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Evolution of Self



In her talk about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test, Sondra Norris claimed a person's type remains constant throughout their life. She cited the example of a person who found his/her results shift away from his/her original type, only to have them revert back over time. A f… Continue

Posted on December 22, 2008 at 7:00am — 3 Comments

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Uncertainty in the strivings of the soul

"Nobody ever made a grammatical error in a non-literate society" - Marshall McLuhan


McLuhan's description of the "mosaic" format of the The Gutenberg Galaxy makes it sound as if he is aspiring to mirror the more disorganized, heterogeneous nature of a medium like broadcast television, and on paper, it sounds like a refreshing and daring new structure to adopt. It has to be said, however, that as a treatise putting forth complex and socially relevant ideas, The Gutenberg Galaxy could not possib… Continue

Posted on October 28, 2008 at 12:00am — 11 Comments

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Internet Addiction is missing the point.

I think Benkler makes a very strong case about the viabilty of enterprises based on social collaboration in challenging traditional power structures. In just about every sphere, from telecoms to the RIAA to encyclopedias, the internet has birthed solutions of equal or increased efficacy.

I especially liked how Benkler suggests that 10 years ago, it would have been impossible to imagine the implementation of a massive multi petabyte distributed storage system that would be resistant to virtually… Continue

Posted on October 18, 2008 at 11:30pm — 4 Comments

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Privacy and Security are not Mutually Exclusive

Here are two great articles by Bruce Schneier who argues that the issue of privacy vs.security is a false dichotomy - the real issue is liberty vs. control. He also eloquently suggests that privacy is a basic human right.

I… Continue

Posted on October 4, 2008 at 3:00am —

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Extraordinarily Rendered Avatars.

This Student posted an amusing blog post about a Second Life anecdote.

When you go sprinting through the mall, desperate to fill the emptiness in your life through the purchase of name brand clothing.. you may just find yourself in Guantanamo.

Posted on October 1, 2008 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

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At 3:48pm on October 19, 2008, ryan said…
hmmm. i'll look into it but i don't think so as the 'friendship' expands beyond this specific network and would follow you to other ning networks.

i agree though that friendship is pointless, at least in this sense.
At 4:43pm on September 16, 2008, Fouad Hafiz said…
yello..
 
 
 

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