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Posted on August 25th, 2009

Rock, paper, scissors isn’t just a children’s game. It’s also the history of writing.

First we wrote with chisels on stone.

Then we wrote with ink on paper.

Now we write with hyperlinks — cutting our pages apart and joining all the pieces with blue underlined words.

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gianluca baccanico, on August 26th, 2009 at 12:16 am Said:

so the rosetta stone beat wikipedia ?

Chet, on August 26th, 2009 at 1:37 am Said:

Very true, but the blue underlined words are also changing to twitter links and rss feeds – even in this genre the times change so quick!

Orlando wedding photographers, on August 26th, 2009 at 1:13 pm Said:

How neat

Adam Fields, on August 26th, 2009 at 8:01 pm Said:

I can’t wait to see what spock and lizard will be.

Rock, paper, scissors Posted on August 25th, 2009 Rock, paper, scissors isn’t just a children’s game. It’s also the history of writing. First we wrote with chisels on stone. Then we wrote with ink on paper. Now we write with hyperlinks — cutting our pages apart and joining all the pieces with blue underlined words. [Tags: misc ] Tagged with: culture Previous: « Wikipedia’s tactical change mistaken for strategic \|\| Next: Encyclopedia of Life – Now by Humans! » 4 Responses to “Rock, paper, scissors” gianluca baccanico, on August 26th, 2009 at 12:16 am Said: so the rosetta stone beat wikipedia ? Chet, on August 26th, 2009 at 1:37 am Said: Very true, but the blue underlined words are also changing to twitter links and rss feeds – even in this genre the times change so quick! Orlando wedding photographers, on August 26th, 2009 at 1:13 pm Said: How neat Adam Fields, on August 26th, 2009 at 8:01 pm Said: I can’t wait to see what spock and lizard will be. Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (required) Website Notify me of followup comments via e-mail	Web Joho only Entries (RSS) Comments (RSS).
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