Reckon » cognition http://reckon.ws/wp The whole world's a stage Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:12:29 +0000 en hourly 1 They don’t count and they have no number words http://reckon.ws/wp/they-dont-count-and-they-have-no-number-words.htm http://reckon.ws/wp/they-dont-count-and-they-have-no-number-words.htm#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:28:32 +0000 reckon http://reckon.ws/wp/?p=378
  • One of your remarkable discoveries is that water responds to words, whether they are spoken, written, or even thought, as in prayer. Kind, uplifting words tend to produce beautifully shaped water crystals, while angry discordant expressions have produced warped crystals. via HADO | Interview with Dr. Emoto
  • "The poets are supposed to liberate the words – not chain them in phrases. Who told the poets they were supposed to think? Poets are meant to sing and to make words sing. Writers don't own their words. Since when do words belong to anybody? 'Your very own words,' indeed! And who are you?" ('Cut-Ups Self-Explained' in Brion Gysin Let the Mice In)
  • The dominance of Google is radically changing written language on the internet - through their search engine and advertising programmes such as AdSense they are homogenising the meanings of words. This provides a strong impetus for newspapers to ignore whatever editorial ethics they had left in their desperate rush towards the money from online advertising. Article continues here. via (s)word | The LoveHowlMuse Blog
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    1. One of your remarkable discoveries is that water responds to words, whether they are spoken, written, or even thought, as in prayer. Kind, uplifting words tend to produce beautifully shaped water crystals, while angry discordant expressions have produced warped crystals. via HADO | Interview with Dr. Emoto
    2. "The poets are supposed to liberate the words – not chain them in phrases. Who told the poets they were supposed to think? Poets are meant to sing and to make words sing. Writers don't own their words. Since when do words belong to anybody? 'Your very own words,' indeed! And who are you?" ('Cut-Ups Self-Explained' in Brion Gysin Let the Mice In)
    3. The dominance of Google is radically changing written language on the internet - through their search engine and advertising programmes such as AdSense they are homogenising the meanings of words. This provides a strong impetus for newspapers to ignore whatever editorial ethics they had left in their desperate rush towards the money from online advertising. Article continues here. via (s)word | The LoveHowlMuse Blog

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