Re: [-empyre-] clarifying noiseless challenge

["sergio basbaum" <sbasbaum@gmail.com>]

There's a lot of things for me to develop in Henry's message, and I
thank the comments and questions. I expected to remain as a mod,
though things are taking some different directions.

As for atAvism or aCtivism, I feel like both readings are now
unavoidable, so thanks again.

best

S..

On 11/3/06, Christina McPhee <christina112@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I thought maybe Sergio might mean
>
> 'atavism'
>
> An atavism can mean an organism that is a real or supposed
> evolutionary throwback; the unexpected appearance of primitive
> traits; or a reversion to or reappearance of a trait that had been
> present in a lineage in the past, but which had been absent in
> intervening generations. Atavisms occur because genes for previously
> existing phenotypical features are often preserved in DNA, even
> though the genes are not expressed in some or most of the organisms
> possessing them.  (wikipedia)  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atavism
>
> enjoying the noise,
>
>
> christina
>
>
>
>
> > So ativism is nice,
> >
>
> I realise English isn't your first language, and while you write very
> well and clearly, I think this is a crucial misspelllling...
> "ativism" is not a word - I'm confused: are you suggesting aCtivism
> is nice, or atAvism is nice? I think you meant aCtivism, but given
> the anti-technology bend of your argument, atAvism also fits.... but
> provides a completely different idea...
>
>
> > That's why I think of
> > art as perceptual guerrila, as opening the present to understanding.
> >
>
> So the machine can exploit it?
>
> Interesting stuff. Thanks!
>
> On Nov 3, 2006, at 9:41 AM, Henry Warwick wrote:
>
> >
> >> So ativism is nice,
> >
> > I realise English isn't your first language, and while you write
> > very well and clearly, I think this is a crucial misspelllling...
> > "ativism" is not a word - I'm confused: are you suggesting aCtivism
> > is nice, or atAvism is nice? I think you meant aCtivism, but given
> > the anti-technology bend of your argument, atAvism also fits....
> > but provides a completely different idea...
> >
> >> That's why I think of
> >> art as perceptual guerrila, as opening the present to understanding.
> >
> > So the machine can exploit it?
> >
> > Interesting stuff. Thanks!
>
> _______________________________________________
> empyre forum
> empyre@lists.cofa.unsw.edu.au
> http://www.subtle.net/empyre