Re: Re: MF Media Tools project

BP-you know we love you, but do you think you might
be swallowing a few too many chips while trying to
save
humanity? Anyway, the most important revolution is the
is the one in your own heart...not the one in your
head...but at least you really do understand "think
globally--act locally"...it's wonderful to have you
around. Don't be a Borg...smash the state, but be kind
to the people...all of 'em--if we don't all win--we
all
lose.
                                 gotta revolution,
                                    hundred monkeys
                                       liberation 
                                          front    
--- Bijan Parsia <bparsia-vEoVa6Jh+/J4piUD7e9S/[email protected]> wrote:
> Back from vacation, full steam ahead!
> 
> Three quickies:
> 	Editors:
> 		Yes, of course, always. As you said. The job is
> threefold, 1) technical 
> (build the puter tools), 2) intellectial (build/hone
> the analysis tools) 3) 
> social (organize)
> 
> 	IMC coord:
> 		I took a peek at the Strawman's Revenge and that
> seems like one 
> aspect/venue of what we want to do. AFAICT, they're
> just publishing 
> analysis articles. That's fine, but a bit
> limited...I want more than just a 
> series of articles (though articles could be useful
> results).
> 	Indeed, I can see different layers, with articles
> at the top (for 
> end-readers).
> 
> 	Memes:
> 		I hate the word too :) But people sorta know what
> it means. "Trope" might 
> do, even though it's probably less accurate (though
> I suspect that many of 
> these "factual" (if erroneous) claims are *in fact*
> non-literal, 
> "humanitarian crises" comes to mind :)).
> 	Re: drift, I don't think semantic drift is *that*
> much of a problem -- 
> especially given how tiresomely repetitive the corpo
> media is!
> 	I did a sample analysis of some slimy Genoa pieces
> (Kendall: what happened 
> to the back issues of the chimp?!) and Kendall did
> an article along these 
> lines about Seattle.
> 	Clearly we can't know how well it'll work until we
> try it.
> 
> Cheers,
> Bijan.
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