Arhive zilnice: 13 noiembrie 2006

Day dreaming 3

 etichetat cyberculture / In English

I’m sure you tried it, at least once. You focus with your eyes on a certain spot in the air or on the wall, or on the person in front of you, or on the floor… You put some of your senses in stand-by mode (especially the hearing) and you step beyond real life. For some seconds, you are alone, you and your thoughts, though surrounded by a crowd. Projects are born this way, plans are made, a good slogan for your advertising campaign, a great idea for a gift to a friend or just checking your agenda. A kind […]

Gemeinschaft / Gesellschaft 6

 etichetat cyberculture / educație / In English

I had an informal discussion with some students today, over lunch. I was surprised by a remark made by one of them: „The disadvantage of the library is that you actually have to be there to read”. Well, yeah, that’s the main characteristic of a library. But on the serious side, it made me think that their generation is moving their habits for finding knowledge online. But, at least for now, the Internet hasn’t proved its scientific value that printed material could bring. Second, they have a certain fear toward social relations as they are perceived by their parents, for […]