Comments on: Pirates and Philistines http://www.ratdiary.com/2009/04/26/pirates-and-philistines/ Homo homini rodentius est Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:20:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sprague D http://www.ratdiary.com/2009/04/26/pirates-and-philistines/#comment-17466 Sprague D Mon, 18 May 2009 03:21:09 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/2009/04/26/pirates-and-philistines/#comment-17466 A- For most of us, Twitter is basically a toy and kind of appeals precisely because of the bizarre restriction of forced brevity. It forces all publications to be the middle stanza of a haiku. Which is kind of neat. A-

For most of us, Twitter is basically a toy and kind of appeals precisely because of the bizarre restriction of forced brevity. It forces all publications to be the middle stanza of a haiku. Which is kind of neat.

]]> By: Aatom http://www.ratdiary.com/2009/04/26/pirates-and-philistines/#comment-17392 Aatom Fri, 15 May 2009 20:37:17 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/2009/04/26/pirates-and-philistines/#comment-17392 I genuinely do not understand the draw of Twitter, but I do see the point you are making here with your usual wit and nuance. What troubles me is the reduction of huge segments of online interaction to 140 character soundbites. Is it even possible to cut through the inherent static and noise of such a medium with anything resembling thoughtful discourse? Same as it ever was, indeed. My favorite David Byrne lyric. I genuinely do not understand the draw of Twitter, but I do see the point you are making here with your usual wit and nuance. What troubles me is the reduction of huge segments of online interaction to 140 character soundbites. Is it even possible to cut through the inherent static and noise of such a medium with anything resembling thoughtful discourse?

Same as it ever was, indeed. My favorite David Byrne lyric.

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