laptops kim's article

[caleb.k@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

the article of kim's seemed to slip by without much in the way of comment....so

"The other aspect is the notion of the computer as 'business 
machine', or as a device which
represents depersonalised non-expressive automation. For those of us who
work with the things, this is clearly not the case, but for a general
audience, there may still be lingering associations with this old and
crusty view of computers."

i am unconvinced by the idea that the laptop objection stems from it 
being a business tool. i think mac have shifted our perceptions since 
the iMAC and subsequent titanium etc laptops...desirable - one dreams 
of these things  >>  when i got my grey pillow iBOOK my gf was a 
little envious of how i handled it.
   i don't think MAC lappies are seen as business tools etc  maybe 
for the hip and slightly left of field business types  >> the 
computer is now firmly part of the entertainment business, for young, 
energetic music loving (iTUNES) artistic (digital camera carrying) 
types

who is this frustrated spectical loving audience and what are they 
doing at a post-digital gig?  >  a tiny percentage of people who 
listen to this sort of music seem to object in sydney.  they are so 
small in number it is hardly worth bothering  >>  exceptions seem to 
come from the performing arts and they want entertainment rather than 
a listening experience

does anyone have any interesting laptop objection stories...tales of 
mad audiences screaming
 for blood and threatening physical violnece etc?

it is good  that someone is printing stuff .   it is a good thing

caleb~
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