Comments on: Bags of Smoke http://inoveryourhead.net/bags-of-smoke/ social capital, trust agents, all that jazz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:13:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Christina http://inoveryourhead.net/bags-of-smoke/comment-page-1/#comment-173887 Christina Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:30:26 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1114#comment-173887 Just because I'm curious (and possibly a little ornery), do you think there are times/situations when renting is a better approach? If yes, how would you go about distinguishing? Just because I’m curious (and possibly a little ornery), do you think there are times/situations when renting is a better approach? If yes, how would you go about distinguishing?

]]> By: Julien http://inoveryourhead.net/bags-of-smoke/comment-page-1/#comment-173856 Julien Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:38:15 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1114#comment-173856 Thanks Emily-Sarah. I can't take credit for that phrase though. It comes from Frank Schilling (check the link in the post) for context. Thanks Emily-Sarah. I can’t take credit for that phrase though. It comes from Frank Schilling (check the link in the post) for context.

]]> By: Emily-Sarah http://inoveryourhead.net/bags-of-smoke/comment-page-1/#comment-173855 Emily-Sarah Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:30:47 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1114#comment-173855 Excellent -- and so true. Love the line about "buying bags of smoke." Excellent — and so true. Love the line about “buying bags of smoke.”

]]> By: Julien http://inoveryourhead.net/bags-of-smoke/comment-page-1/#comment-173854 Julien Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:28:58 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1114#comment-173854 CT, I think when McLuhan said that, what he meant was "the medium itself is communicating something, and that is louder than what you think the message could ever be." I'm not a HUGE McLuhan guy, even though we quote him in our book, but in a lot of these cases, I suspect McLuhan is talking about power structures. Anyway I think it's a great saying, and I do think it's pretty true. :) CT, I think when McLuhan said that, what he meant was “the medium itself is communicating something, and that is louder than what you think the message could ever be.” I’m not a HUGE McLuhan guy, even though we quote him in our book, but in a lot of these cases, I suspect McLuhan is talking about power structures.

Anyway I think it’s a great saying, and I do think it’s pretty true. :)

]]> By: CT Moore http://inoveryourhead.net/bags-of-smoke/comment-page-1/#comment-173848 CT Moore Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:15:51 +0000 http://inoveryourhead.net/?p=1114#comment-173848 Does that mean that the medium is the message? 'Cuz I really f**king hate that saying... but the platform is a medium, and by developing, you are saying something, aren't you? Does that mean that the medium is the message? ‘Cuz I really f**king hate that saying… but the platform is a medium, and by developing, you are saying something, aren’t you?

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