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==Singapore (computer city)== | ==Singapore (computer city)== | ||
:From Bernard Werber's | :From [[wikipedia:Bernard Werber|Bernard Werber]]'s [[wikipedia:L'Encyclopédie_Du_Savoir_Relatif_Et_Absolu|Encyclopedia or relative and absolute knowledge]]. | ||
::Werber is a popular journalist, so take his words with a truckload of [[salt]]. | ::Werber is a popular journalist, so take his words with a truckload of [[salt]]. | ||
:Whether or not he has actually been to Singapore, his statements are largely exaggerated... | :Whether or not he has actually been to Singapore, his statements are largely exaggerated... | ||
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:::(the point is to present the reader with a modern [[utopia]]) | :::(the point is to present the reader with a modern [[utopia]]) | ||
:My personal impression ([[User:Geyser|geyser]]) is that Werber's books require a critical mind | :My personal impression ([[User:Geyser|geyser]]) is that Werber's books require a critical mind | ||
::(if you view all of it as "relative knowledge | ::(if you view ''all of it'' as ''very'' "relative" knowledge, you're on the right track) | ||
:However, Werber himself seems to take his "disinformation" rather seriously. | :However, Werber himself seems to take his "disinformation" rather seriously. | ||
::(so, either it's some sophisticated irony, or outrageous ignorance) | ::(so, either it's some sophisticated irony, or outrageous ignorance) | ||
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==Related forum talk== | ==Related forum talk== | ||
:From a Singaporean forum thread (see archivated page [http://www.skyscrapercity.com/archive/index.php/t-171704.html HERE] ) | :From a Singaporean forum thread (see archivated page [http://www.skyscrapercity.com/archive/index.php/t-171704.html HERE] ) | ||