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12.04.07Strange Loop MemeOver at KnowProse a pick-up on the strange loop meme. Or idea. Concept. Whatever. Nice story - and refers back to Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid although the follow-on is, for me, more intriguing (I am a Strange Loop). He writes: It is untoward to write of loneliness, and I will be untoward here because I have passed through the fires unscathed. When I was younger, it was things. When I grew a bit older, it was relationships - someone to discuss my many interests with - a daunting task, for I have many interests. Those greener pastures have been trod through on ...
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11.09.07Virtual Worlds and the Strange Loop III wonder if it's possible that virtual worlds can give a platform for the recursive self? Or a more visible way of understanding what's meant by the phrase "I am a strange loop"? When Pais made his post it inspired me to bring a bunch of threads together - it didn't take long to write but they were a bunch of random thoughts that Pais helped to bring to some kind of messy riff. Having had the night to think over my initial stream of consciousness, I'm not sure whether I've simple gone loopy, or there's something worth exploring. I'm not sure ...
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11.08.07Pais Kidd and My Strange Loop (Escher, Godel, and Second Life)Pais Kidd writes reflective entries on his blog about his experiences in Second Life. He helps to cut through the stereotypes about identity, play, and the moving of emotions and experiences between the "real" and the "virtual". His most recent entry is a very thoughtful and touching blog on identity and the insight that his avatar is an augmentation of his real self, and that his real self has become an augmentation of his avatar identity, as evidenced by both real and virtual dog tags he exchanged with his partner: His post comes on the heels of several other conversations and readings: - ...
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