[Air-l] Origin of the term "Internet"

[James Whyte]

Very weak!

Jeremy Hunsinger <jhuns at vt.edu> wrote:  the point was merely that your assertion is at best contrived and 
seems to have no evidence other than your assertion. we know why 
various parties choose things currently, house style, fashion of the 
day... none of those reasons are ontological commitments. those 
reasons are conventional commitments. the two might overlap, here, 
they do not. unless you can provide evidence that technological 
meaning, operating outside of the realm of convention, fashion, or 
style, exists, then all that I see that you are saying is that, you 
assert fiction x, and it explains the situation. so if we can find 
that fiction x is not a fiction, we are fine, else, I wonder why you 
are trying to make the argument. but hey, that's just me. you might 
appreciate different standards of evidence.
On Mar 31, 2007, at 10:24 PM, James Whyte wrote:

> It would be helpful if you actually make a point.
>
> Jeremy Hunsinger wrote: I don't think there are any 
> ontological commitments per se, if you
> want to construct them, that is fine, but i see diverse usages in
> technical and non-technical spheres, and I do not see any basis for
> the claim that there is any frame present for usage beyond fashion or
> common use. Specifically, other than style guidelines in some
> domains and presses, I don't think there is any basis to the position
> you are taking below, but if you can marshal evidence that outside of
> style-guide determined systems, there is a technical/non-technical
> split, I would love to see it. I participate in both and I see
> people migrating back and forth without issue.
> On Mar 31, 2007, at 3:55 PM, James Whyte wrote:
>
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jeremy hunsinger
Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, 
School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 
(www.cipr.uwm.edu)

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