As usual, Yiddish has a word for it: ONGEPOTCHKET: Messed up, slapped together without form, excessively and unesthetically decorated. OY-YOY-YOY: An exclamation of sorrow and lamentation. ... www.sbjf.org/sbjco/schmaltz/yiddish_phrases.htm If you don't like that, what about hyper-baroque Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________
As usual, Yiddish has a word for it: ..as does economics, ironically enough.
"Negative returns." At first one gets *positive returns* on one's investment, more water = healthy plant. These returns usually have less of an impact the more one gives = *diminishing returns* (which are still positive only not as significant), but after some point one might actually over-invest, yielding *negative returns*. In fact watering a plant to death is one of the textbook examples of this. And yes, it can be considered "overkill". And if the plant was supposed to be for your mother...oy-yoy-yoy is probably also appropriate. Another example of diminishing then negative returns is hiring more workers in a plant. At first they might lead to increased division of labor and enhanced productivity, but after a while those gains decrease PER worker. But if you hire many workers there might actually be too many there, they start tripping over each other, or develop a culture of laziness or there is more time spent training new workers than actually working. Diminishing returns were mentioned earlier, but they are still positive. They don't actually have the opposite effect, just less of the desired effect. Pushing the string refers not to having either the opposite or desired effect but having either a useless/irrelevant effect or no effect. While sociology doesn't have a word for this phenomenon, some might argue that unintended consequences might be appropriate, since they often refer to causes having the opposite effect. For example, people buy guns for safety and end up more likely to fall victim to a violent crime. But it is not a measure of relative volume, only causality. (one act = one effect, good or bad) Take Care, BERNiE P.S. If there are any economists on the list (of which I am not one), feel free to correct me.
ONGEPOTCHKET: Messed up, slapped together without form, excessively and unesthetically decorated. OY-YOY-YOY: An exclamation of sorrow and lamentation. ... www.sbjf.org/sbjco/schmaltz/yiddish_phrases.htm
If you don't like that, what about hyper-baroque
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Dear all, Proposals are being called for possible inclusion in the following book, which will be published by the Idea-Group, Inc. Thanks a lot for your attention. Best, Soraj ****** CALL FOR CHAPTERS Submission Deadline: May 31, 2005 Information Technology Ethics: Cultural Perspectives A book edited by Dr. Soraj Hongladarom, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand and Prof. Charles Ess, Drury University, USA Introduction Despite the profound disparities of various digital divides, information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their products continue their dramatic expansion throughout the entire world. Both the global reach of the Internet and the forces of globalization more broadly are increasingly expanding the use of ICTs in non-Western countries - so much so, for example, that there are now as many users of the Internet in Asia and the Pacific Rim countries as in North America. Nonetheless, discussions of and scholarship devoted to Information Ethics in non-western countries are comparatively recent; likewise, discussions of and scholarship devoted to cross-cultural approaches to Information Ethics, especially across East-West boundaries, are only in their beginning stages. Hence, there is an urgent need for investigations into what the non-Western intellectual traditions have to say on the various issues in information ethics. The Overall Objective of the Book The book is aimed at: 1) introducing the relevant dimensions of cultures into the deliberations on computer and information ethics; 2) contributing to ongoing discussions on information ethics and to gathering the best research on the field; 3) equipping practitioners, policy makers and various stakeholders in information and computer ethics with a heightened sensitivity to cultural concerns; and 4) stimulating further discussion and research on the role of cultures in issues in information and computer ethics. The Target Audience Professionals and researchers working in the field of philosophy, cross-cultural studies and information and knowledge management in various disciplines, e.g. library, information and communication sciences, administrative sciences and management, education, adult education, sociology, computer science, information technology. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support executives and policy makers concerned with information ethics in cross-cultural settings. Recommended topics include but are not limited to the following: *Comparative perspectives on issues such as privacy, data privacy protection, intellectual property rights, the digital divide, etc. *Theoretical investigations - including philosophical perspectives - of information ethics and culture. *Religious perspectives on information ethics issues - Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, and others, including relevant contrasts with Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and/or indigenous traditions and their correlative impacts on information ethics issues. SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before May 31, 2005 a 2-5 page proposal clearly explaining the topics, approaches, and central claims/conclusions of the proposed chapter, including, where relevant, important bibliographic references. (The editors welcome e-mail inquiries about potential proposals, questions for clarification, etc., prior to the May 31st deadline.) Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by June 30, 2005 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are due to the first editor by September 30, 2005. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group, Inc., www.idea-group.com, publisher of the Idea Group Publishing, Information Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Idea Group Reference imprints, in 2006. Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to: Dr. Soraj Hongladarom Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Tel. +66(0)2218-4756; Fax +66(0)2218-4755 Email: hsoraj@chula.ac.th -- Soraj Hongladarom Department of Philosophy Faculty of Arts Chulalongkorn University Bangkok 10330, Thailand Tel. +66(0)22 18 47 56; Fax +66(0)22 18 47 55 ASEAN-EU LEMLIFE Project: http://www.asean-eu-lemlife.org/ The 2nd Asia-Pacific Computing and Philosophy Conference: http://www.stc.arts.chula.ac.th/CAP/AP-CAP.html Personal: http://pioneer.chula.ac.th/~hsoraj/web/soraj.html
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