Re: [-empyre-] this month's discussion on wearables, distributed

2011-06-01 Thread Johannes Birringer
dear all well, it's been announced the month's discussion is nearly or practically over, and one already has a sense that for some reason the discussion didn't come together, or discussants posted and left/did not return, some returned but it felt we were not having a conversation, or debate on

Re: [-empyre-] social wearables and scanners

2011-06-01 Thread Johannes Birringer
dear all I liked the response by Van Dyk: The discussion is missing the simple fact that the 'greater public' are not fooled by these bits of technology that have the potential to overtake the body and affect a colonization that would negatively affect their most visceral freedoms except

Re: [-empyre-] this month's discussion on wearables, distributed

2011-06-01 Thread simon
dear empyreans, As an observer of the discussion, certain of its aspects interested me very much, for instance the notions of performance, style, and fashion as it both captures clothing design and takes it on its line of flight; but what, apart from a lack of time to engage, led me not to,

Re: [-empyre-] this month's discussion on wearables, distributed

2011-06-01 Thread danielle wilde
beautifully articulated, Simon. I totally agree On 2 June 2011 09:12, simon s...@clear.net.nz wrote: dear empyreans, As an observer of the discussion, certain of its aspects interested me very much, for instance the notions of performance, style, and fashion as it both captures clothing