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[Scott Koranda <>]

Hi,

>    Does this sound interesting to anyone else? �I assume it's about an hour
>    and would like to wander off for it.

I don't think I will go but I don't see why you cannot wander
off to it if you like.

Thanks,

Scott

> 
>    ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>    From: Nickolas Fotopoulos 
> <[1]>
>    Date: Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 9:30 AM
>    Subject: Fwd: CACR - Special Seminar, March 5th
>    To: Marie Huynh 
> <[2]>
> 
>    Sounds very interesting.
> 
>    ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>    From: Gina Armas 
> <[3]>
>    Date: Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 09:20
>    Subject: CACR - Special Seminar, March 5th
>    To: 
> [4]
> 
>    CACR Distinguished Speaker Series - Special Seminar
> 
>    Monday, March 5, 2 pm, in rm. 100 Powell-Booth (CACR)
> 
>    Dr. Theodor Holm Nelson
>    Designer-Generalist, The Internet Archive
> 
>    Toward a Minimal Cosmology of Software
> 
>    Abstract:� The computer world is a tangle of traditions that are
>    deeply entrenched: operating systems that force hierarchy on a
>    nonhierarchical world; tables that force regularity on an irregular
>    world; the PARC user interface ("GUI"), designed for secretaries in
>    order to sell printers, which substitutes fonts for connection.
>    Meanwhile, no databases are suitable for casual users who want to
>    manage their evolving lives.� We will discuss minimalist alternatives
>    to the prevailing paradigm - not to overthrow it, obviously, but
>    perhaps to create an island / control center of simplicity, elegance
>    and personal usability.
> 
>    About the speaker:� Theodor (Ted) Nelson is an Internet pioneer and a
>    controversial figure, known for coining such words as hypertext,
>    micropayment, etc. �He was first to envision a personal computer
>    industry and world-wide publishing between computer screens. �His
>    designs are for an entirely different computer world to keep track of
>    our ever-changing lives and ideas.
> 
>    --
>    ======================
>    Nickolas Fotopoulos
>    Postdoctoral Scholar
>    LIGO Laboratory, Caltech
>    Phone: [5]626-395-8740
>    Fax: [6]626-304-9834
>    ======================
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