June 2, 2004

  • My thighs are 24.75 inches in circumference, my pockets are 9 inches deep,  my fingers can stretch 9.5 inches, and my pupils are 2.5 inches apart.


     


    *puts down ruler*



    The information age, it seems, is data-contaminated. And it's not just the volume of information that's worrisome; it's the lack of context in which it's delivered.


    At least that is the argument of a new and growing group of people some call "information environmentalists." Their aim: to reclaim quiet mental space from the chirping persistence of cellphones, personal digital assistants, instant messaging, niche cable channels, and a virtual landscape littered with news, entertainment, and sales pitches.


    "We are ready to see this new kind of information environmentalism, ready to ask about the pollution of our experience and our attention," says David Levy, professor at the University of Washington's Information School.

    —Dean Paton, "E-serenity, now!," Christian Science Monitor (Boston, MA), May 10, 2004


    My response: What's your infoniche (where do you belong within the information topology)?  'Information Environmentalism' is syllabically too much for me.  I prefer: Infoecology.


    *picks up ruler*


    Oh, and when I stick out my tongue, it protrudes a whopping inch and an eighth.

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