Talk:Random Actioneers
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"an anonymous gift left for someone on arrival in your country;" --> of course you've read "Maneki Neko," a genial short story by Bruce Sterling set in a Japan where the traditional gift economy has become fantastically enhanced...., or you haven't? Well, you might consider this comment a gift, actually ... --Phauly 12:06, 9 March 2007 (EST)
- Thank you, Paulo. It was a great story, and is one of the closest things I've read to what I'd like to build. You might also check out Borges' The Lottery of Babylon. --JoeEdelman 23:56, 10 March 2007 (EST)
- paOlo ;-) ... I encountered few times "The Lottery of Babylon" but never started ... I think your recommendation reinforced the other ones just above the threshold ... I'll let you know how I like it ;-) --Phauly 09:58, 12 March 2007 (EDT)
- Is it that short? http://www.hfac.uh.edu/mcl/faculty/armstrong/cityofdreams/texts/babylon.html then ok! by the way, I made a mistake: the borges novel I came across few times was "The_Library_of_Babel" which I guess you already know ... --Phauly 10:00, 12 March 2007 (EDT)
I would change "We think this is a technological issue." with "We think this is a socio-technological issue.". what do you think? --Phauly 12:58, 12 March 2007 (EDT)
- I didn't exactly change it that way, but I put some more text there. Feel free to edit! - JoeEdelman 22:05, 12 March 2007 (EDT)
- I like it better now ;-) --151.38.108.71 10:52, 13 March 2007 (EDT)
Did you this? http://www.flickr.com/photos/sting005mcclain/sets/1597095/ Random Acts of Kindness set on Flickr
