Re: force

Nick Carbone (nickc@MARLBORO.EDU)
Fri, 23 Aug 1996 10:49:40 -0400


On Thu, 22 Aug 1996, janet cross wrote:

> Yup. And whilst we are on the topic...here is where the "medium is the
> message" breaks down, at least for me, if we think of the medium soley as
> tool. Because we interpret our own tools. But this then becomes the
> chicken/egg problem most would rather avoid. So just ignore my ramblings.

Two points:

1. A computer is a tool..I've used mine as one 1/2 of a pair of bookends,
as a nutcracker, a hammer, and most recently to squish an ant.

2. Why did the Hippo cross the road?

Nick Carbone, Writing Instructor
Marlboro College
Marlboro, VT 05344
nickc@marlboro.edu

Answer to 2: Because the chicken or the egg was on vacation.