included in government funding bill</a> (NBC News)</li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottk