Assuming that Katz's premise on Weinberger's previous work being inaccurate, dated, and incorrect in it's vision is acceptable, why would anyone care to read a work by this same author when he suddenly changes his viewpoint to match the status quo?
Weinberger is a hype machine, feeding off commonly held beliefs about the net, packaging them in a written form, and trying to turn a buck. He isn't visionary (but he's obviously smart, if he's making a buck or two off this drivel).
We could go into a point-by-point dispute on Weinberger's premise of the net redefining space, time, etc, but why bother? This is mainstream psuedobabble aimed at the solar plexus of the fickle masses wanting to be told what they already believe to be true about the 'net.
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I just drove 8 hours round trip this weekend to see people I had met on the net in person.
The net doesn't encourage isolation, it expands connections, acts as a new social medium for discourse, and it brings people together.
Hmmm... a gig or two would be nice. 6gig+ would be better. If you've already got hi-res and better storage in a Toshiba eGenio, I can't understand why you'd want one of the Palm-line. (Other than the obvious preferences for OS vendor that some people have)
It's actually kinda interesting the way the handheld market is balanced with multiple vendor OS's and manufacturers. Seems to be spurring healthy competition that will likely end up with the consumer benefiting more.
I wish someone would slap one of those hi-res displays on something with a little more memory behind it. Palm handhelds are cute, IMHO, but it aint worth it to me to blow $400+ on a gadget if it doesn't do everythign I need.
Yeah, some play MP3's, but why would I trade my Archos for one? I wish someone would put together something with the best features of a portable HD and a handheld...
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Assuming that Katz's premise on Weinberger's previous work being inaccurate, dated, and incorrect in it's vision is acceptable, why would anyone care to read a work by this same author when he suddenly changes his viewpoint to match the status quo? Weinberger is a hype machine, feeding off commonly held beliefs about the net, packaging them in a written form, and trying to turn a buck. He isn't visionary (but he's obviously smart, if he's making a buck or two off this drivel). We could go into a point-by-point dispute on Weinberger's premise of the net redefining space, time, etc, but why bother? This is mainstream psuedobabble aimed at the solar plexus of the fickle masses wanting to be told what they already believe to be true about the 'net.
I just drove 8 hours round trip this weekend to see people I had met on the net in person. The net doesn't encourage isolation, it expands connections, acts as a new social medium for discourse, and it brings people together.
Hmmm... a gig or two would be nice. 6gig+ would be better. If you've already got hi-res and better storage in a Toshiba eGenio, I can't understand why you'd want one of the Palm-line. (Other than the obvious preferences for OS vendor that some people have) It's actually kinda interesting the way the handheld market is balanced with multiple vendor OS's and manufacturers. Seems to be spurring healthy competition that will likely end up with the consumer benefiting more.
I wish someone would slap one of those hi-res displays on something with a little more memory behind it. Palm handhelds are cute, IMHO, but it aint worth it to me to blow $400+ on a gadget if it doesn't do everythign I need. Yeah, some play MP3's, but why would I trade my Archos for one? I wish someone would put together something with the best features of a portable HD and a handheld...