Author: Jason Farman
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300240724
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A celebration of waiting throughout history, and of its importance for connection, understanding, and intimacy in human communication We have always been conscious of the wait for life-changing messages, whether it be the time it takes to receive a text message from your love, for a soldier’s family to learn news from the front, or for a space probe to deliver data from the far reaches of the solar system. In this book in praise of wait times, award-winning author Jason Farman passionately argues that the delay between call and answer has always been an important part of the message. Traveling backward from our current era of Twitter and texts, Farman shows how societies have worked to eliminate waiting in communication and how they have interpreted those times’ meanings. Exploring seven eras and objects of waiting—including pneumatic mail tubes in New York, Elizabethan wax seals, and Aboriginal Australian message sticks—Farman offers a new mindset for waiting. In a rebuttal to the demand for instant communication, Farman makes a powerful case for why good things can come to those who wait.
Delayed Response
Author: Jason Farman
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300240724
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A celebration of waiting throughout history, and of its importance for connection, understanding, and intimacy in human communication We have always been conscious of the wait for life-changing messages, whether it be the time it takes to receive a text message from your love, for a soldier’s family to learn news from the front, or for a space probe to deliver data from the far reaches of the solar system. In this book in praise of wait times, award-winning author Jason Farman passionately argues that the delay between call and answer has always been an important part of the message. Traveling backward from our current era of Twitter and texts, Farman shows how societies have worked to eliminate waiting in communication and how they have interpreted those times’ meanings. Exploring seven eras and objects of waiting—including pneumatic mail tubes in New York, Elizabethan wax seals, and Aboriginal Australian message sticks—Farman offers a new mindset for waiting. In a rebuttal to the demand for instant communication, Farman makes a powerful case for why good things can come to those who wait.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300240724
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A celebration of waiting throughout history, and of its importance for connection, understanding, and intimacy in human communication We have always been conscious of the wait for life-changing messages, whether it be the time it takes to receive a text message from your love, for a soldier’s family to learn news from the front, or for a space probe to deliver data from the far reaches of the solar system. In this book in praise of wait times, award-winning author Jason Farman passionately argues that the delay between call and answer has always been an important part of the message. Traveling backward from our current era of Twitter and texts, Farman shows how societies have worked to eliminate waiting in communication and how they have interpreted those times’ meanings. Exploring seven eras and objects of waiting—including pneumatic mail tubes in New York, Elizabethan wax seals, and Aboriginal Australian message sticks—Farman offers a new mindset for waiting. In a rebuttal to the demand for instant communication, Farman makes a powerful case for why good things can come to those who wait.
The Message
Author: Samuel Bauserman
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781469712192
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
One civilization sends a message into space. Civilizations on two other planets receive it and react in their way. Characters discuss overpopulation, religion, evolution, and others. This is written to show the state of the environment and how to preserve it. No specific dates are given, and most measurements are in metric units.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781469712192
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
One civilization sends a message into space. Civilizations on two other planets receive it and react in their way. Characters discuss overpopulation, religion, evolution, and others. This is written to show the state of the environment and how to preserve it. No specific dates are given, and most measurements are in metric units.
The Lost Clan
Author: William F. Rayer
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387160354
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
In the vastness of space there are the Watchers. We have been on there radar for eons. As a doctoral candidate, Hinrik has been studying the ancient monoliths on Easter Island. What he finds will change the very nature of our known universe and our relation with the Family of Man. Back at the Science Institute, Hinrik's discoveries and a new message from the Obelisk, evolve into mankind's first space warp drive. The Alcubierre formula leads to a new space race, one that involves General Schuster. Who will win this race? The future, again, is in orbit around the gas giant, Jupiter. Schuster is prepared to fire nuclear weapons to stop the meeting with another alien race. Is the Family of Man doomed to the xenophobic fears of one man, or, is the Human Race on the verge of a newer and stranger future in their Reach Beyond Tomorrow?
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387160354
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
In the vastness of space there are the Watchers. We have been on there radar for eons. As a doctoral candidate, Hinrik has been studying the ancient monoliths on Easter Island. What he finds will change the very nature of our known universe and our relation with the Family of Man. Back at the Science Institute, Hinrik's discoveries and a new message from the Obelisk, evolve into mankind's first space warp drive. The Alcubierre formula leads to a new space race, one that involves General Schuster. Who will win this race? The future, again, is in orbit around the gas giant, Jupiter. Schuster is prepared to fire nuclear weapons to stop the meeting with another alien race. Is the Family of Man doomed to the xenophobic fears of one man, or, is the Human Race on the verge of a newer and stranger future in their Reach Beyond Tomorrow?
Waiting for the End of the World
Author: Richard Ross
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568984667
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A fascinating collection of photographs of bomb shelters around the world. Various sites people have built to protect themselves from the unthinkable
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568984667
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A fascinating collection of photographs of bomb shelters around the world. Various sites people have built to protect themselves from the unthinkable
The Messages and Papers of Woodrow Wilson
Author: Woodrow Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
"In these volumes will be found the diplomatic correspondence that preceded our decision to enter the war, and the subsequent statements made by Mr. Wilson to Congress and the country which resulted in our adoption of the status of belligerency."--Page xix.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
"In these volumes will be found the diplomatic correspondence that preceded our decision to enter the war, and the subsequent statements made by Mr. Wilson to Congress and the country which resulted in our adoption of the status of belligerency."--Page xix.
Tales from the Canyons of the Damned: No. 12
Author: Daniel Arthur Smith
Publisher: Holt Smith Ltd
ISBN: 194677717X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Publisher: Holt Smith Ltd
ISBN: 194677717X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Communicating In A Digital World
Author: Aristotle T. Lekacos
Publisher: Aristotle T Lekacos
ISBN: 0615360785
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
You are about to embark on a journey. In some respects it will be similar to ones taken by other pioneers and innovators in the past. Your journey may begin with excitement and trepidation. As you continue and persevere you will discover new things and most importantly will feel a sense of accomplishment and self-improvement. There will be times along the journey when you believe that you cannot possibly go any further. You will push yourself and lo and behold you will realize that you have discovered and learned so much more then you imagined. You will be changed forever! #13; Change is taking place everywhere and will proceed whether we are for or against it. Just as the acoustic telegraph (telephone) replaced the electric telegraph, the incandescent lamp replaced gas lighting, wireless methods superseded wired technologies; the turbines eventual replacement of the horse, the aircraft the train, the email the mailed letter to name just a few changes in our recent history. In all cases these changes were not overnight phenomena but ones that took time. Slowly the practitioners changed, the users switched and the infrastructure transitioned and then the process repeated itself. This is civilization advancing; beginning with a technological innovation, then a 'marketing' of the technology to define its benefits and most importantly the subsequent preparation of society for its eventual deployment. The only certainty is uncertainty. Our position on the merits of the change must be based on our knowledge and not hearsay.#13; As you embark on this journey of enlightenment you may encounter resistance from others. As with all innovation and transitional periods? naysayers, especially and perhaps surprisingly from within the field, will state why the new approach is inadequate, insufficient, incapable, not going to work and so forth. In business this denial to consider the need for possible change is called 'Core Rigidity'. Why the term 'Core Rigidity'? Rigidity - because individuals refuse to consider any change or revision and want the status quo to remain. Core - because most of these individuals are experts in the field and have years of experience in the existing environment, their specific knowledge is based on the current processes and most importantly if the change does comes to pass their skill sets will be negated hence the term core rigidity.#13; Some say it is human nature to discount new methodology, new theories, new approaches, new ideas; to paraphrase a common quote ?If it?s not broken don?t fix it?. I say where would we be today if all of our ancestors had thought that way? Despite the reluctance of incumbents change is continuous.#13; With respect to virtual communications we are approaching the societal stage; which is why I have written this book. Virtual communications will eventually replace the current mode of distance contact. Communicating and meetings will be forever changed. It is my intention to provide the information and knowledge to empower you to successfully join this new and exciting way of communicating. I will show you how to employ and understand tools used in communicating virtually, such as Adobe Presenter, Adobe Captivate and Adobe Connect. #13; In this book I have introduced a number of new concepts that are useful in the preparation and implementation of the virtual environments and digital content.#13; Let's begin our journey to change.
Publisher: Aristotle T Lekacos
ISBN: 0615360785
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
You are about to embark on a journey. In some respects it will be similar to ones taken by other pioneers and innovators in the past. Your journey may begin with excitement and trepidation. As you continue and persevere you will discover new things and most importantly will feel a sense of accomplishment and self-improvement. There will be times along the journey when you believe that you cannot possibly go any further. You will push yourself and lo and behold you will realize that you have discovered and learned so much more then you imagined. You will be changed forever! #13; Change is taking place everywhere and will proceed whether we are for or against it. Just as the acoustic telegraph (telephone) replaced the electric telegraph, the incandescent lamp replaced gas lighting, wireless methods superseded wired technologies; the turbines eventual replacement of the horse, the aircraft the train, the email the mailed letter to name just a few changes in our recent history. In all cases these changes were not overnight phenomena but ones that took time. Slowly the practitioners changed, the users switched and the infrastructure transitioned and then the process repeated itself. This is civilization advancing; beginning with a technological innovation, then a 'marketing' of the technology to define its benefits and most importantly the subsequent preparation of society for its eventual deployment. The only certainty is uncertainty. Our position on the merits of the change must be based on our knowledge and not hearsay.#13; As you embark on this journey of enlightenment you may encounter resistance from others. As with all innovation and transitional periods? naysayers, especially and perhaps surprisingly from within the field, will state why the new approach is inadequate, insufficient, incapable, not going to work and so forth. In business this denial to consider the need for possible change is called 'Core Rigidity'. Why the term 'Core Rigidity'? Rigidity - because individuals refuse to consider any change or revision and want the status quo to remain. Core - because most of these individuals are experts in the field and have years of experience in the existing environment, their specific knowledge is based on the current processes and most importantly if the change does comes to pass their skill sets will be negated hence the term core rigidity.#13; Some say it is human nature to discount new methodology, new theories, new approaches, new ideas; to paraphrase a common quote ?If it?s not broken don?t fix it?. I say where would we be today if all of our ancestors had thought that way? Despite the reluctance of incumbents change is continuous.#13; With respect to virtual communications we are approaching the societal stage; which is why I have written this book. Virtual communications will eventually replace the current mode of distance contact. Communicating and meetings will be forever changed. It is my intention to provide the information and knowledge to empower you to successfully join this new and exciting way of communicating. I will show you how to employ and understand tools used in communicating virtually, such as Adobe Presenter, Adobe Captivate and Adobe Connect. #13; In this book I have introduced a number of new concepts that are useful in the preparation and implementation of the virtual environments and digital content.#13; Let's begin our journey to change.
Network World
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
For more than 20 years, Network World has been the premier provider of information, intelligence and insight for network and IT executives responsible for the digital nervous systems of large organizations. Readers are responsible for designing, implementing and managing the voice, data and video systems their companies use to support everything from business critical applications to employee collaboration and electronic commerce.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
For more than 20 years, Network World has been the premier provider of information, intelligence and insight for network and IT executives responsible for the digital nervous systems of large organizations. Readers are responsible for designing, implementing and managing the voice, data and video systems their companies use to support everything from business critical applications to employee collaboration and electronic commerce.
The Public Papers of Woodrow Wilson: The new democracy; presidential messages, addresses, and other papers (1913-1917)
Author: Woodrow Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1376
Book Description
Last Hope: Mankind's Final Chance to Prolong Our Species by Finding New Planets to Inhabit
Author: Newnobleman
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1483492257
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1483492257
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description