Category Archives: Philosophy

Old People, Lifecasting, and the Future of The Internet

By Clay Parker Jones | March 5, 2010

Writing a review of Zazie’s breakfast. 4 stars!
Imagine a system that immediately captures every bit of information about a trip, and stores it permanently in an accessible, portable format—and on top of that, has been designed to fit your routine, not the other way around.
My parents created that system in the early ’80s, and they did it […]

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A great quote: Wittgenstein

By Clay Parker Jones | April 16, 2007

“We acted as though we had tried to find the real artichoke by stripping it of its leaves.”
- Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (1889–1951)
That’s nice. Via Slate. Have a good week.

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Manifestations, and fruit

By Clay Parker Jones | July 5, 2006

After reading Whistle Through Your Comb and Logic + Emotion lately, I was inspired to create my own chart of the brand/public interface. Both Leland and David, respectively have great ideas about how this shakes out, and here’s my take.
I’m not sure if Leland coined the phrase Brand Morality — or if he even wanted to — but I think […]

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This is Not an Advertisement

By Clay Parker Jones | July 1, 2006

So I was thinking about my previous post, and of the connotations of power in advertising. I started going through what I’ve learned about power, and I remembered that Michel Foucault did quite a bit of thinking on the subject. Most of my worthwhile education has revolved around international relations. A great deal of IR […]

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