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Week 3, in which Anthropology helps out.

  • Posted on June 16, 2012
  • by Anton Angelo

[as part of a course in Social Informatics, I have to write some journal entries of what we ahve been thinking about during the week, as provoked by the course…

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What’s wrong with us? Did the plague make us different?

  • Posted on February 22, 2012
  • by Anton Angelo

I’ve just finished reading The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis.  As well as being an excellent read (as usual, ignore the garish cover) there was an idea in it that resonated.  …

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(even) Hipper than usual

  • Posted on June 12, 2011
  • by Anton Angelo

I’ve just sent this out to a few people (mostly workmates).  I know that people want to express their concern, and they’ll do it in the way they think is…

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Five books on the go.

  • Posted on March 14, 2011
  • by Anton Angelo

As usual, I’m reading about 5 books concurrently. One good book leads to another, and the chain that started this one has had quite an effect on me, leading to…

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Stealing stuff is bad. M’ok?

  • Posted on February 21, 2011
  • by Anton Angelo

I don’t like stealing stuff. I remember with heated embarrassment, even now, flogging the milk money on the way to school when I was six. I’m sure even then I…

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the ‘net as parasite, feeding off business…

  • Posted on May 22, 2010
  • by Anton Angelo

The internet is a parasite to business.  It has grown its tendrils through every part of every for-profit organisation, and has been bolstered and boosted by business.  Business has created,…

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And this too, did pass.

  • Posted on May 19, 2010
  • by Anton Angelo

I’m skeptical about things metaphysical, but I have a small, sneaking thought that I’m not entirely in charge.  Sometimes I can just leave things to work themselves out, and they…

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Ringing the cops – the real bystander effect.

  • Posted on August 23, 2009
  • by Anton Angelo

Last night, about 3am, I heard screaming.  It was prolonged screaming from a woman I could hear over the noisy wind.  I dd what you have to do in a…

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Anton does his bit

  • Posted on August 20, 2009
  • by Anton Angelo

It’s kind of ironic tonight was the premier of “The Age of Stupid”, an excellent documentary on glob climate change. Today I bought a solar hot water heating system (well,…

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Kick it over. It just needs a push.

  • Posted on July 27, 2009
  • by Anton Angelo

Every fire needs a spark.  The images of change starting by small actions, small vigorous actions, are legions.  The latest adbusters.com campaign, kick it over is exactly one of these.…

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