Comments on: The forgettable decade http://www.starchamber.com/2009/01/the-forgettable-decade.html Ned Gulley's Blog. Resident buzzwords: synthetic biology, ambient displays, swarm robotics, wise crowds. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:57:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: St. Frank http://www.starchamber.com/2009/01/the-forgettable-decade.html/comment-page-1#comment-120460 St. Frank Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:58:05 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/?p=2500#comment-120460 I'm pretty sure it'll be known as "The Long, National Nightmare" I’m pretty sure it’ll be known as “The Long, National Nightmare”

]]> By: Jeff Mather http://www.starchamber.com/2009/01/the-forgettable-decade.html/comment-page-1#comment-120351 Jeff Mather Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:05:39 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/?p=2500#comment-120351 I believe the historians are going to solve this by calling it "The Bush Years" or "The Decade of Bad Feelings." It's also quite possible that they'll put 2000-2007 in the "long 90's" and 2008+ into the decade with the -teens. No reason to fret over the language of memory. I believe the historians are going to solve this by calling it “The Bush Years” or “The Decade of Bad Feelings.” It’s also quite possible that they’ll put 2000-2007 in the “long 90’s” and 2008+ into the decade with the -teens.

No reason to fret over the language of memory.

]]> By: Matthew Simoneau http://www.starchamber.com/2009/01/the-forgettable-decade.html/comment-page-1#comment-120242 Matthew Simoneau Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:38:49 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/?p=2500#comment-120242 The Long Now Foundation could point out at least one problem with the "New Millennium". I'm betting "The Ohs" will win in the end, and will often be mispunctualized "The Oh's". I just listened to this today: http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_language_and_thought.html It relates tangentially to your questions about mapping thought to language. "Give the muffin to the mouse" or "Give the mouse the muffin"? The Long Now Foundation could point out at least one problem with the “New Millennium”. I’m betting “The Ohs” will win in the end, and will often be mispunctualized “The Oh’s”.

I just listened to this today:
http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_language_and_thought.html
It relates tangentially to your questions about mapping thought to language. “Give the muffin to the mouse” or “Give the mouse the muffin”?

]]> By: Mike O http://www.starchamber.com/2009/01/the-forgettable-decade.html/comment-page-1#comment-120116 Mike O Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:41:39 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/?p=2500#comment-120116 I thought we called it "the Turn of the Century." I thought we called it “the Turn of the Century.”

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