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Salam Pax’ The Clandestine Diary of an Ordinary Iraqi.

This summer I was part of the Digital Methods Initiative, a summer school program that aims to contribute to doing research into the “natively digital”. One of the projects I participated in was: Diagnosing the Condition of Iraq: The...

By Rosa Menkman on 09/17/07 Comments Off

Second Life: musicians, business, politicians, John de Mol and the essence of life

Second Life is a virtual world that exists on the servers of Linden Lab, nothing is real except the value of real money. Players can open an account and chat with other avatars. The avatars start out naked after...

By Roman Tol on 11/06/06 7

Meaning of Commonism

Commonism is a word coined by Tom DeWeese. He is the president of an American rightwing think tank and wrote an article on the dangers of commonism in 2000. Communism, we’re told, is dead. Welcome to the new era...

By Tom Roes on 10/13/06 1

Ask the masters: “Does the word “commonism” already exist? -Internet and Google search advice

-At the bottom of this post, you can find interesting links which explain the meaning of commonism- We have received a question from Mieke Gerritsen, who has made a beautiful graphic design with the word “Commonism” on it. She...

By Heleen on 10/13/06 Comments Off