The strange realm of the internet....

The internet is a bizarre place, or it can be. Especially its outlet hubs where people gather to view, interact, download, upload, chat, blog, copy, burn, and email. I remember in the computer labs of the UI library (UI by the way received a high ranking as one of the US's biggest party schools) people would gather and there was a strange sensation of some sort of progress being made in the world. Papers were being written, people were learning, in the internet room of the Hotel Mina, here in Los Pelambres, things are different.

There are those downloading music, some from the 80's, guns n roses, Tracy Chapman, Led Zeppellin, Chilean music, you name it. Others are playing army video games with people yelling commands in a walkie talkie style sound, screaming about this and that. Others download strange comedic performances taped in the Plaza de Armas of Santiago. Of course, no group of miners on the internet would be complete without someone downloading or copying some porn. I don't know if sites are blocked, but I doubt it. Needless to say, the noises, sights, and impressions all blend together in one very interesting medely.

Here's to the power of this strange creature known as the internet...