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There were almost two internets. Then, the CIA destroyed one

12 points by jshprentz 5y ago

rektide 5y ago
except cybersyn is hardly really an internetworking of peers? my understanding that it's more like a large top down multi-stage networm, ultimately designed to create one ultra-well-connected control room for a country.
dredmorbius 5y ago
There've been numerous previous discussions of Project Cybersyn. More are welcomed! Project Cybersyn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Cybersyn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Cybersyn) 1 year ago -- 114 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24764727 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24764727 Project Cybersyn, a 1971-73 Chilean Experiment in Computer-Assisted Economy (http://www.damninteresting.com/nineteen-seventy-three/ http://www.damninteresting.com/nineteen-seventy-three/) 9 years ago -- 67 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4682951 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4682951 Cybersyn and Allende’s Semi-Automated Luxury Socialism (https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/cybersyn-and-allendes-semi-automated-luxury-socialism/ https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/cybersyn-and-a...) 2 years ago -- 105 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21673423 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21673423 Project Cybersyn (1971) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Cybersyn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Cybersyn) 8 years ago -- 36 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7398245 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7398245 Project Cybersyn: Socialism Through Cybernetics (http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cybersyn/ http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cybersyn/) 5 years ago -- 58 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12641425 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12641425 Project Cybersyn: real-time computer control of a planned economy (1970-1973) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersyn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersyn) 12 years ago -- 33 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1190508 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1190508 Project Cybersyn and the Origins of the Big Data Nation (2014) (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/planning-machine https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/planning-machi...) 1 month ago -- 39 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29930098 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29930098 Project Cybersyn and the origins of the Big Data nation (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/planning-machine http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/planning-machin...) 7 years ago -- 13 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8417882 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8417882 Project Cybersyn (2016) (https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cybersyn/ https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cybersyn/) 1 year ago -- 8 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24443238 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24443238 ... and a few others with < 8 comments.

12 points by jshprentz 5y ago

except cybersyn is hardly really an internetworking of peers? my understanding that it's more like a large top down multi-stage networm, ultimately designed to create one ultra-well-connected control room for a country.

dredmorbius 5y ago

There've been numerous previous discussions of Project Cybersyn. More are welcomed! Project Cybersyn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Cybersyn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Cybersyn) 1 year ago -- 114 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24764727 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24764727 Project Cybersyn, a 1971-73 Chilean Experiment in Computer-Assisted Economy (http://www.damninteresting.com/nineteen-seventy-three/ http://www.damninteresting.com/nineteen-seventy-three/) 9 years ago -- 67 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4682951 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4682951 Cybersyn and Allende’s Semi-Automated Luxury Socialism (https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/cybersyn-and-allendes-semi-automated-luxury-socialism/ https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/cybersyn-and-a...) 2 years ago -- 105 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21673423 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21673423 Project Cybersyn (1971) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Cybersyn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Cybersyn) 8 years ago -- 36 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7398245 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7398245 Project Cybersyn: Socialism Through Cybernetics (http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cybersyn/ http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cybersyn/) 5 years ago -- 58 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12641425 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12641425 Project Cybersyn: real-time computer control of a planned economy (1970-1973) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersyn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersyn) 12 years ago -- 33 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1190508 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1190508 Project Cybersyn and the Origins of the Big Data Nation (2014) (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/planning-machine https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/planning-machi...) 1 month ago -- 39 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29930098 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29930098 Project Cybersyn and the origins of the Big Data nation (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/planning-machine http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/planning-machin...) 7 years ago -- 13 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8417882 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8417882 Project Cybersyn (2016) (https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cybersyn/ https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/project-cybersyn/) 1 year ago -- 8 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24443238 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24443238 ... and a few others with < 8 comments.