http://mondomagazine.net We're not geeks! Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:39:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://mondomagazine.net/2008/myths-of-the-internet-the-legend-of-the-lolcats/ http://mondomagazine.net/2008/myths-of-the-internet-the-legend-of-the-lolcats/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00:01 +0000 lifestyle http://mondomagazine.net/?p=1248 By Sam Linton LOLcats. Laugh out loud funny, yes? LOLcats are pictures of ordinary housecats with ridiculous captions written in pidgin English, to great humourous effect. To most, they are a simple diversion from the banality of everyday living. But those few of us who know have another name for these sorrowful creatures: "the fallen." For you see, these "laugh-out-loud cats" were not always figures of ridicule and amusement. In ages past, cats were believed to be amongst the most sagacious of beasts. What brought about their current decline in stature? The answer is to be found here... [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2008/myths-of-the-internet-the-legend-of-the-lolcats/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2008/myths-of-the-internet-the-complacency-of-the-o-rly-owl/ http://mondomagazine.net/2008/myths-of-the-internet-the-complacency-of-the-o-rly-owl/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:00:53 +0000 lifestyle http://mondomagazine.net/?p=858 Myths of the Internet: The Complacency of the O RLY Owl By Sam Linton Lord, have mercy. Do you have any idea how hard it is to mythologize the internet? It seems that for every meme I manage to nail down, five more spring up to take its place. Like a hydra, or a mutant skink. Nonetheless, I will persist, for the sake of future generations. If I don't, how will our children's children's children, in the post-avian flu holocaust wastelands of tomorrow, know about LOLcats? Or n00b pwnage? Or this week's myth, The Complacency of the O RLY Owl? [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2008/myths-of-the-internet-the-complacency-of-the-o-rly-owl/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2008/myths-of-the-internet-the-dance-of-the-obama-badger/ http://mondomagazine.net/2008/myths-of-the-internet-the-dance-of-the-obama-badger/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:00:18 +0000 lifestyle http://mondomagazine.net/?p=638 at all on the internet, you will see it, sooner or later), there is a short clip summarizing the U.S. political process, culminating in a badger dancing for Obama that's been making the rounds lately. It's difficult to explain, so you really have to watch it to understand where the Hell this article is going. If you spend any time at all on political blogs, you've probably seen it already, but you want to refresh yourself. The video has... depth and, oddly enough, despite the transient nature of the political video, is strangely timeless. Artist's rendition: [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2008/myths-of-the-internet-the-dance-of-the-obama-badger/feed/ 1 http://mondomagazine.net/2008/myths-of-the-internet-aybabtu/ http://mondomagazine.net/2008/myths-of-the-internet-aybabtu/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:00:28 +0000 lifestyle http://mondomagazine.net/?p=492 improving. Suddenly, my quest to mythologize the memes of the internet didn't seem to matter as much, me being secure and all in the knowledge that they would be preserved forever online in a medium which was certainly not doomed to extinction by the uncaring machinations of a society on the verge of collapse. Nope, nothing to worry about there! Thus I rested, secure in the knowledge that LOLcats, Star Wars Lightsabre Kid, and Peanut Butter Jelly Time Banana were safe for future generations to experience, enjoy, and maybe even learn from. This was, of course, before my earth-shattering, perspective-altering, and, most relevant to this column, web-shaking visit to the York university archives, where I learned one horrifying, terror-inducing, fear-inspiring fact: digital information degrades over time. That's right, even if society does miraculously escape nuclear annihilation, religious fanaticism or a lethal bout of the sniffles known as AVIAN FLU, we could STILL lose all our valuable internet memes - through simple lack of caring! OMG WTF BBQ!!!!!!11111 Thus, it is with a heavy heart but a renewed sense of purpose that I reintroduce this column, "Myths of the Internet," to record the stories, forms, and, yes, teachings of our valuable internet memes in a form that future generations can understand and appreciate. Because culture is worth preserving. This week: The Hubris of Cats [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2008/myths-of-the-internet-aybabtu/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2007/sam-linton%e2%80%99s-myths-of-the-internet-the-dancing-baby/ http://mondomagazine.net/2007/sam-linton%e2%80%99s-myths-of-the-internet-the-dancing-baby/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:49:43 +0000 art http://mondomagazine.net/?p=215 The Psalm of the Dancing Baby By Sam Linton It has occurred to me, a month after my first entry in this project of mythologizing the storied past of our internet, that I may have begun too soon, jumping in the middle without respect for the past. Like all things in this world, the internet (and, by extension, the memes and memories therein) had its infancy, just as worthy of the mythic treatment as the rest of its storied history [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2007/sam-linton%e2%80%99s-myths-of-the-internet-the-dancing-baby/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2007/sam-lintons-myths-of-the-internet-leroy-jenkins/ http://mondomagazine.net/2007/sam-lintons-myths-of-the-internet-leroy-jenkins/#comments Sun, 07 Jan 2007 20:46:35 +0000 lifestyle http://mondomagazine.net/?p=214 The Myth of Leroy Jenkins By Sam Linton By now, I'm sure everyone is pretty fed up with hearing how great the internet is. We're all experienced internauts by now: we know how great it is. Quit hitting us over the head with it! But how long can it last, really? Like every great age, will this not come crashing down upon us too? [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2007/sam-lintons-myths-of-the-internet-leroy-jenkins/feed/ 0