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The Political Economy of Virtuality
The
troublesome stuff of ideas, nature and even the flesh can be evacuated by a
mythical engagement with the mathematics of technology.
Heaven's Gate: The End?
If
Heaven's Gate was the Internet's first great mystery, then the suicides may
also serve in retrospect as signifying the beginning of the Net's
demystification.
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Gender, Language, and IRC
The
male/female dualism does not reflect the variety of ways in which gender is
presented or experienced in virtual environments.
Cyber-Archaeology
Like mounds
resulting from the accumulation of human settlement debris, the material
remains of the CMCs produced by virtual communities are piling up on the
network's computers.
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