Posts tagged with ‘apocalypse’

  • Religions and Spirits
    6 min

    Televangelists Tune Into the End

    National Religious Broadcasters convention during the first Gulf War

    National Religious Broadcasters convention during the first Gulf War

    One of the most compelling snares is the use of the term metaphor to describe a correspondence between what the users see on the screen and how they should think about what they are manipulating ... There are clear connotations to the stage, theatrics, magic—all of which give much stronger hints as to the direction to be followed. For example, the screen as 'paper to be marked on' is a metaphor that suggests pencils, brushes, and typewriting....Should we transfer the...
  • Technoculture
    36 min

    Techgnosis: Seed-Crystal

    Magic, Memory, and the Angels of Information

    Magic, Memory, and the Angels of Information

    One of the most compelling snares is the use of the term metaphor to describe a correspondence between what the users see on the screen and how they should think about what they are manipulating ... There are clear connotations to the stage, theatrics, magic—all of which give much stronger hints as to the direction to be followed. For example, the screen as 'paper to be marked on' is a metaphor that suggests pencils, brushes, and typewriting....Should we transfer the...