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Architecture of Israel #
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November
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Tweeting Architecture
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non-spatial situations whereby the theatre
has no stage, actors, or audience.
That is, while in the past, available
technologies were translated into gradual,
evolutionary states, the change today
sharply enables gradual adaptation.
Thus for instance, while a block from the
thirties’ turned slowly into a contemporary
apartment tower according to needs and
circumstances, ecological problems today
cannot be controlled, despite the fact that
the smart among us believe they can be.
A tweet is a one-syllable sound, and not
without reason the word "twit" in English
means stupid, though for some time
now, birds capacity for communication is
considered no less intelligent than that of
human beings. And I know several parrots
who have learned to communicate in
human language, while no human as yet
understands the language of birds.
So, to prevent twitter users from feeling
stupid, the developers produced a
"unique" language, based on a number of
“sophisticated” rules, such as:
Reply/Mention - a direct reply to a user's
tweet by typing @ before his name,
provided they have a Follow relationship.
Hashtag is a tweet that relates to a specific
subject by typing the sign # before the
key word. This will immediately lead to all
previous tweets relating to the subject.
Retweet (RT) is a means by which one can
refer to a previous tweet, either by quoting
a tweet (including the user’s name) with
the prefix RT, or directly using an F-key
denoting Twitter.
"FEED" is a user’s page, where ‘followers’
can view all his versions and updates,
provided they have follow relations.
And just like any social network, the most
important sign is LIKE, symbolized in
Twitter by a heart which, when pressed,
colors the icon pink. to teach us that love
is pink, even in bird's language.
So, with little content and much visual
effect, Twitter messages undoubtedly
influence the world in general, and
architecture in particular, since they
naturally nourish each other.
And a word of conciliation for the tweeters.
Inventor of Fake News, Twitter transmits
its morning song like birds, while everyone
is still asleep,hoping that they will finally
wake up.
And here we are, awake enough to
understand that Twitter is the “song of
the masses”, and entrusted to economy-
driven entrepreneurs, economy-motivated
jurists, officials who represent the elected,
who represent the decisions that impact
global warming and all related storms.
The problem is that all these together
give rise to “tweeting architecture”, which
comes out of nowhere, and whether real
or not, constitutes fake buildings that have
nothing to do with their purpose.