Comments on: The End is Nigh: Ballard on Myspace http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:59:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simon http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/comment-page-1#comment-744 Simon Sun, 08 Apr 2007 13:17:26 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/#comment-744 ok peter. can't argue with that. but i think your comment strays from the main topic, namely that myspace functionality is riddled with obstacles. for elaboration, see my follow-up post, with its links to recent criticisms of myspace from other commentators. ok peter. can’t argue with that. but i think your comment strays from the main topic, namely that myspace functionality is riddled with obstacles. for elaboration, see my follow-up post, with its links to recent criticisms of myspace from other commentators.

]]> By: Peter Cooper http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/comment-page-1#comment-743 Peter Cooper Sun, 08 Apr 2007 13:01:42 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/#comment-743 P.O doesn't sound particularly offended to me. In fact, I think he / she made quite a witty point :) Of course, many of the things and concepts we build as humans are for egotistical purposes, whether they're MySpace, academic conferences, or, heck, even this blog. I got the impression that was the irony they were trying to highlight. P.O doesn’t sound particularly offended to me. In fact, I think he / she made quite a witty point :) Of course, many of the things and concepts we build as humans are for egotistical purposes, whether they’re MySpace, academic conferences, or, heck, even this blog. I got the impression that was the irony they were trying to highlight.

]]> By: FJ Torres http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/comment-page-1#comment-742 FJ Torres Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:12:24 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/#comment-742 " ‘desire to be loved’, we are talking about academia here aren’t we?" Humm... Most academics I know seem to have a desire to be hated... ” ‘desire to be loved’, we are talking about academia here aren’t we?”
Humm…
Most academics I know seem to have a desire to be hated…

]]> By: Simon Sellars http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/comment-page-1#comment-741 Simon Sellars Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:16:25 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/#comment-741 touche. well, someone's got their back up. p. o'connell, are you behind the myspace ballard page? sorry if i offended anyone, but just to make this crystal clear, my post is not necessarily an attack on the jg ballard myspace profile, but really a comment on myspace as an entity. come on, admit it -- the myspace phenomenon does have its faults. and i'm happy to discuss/debate this further. oh, and just so you know, i'm probably going to sign up for a second life account, too. doesn't mean i have to enjoy myself. maybe see you in there? peace out. touche. well, someone’s got their back up. p. o’connell, are you behind the myspace ballard page? sorry if i offended anyone, but just to make this crystal clear, my post is not necessarily an attack on the jg ballard myspace profile, but really a comment on myspace as an entity. come on, admit it — the myspace phenomenon does have its faults. and i’m happy to discuss/debate this further. oh, and just so you know, i’m probably going to sign up for a second life account, too. doesn’t mean i have to enjoy myself. maybe see you in there? peace out.

]]> By: P.O'Connell http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/comment-page-1#comment-740 P.O'Connell Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:09:46 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/#comment-740 I also notice that the ballardians opinions on my space did not seem to get in the way of their signing up to a myspace account some time with the profile ID www.myspace.com/jgballard I assume the description, therefore, includes present company. Pot? have you met Kettle. I also notice that the ballardians opinions on my space did not seem to get in the way of their signing up to a myspace account some time with the profile ID http://www.myspace.com/jgballard I assume the description, therefore, includes present company. Pot? have you met Kettle.

]]> By: P.O'Connell http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/comment-page-1#comment-739 P.O'Connell Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:47:52 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/#comment-739 And this from people who organise and attend academic conferences about Ballards work.'Evil gated community', 'desire to be loved', we are talking about academia here aren't we? The quote chosen for the myspace page seems apt though maybe it needs adjust. Suggest change mute to ignorant. And this from people who organise and attend academic conferences about Ballards work.’Evil gated community’, ‘desire to be loved’, we are talking about academia here aren’t we?

The quote chosen for the myspace page seems apt though maybe it needs adjust. Suggest change mute to ignorant.

]]> By: FJ Torres http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/comment-page-1#comment-738 FJ Torres Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:05:28 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/#comment-738 "Myspace is a terrible evil gated community of people with bad design sense and a pathological desire to be loved, infested with spammers, robots, stalkers, hotlinkers, bandwidth bandits, nightmare fonts, overcrowded backgrounds, autoplay songs (perhaps the biggest SIN), Rupert Murdoch, and perhaps the lowest signal to noise ratio on the entire web." Hmmm... Sounds like a virtual version of Super Cannes/Running Wild. “Myspace is a terrible evil gated community of people with bad design sense and a pathological desire to be loved, infested with spammers, robots, stalkers, hotlinkers, bandwidth bandits, nightmare fonts, overcrowded backgrounds, autoplay songs (perhaps the biggest SIN), Rupert Murdoch, and perhaps the lowest signal to noise ratio on the entire web.”
Hmmm… Sounds like a virtual version of Super Cannes/Running
Wild.

]]> By: Rick McGrath http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/comment-page-1#comment-737 Rick McGrath Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:50:17 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/the-end-is-nigh-ballard-on-myspace/#comment-737 Simon... that person is Kerans, in London, in The Drowned World... as illustrated by Dick French in 1981 Simon… that person is Kerans, in London, in The Drowned World… as illustrated by Dick French in 1981

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