DIGITAL MAOISM The Hazards of the New Online Colle...

Introduction In "Digital Maosim", an original essay written for Edge, computer scientist and digital visionary Jaron Lanier finds fault with what he terms the new online collectivism. He cites as an example the Wikipedia, noting that "reading a Wikipedia entry is like reading the bible closely. There are faint traces of the voices of various anonymous authors and editors, though it is impossible to be sure". His problem is not with the unfolding experiment of the Wikipedia itself, but "the way... read more

18!!!! The day started out ok with having to go to Camberwell for my Hazards Test, which later i found out that i failed by 4%, which i dont mind but its just having to go back there again. After that i helped dad get all the shopping for the celebration of my 18th! After loading boxes of boxes of food into the car we finally came back and i cleaned up the house and garden! Shortly after the audio guys came to set up the PA! With music from verious DJ's i had some very good stuff! After gettin...

Alright once I look at the com screen taht black dot (also known as floatus) appears but I shall just continue blogging. haha. And Andrew if you're reading this I bet you're laughing your head off now coz you know where and when and how this entry was written. Anw lemme acquaint you with some of my occupational hazards. 1. I need everything to be properly filed with all the files labelled with ref no, lawyers involved, name of the matter and name of the client. 2. I want to buy a stationary drawer...

I just finished "The Hazards of Sleeping Alone" by Elise Juska. I initially bought it because Elisa Juska teaches at The University of the Arts and I took a fiction writing workshop with her my freshman year. I was interested in her work but instead of buying her most recent book I bought this one. And the only reason is because when I opened the first page I saw that she had signed it. The image of my former teacher coming into Barnes and Noble, secretly signing her own book and then replacing it...

I am currently enjoying a recently published book by Royal D. Colle of Cornell University - "Advocacy and Interventions." This book gathers development communication best practices and other lessons from the field in one convenient source. One of the sections that captured my attention in particular was an excerpt from Alfonso Gumucio Dagron's "Prometheus Riding a Cadillac." Among other things, Mr. Dagron confronts the all-too-popular view of access as "bringing the light of knowledge to...

Title: Pumpkin Pie Syndrome and Other Occupational Hazards Author: Mireille ( mireille719 ) Fandom: Buffyverse (AU) Pairing: Xander/Riley Rating: FRT Summary: Xander Harris is a second-grade teacher. Riley Finn is a single dad. It's all the geckos' fault. Word Count: 8200 Disclaimer: Still not Joss. Feedback/Concrit: Both welcome, either here or at mireille719 {at} gmail {dot} com ( Pumpkin Pie Syndrome and Other Occupational Hazards )