The entry is presented as a purely functional, for demonstration purposes. Yet, humorously, it also works as a purely literal example of a common archetype of A-list'er posting (I-am-at-a-conference-and-just-posting-to-say-I-am-at-a-conference), with added amusement value that it recursively declares itself "content-free".
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Irony unintended, I assume :-).
Posted by: Seth Finkelstein | June 4, 2005 03:32 PM
So unintended that I don't get it. Care to explicate?
Posted by: David Weinberger | June 4, 2005 06:39 PM
Well, explanation kills humor, but ...
The entry is presented as a purely functional, for demonstration purposes. Yet, humorously, it also works as a purely literal example of a common archetype of A-list'er posting (I-am-at-a-conference-and-just-posting-to-say-I-am-at-a-conference), with added amusement value that it recursively declares itself "content-free".
It's a joke. Just a joke.
Posted by: Seth Finkelstein | June 4, 2005 09:46 PM
Err, I meant my original comment was just a joke!
Posted by: Seth Finkelstein | June 4, 2005 09:48 PM