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notaprof
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« on: March 17, 2011, 10:34:02 AM »
I thought this was fascinating and somewhat alarming from The Guardian at SWSX 2011.  The subheading is this:
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Oliver Burkeman went to Texas to the South by Southwest
festival of film, music and technology, in search of the next big idea.
After three days he found it: the boundary between 'real life' and 'online'
has disappeared
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"When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
marigolds
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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2011, 10:41:55 AM »
Quote from: notaprof on March 17, 2011, 10:34:02 AM
I thought this was fascinating and somewhat alarming from The Guardian at SWSX 2011.  The subheading is this:
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Oliver Burkeman went to Texas to the South by Southwest
festival of film, music and technology, in search of the next big idea.
After three days he found it: the boundary between 'real life' and 'online'
has disappeared

Dude. Not new. Baudrillard yapped about this years ago. Even Benjamin had an inkling.
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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2011, 10:47:28 AM »
Quote from: marigolds on March 17, 2011, 10:41:55 AM
Quote from: notaprof on March 17, 2011, 10:34:02 AM
I thought this was fascinating and somewhat alarming from The Guardian at SWSX 2011.  The subheading is this:
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Oliver Burkeman went to Texas to the South by Southwest
festival of film, music and technology, in search of the next big idea.
After three days he found it: the boundary between 'real life' and 'online'
has disappeared

Dude. Not new. Baudrillard yapped about this years ago. Even Benjamin had an inkling.

Sorry, I thought the Brits were quicker on the uptake than that. 
(and that is Ms. Dude to you, if your gonna use that tone with me, young lady.)
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"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone.
"When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2011, 11:19:30 AM »
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the Sudanese government set up a Facebook page calling for a protest against the Sudanese government, naming a specific time and place – then simply arrested those who showed up.

I was entertained by this though.
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« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2011, 11:37:24 AM »
Quote from: 87735501111 on March 17, 2011, 11:19:30 AM
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the Sudanese government set up a Facebook page calling for a protest against the Sudanese government, naming a specific time and place – then simply arrested those who showed up.

I was entertained by this though.

That's got to be against TOS.
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