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A History of the Internet, Part 1 2016-03-11 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Staff. Back in the 1990's, when men were men and everyone knew that Wankel rotary engines offered the best power to weight ratio of any gasoline-powered automobile engine, the staff of Columbia Magazine discovered Apple's first digital camera and decided immediately that this technology would usher in a new age of cat pictures. We created Art. As the internet matured into a robust platform for shopping and arguing, we posted the "Hour of the Cats" "photo" to columbiamagazine.com, where it's been available for more than a decade, subtly informing visitors and art critics of the unique worldview of digital Columbians, and of the importance of Wankel-powered cars in the event that the Zombie Apocalypse turns out to be a Zombie Cat Apocalypse. Thanks to a tip from Doyle Lloyd, it has come to our attention that the Artifical Intelligence that picks images for Google's search results has been featuring our Hour of the Cats photo as the definitive image to show people who search for "Columbia, KY". It's making headlines in metropolitan areas. We are both honored and unsettled. Permalink | Comments?

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