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Muriel wrote: I have tried to introduce Keanu Reeves's Matrix movie into this discussion of networking for the specific reason it dealt with the illusory human perception of reality which is based on the habitual day to day choices people make in the world they live in and the need to break free from "this" world and make new choices.
I am saddened that my spark has not kindled any fire.
Ah!
So I will let it be.
This is a common network problem.
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tycho wrote:Muriel wrote: I have tried to introduce Keanu Reeves's Matrix movie into this discussion of networking for the specific reason it dealt with the illusory human perception of reality which is based on the habitual day to day choices people make in the world they live in and the need to break free from "this" world and make new choices.
I am saddened that my spark has not kindled any fire.
Ah!
So I will let it be.
This is a common network problem. It seems so.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/1/2011 Posts: 8,804 Location: Nairobi
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Muriel wrote:tycho wrote:Muriel wrote: I have tried to introduce Keanu Reeves's Matrix movie into this discussion of networking for the specific reason it dealt with the illusory human perception of reality which is based on the habitual day to day choices people make in the world they live in and the need to break free from "this" world and make new choices.
I am saddened that my spark has not kindled any fire.
Ah!
So I will let it be.
This is a common network problem. It seems so. How would you describe the problem?
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/19/2009 Posts: 3,142
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Reluctance to "know". Seeing that it is about "knowing". Networking.
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Muriel wrote: I have tried to introduce Keanu Reeves's Matrix movie into this discussion of networking for the specific reason it dealt with the illusory human perception of reality which is based on the habitual day to day choices people make in the world they live in and the need to break free from "this" world and make new choices.
I am saddened that my spark has not kindled any fire.
Don't be sad. I introduced the Holographic theory partly in response to your early reference to 'The Matrix.' The Wachovya brothers partly based their film plot on this theory and of course science fiction. But the point is the same: the world we see is not real. It is a hologram, an illusion, projected by a 'master programmer.' Our senses cheat us that it is real. Of course Hollywood needs excitement so they had to have kick ass fight sequences; a bunch of villains and a love interest to spice things up. The simple fact is you are the Master programmer; the software is 'Consciousness' and the hardware is the Singularity. "The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." (Niels Bohr)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/1/2011 Posts: 8,804 Location: Nairobi
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Muriel wrote:Reluctance to "know". Seeing that it is about "knowing". Networking. What could account for this 'reluctance'?
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Wakanyugi wrote:Muriel wrote: I have tried to introduce Keanu Reeves's Matrix movie into this discussion of networking for the specific reason it dealt with the illusory human perception of reality which is based on the habitual day to day choices people make in the world they live in and the need to break free from "this" world and make new choices.
I am saddened that my spark has not kindled any fire.
Don't be sad. I introduced the Holographic theory partly in response to your early reference to 'The Matrix.' The Wachovya brothers partly based their film plot on this theory and of course science fiction. But the point is the same: the world we see is not real. It is a hologram, an illusion, projected by a 'master programmer.' Our senses cheat us that it is real. Of course Hollywood needs excitement so they had to have kick ass fight sequences; a bunch of villains and a love interest to spice things up. The simple fact is you are the Master programmer; the software is 'Consciousness' and the hardware is the Singularity. It was a favourite film and I watched, nay, studied it several times over. On the face of it, it is about escaping the realm to attain higher status. I agree about your observations about it though I don't agree with it. Inside out, upside down, black is white.
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/19/2009 Posts: 3,142
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tycho wrote: What could account for this 'reluctance'?
Ignorance.
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Muriel wrote:tycho wrote: What could account for this 'reluctance'?
Ignorance. What kind of 'control' does your answer imply?
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I do not understand what you are asking. Kindly rephrase.
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Swenani,
How pleasant it is to see you!
Nice read!
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Muriel wrote:
I do not understand what you are asking. Kindly rephrase.
In 'this' network, how are ignorance and knowledge distributed, and how and by whom or what, is this distribution and flow regulated?
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tycho wrote:Muriel wrote:
I do not understand what you are asking. Kindly rephrase.
In 'this' network, how are ignorance and knowledge distributed, and how and by whom or what, is this distribution and flow regulated? A 'cluster bomb' question! thence I did not understand it! First are we talking about the same network? The 'this' network.
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The writer wants a better Facebook. Why? Isn't it reasonable that the users need to play a positive role in creating a better Facebook? How is responsibility and power distributed in a network? Do users have adequate digital and cultural education to use such networks? Surely, expecting a network to be about the simple functions like meeting lost friends, the network provides infinite opportunity for infinite activities. How do we find a balance?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/1/2011 Posts: 8,804 Location: Nairobi
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Muriel wrote:tycho wrote:Muriel wrote:
I do not understand what you are asking. Kindly rephrase.
In 'this' network, how are ignorance and knowledge distributed, and how and by whom or what, is this distribution and flow regulated? A 'cluster bomb' question! thence I did not understand it! First are we talking about the same network? The 'this' network. Could we be talking of different networks?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/1/2011 Posts: 8,804 Location: Nairobi
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Muriel wrote:Wakanyugi wrote:Muriel wrote: I have tried to introduce Keanu Reeves's Matrix movie into this discussion of networking for the specific reason it dealt with the illusory human perception of reality which is based on the habitual day to day choices people make in the world they live in and the need to break free from "this" world and make new choices.
I am saddened that my spark has not kindled any fire.
Don't be sad. I introduced the Holographic theory partly in response to your early reference to 'The Matrix.' The Wachovya brothers partly based their film plot on this theory and of course science fiction. But the point is the same: the world we see is not real. It is a hologram, an illusion, projected by a 'master programmer.' Our senses cheat us that it is real. Of course Hollywood needs excitement so they had to have kick ass fight sequences; a bunch of villains and a love interest to spice things up. The simple fact is you are the Master programmer; the software is 'Consciousness' and the hardware is the Singularity. It was a favourite film and I watched, nay, studied it several times over. On the face of it, it is about escaping the realm to attain higher status. I agree about your observations about it though I don't agree with it. What is it you don't agree with? "The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." (Niels Bohr)
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