Comments on: Things of the Past http://test.org.uk/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/ Looking for a cure for inertia since 1972 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:28:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: steve http://test.org.uk/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-118 steve Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:54:53 +0000 http://mattlocke.wordpress.com/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-118 What does 'a thing of the past' look like? I imagine some kind of amorphous monster of the type that used to appear in the pages of Viz, dressed in wig and frock coat. What does ‘a thing of the past’ look like? I imagine some kind of amorphous monster of the type that used to appear in the pages of Viz, dressed in wig and frock coat.

]]> By: Collin vs. Blog http://test.org.uk/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-122 Collin vs. Blog Mon, 10 Nov 2003 04:17:41 +0000 http://mattlocke.wordpress.com/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-122 <strong>Things of the past</strong> "I can now give you an exclusive preview of what you should be excising from your life if you want to be truly cutting-edge. According to WIRED, all these things will soon be history..." This came across Nettime a while... Things of the past

“I can now give you an exclusive preview of what you should be excising from your life if you want to be truly cutting-edge. According to WIRED, all these things will soon be history…” This came across Nettime a while…

]]> By: Már Örlygsson http://test.org.uk/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-121 Már Örlygsson Fri, 07 Nov 2003 08:59:43 +0000 http://mattlocke.wordpress.com/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-121 <strong>"Things of the Past"</strong> Test Weblog: Things of the Past Very funny!... “Things of the Past”

Test Weblog: Things of the Past Very funny!…

]]> By: chickenfish http://test.org.uk/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-117 chickenfish Wed, 05 Nov 2003 22:26:40 +0000 http://mattlocke.wordpress.com/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-117 Tired Tired

]]> By: MollyBlog http://test.org.uk/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-120 MollyBlog Wed, 05 Nov 2003 20:27:58 +0000 http://mattlocke.wordpress.com/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-120 <strong>Things of the Past</strong> Things of the Past, from Wired (and Wired News and AP, according to one of the comments.) Wired does tend Things of the Past

Things of the Past, from Wired (and Wired News and AP, according to one of the comments.) Wired does tend

]]> By: Steve Silberman http://test.org.uk/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-116 Steve Silberman Wed, 05 Nov 2003 19:29:03 +0000 http://mattlocke.wordpress.com/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-116 As a writer for Wired magazine, I'll say: a) this is hilarious b) but, of the 25 or so "thing of the past" lines posted, only five of them were actually from the pages of Wired. The majority of these stories were from Wired News -- produced by a different company and different staff from the magazine for several years now -- and, in fact, a number of those stories were from the good ol' Associated Press. As a writer for Wired magazine, I’ll say:

a) this is hilarious

b) but, of the 25 or so “thing of the past” lines posted, only five of them were actually from the pages of Wired. The majority of these stories were from Wired News — produced by a different company and different staff from the magazine for several years now — and, in fact, a number of those stories were from the good ol’ Associated Press.

]]> By: absurdistan http://test.org.uk/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-115 absurdistan Wed, 05 Nov 2003 14:03:34 +0000 http://mattlocke.wordpress.com/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-115 A similar vein to Private Eye's very amusing "Neophiliacs" exposing the journalistic laziness of saying that "x is the new y" A similar vein to Private Eye’s very amusing “Neophiliacs” exposing the journalistic laziness of saying that “x is the new y”

]]> By: datacloud http://test.org.uk/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-119 datacloud Wed, 05 Nov 2003 09:33:50 +0000 http://mattlocke.wordpress.com/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-119 <strong>Wishing for Nostalgia</strong> A former Wired UK writer offers up a search on all the things that Wired Magazine has termed "a thing of the past": Good sound will be a thing of the past Needless pain and surgery may be a thing... Wishing for Nostalgia

A former Wired UK writer offers up a search on all the things that Wired Magazine has termed “a thing of the past”: Good sound will be a thing of the past Needless pain and surgery may be a thing…

]]> By: mpt http://test.org.uk/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-114 mpt Tue, 04 Nov 2003 23:06:49 +0000 http://mattlocke.wordpress.com/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-114 An archaeologist, Tom. An archaeologist, Tom.

]]> By: Danny http://test.org.uk/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-113 Danny Fri, 31 Oct 2003 09:11:03 +0000 http://mattlocke.wordpress.com/2003/10/30/things-of-the-past-2/#comment-113 Formulaic journalism will be a thing of the past? Things of the past will be...oh, forget it. Formulaic journalism will be a thing of the past?

Things of the past will be…oh, forget it.

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