Hi,
Tim Rhodes <proftim@speakeasy.org> writes:
>[I write:]Just as a side note, I think the "explosion" of email is
>already here -- we're just not harnessing it, and so the
>explosion is hurting rather than helping us.
This is a beautiful analogy. BTW.
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I know. It also provides such a powerful metaphor for what I want to do with my epistemology -- I want to build an engine around these "explosions" and harness the power to do work. You can then see my checklist/questionaire as the physical mechanisms in the engine: pistons, cylinders, crankshaft, etc. I think it would be an excellent exercise to explore a direct mapping (attempt to make the metaphor concrete).
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>So why swim upstream? Because there's gold in them there hills! All
>we gotta do is go get it!
True enough! And I think your Epistemology of Email may be the first
step in putting a waterwheel on that stream and harnessing its power
to help us sift the gold from the sand.
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Yes. I'd like to do a little "test", if you will, right here. For instance, lets try to create a Virian Manifesto via email interactions. I want to make it a serious attempt at implementing the "solution", however, so I'm going to start the thread with a *structure* into which individual creativity can be invested.
Or maybe we should try it with the wanted FAQ first... there will probably be more agreement there.
ERiC