Quick comment on Drew: It is interesting to see how Paper Tiger turned a theoretical design into an living, breathing network. The low-tech aesthetic seems to have been appropriated by mainstream networks, most notably MTV. Now shaky camera movements and bad lighting are used for stylization, low-tech becomes high-aesthetic.
This article reminded me of Jefferey Sconce's book Haunted Media, in which he traces the history of radio broadcast back to early use short wave radio among hobbyists. It seems that every media technology has roots in low-tech tinkering, before of course, being given wholesale over to private companies.
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