tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35804423.post2639778960146728231..comments2023-05-31T09:09:45.920-05:00Comments on Race Track Hollow: The public sphere at #sciwri09Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05127244487691408637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35804423.post-40837912264930473252009-10-20T13:54:35.484-05:002009-10-20T13:54:35.484-05:00I got just the opposite take from Rob Irion, head ...I got just the opposite take from Rob Irion, head of the UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program, who's also attending the conference. <br /><br />He posted on Facebook that he sees the live Tweeting as divided attention that lowers the quality of the actual event.<br /><br />And hooray for the triumph of intellect on the Internet -- I made a good friend in a chatroom years ago when I made a pun in Latin and he corrected it. We're still in touch.Aline McKenziehttp://alinemckenzie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35804423.post-24856815727855123312009-10-19T20:17:09.154-05:002009-10-19T20:17:09.154-05:00Wish I was there! I like your point of reference o...Wish I was there! I like your point of reference or lack of reference to sex - discourse can be unisex on the internet. I was going to use the word (adrogeny but found it had a male connotation). I digress. Anyway, I thought this was an interesting culture shift that I am seeing...as we seek to be unique, we continue to merge into one... interestingmglevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181856619048865905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35804423.post-403766158536791282009-10-19T16:53:16.646-05:002009-10-19T16:53:16.646-05:00Thanks for writing to us “while on a assignment.” ...Thanks for writing to us “while on a assignment.” Years ago, more Americans had televisions than had telephones. Now, more Americans have telephones than have the internet. Around the world many people do not have a computer, much less internet access. The media of the public sphere have to consist of more than just the internet, but the internet is best.<br />Your observation about online identity is true. For example, before last week’s exercise, I wrongly thought that the writer of “Race Track Hollow” was a man. I narrow the site to the left column so that I can enlarge the print, and I missed the female avatar and description on the right.John F. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501875188477302538noreply@blogger.com