Stephen Paling wrote: "Like learning to program and building algorithms?
That's what I'm doing. I'm tired of bikeshedding:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bikeshedding"
Spot on! Bikeshedding describes perfectly the usual discussion within the
library profession.
On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 4:56 PM, john g marr <jmarr_at_unm.edu> wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Jul 2013, john g marr wrote:
>
> Godwin is a tool
>>
>
> Bloody generalization, I'd say, eh? (wouldn't you?). Especially since the
> old boy is well-known as a cyberspace freedom advocate. Oh, oops, that
> would be an ad hominem defense.
>
> We're talking about one very foolish aphorism that completely escaped the
> consideration of possible consequences, making Godwin an unwitting "tool."
>
> One ought to be careful not to create rhetorical tools that can be used
> to deflect attention away from predatory ideologies and potentialities. In
> this sense, Godwin was as irresponsible as anyone who has ever done any
> manipulation.
>
> Have a parallel: Whenever libraries are mentioned, catalogs are
> inevitably considered their core value, particularly when one wants to
> dismiss the value of explaining how to interpret information rather than
> spoon-feeding it.
>
> Cheers!
>
>
> John G. Marr
> Cataloger
> CDS, UL
> Univ. of New Mexico
> Albuquerque, NM 87131
> jmarr_at_unm.edu
> californiastop_at_hushmail.com
>
> ** Forget the "self"; forget the "other"; just
> consider what goes on in between. **
>
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> sharing is permitted.
>
Received on Mon Jul 29 2013 - 18:05:25 EDT