This is just plain great. Kind of Borgesian but with a more down to earth satirical edge... I would love to see this as a movie, an illustrated lecture... m. --- Ruth Catlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Proposal for the Galapagos Tortoise Messaging > Network > > > > > Legitimate Transfer Protocols > Legitimate Transfer Protocols for use by the > Galapagos Tortoise > Messaging Network are categorised as follows:- > > a) those authorised by the head of state, b) those > referred to in myth > and legend, c) those recommended by W3C > http://www.w3.org/, d) > breastfeeding, e) telepathy, f) fabulous ones, g) > those employing > trained or wild animals, h) those that are included > in this > classification, i) those accompanied by a quickness > of breath, j) those > that transmit in an instant to an infinite number of > recipients, k) > those that can be described in diagrams created > using computer > software, l) others, m) those that have just sent > unsolicited > advertisements to a huge database of individuals n) > those that are so > slow that the recipient assumes them to be faulty. > (1) > > Contemporary digital messaging services > > Contemporary digital messaging services are sold for > their speed, ease > of use and real-time communication between the > sender and > recipient.(2) The nature of the message is > constrained by the protocols > developed to facilitate business and other socially > acceptable > exchanges. The transfer protocol and the message > that is sent are > treated as distinct and independent from one > another. Any unpredicted > alteration (embellishment or partial destruction) of > a message in > transit is considered a failure of protocol. > Conduits and protocols are > the trusted chaperones of messages that might > otherwise be promiscuous, > visceral, dissipated, loving or useful in a way that > has not already > been determined. It is supposed that the ideal > conditions in which > free messaging can take place, is across secure, > frictionless > apolitical conduits. A Free Network? is defined by > what its users can > do with it, rather than the particular technology it > is built on.(3) > > GTMN > > GTMN challenges this instrumental approach to > contemporary Western > communication. Opposing the culture of instant > communications, it > reaches backwards and forwards through time to > promote slow concerns > amongst friends. It guards against fast solutions to > slow burning > personal or community problems that may require a > subtle shift of > behaviour and attitudes in individuals or groups. By > aggregating the > qualities and effects of 3 GTMN transfer protocols, > employed in relay, > each message is infused with a cocktail of > life-force particular to its > modes of delivery. > > * Communication is unpredictable in its > behaviour as well as the > effects on the sender, the message, the network and > the recipient. > * The message may be a long time in transit. > * Success of communication is variably > dependent on the senders > ingenuity, favourable conditions and the recipients > openness to the > message and the form that it takes. > * All messages undergo some physical > reconstitution/translation. > * The message and the medium may merge and > exchange roles. > > How it works > > * A GTMN device randomly selects 3 protocols > from the 14 categories > of legitimate GTMN transport protocols (see top) > These may piggy-back > on existing transit systems. > * The sender devises a way of ensuring > successful interfacing > between the 3 stages of the messages delivery > * The message is sent > * The message is mutated through time space and > matter > * After some time the message may be received > > GTMN > > supplies the devices for randomly selecting 3 > protocols for sending > messages and takes no responsibility for content > contained in messages. > GTMN makes no claims of fitness for purpose or for > the unforeseen > consequences of GTmessaging to senders or recipients > or third parties. > > NOTES: > > 1) Adapted from J.L. Borges categorisation scheme > of an ancient > Chinese Encylopedia entitled Celestial Emporium of > Benevolent > Knowledge, as quoted by Kevin Kelly, Out of Control > > 2) MSN® Messenger for Mac version 4.0.1 offers > rapid response times. > Emoticons let your know how you really feel along > with new security > features that keep pace with your need to share > ideas in real time. > http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.aspx?pid=msnmessenger > > 3) Free Networks?.org is a volunteer cooperative > association dedicated > to education, collaboration, and advocacy for the > creation of Free > Networks?. http://www.freenetworks.org > > 4) Slowness and Networks This article starts to > explore various > scenarios involving piggy-backing on > less-than-instant transit systems > http://www.test.org.uk/archives/000278.html > > ---------------------------- > Anyone want to help me realise this? > : ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))Ruth > > Furtherfield - http://www.furtherfield.org > HTTP - http://www.http.uk.net > Node.London - http://www.nodel.org > > Unit A2, 71, Ashfield Road > London N4 1NY > +44 (0) 208 8022827 > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
