skype syke

as iLaw continued with a facsinating and dense afternoon -- the best part for me was the discussion about the tower of babel, fragmenting and polarizing -- yale professor yochai benkler was discussing "the internet and political values,"  a pop-up appeared on the projected screen behind him.  an old-school phone ring accompanied the pop-up and projected in stereo accross the lecture room.

benkler: it's my mother!

attendees: answer it! answer it! [laughs and good will all around]

benkler: ok. good demonstration. 'it's your mother calling!'

tries to answer phone.

benkler: ima [mother in hebrew].... oh, she hung up. you scared her.

palfrey: that's the true meaning of skype!

[laughs]

suddenly, another yellow pop-up illuminates the huge screen, everyone is hushed in hopes it is benklers mother, but we see it is zittrain's name on the caller id.

benkler: this is not a good time.

zittrain: oh, we never talk!

the audience calms down and gets back into benklers topic, listening.

rrrrrringgggggg. the audience laughs. the pop-up states "coffee break" and benkler smiles as his face turns red, though not very red. (the culprit behind this call is lawrence lessig).

Comments

[little liz]

i think you should blog full-time.