[9919] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: bill text draft 2: Telecommunications Competition Act (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Clay Shirky)
Thu Jan 27 00:04:11 1994
From: Clay Shirky <clays@panix.com>
To: tom_limoncelli@warren.mentorg.com (Tom Limoncelli)
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 1994 00:02:34 -0500 (EST)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <2i7aj8$96s$1@sdl.Warren.MENTORG.COM> from "Tom Limoncelli" at Jan 26, 94 09:57:44 pm
> I can't believe that people here have mentioned MUDs as "collaborative
> environments" or (some other post said) "sysadmin communication". Bah!
>
> Let's be honest: The majority of people using MUD-type services are
> typing using one hand.
For a different view, I recommend telnetting (with two hands) to MIT's
MediaMOO, which is set up as a virtual work environment, or logging on
to #news on irc during a crisis like the russian coup attempt or the
recent quake.
The use of interactive net services to produce erotic material no more
invalidates their use for serious pursuits than the vast amount of
pornographic material available on video invalidates videoconferencing.
Clay Shirky
