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In the New Yorker...
Jeff Wrangler:
What with its description of dead stoats disgorging maggots, I really wouldn't recommend that the New Zealand article be read over lunch, but all-in-all I found it quite interesting.
And for a change at least it isn't just the Europeans who are to blame.
Jeff Wrangler:
I finished "The Virologist" over lunch today. One phrase in the article tickles me: "memes with momentum." I like the alliteration, (I really don't understand what a meme is, even though Katherine, or somebody, explained it to me once a long time ago, during some election cycle, but I'm not bothered by my lack of understanding.)
Another thing about this article is that for some reason, while reading it, I found myself reflecting on the fact that there are now adults who have no personal experience of the predigital world.
I also read David Sedaris' piece. That leaves me with the Armenian genocide article to read; that one looks very long.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on January 07, 2015, 02:22:56 pm --- (I really don't understand what a meme is, even though Katherine, or somebody, explained it to me once a long time ago, during some election cycle, but I'm not bothered by my lack of understanding.)
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Gee, thanks for that endorsement of my explanation! Glad I could help.
I didn't read the article -- looked too tech-y for my taste -- but I did read the David Sedaris. And [*sigh*] I probably won't get to the Armenian one, which being extremely long and foreign and incredibly depressing has at least three "duty" factors against it.
Front-Ranger:
I skipped the Armenian article too! Although I did look at the pictures.
In the latest issue, I've delved into the fiction piece already!
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on January 07, 2015, 11:28:07 pm ---Gee, thanks for that endorsement of my explanation! Glad I could help.
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You're welcome! The more I think about it, the surer I am that it was you who explained meme.
--- Quote ---I didn't read the article -- looked too tech-y for my taste -- but I did read the David Sedaris. And [*sigh*] I probably won't get to the Armenian one, which being extremely long and foreign and incredibly depressing has at least three "duty" factors against it.
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"The Virologist" was too tech-y for my taste, too, but it was one of those things that I felt I should read because even if I don't do lots of tech-y things, I think it's a good idea to know something about what's going on in the tech-o-sphere.
I'll at least give the Armenian article a go. :-\
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