Daß Stilblütensammlungen und Anthologien nicht nur etymologisch verwandt sind, zeigt sich kaum irgendwo so deutlich wie bei den besten Spamtexten. »»»»
Monthly Archive for February, 2011
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Auf der Webseite der Gesellschaft für Comicforschung beginnt heute eine kurze vierteilige Serie zu Comicbibliotheken in Deutschland. Ralf Palandt hat überaus verdienstreich kurze Informationen zu den drei wohl wichtigsten Anlaufstellen zusammengetragen. Die Serie beginnt hier und wird Ende der Woche abgeschlossen sein.
Dirk Baecker has just made an intriguing post extending Shannon/Weaver’s concept of communication (or if you like, pointing out that its scope always has been greater than many people think). Michael Seemann recently included a fascinating argument against Kittler’s denial of software in some posts on his concept of ‘queryology’. This post right here is basically what happened when I read the two directly after each other; it is intended to spell out what I think is an interesting connection between the two, and a launching point for a critique of a dualist concept of mechanics as limits and limits as mechanics in communication.
So in case you were wondering, yes, this is going to be one of those posts. The ones for which I made the ‘theory’ tag. Consider yourself warned. »»»»
Did anyone notice I skipped last week? So here are 14 days’ worth of suggested reading.
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Last week, I began asking some questions about atavistic TV habits in our use of the web. On the same day, the always fascinating John Battelle revisited his concept of the dependent and the independent web in a post on web interdependency, which made me back up and reconsider some of the more specific observations I made earlier in a broader light. »»»»
The ongoing reports about Egypt’s protests, being cut off from the internet, and alternative venues of communication are far beyond my competence. However, here are some of the sources I found more valuable than others. Please link to more useful resources in the comments. »»»»
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