bikes and things

I recently read the fantastic Tubes: Behind the Scenes at the Internet by Andrew Blum, which goes into the nature of our modern communications systems and the cables, machines, routers and people that make it all tick. The physical manifestation of this communications fabric is largely hidden in plain and un-assuming buildings which don’t reveal themselves to the average person.

With this in mind it’s fascinating to see that our physical communications fabric wasn’t always so well concealed as this series of images from the Retronaut shows.

Via MG Siegler.