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I went to visit entropy
but couldn't afford the entry feeWell, morning campers (oh, it's afternoon already). And I'm glad the limericks didn't go entirely unnoticed, I was starting to get loquacious limerick lassitude.
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While the DHC opinion piece was flagrantly ignominious (yes, I'm just trying use big words), this article on the deterioration of the internet seemed to make some interesting points for consideration.
One of the main targets of Lanier's critique is the concept of the "wisdom of the crowds" or the "hive mind". This is the idea beloved of so many social media enthusiasts that the collective wisdom of a large number of people, generally harnessed online, will exceed that of the individual. Wikipedia is the classic example often cited in support of this theory.
Lanier believes that by fetishising and over-stating the power of this collective so-called intelligence we undervalue individual humans.
"The 'wisdom of the crowds' effect should be thought of as a tool. The value of a tool is its usefulness in accomplishing a task. The point should never be the glorification of the tool."
Has anyone read the book You Are Not A Gadget: A Manifesto? Interested to know whether it's worth a read.
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'She'd expected someone vaguely oleaginous, decidedly tight-trousered, blatantly open-shirted, and displaying a gold medallion like a prize to be disentangled from the snare of copious hairs on his chest.' — A Traitor to Memory
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Great one Rich. I think we need some more limerick love round here. Where's everybody gone? Suppose the sex and drugs threads have more pull, so to speak...
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I'll have a Standard deviation T-shirt to go with my ADHD/CEO one. Apparently we live in 'bog standard' street, so need a point of difference.
Here's my attempt at a Camus Limerick. Points for trying maybe?
A philosopher there was named Camus
His shakespearean angst did imbue
but alas poor yorrick
they found him in doric
est morte, m' man, and adieu -
This gummint' sure does pigheaded obstinance well. Power, Tolley, Collins... I mean it's not like politicians should; a) take advice from well-qualified professionals who know stuff about stuff or b) listen to their constituents.
'You voted for this, so shut up and be grateful!' Yeah, not so much.
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I tried to resist, but I couldn't. My apologies Jolisa, we'll get serious again any minute now. Must be the lack of standards...
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sexy-stentialism counts
Multiple regression analysis?
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Really, Danielle? You set it up, and I think we delivered.
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Umm, actually I knew that. Was sort of following Danielle's lead, which I see could be a dangerous habit to get into. I was thinking of The Myth of Sisyphus, so that was in there as well. Doesn't explaining jokes make them seem really trite?