"The Angry Luddite" explains why reading on screens is not reading per se...

CONTACT: danbloom@gmail.com .......GO placidly amid the hot links and the distractions,
and remember what peace there may be in unplugging.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons online and never never flame others or engage
in any kind of cyberbullying or cyberstalking.


Key in your truths quietly and clearly;
and read what others have to say, too
even the dull and the ignorant;
for they too have their stories and ideas to impart, even if you disagree.

Avoid angry and aggressive flamers and out of control cyberbullies,
for they are vexations to the spirit of the internet.

If you compare your blog with other blogs that are better and have more visitors,
you may become vain and bitter, so just enjoy your own blog for what it is and don't
worry abut the big guys.


Enjoy your online achievements, as well as your plans for future downtime.

Keep interested in your own blogging, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution who you give your personal details to;
for the world is full of trickery and Nigerian scams waiting
to part you from your money.


Be yourself when you are online,
or, if it so pleases you, adopt a persona.
Use your real name or a pseudonym for your userid,
and let no one steal your password,
especially those pesky phishers.

Take kindly the counsel of your fellow bloggers
and gracefully chat with your Facebook
friends in real time. But don't over do it,
and always take time out to unplug
and enjoy a weekly
''internet sabbath''.

You are a child of the Digital Age,
no less than the SPAM and the pixels;
and you have every right to blog to your heart's content.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt cyberspace is unfurling as it should,
well, sort of, and you are part of the great equation,
whatever that might turn out to be.

Therefore be at peace with Amazon and Yahoo,
and make of your Kindles and your nooks what you will.
E-readers to the fore!

Whatever your labors and your aspirations,
in the multitasking distractions of cyberspace
keep peace with your soul -- if you still have one.

Remember: With all its sham, mattdrudgery, atomic typos and qwerky (sic) keyboards,
it is still a beautiful online world.

Be cheerful. Use the smilely emoticon as much as possible.
Strive to be a happy camper and unplug often.

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[An encrypted message found in a bottle floating across a glaring screen in the middle of Manhattan, and keyed-in by an anonymous messenger.]

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[MrDanbloom]

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[MrDanbloom]

JOE tells us: "I viewed this video and you are exactly what you say you are!...but that's probably why I took to your ideas. :-) I'm not what you would call "far-out" by any stretch of the imagination, but I like good people, people without pretense who are honest with some true humility. I live my life by the Golden Rule, "do unto others that which you want to be done unto you"(Matthew Chp 7 vs 12)...(but it is the very last line after this that "got me!")''

[MrDanbloom]

Celia in Paris sends this note: "I am so glad to have found you again; Thank you, thank you, I love your speech from your café; You are really yourself still as I was hoping you would be. Sorry my english is worse than ever. I am just back in Paris, after 3 years in the states..: I need a walker to walk, I'll tell you more another time. I just wanted to say : I love you and kiss you, your oldest friend (90years old) Celia

[MrDanbloom]

I'm sure there are some folks out there who would find this Digirata item useful. However, the RCFP doesn't have anything to do with "etiquette," nor do we endorse products.Good luck, - LD.

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

The Reporters Committee is a nonprofit organization that never charges journalists for assistance, and charges only small fees for the publications we offer.

[MrDanbloom]

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[MrDanbloom]

Trust in the free marketplace of ideas, and share you reworked poem with others who you think might benefit from it. If enough people find value in it, it will spread widely. But there also is value in the unsung works of art (think about all of the music, literature, poetry, etc., that exists "underground" for a select few to enjoy immensely). My point -- something does not have to be widespread to have a positive influence.

[MrDanbloom]

''Danny -- Interesting reworking of the poem. There is much in it that would benefit others. Thanks for the note''. -- BR

[MrDanbloom]

YOUTUBIC.... new word news: ....'YOUTUBIC''......(adj.) -- Online comments on blogs and Internet forums that are so inane and stupid they resemble the kinds of comments written about some YouTube videos. .......Quote Example: "The level of stupidity in some of the comments in some forums approaches youtubic proportions." - overheard outside a Manhattan office cubicle

[MrDanbloom]

GO placidly amid the hot links and the distractions,

and remember what peace there may be in unplugging.

As far as possible without surrender

be on good terms with all persons online and never never flame others or engage

in any kind of cyberbullying or cyberstalking.

[MrDanbloom]

Key in your truths quietly and clearly;

and read what others have to say, too

even the dull and the ignorant;

for they too have their stories and ideas to impart, even if you disagree.

Avoid angry and aggressive flamers and out of control cyberbullies,

for they are vexations to the spirit of the internet.