Comments on: forgetting http://mtl3p.ilesansfil.org/blog/archives/2005/08/06/forgetting.html society, technology and me Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:31:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: Boris Anthony http://mtl3p.ilesansfil.org/blog/archives/2005/08/06/forgetting.html#comment-759 Boris Anthony Sun, 07 Aug 2005 03:40:31 +0000 http://mtl3p.ilesansfil.org/blog/archives/2005/08/06/forgetting.html#comment-759 This from someone who studied buddhism academically. Figures. (retribution for the "dig" you mentioned. ;) The incongruity of what you are saying here is remarkable. Here we are building systems expressly to remember things for us, and you want them to forget. You're not getting your computer back, bro. That'll teach ya. Don't get me wrong, I am all for letting go and forgetting things (indeed, memory plays a huge part in our perception of our world), and your point of designing-in forgetfulness is noted as "hmm interesting", but... have you ever lost your keys? Hrm? "Where did I put that picture... I swear I uploaded it to Flickr. Hello? Flickr? Oh? I see. You have memory leaks... unhunh. No that won't do at all. Give me my money back." Obfuscating parts of the archive, sure why not. I wouldn't use it but ok. deleting user content? I dare you. Oh by the way... don't flip if your blog database disappears while you are away... it *could* happen you know... hehehehhehehehehehehehe This from someone who studied buddhism academically. Figures.
(retribution for the “dig” you mentioned. ;)

The incongruity of what you are saying here is remarkable. Here we are building systems expressly to remember things for us, and you want them to forget. You’re not getting your computer back, bro. That’ll teach ya.

Don’t get me wrong, I am all for letting go and forgetting things (indeed, memory plays a huge part in our perception of our world), and your point of designing-in forgetfulness is noted as “hmm interesting”, but… have you ever lost your keys? Hrm? “Where did I put that picture… I swear I uploaded it to Flickr. Hello? Flickr? Oh? I see. You have memory leaks… unhunh. No that won’t do at all. Give me my money back.”

Obfuscating parts of the archive, sure why not. I wouldn’t use it but ok. deleting user content? I dare you.

Oh by the way… don’t flip if your blog database disappears while you are away… it *could* happen you know…

hehehehhehehehehehehehe

]]> By: mtl3p http://mtl3p.ilesansfil.org/blog/archives/2005/08/06/forgetting.html#comment-760 mtl3p Sun, 07 Aug 2005 20:38:52 +0000 http://mtl3p.ilesansfil.org/blog/archives/2005/08/06/forgetting.html#comment-760 yeah, after I wrote this I wasn't sure whether I believed it myself. I was wondering whether systems that worked like humans would be "better" to work with, but humans use lots of systems that are infaillable (or near infailable) like gravity without taking away from our human-ness. i'll keep thinking on it. yeah, after I wrote this I wasn’t sure whether I believed it myself. I was wondering whether systems that worked like humans would be “better” to work with, but humans use lots of systems that are infaillable (or near infailable) like gravity without taking away from our human-ness.

i’ll keep thinking on it.

]]> By: mtl3p http://mtl3p.ilesansfil.org/blog/archives/2005/08/06/forgetting.html#comment-761 mtl3p Sun, 07 Aug 2005 21:02:34 +0000 http://mtl3p.ilesansfil.org/blog/archives/2005/08/06/forgetting.html#comment-761 (still thinking) regarding your joking threat to erase my blog - I wonder how upset I would be after the initial sense of loss. That's exactly what I'm saying. It might be a great chance to start over. rhetorical question: are you sure how you would feel the next day after realizing that your blog was lost? (god, that was poorly written) (still thinking)

regarding your joking threat to erase my blog - I wonder how upset I would be after the initial sense of loss. That’s exactly what I’m saying. It might be a great chance to start over.

rhetorical question: are you sure how you would feel the next day after realizing that your blog was lost?

(god, that was poorly written)

]]> By: carts http://mtl3p.ilesansfil.org/blog/archives/2005/08/06/forgetting.html#comment-762 carts Sun, 14 Aug 2005 17:11:09 +0000 http://mtl3p.ilesansfil.org/blog/archives/2005/08/06/forgetting.html#comment-762 I'm trying deperately to forget how you tripped me as we were running into la riviere rouge yesterday.....many body aches.....my memory is enabling grudge formation...beware next time we are near any body of water...even a puddle :) I’m trying deperately to forget how you tripped me as we were running into la riviere rouge yesterday…..many body aches…..my memory is enabling grudge formation…beware next time we are near any body of water…even a puddle :)

]]> By: unga galunga http://mtl3p.ilesansfil.org/blog/archives/2005/08/06/forgetting.html#comment-763 unga galunga Sun, 14 Aug 2005 17:11:44 +0000 http://mtl3p.ilesansfil.org/blog/archives/2005/08/06/forgetting.html#comment-763 someday when you dont have much of a future memories will be all you have someday when you dont have much of a future memories will be all you have

]]> By: mtl3p http://mtl3p.ilesansfil.org/blog/archives/2005/08/06/forgetting.html#comment-764 mtl3p Sun, 23 Oct 2005 22:57:11 +0000 http://mtl3p.ilesansfil.org/blog/archives/2005/08/06/forgetting.html#comment-764 <strong>the DLF</strong> I was joking with friends the other day that I was going to start the DLF. The Data Liberation Front. We would walk around Montreal with high-powered magnets and wipe people's hd's clean. For their own sakes of course. It... the DLF

I was joking with friends the other day that I was going to start the DLF. The Data Liberation Front. We would walk around Montreal with high-powered magnets and wipe people’s hd’s clean. For their own sakes of course. It…

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