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It was sometime last week that I spent 30 minutes reading and re-reading aloud the most interesting piece of online literature which I'd seen in weeks. The reference to the article was poached from this 'blog's benefactor [thank you ev].

World of Ends
"What the Internet Is and How to Stop Mistaking It for Something Else"
by Doc Searls and David Weinberger ¶

Here's a preview of how the article begins in case you're too riveted to this page to even consider leaving it (or just too lazy)

Some mistakes we learn from. For example: Thinking that selling toys for pets on the Web is a great way to get rich. We're not going to do that again.

Not surprising is how this quote reads just like one of my favorite exchanges involving the inimitable[ ;-) ] Dr. Zoidberg

Fry: "What are we gonna do?"
Farnsworth: "Duh, I know. Let's play the lottery!"
Amy: "No! Let's buy internet stock!"
Zoidberg: "On Margin. Zoiby wanna buy on margin."
Hermes: "Look at me, I'm invisible!"
Fry: "Wait a minute. I know what's going on here. You've all become idiots."
Bender: "Hey, let's all join the reform party!"
All but Fry: *yahoo, hooray!*

Get it (while you still can) in an audio clip from www.gofuturama.com's recap of Episode 3ACV07 - When the Earth stood stupid

posted by Brian @ 3:23 PM