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What the countryWhat the countryneeds are a few labor-needs are a few labor-making inventions.making inventions.

——Arnold H. GlasowArnold H. Glasow

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One sesame seed won't make oil.One sesame seed won't make oil.

It is an image that serves to not just remind us of ourIt is an image that serves to not just remind us of ourenvironmental fragility but our social fragility.environmental fragility but our social fragility.The first one could be feels-like-free or bundled, theThe first one could be feels-like-free or bundled, theother one could be a premium, paid-for service.other one could be a premium, paid-for service.Refrain from too much marketing hype, canned stuff,Refrain from too much marketing hype, canned stuff,self-promotion and boastingself-promotion and boastingWhere we used to mine for information, now we pull itWhere we used to mine for information, now we pull itup onto the screen.up onto the screen.

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A square peg needs to find a square hole, or makeA square peg needs to find a square hole, or makeone.one.

Remix peer-to-peer e-tailersRemix peer-to-peer e-tailers

The rainbow would be even more beautiful if theThe rainbow would be even more beautiful if theshow was not for free.show was not for free.

That's the nature of the hybrid world we're entering,That's the nature of the hybrid world we're entering,where scarcity and abundance exist side by side.where scarcity and abundance exist side by side.Always have a link in each post, and make it specific,Always have a link in each post, and make it specific,tootooThe new aesthetic inevitably raised questions around itsThe new aesthetic inevitably raised questions around itsnovelty, historicity, ontological basis,gender bias,novelty, historicity, ontological basis,gender bias,politics.politics.Here the implied message was that accessingHere the implied message was that accessinginformation about people, places and things caninformation about people, places and things cansufficiently replace the experience of them.sufficiently replace the experience of them.

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The real problem isThe real problem isnot whether machinesnot whether machinesthink but whether menthink but whether mendo.do.

——B. F. SkinnerB. F. Skinner

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Blame, keeps the sad game going. It keeps stealingBlame, keeps the sad game going. It keeps stealingall your wealth: Giving it to an imbecile with noall your wealth: Giving it to an imbecile with nofinancial skills.financial skills.

In addition, tablets will kick off the era of mobileIn addition, tablets will kick off the era of mobileaugmented reality.augmented reality.P2P, stream-sharing, drive-sharing etc un-monetized, asP2P, stream-sharing, drive-sharing etc un-monetized, aswell?well?Chapter Chapter Information Environments Human life isInformation Environments Human life isincreasingly driven and mediated by technology.increasingly driven and mediated by technology.It can refer to a multiplicity of items that we, as humans,It can refer to a multiplicity of items that we, as humans,use on a regular basis including reading glasses, writinguse on a regular basis including reading glasses, writingimplements and even clothing.implements and even clothing.

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In conclusionIn conclusionGenerate customized systemsGenerate customized systemsDisintermediate data-driven portalsDisintermediate data-driven portalsSeize semantic networksSeize semantic networksand remember: The pain of love is not love; it is theand remember: The pain of love is not love; it is thestripping away of everything else.stripping away of everything else.

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