I enjoyed seeing the discussion that Evgeny provoked here (and indeed "provoke" is his MO). I found Alex Madrigal's review in the Atlantic very thoughtful (though long):
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/toward-a-complex-realistic-and-moral-tech-criticism/273996/ --t On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 7:55 AM, The Doctor <dr...@virtadpt.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 07/02/2013 06:50 PM, Doug Schuler wrote: > >> And not to be churlish, but of course language did not solve all of >> our problems. But as in the parable you mentioned, It did help >> humankind dominate nature ? lions included. > > Talking to a lion doesn't help when it has you in its mouth. > > - -- > The Doctor [412/724/301/703] [ZS] > Developer, Project Byzantium: http://project-byzantium.org/ > > PGP: 0x807B17C1 / 7960 1CDC 85C9 0B63 8D9F DD89 3BD8 FF2B 807B 17C1 > WWW: https://drwho.virtadpt.net/ > > "Become a producer of experiences, not a consumer." --Terrence McKenna > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.20 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAlHUO0QACgkQO9j/K4B7F8GIYwCeL3HjQf715t/VWmXc+t9QPwXb > Xq0AnixN13EA6fk12clYa6M3E9mj7cub > =aGL+ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- > Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by > emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
