Category Archives: Footnotes

Interesting reference I came across in How We Became Posthuman relating pacificism and amputation.

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Jason C. Romero

Written in the 1950s, Limbo has become something of an underground classic. It imagines a postwar society in which an ideology, Immob, has developed; the ideology equates aggression with the ability to move. “Pacifism equals passivity,” Immob slogans declare. True … Continue reading →

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Nudge Your Life

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Jason C. Romero

A friend recently posted, “You know what’s funny? The baby gate in the kitchen is keeping me from snacking. Awesome.” It reminded me of the concept of “nudging” behavior, and two related examples and an article. The first is on … Continue reading →

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Discipline, Punishment, Gratification, and Sugar Free Cookies

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Jason C. Romero

This Boing Boing post titled “FBI terrorist interrogator on the uselessness of torture and the efficacy of cookies” reminded me of a line from Foucault’s Discipline and Punish about discipline and gratification that has stuck with me over the years: … Continue reading →

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Wahhh My Life is Boring!: How Having a Video Camera Makes You Feel Uninteresting

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Jason C. Romero

Of course, when I say that my life is boring, I mean that it is boring in a visual sense, not that I don’t find my life interesting. Rather than complain about my life, the goal of recording this video … Continue reading →

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Fake Babies, Real Symbols

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Jason C. Romero

I just can’t get over the unironic irony of women buying baby dolls (watch the video) the way that men buy lady dolls. It’s incredible to see such strong and stereotypical gender conformity. One thing I do like, though, is … Continue reading →

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The Danger of Meat Sounds

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Jason C. Romero

This article jokes about how voice chat is ruining cybersex on PlayStation Home. Reminds me of an outcry a while back by transgendered folk in Second Life. Second Life was adding voice chat to the game, and transgendered folk were … Continue reading →

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“Pownce is shutting down”

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Jason C. Romero

Pownce came into existence as another competitor to Twitter. It’s selling point was that you could share files with friends on the site. However, it’s going away now: “Six Apart Acquires Pownce, Shuts Down Service.” Usually a story like this … Continue reading →

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The Anthropology (and Sociology) of Body Modification

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Jason C. Romero

In the never-ending search for future projects, I recently considered extreme body modification as a possible project. It fits with the interest I have in the body — an interest that is shared by many in the discipline — and … Continue reading →

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“I could never live in Canada — their Internet is crap.”

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Jason C. Romero

Cory Doctorow posted about how he can’t live in Canada because the Internet there is crap, and it made me wonder how many migrants consider this when deciding where to live. Interesting that the quality of an Internet connection can … Continue reading →

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