links for 2008-01-31
Web 2.0 Can Be Dangerous (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) (tags: web2.0 )
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Information Does Not Exist
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"We proffer an epistemological, ontological, and ecumenical analysis of the informatics zeitgeist surrounding librarians and so-called information scientists. A fuzzy systems tautomerism and transformative hermeneutic lexiae with stemming metadata shows that behind an axiometric normalization of mutually reinforcing moieties, institutionalized metaphors, and naïve liturgical dogmas lies nothing more than gormandized aphorisms and pseudoscientific quanta. This endemic helix permeates the koans of nacirema determinates and quidditative paradigms alike. The operationalized gestalt is collapsed, as with its photonic counterpart, via an interaction among the cromulent a priori of epiphenomenal knowledge management and the parsimonious lorem ipsum of atomistic artificial intelligence and its ilk. Neither the nascent yet positivist hyperliteracy movement nor the transactive pedagogical convergence of jingoistic multiliteracies possess the constituent wherewithal for explicating the exist...
XKCD Keeps Me Laughing
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Sometimes, you need a good laugh. Try XKCD for your humor needs. Here are some good ones, in no particular order: Appropriate Term Tape Measure Facebook Boom Box Commitment Not Really Into Pokeman Dating Service Network 90's Flowchart Couple Mattress Shopping Teams Cat Proximity Yes, I've been reading a lot of XKCD tonight. I have no problems with that. My chores are done.