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Some name it: greed | VibeWise
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December 29, 2007. Some name it: greed. 8212; bentrem @ 10:50 pm. Behind my talk of “sophistry” and “plausible deniability” is the primordiality of what cab be only called and what must be called “evil”. At this stage I talk about Matrix and BluePill, not vampires and such-like antique imagery. My reason for shifting is simple and single: through my previous work on psychopathy (see my “ Fallen Angels. 8220;, dating from 1996; I recommend “ Without Conscience. 8221; [now at google books! Cheating has alw...
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Beyond Glib Trivia: Trifling 24/7 with “social objects” | VibeWise
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January 4, 2008. Beyond Glib Trivia: Trifling 24/7 with “social objects”. 8212; bentrem @ 1:51 pm. This article presumes you have at least a little bit of experience with Twitter. (Are we gonna call that constellation / complex a “social object”? Also: I’m writing this as I get ready to dash out the door.*. Reduced to flocks of ADD magpies? If the tactical view that results in this skew produces substantial economic rewards, does that make it valid? And if valid, how about responsible. But let’s sa...
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Sentient and interconnected | VibeWise
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April 11, 2007. 8212; bentrem @ 12:40 pm. A video by Michael Wesch. 8211; Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology – Kansas State University:. WordPress.com users need to use special markup for YourTube, i.e.:. V=6gmP4nk0EOE] (remove the space after the left square bracket). I call my project “ Participatory Deliberation. 8221; or “ Ground Zero. And here’s the irony: what moves me (read: it cramps my guts) is that “new” tools and “new” methods are just getting folk to mo...It’s ironic … p...If you re...
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No country for old men? | VibeWise
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March 4, 2010. No country for old men? 8212; bentrem @ 3:30 pm. My daily life is inspired by the sure and certain knowledge that psychopaths are well placed and energetically directing their will while “. The best lack all conviction. I tweeted this a few minutes ago. 8220;The Caveat” on persuasion. Not 2hrs ago I commented on “Persuasion” at “Practical Democracy”. That got me thinking about basic principles. I avoid teleology. But …. Just sayin’ …. 1 Comment ». My 2 most recent tweets:. 8211; “Fac...
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War strategies … for daily life? | VibeWise
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December 29, 2007. War strategies … for daily life? 8212; bentrem @ 11:27 am. Who like to be manipulated? Okay, someone who thrives on receiving “strong leadership”. Coerced? Awww gee, okay, someone who’s into sadism, masochism, and bondage. Lied to? Silence* Even S&M fans anticipate that their “safe word” will be respected; even with “edge cases” there’s the assumption that some sort of social contract still obtains. 1 Comment ». 8230;] Just Blowing Hard? 8221; at […]. Laquo; Many to Many. Address never...
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Tools in-form us, sometimes for the good | VibeWise
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December 29, 2007. Tools in-form us, sometimes for the good. 8212; bentrem @ 1:01 pm. In his “ The TrueTalk Blog: One More From Andrew Sullivan…. 8221; Tom Guarriello quotes from an interview in The Atlantic. 8221; The task of talking out loud about one’s own mistakes is a very helpful thing to do. […] Blogging is a whole new way of writing, and a new way of experiencing the world.” [How about “ can. In my comment to his post. I feel the need to emphasize that this doesn’t mean all influences are b...
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Lemming bait | VibeWise
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December 7, 2007. 8212; bentrem @ 11:50 am. In a longish article on APML, “Attention Profiling”. 8220;We have reached the point of information hyper-saturation. It can become quite a chore to find relevant content online, when there is so much other information competing for your attention. But by implementing attention profiling, it becomes possible to have the services and websites you visit begin to make suggestions for content that you might be interested in.”. Leave a Comment ». Some name it: greed.
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Jean Baudrillard, dead March 7th. | VibeWise
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March 26, 2007. Jean Baudrillard, dead March 7th. 8212; bentrem @ 6:21 pm. For the heads up; it’s news to me. see his site: “ Truth. Jean Baudrillard, 1929-2007. Obituary at Guardian); Remember Baudrillard. Profile at InsideHigherEd.com). 8220;Yes, hyper-scepticism. Intellectuals must stop legitimizing the notion that there is some ultimate truth behind appearances. Then, maybe, the masses will turn their backs on the media and public opinion management will collapse. Baudrillard. 7 Comments ». If we had...
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VibeWise | Taking simple things seriously | Page 2
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March 26, 2007. Data, data everywhere. 8212; bentrem @ 3:03 pm. In Dojo’s blog, “Planet Dojo”. See their “Summer of Code / Data Projects”) I came across Daniela Florescu’s “ Managing Semi-Structured Data. 8221; … a new one for me. And reading up on Leo Sauermann’s thinking. About “ Gnowsis. 8221; I found Dynamic Data Web Page. Also of interest, google hacks: (more…). Getting down to brass tacks. 8212; bentrem @ 2:44 pm. Yesterday I read through William Clancy. March 25, 2007. 8212; bentrem @ 5:59 am.