Comments for Chris Lott http://rhetorica.uaf.edu/chris Disruptive Technologist Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:32:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Irreconcilable Differences by Doug Noon http://rhetorica.uaf.edu/chris/2008/05/30/irreconcilable-differences/#comment-48 Doug Noon Fri, 30 May 2008 20:58:59 +0000 http://rhetorica.uaf.edu/chris/2008/05/30/irreconcilable-differences/#comment-48 Slogans - and twitter - are problematic for many of the same reasons. I didn't read through the whole manifesto, either. Saying more can sometimes add to confusion and obscure meaning. What I was looking at, and trying to distill, was Rubin's philosophical position on the "blank space" that he wanted to create and exploit. My sense of *his* meaning is that talk -and sloganeering- that isn't followed by action/doing is empty. I'm not smarter than you. Irony? Yeah, considering that my position has always been that words are powerful symbolic forces. It's interesting to see how they work, eh? Slogans - and twitter - are problematic for many of the same reasons. I didn’t read through the whole manifesto, either. Saying more can sometimes add to confusion and obscure meaning.

What I was looking at, and trying to distill, was Rubin’s philosophical position on the “blank space” that he wanted to create and exploit. My sense of *his* meaning is that talk -and sloganeering- that isn’t followed by action/doing is empty.

I’m not smarter than you. Irony? Yeah, considering that my position has always been that words are powerful symbolic forces. It’s interesting to see how they work, eh?

]]> Comment on A Theory About Twitter Downtime by Fesco Leng http://rhetorica.uaf.edu/chris/2008/05/20/a-theory-about-twitter-downtime/#comment-46 Fesco Leng Mon, 26 May 2008 20:49:58 +0000 http://rhetorica.uaf.edu/chris/2008/05/20/a-theory-about-twitter-downtime/#comment-46 It seems like a natural law, that the closer you get to what you want the more you want to hurrily get it. Today just everybody wants to have at least a working knowledge of the modern information technology and within the shortest time possible. This is because the feel lagging behind. But with the coming of it people did not seem being worried. It seems like a natural law, that the closer you get to what you want the more you want to hurrily get it. Today just everybody wants to have at least a working knowledge of the modern information technology and within the shortest time possible. This is because the feel lagging behind. But with the coming of it people did not seem being worried.

]]> Comment on Ethics and Aggregation (Part 1) by Chris Lott » Blog Archive » Ethics and Aggregation (Part 2) http://rhetorica.uaf.edu/chris/2008/03/29/ethics-and-aggregation-part-1/#comment-3 Chris Lott » Blog Archive » Ethics and Aggregation (Part 2) Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:05:41 +0000 http://rhetorica.uaf.edu/chris/2008/03/29/ethics-and-aggregation-part-1/#comment-3 [...] [Part 2. See: Part 1] [...] [...] [Part 2. See: Part 1] [...]

]]> Comment on Web 2.0 Tools for Education by Dragos Stanescu http://rhetorica.uaf.edu/chris/2007/11/20/web-20-tools-for-education/#comment-2 Dragos Stanescu Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:20:10 +0000 http://rhetorica.uaf.edu/chris/2007/11/20/web-20-tools-for-education/#comment-2 Hi Chris, I allowed myself to cite an interesting (and suitable imho) sentence you have in “Web 2.0 Tools for Education” presentation as introductory remark to my annoQ (web annotations) project. Please let me know whether the usage per se or the usage context is acceptable to you. You can check the front page on http://aspectweb.org . Thanks, dragos Hi Chris,

I allowed myself to cite an interesting (and suitable imho) sentence you have in “Web 2.0 Tools for Education” presentation as introductory remark to my annoQ (web annotations) project.

Please let me know whether the usage per se or the usage context is acceptable to you. You can check the front page on http://aspectweb.org .

Thanks,

dragos

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