Well, duh.
Re: what is the definition of techno?
One has to ask first, what is a definition? A definition is a label
attached to a phenomena and it does not convey any attributes other than
those relevant for the phenomenon under examination to have
discriminative validity (I choose not to
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From: Otto Koppius [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 313 313@hyperreal.org
Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 4:52 PM
Subject: [313] The epistemology of techno
Re: what is the definition of techno?
One has to ask first, what is a definition? A definition
The first bit seems to be in English Otto, but did you lapse into
Dutch as you went on?
A less discursive explication would be this: Words are signs to which
we consensually attach meaning, as Roland Barthes was on about for so long.
Barthes' contention was that control of the language is power,
Even broader, communication is the art and language is one of many media
available. However, communication happens only on the part of the
recipient, thus meaning is only assigned by the listener (or viewer or
taster etc.) guided by genetics, social interaction, weather, mood, time of
Even broader, communication is the art and language is one of many media
available. However, communication happens only on the part of the
recipient, thus meaning is only assigned by the listener (or viewer or
taster etc.) guided by genetics, social interaction, weather, mood, time of
