Я приехал в Ригу, чтобы навестить подругу. Ее дом, город, язык были мне незнакомы. Меня никто не ждал, я ни с кем не был знаком. Два часа бродил в одиночестве по улицам. Такими я их больше никогда не видел. Изо всех дверей вырывалось пламя, каждый камень высекал искры, и каждый трамвай казался пожарной машиной. Ведь она могла выйти за дверь, появиться из-за угла или сидеть в трамвае. Но из нас двоих первым увидеть другого должен был я, любой ценой. Ведь если бы она заложила фитиль, бросив на меня взгляд, — я бы взлетел на воздух, словно склад с боеприпасами.
Улица с односторонним движением, Вальтер Беньямин 1920-е #Беньямин #фрагменты
Я приехал в Ригу, чтобы навестить подругу. Ее дом, город, язык были мне незнакомы. Меня никто не ждал, я ни с кем не был знаком. Два часа бродил в одиночестве по улицам. Такими я их больше никогда не видел. Изо всех дверей вырывалось пламя, каждый камень высекал искры, и каждый трамвай казался пожарной машиной. Ведь она могла выйти за дверь, появиться из-за угла или сидеть в трамвае. Но из нас двоих первым увидеть другого должен был я, любой ценой. Ведь если бы она заложила фитиль, бросив на меня взгляд, — я бы взлетел на воздух, словно склад с боеприпасами.
Улица с односторонним движением, Вальтер Беньямин 1920-е #Беньямин #фрагменты
You may recall that, back when Facebook started changing WhatsApp’s terms of service, a number of news outlets reported on, and even recommended, switching to Telegram. Pavel Durov even said that users should delete WhatsApp “unless you are cool with all of your photos and messages becoming public one day.” But Telegram can’t be described as a more-secure version of WhatsApp. Since its launch in 2013, Telegram has grown from a simple messaging app to a broadcast network. Its user base isn’t as vast as WhatsApp’s, and its broadcast platform is a fraction the size of Twitter, but it’s nonetheless showing its use. While Telegram has been embroiled in controversy for much of its life, it has become a vital source of communication during the invasion of Ukraine. But, if all of this is new to you, let us explain, dear friends, what on Earth a Telegram is meant to be, and why you should, or should not, need to care. But Telegram says people want to keep their chat history when they get a new phone, and they like having a data backup that will sync their chats across multiple devices. And that is why they let people choose whether they want their messages to be encrypted or not. When not turned on, though, chats are stored on Telegram's services, which are scattered throughout the world. But it has "disclosed 0 bytes of user data to third parties, including governments," Telegram states on its website. On February 27th, Durov posted that Channels were becoming a source of unverified information and that the company lacks the ability to check on their veracity. He urged users to be mistrustful of the things shared on Channels, and initially threatened to block the feature in the countries involved for the length of the war, saying that he didn’t want Telegram to be used to aggravate conflict or incite ethnic hatred. He did, however, walk back this plan when it became clear that they had also become a vital communications tool for Ukrainian officials and citizens to help coordinate their resistance and evacuations. What distinguishes the app from competitors is its use of what's known as channels: Public or private feeds of photos and videos that can be set up by one person or an organization. The channels have become popular with on-the-ground journalists, aid workers and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who broadcasts on a Telegram channel. The channels can be followed by an unlimited number of people. Unlike Facebook, Twitter and other popular social networks, there is no advertising on Telegram and the flow of information is not driven by an algorithm.
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