I tried to print it out to give it a read. One page of content, 7 pages blank. Nice one, McCain. Check out David Weinberger’s interesting breakdown of it.
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So you can’t attend that interesting conference in person? You know, the one with all the interesting speakers and topics relevant to your work and study? It is a little expensive–$425. Why not attend via Second Life? You’ve had decent virtual experiences attending events in SL before (a few put on by MIT). Oh wait, you can’t just beam your avatar to the conference space? No. First, fork over $225. Or, view the webcast–also only $225. Way to go, Center for Intellectual Property Symposium. Way to use those innovative new technologies to foster increased participation and access.
I stopped in at the Madison Public Library, a former employer, in order to say hi to some people I used to work with. None were there at the time, so I went over to the cookbook section to have a look around. There, I got into a one-sided conversation with a gentleman looking for a book on hydroponics.
Man: Do you know where the hydroponic books are?
Me: Um, sorry–no, I don’t really know.
Man: I can’t find anything–it’s all these computers screwing up the numbers. If I ever find out who’s responsible for this new computerized system, I’ll slit his throat.
*tvol walks away slowly*
