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   by zby 18y ago

   This resonates very well with the 'mimetic desire' theory by Rene Girard.
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   by zby 18y ago

   From what I've skimmed from the article - it is just a giant colocation centre.
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   by zby 18y ago

   In a way this is what the CPAN kwalitee ( http://cpants.perl.org/kwalitee.html ) aims at. It is currently rather primitive - but there is quite a bit of brainstorming in the Perl community on how to improve it.
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   by zby 19y ago

   "Winning an argument means you have found or are closer to a particular truth" - no, it means that you convinced others that you are closer to a particular truth. Definition of win from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/win tran
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   by zby 19y ago

   That's a fine hierarchy and all. But I have the feeling that a more efficient way of conversation is to get rid of the notion of 'winning' and argument and move to 'solving' the problem. That goes beyond the intellectual and into the cul
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   by zby 19y ago

   America is nowhere near the leading position in mobile communication - how can it be leading in mobile social networking? I have the impression that this american journalist is so used to thinking that America leads the world in just anyth