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"Hey, check her out" takes on new meaning in Sweden
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:13:48 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Ted Nelson <tandm () xanadu net> Date: August 30, 2005 3:35:42 AM EDT To: dave () farber netCc: tandm () xanadu net, eriknelson2002 () yahoo com, Charles Harris <xchar () worldnet att net>, sw () tiac net, frode () liquidinformation org
Subject: "Hey, check her out" takes on new meaning in Sweden Dave, Here's an interactive educational system that's beautifully Retro and Lo-Tech. To say nothing of Rationalist, Imaginative, and kind of dear. I doubt it would work in the USA, but why not try it? In Malmö, Sweden, you can go to the library and check out a person for fortyfive minutes to talk about their lives and ideas. http://larvatusprodeo.redrag.net/2005/08/26/great-swedish-ideas-56789-2/ In addition to a Muslim, a Lesbian and a Dane (wow!), there are several other available titles. To quote:'The people available to be “borrowed” also include a journalist, a gypsy, a blind man, and an animal rights activist. They will be available Saturday and Sunday in conjunction with a Malmo city festival and are meant to give people “a new perspective on life,” the library said in a statement. “There are prejudices about everything,” Noren said. “This is about fighting those
prejudices and promoting coexistence.”'Borrowing a person will be free, and the library will also provide coffee
at its cafe where the “living books” will answer questions about theirlives, beliefs, or jobs. “It’s supposed to be relaxed and human-to- human,”
Noren said.' ________________________________________________ Theodor Holm Nelson, Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford, 1 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3JS, UK V. Professor, U. Southampton; V. Fellow, Wadham College Founder, Project Xanadu (the first hypertext project), 1960+ • e-mail: tandm () xanadu net • http://ted.hyperland.com, • xanadu.com • translit.org • transcopyright.org • world-wide phone and fax +1/908-847-0264 _________________________________________________ ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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