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\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Net.Weight project contribution: an attached file NETREACT.AU was sent to vuk as an intima/te audio reACTion provoked by this part of the "Utopian Promises - Net Realities": > Labor intensification through time management is only the > beginning, as there is another problem in regard to total utility. > People can still separate themselves from their work stations-the > true home of the modern day cyborg. The seduction continues, > persuading us that we should desire to carry our electronic > extensions with us all the time. The latest commercials from AT&T > are the perfect representation of consumer seduction. They promise: > Have you ever sent a fax....from the beach? You will." or "Have you > ever received a phone call....on your wrist? You will." This > commercial is most amusing. There is an image of a young man who has > just finished climbing a mountain and is watching a sunset. At that > moment his wife calls on his wrist phone, and he describes the > magnificence of the sunset to her. Now who is kidding who. Is your > wife going to call you while you are mountain climbing? Are you > going to need to send a fax while lounging on the beach? The > corporate intention for deploying this technology (in addition to > profit) is so transparent, it's painful. The only possible rejoinder > is: "Have you ever been at a work station....24 hours a day, 365 > days a year? You will." Now the sweat shop can go any where you do! \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// igor stromajer INTIMA virtual base - creative intimate lab post address: jakceva 2 / ljubljana 1000 / slovenia - SI / europe phone & fax: +386 61 453077 (for fax: please phone first) e-mail: [email protected] [if it doesn't work - please try: [email protected]] [INTIMA virtual base] --> http://www2.arnes.si/guest/ljintima2/intima1.html [0.HTML] digital web project --> http://www2.arnes.si/guest/ljintima1/0.html [interno/inferno] --> http://www2.arnes.si/guest/ljintima2/in/index.html [refresh] --> http://www2.arnes.si/guest/ljintima3/fresh.htm [i.s.] --> http://www2.arnes.si/guest/ljintima3/iis.html free your mind and the rest will follow -- * distributed via nettime-l : no commercial use without permission * <nettime> is a closed moderated mailinglist for net criticism, * collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets * more info: [email protected] and "info nettime" in the msg body * URL: http://www.desk.nl/~nettime/ contact: [email protected]