markpasc + culture   10

A Liberal Defence of Money • The Liberal
“It is money that, in the language of economic sociologists, enables us to become ‘disembedded’ from our social context, with contradictory effects. Because a £10 note is the same regardless of who holds it, money can be viewed as a dreadful force for anonymity and dissolution of community. But because a £10 note is the same regardless of who holds it, money can also be viewed as the best basis for anonymity and cultural equality. It permits an absence of judgement.”
advertising  money  politics  media  culture  junk  ★★★★★ 
april 2009 by markpasc
zeppotron: shows: nathan barley
got it off amazon.co.uk; pretty good
tv  dvd  uk  web  culture  comedy  endtimes 
september 2007 by markpasc
Whimsley: Reputations
"O brave new world that has such algorithms in it."
internet  reputation  culture 
may 2007 by markpasc
Chicago.pm and conversations about Perl - jmcada
"[T]he barrier to entry to being an acknowledged contributing member to the Perl community is higher than that in many other languages."
perl  programming  culture 
february 2007 by markpasc
A “Yakuza War” has started in Central Tokyo - Japan: Stippy
"This has lit a match of dangerous and lethal proportions, escalating a rift that has been brewing in Tokyo for some time now, starting the much feared 'Yakuza war' in central Tokyo, that many have been predicting since the end of 2005."
japan  crime  culture  yakuza  wtf  tokyo 
february 2007 by markpasc

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