Comments on: Bruce Sterling’s blog http://www.virtualthought.net/2004/07/30/bruce-sterlings-blog/ My Clever Tagline™ Sat, 19 May 2012 10:43:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: David http://www.virtualthought.net/2004/07/30/bruce-sterlings-blog/#comment-11 David Sat, 31 Jul 2004 22:44:41 +0000 http://www.virtualthought.net/2004/07/30/bruce-sterlings-blog/#comment-11 Holy shit. ( = Holy shit. ( =

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.virtualthought.net/2004/07/30/bruce-sterlings-blog/#comment-10 Anonymous Sat, 31 Jul 2004 09:13:25 +0000 http://www.virtualthought.net/2004/07/30/bruce-sterlings-blog/#comment-10 Walk down the street in Austin? Hell, dude, that nutjob<br /> could walk right into your blog.<br /> <br /> Bruce Sterling Walk down the street in Austin? Hell, dude, that nutjob

could walk right into your blog.

Bruce Sterling

]]> By: banksean http://www.virtualthought.net/2004/07/30/bruce-sterlings-blog/#comment-9 banksean Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:38:26 +0000 http://www.virtualthought.net/2004/07/30/bruce-sterlings-blog/#comment-9 One difference between Spolsky and Sterling is that Sterling lives in Austin. Perhaps you feel like you *should* have met him by now, since he's practically right up the street from you. <br /> <br /> Linking to him from your blogroll is an act suggestive of personal familiarity. As much as you would like that to be the case, it is creating dissonance within your cognitive process because what you believe to be true conflicts with the reasons driving your actions.<br /> <br /> or not.<br /> <br /> just create a separate roll for "people I know" vs. "people I read" and viola. mini-crisis averted. One difference between Spolsky and Sterling is that Sterling lives in Austin. Perhaps you feel like you should have met him by now, since he’s practically right up the street from you.

Linking to him from your blogroll is an act suggestive of personal familiarity. As much as you would like that to be the case, it is creating dissonance within your cognitive process because what you believe to be true conflicts with the reasons driving your actions.

or not.

just create a separate roll for “people I know” vs. “people I read” and viola. mini-crisis averted.

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