[Hollow Tree] Silophone correction
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Zeno Izen
Jul 15, 2007, 4:15:10 PM7/15/07
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Correction: In my last post, I made the regrettable error of writing that the Silophone is located in France. In actuality, the Silophone is in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is an embarrassing mistake, but it gives me the opportunity to make mention once again that there will be a very special performance at the Silophone by Lee Rosovere this very Sunday July 16 at 9:30 EST. The performance will be broadcast over the internet and all the world is invited to participate by means of their telephones or their internet connection. You can get all the details at createdigitalmusic.com.
The mistake also gives me the opportunity to point out that blogging is a tremendous medium for allowing us all to publish ourselves worldwide and instantaneously, but there isn't a single one among us who couldn't benefit from a little editing. One can only wonder where the human conversation will be in five or ten years. Will all the gatekeepers have gone away? Will each of us have to independently verify every fact that we read on the internet? And how will we verify facts when credible information becomes almost impossible to find?
And what of our very language itself? It is actually a point of controversy whether the Gutenberg press instituted a standardization of spelling. Some say that before this seminal invention, people spelled words according to their whim. Whatever the case, it is possible that the internet might accelerate the evolution of language to a degree that the writers of dictionaries and grammar texts can no longer keep up. Honestly, it seems that we may be certain of nothing anymore, except for the occurrence of unintended consequences.
In the meantime, we can enjoy the phenomena that appear before us. We look forward to this evening's performance at the Silophone and all of the innovative uses of the internet that will undoubtedly occur as human progress marches on.
(A side note: I'm listening to the Silophone while I write this. It sounds like there's a soundcheck going on. Hello. Bonjour!)
-z
The mistake also gives me the opportunity to point out that blogging is a tremendous medium for allowing us all to publish ourselves worldwide and instantaneously, but there isn't a single one among us who couldn't benefit from a little editing. One can only wonder where the human conversation will be in five or ten years. Will all the gatekeepers have gone away? Will each of us have to independently verify every fact that we read on the internet? And how will we verify facts when credible information becomes almost impossible to find?
And what of our very language itself? It is actually a point of controversy whether the Gutenberg press instituted a standardization of spelling. Some say that before this seminal invention, people spelled words according to their whim. Whatever the case, it is possible that the internet might accelerate the evolution of language to a degree that the writers of dictionaries and grammar texts can no longer keep up. Honestly, it seems that we may be certain of nothing anymore, except for the occurrence of unintended consequences.
In the meantime, we can enjoy the phenomena that appear before us. We look forward to this evening's performance at the Silophone and all of the innovative uses of the internet that will undoubtedly occur as human progress marches on.
(A side note: I'm listening to the Silophone while I write this. It sounds like there's a soundcheck going on. Hello. Bonjour!)
-z
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Posted By Zeno Izen to Hollow Tree at 7/15/2007 08:10:00 PM
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