tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post305543021042349694..comments2023-10-25T04:05:04.377-07:00Comments on Botgirl's Digital Playground: When New Kills NowBotgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-73594376134189595572011-11-05T07:58:10.592-07:002011-11-05T07:58:10.592-07:00Joey: I was thinking more of the experience of bei...Joey: I was thinking more of the experience of being constantly called to shift attention from whatever you're currently focused on to the possibility of some new emerging shiny things from the social stream. For instance, scanning Twitter or Facebook while having a face-to-face conversation with someone.Botgirl Questihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-38590343735499226262011-11-03T09:51:26.179-07:002011-11-03T09:51:26.179-07:00"Now" is subjective to the observer. I ..."Now" is subjective to the observer. I think Einstein wrestled with this concept a century ago. While he had abstracts to play with, contemporary society gets to experience it first hand.<br /><br />A century ago, humanity still had "now", but had less observers. And was limited to the available lines of communication. We've gone from serial communications to parallel communications. This makes it seem like everything happens at once. But the individual still focuses on a single point, creating that point as "now".<br /><br />Whether one line of communications is available, or one million lines of communication is available, the individual still observes a focal point. Botgirl will observe her "now" at a different time from when I observe my "now". But it is still the same "now".<br /><br />I know what I just said is as clear as mud, but relativity was never my strong subject.Joey1058https://www.blogger.com/profile/07582012137258654962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-89245357997348803822011-11-02T13:16:20.207-07:002011-11-02T13:16:20.207-07:00Yeah. I admit to taking a little (a lot) of artist...Yeah. I admit to taking a little (a lot) of artistic license in giving voice to some of the messages of the medium. Although the stream itself is certainly focused on the new, we also get information from many other sources and hopefully take time to reflect and think independently.Botgirl Questihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-55349165597896184402011-11-02T01:23:39.512-07:002011-11-02T01:23:39.512-07:00/me nods./me nods.sororNishihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385408562954387986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-28280678917518230632011-11-01T19:49:31.084-07:002011-11-01T19:49:31.084-07:00I guess I much be just fundamentally out of touch ...I guess I much be just fundamentally out of touch with this whole community, even though I'm a blogger. I never got into tweeting or any of the realtime things; I'm a blog reader and often respond to things a week or more after they happen so I have time to think of things. I guess my offline life is so much about immediate stimulus-response that I try to make my offline time more responsive to my internal desire for reflection and self-direction.<br /><br />The idea of being plugged in and reachable all the time terrifies me. The idea of blogging every stray thought and cup of tea bores me.Deoridhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235419292633778692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-87519433007774164082011-11-01T14:45:55.484-07:002011-11-01T14:45:55.484-07:00This post is so yesterdayThis post is so yesterdayShockwave Plasmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655169759399534885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-26783523895657770322011-11-01T14:38:45.801-07:002011-11-01T14:38:45.801-07:00I'd comment but your post is more than one hou...I'd comment but your post is more than one hour old now.Linda Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638897185947547067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7329817540513850224.post-71583079017067719422011-11-01T14:34:34.307-07:002011-11-01T14:34:34.307-07:00scary indeed..... lalala i dont hear you.... i don...scary indeed..... lalala i dont hear you.... i dont wanna think about this :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com