Comments on: mesh conference a great success! http://remarkk.com/2006/05/17/mesh-conference-a-great-success/ OPEN creative communities Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:29:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mesh blog » A walk down memory lane for mesh 2006 http://remarkk.com/2006/05/17/mesh-conference-a-great-success/comment-page-1/#comment-851 mesh blog » A walk down memory lane for mesh 2006 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:37:56 +0000 http://remarkk.com/2006/05/17/mesh-conference-a-great-success/#comment-851 [...] Mark Kuznicki said “if you were there, you know it was great. If you weren’t there, you missed out on a lot.” [...] [...] Mark Kuznicki said “if you were there, you know it was great. If you weren’t there, you missed out on a lot.” [...]

]]> By: Mark Kuznicki http://remarkk.com/2006/05/17/mesh-conference-a-great-success/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Mark Kuznicki Mon, 29 May 2006 13:50:01 +0000 http://remarkk.com/2006/05/17/mesh-conference-a-great-success/#comment-270 Call it 'poetic license'...or tongue-in-cheek :) Call it ‘poetic license’…or tongue-in-cheek :)

]]> By: G-man http://remarkk.com/2006/05/17/mesh-conference-a-great-success/comment-page-1/#comment-269 G-man Mon, 29 May 2006 13:46:03 +0000 http://remarkk.com/2006/05/17/mesh-conference-a-great-success/#comment-269 Jian Ghomeshi an ICON? This seems a bit rich, even if one is a fan. The OED definition of "icon": "a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration." It is truly difficult to imagine how JG is either representative or worthy of veneration. The casual use of terms such as "hero" and "icon" are often rooted in political motivations or used to simply accentuate a point that clearly is in need of support. Either way, the end result is the dilution of language (and by extension, culture), which often serves to alienate the poor, marginalized, or disenfranchised. Tch tch! Jian Ghomeshi an ICON? This seems a bit rich, even if one is a fan.

The OED definition of “icon”: “a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration.”

It is truly difficult to imagine how JG is either representative or worthy of veneration. The casual use of terms such as “hero” and “icon” are often rooted in political motivations or used to simply accentuate a point that clearly is in need of support. Either way, the end result is the dilution of language (and by extension, culture), which often serves to alienate the poor, marginalized, or disenfranchised. Tch tch!

]]> By: Duarte Da Silva http://remarkk.com/2006/05/17/mesh-conference-a-great-success/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Duarte Da Silva Thu, 18 May 2006 19:47:54 +0000 http://remarkk.com/2006/05/17/mesh-conference-a-great-success/#comment-233 Hey Mark! Thanks for using my pic! mesh was indeed an amazing event. Hey Mark! Thanks for using my pic! mesh was indeed an amazing event.

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