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The Global Water-cooler
The water-cooler used to be the emblematic embodiment of television as a shared social experience whose scope extended beyond the family living room. In an office setting in which most viewed work as drudgery, this physical oasis of refreshment became...
Valuing Private Life
This morning I received my second invitation to be someone’s friend on Facebook. The first one came from a former colleague; and I felt it was sufficient to reply to him politely through electronic mail, emphasizing that I continued to prefer...
The Complexity of the Abuse Problem
This morning the BBC NEWS Web site ran an interesting report about the problem of abusive practices, particularly towards children, in the brave new world of social software on the Internet. Given that the undiscriminating embrace of this technology...
What Constitutes a Religious Community?
Much of my skepticism (cynicism?) directed towards the rising adoption of online churches arises from my detached (which is to say atheist) perception of religion as a major exemplar of the concept of community. I find that most of those who evangelize...
This is My Body; This is My Blood; This is My URL
It had to happen sooner or later. A culture that has had such firm determination in industrializing education, health care, and even the food we eat would obviously find a way to industrialize religious practices. All it needed was the right supporting...
California Man Charged with Obscenity Violations By Federal Grand Jury
A California man has been charged by a federal grand jury in San Jose, Calif., with mailing obscene materials and related offenses, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich announced today.
