Ablinger Franz Es gibt da derzeit intensive Gender-Diskussionen in der Hacker- und Geek-Szene (siehe: SIGINT 2010). Einer unserer Verschläge: Sprache selbst hacken! monochroms Offensive zur Abschaffung der Personalpronomen Es reicht ein Personalpronomen für Männer, Frauen, was dazwischen liegt und jede Lebensform, die fähig ist, etwas anzubieten, was den Ansätzen einer Sprache gleicht. Link
There is an ongoing gender debate in hacker and geek culture (see: SIGINT 2010). One of our suggestions is to hack language itself. monochrom’s Campaign For The Abolition Of Personal Pronouns One personal pronoun is enough to address men, women, whatever lies between, and any lifeform capable of producing something like language. Link
Link (Disclaimer: Interventions in complex and dynamic systems are uncontrollable. monochrom is not liable for possible damage. Help yourself then entropy is with you.)
Paul Cliteur asks: if an atheist is someone who doesn’t believe in God, which God don’t they believe in? What is atheism? Although much used in contemporary language, not many people specify what they mean by the word. ‘Atheism’ has this in common with ‘religion’, at least. Everyone reading William James’ (1842-1910) seminal 1902 book … Read more
On May 20th, J. Craig Venter and his team at J.C Venter Institute announced the creation of a cell controlled by a synthetic genome in a paper published in SCIENCE. As science historian George Dyson points out, “from the point of view of technology, a code generated within a digital computer is now self-replicating as … Read more
monochrom: we mean it. (Disclaimer: Even those who don’t believe the hype need media to communicate that they don’t believe the hype.) Link
BP!! Clean up your mess in the Gulf or we will burn “The Yes Men” (or some comparable media activists)!!!!!! monochrom: we mean it. (Disclaimer: Even those who don’t believe the hype need media to communicate that they don’t believe the hype.) Link