I am looking for examinations of the Internet and World Wide Web that use the structure and/or history of the city as a metaphor.
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posted by 0bvious
on Apr 12, 2013 -
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I am looking for books investigating the occult as a phenomenon, its history, and its possibilities. Maybe that sounds simple, but I'm also picky.
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posted by parkbench
on Apr 4, 2013 -
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I'm taking up restoration of mechanical calculators as a hobby. To what extent would repairs/part replacements constitute "restoration", and when does it become "reproduction" instead?
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posted by jackbishop
on Mar 1, 2013 -
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I am interested in hearing some historical and educational audiobooks/audiocasts. Anyone have any suggestions?
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posted by cloeburner
on Nov 23, 2011 -
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[Philosophy/Language/HistoryFilter]: What's the name of this rhetorical or logical technique, where you explain a subject by making a lot of lists?
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posted by gallusgallus
on May 27, 2011 -
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I'm writing a paper on (animated) GIFs and am trying to track down some of the most (in)famous. I suppose I am talking memes, but I'm more interested in the GIF as an archaeological reference point. I frequent sites like
dump.fm,
tumblr etc. so am quite tuned in to the glitchy/kitschy side of GIF culture. How theoretical have people got on these wonders of the web? How does one trace the history of an animated GIF?
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posted by 0bvious
on May 16, 2011 -
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I am looking for writings on
mimesis in regards new, digital, hypertext and hypermedial technologies and cultures.
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posted by 0bvious
on Feb 16, 2009 -
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I am searching for examples of The Infinite, or the immeasurably large, in our mythologies and archetypes. I am also interested in the categories of Truth which came out of the emergence of Western, ontological thought. Does the trust in a rationally conceivable reality deny us the infinity of the mythological realm? By rooting ourselves in the present, and denying atemporal mythologies, do we also deny the infinite origins from where we came?
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posted by 0bvious
on Nov 28, 2007 -
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'The Flâneur': What fascinating titbits can you add to my knowledge about this concept? Art, history, philosophy and literary theory links all welcome.
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posted by 0bvious
on Oct 25, 2006 -
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what are some good theoretical works on the concepts of love, monogamy, and so forth?
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posted by yonation
on Apr 30, 2006 -
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