since one day in autumn 2005 mobility is also defined as

2. Mobility
You can securely move your attention wherever you want whenever you want to. You have the ability to TRANSFER your attention. (attention trust)

thanks for reminding me, normally one just would say: ¡no caga en mi leche! - or something like that.

In the engineered society, the goal is to eliminate or limit violations by controlling the physical environment. Ideally, problems are simply designed away; when that isn't possible, deterrence is created by reducing the gain or making identification and apprehension likely. Why bother with the unpleasantness of victimization and the messiness and cost of locating violators when you can prevent violations instead? The criminal justice system is perceived as an anachronism whose agents serve only to shoot the wounded after the battle is over. (gary marx, the engineering of social control, 1995
(found via bruce schneier)

gary t marx,an emeritus of sociology at m.i.t. identifies six social-engineering strategies:

Target Removal: Something that is not there cannot be taken Target Devaluation: The target remains, but its unattractive Target Insulation: The target remains, but is protected Offender Incapacitation: Dietary engineering is a related area. older versions: chemical castration or cutting off the hands of pickpockets. Offender Exclusion: The offender, rather than the potential target, is restricted. Programs to combat truancy fit here. Offense, Offender, and Target Identification: (it is rumored that in one thumbprint system, if the print doesn't match, a giant robotic arm comes down and clasps the interloper's arm until a guard arrives)

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maybe while thinking/rethinking what social software should/can/would mean, its worthwhile to consider old tactics of social engineering.

It takes several months, or even years, for a hearing to be published. Unlike most other congressional documents, hearings are not available from the Senate or House Document Rooms. (us senate)

seems no way to get the transcript of the hearing on "net neutrality".. found it finally. acm writes the debate is heading up, while linking to a closed source. the persian journal adds another bit to the story: aol and yahoo want to charge for email, if you want to be sure that it will reach the admired recipient and won't fall through their grate.
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