Category Archives: context

The New Frontier

Nice to read of something kind of  familiar for a change, like Fitzroy. I’d be interested in reading  your next instalment though, because your title and a number of points raised offer much … and leave us waiting for the delivery! The United States defines the ideology of globalisation and Corporations are the main catalyst. Here, [...]

Also posted in communicate, conservative, convivial, delusion | Comments closed

The new frontier

The New Frontier Hi Fibre, I have finally written something serious for once. If you have any comments, then they would be more than appreciated. It is about Australia and globalisation and Fitzroy and technology. It is a little rough, but then again so are you lot. (sorry no footnotes in email) The New Frontier [...]

Also posted in communicate, globalisation, globalise this | Comments closed

uninstuctive thinker

I have a few thoughts on email lists, and email, and information, and too much of all the above. I wonder just how ‘democratic’ the world will become when everyone has email and everyone can publish? If everyone talks at once, then no one can hear. There are already too many books, too many web [...]

Also posted in beligerant, bored, bubble, communicate, who is listening?, wish | Comments closed

Winners and Losers..

Date: Saturday, December 11, 1999, 11:17:55 AM Subject: Winners and Losers.. ===8<==============Original message text=============== In the constructive desire to halt any animosity that I may have created with Damien by my rather pedestrian concerns that technology can only be understood within broader social, historical and political structures, I have decided to log-off and find a [...]

Also posted in aggressive, anti, appease, attack, audience, battler, beligerant, black hole, bored, cyber, drunk, email, escapism, grandstand, hate, heirarchy, historian, history | Comments closed

Remediation…

Date: Monday, October 18, 1999, 2:18:09 PM Subject: Remediation… ===8<==============Original message text=============== Hi All, One of the best books that I have so far read about “new” media is Remediation by Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin. It is not generally available as yet and is expensive to buy. ($75) This book is bound to [...]

Also posted in appease, audience | Comments closed

Me and Charlie Darwin are Mates..

Date: Tuesday, December 7, 1999, 10:30:36 AM Subject: Me and Charlie Darwin are Mates.. ===8<==============Original message text=============== Dear Fellow Un-evolved Rock Apes, Of course factions of the web community think that the web is ‘the natural evolution of human knowledge”…they get paid for it and they have a great investment in convincing the public that [...]

Also posted in appease, attack, beligerant, black hole, bored, bubble, delusion, depressed, despondent, determinist, didactic, dislike, dogmatic, dream, hubris, huff and puff, human | Comments closed

Macromedia and the 20th Century…

Date: Monday, December 6, 1999, 4:19:48 PM Subject: Macromedia and the 20th Century… ===8<==============Original message text=============== Punters, As fascinating and innovating as Macromedia’s web technology is, I always find it quite frightening the language that is used to describe technological innovation. How can a web site ‘evolve’ like biological systems? Either this means that the [...]

Posted in context | Comments closed

Y2K Paranoia..

Date: Monday, December 20, 1999, 3:04:40 PM Subject: : Re: Y2K Paranoia.. ===8<==============Original message text=============== Seems as though Melbourne Uni is getting very paranoid about Y2K Seeing as though technology is enculturated, the vital questions to ask is not if technology will perform its correct function over the next few weeks, but what are people [...]

Posted in context | Comments closed