22 Jan
2010
22 Jan
'10
2:30 p.m.
On 22 Jan 2010 at 14:18, Ian King wrote:
The point of some of the statements on this thread is
that the concept
of "museum" is being transformed (as are many longstanding
definitions) by the technology we are in fact preserving! How
delightfully self-referent....
Our machines are definitely changing our behavior and thought
processes.
When a young friend mentioned that he'd met someone, I assumed a face-
to-face encounter. My mistake--it was an online experience.
Apparently the distinction is headed for the scrap heap.
--Chuck