Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 14, No. 163.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
<http://www.princeton.edu/~mccarty/humanist/>
<http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/humanist/>
[1] From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi@statistik.uni- (4)
dortmund.de>
Subject: metaphors of Cyberspace
[2] From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi@statistik.uni- (17)
dortmund.de>
Subject: Gibson on "I don't even have a modem" to hear..
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Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 07:23:14 +0100
From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi@statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
Subject: metaphors of Cyberspace
Dear Dr. Willard McCarty,
Hi --the "Voices from Cyberspace" is available at
<http://www.stmartin.edu/homepages/Fac_Staff/belinda/voices.html>
Best
Arun KT
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Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 07:24:10 +0100
From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi@statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
Subject: Gibson on "I don't even have a modem" to hear..
Dear Humanists,
On November 23, 1994 William Gibson visited Stockholm, Sweden to promote
his new book "Virtual Light" and there he was being interviewed..Author
William Gibson on non-functioning American democracy, the importance of
giving computers to the poor, and the elitist appeal of the Internet -When
he was asked about..What is Cyberspace? --He replied"..Cyberspace is a
metaphor that allows us to grasp this place where since about the time of
the second world war we have increasingly done so many of the things that
we think of as civilization.." And, When he was asked about..The Internet
is one way to communicate with lots of people without using the body, you
just use your mind. Is cyberspace a better place to be than this physical
world?..He said, "..Well, I don't think so. There is a tendency in our
culture, in a broader sense the western civilization, to reject the body
in favour of an idea of the spirit or the soul.."
The Interview is available for readers to enjoy! at
<http://www.josefsson.net/gibson/index.html>
Kind Regards
Arun Tripathi
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