Le père abbé d’un monastère en Chine explique à une adolescente (une future courtisane du pseudonyme de Saxifrage) accompagnée de son oncle ce qu’est pour lui le Tao.
[La société] doit être aménagée pour répondre à trois besoin : que les hommes et les femmes puissent se rencontrer librement, que chaque personne ait de quoi se nourrir et se vêtir convenablement. Tout le reste doit être laissé au gré des individus. Le meilleur des gouvernements est celui qui gouverne le moins. La seule justification des lois est de protéger les faibles contre les forts, dont l’emprise est souvent insidieuse puisque des esclaves en arrivent à aimer leur maître. Les sujets de l’[État] non seulement n’osent pas s’opposer aux idées régnantes, mais n’osent même pas penser différemment de la mentalité qui prévaut, si bien que l’autocensure rend la censure superflue. L’ordre règne alors sur l’empire, mais c’est un ordre qui déforme la nature des hommes et cause maintes souffrances.
source : Jacques Pimpaneau : « Mémoires d’une fleur » ; Éditions Picquier ; 2020 ; p. 23
The Web is more a social creation than a technical one. I designed it for a social effect—to help people work together—and not as a technical toy. The ultimate goal of the Web is to support and improve our weblike existence in the world. We clump into families, associations, and companies. We develop trust across the miles and distrust around the corner. What we believe, endorse, agree with, and depend on is representable and, increasingly, represented on the Web.
source: Berners-Lee, Tim (1999). Weaving the Web. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-251587-2. cited in Porter, Joshua (2008). Designing for the Social Web. Berkley, CA: New Riders. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-321-53492-7. cited in the Wikipedia article
Social Web.
A social creation, not a technical toy. We are far from his idea at the moment, but there is so much potential still.
I don’t usually advertise much in here, but this restaurant is special, not because of its owner who’s watching rugby matches on the terrace while waiting for lunch time, but because of its serious silliness on his name‑cards and… oh… the food was excellent. :)
If you happen to be in Aix‑en‑Provence, think about stopping at Naruto. The vegetarian okonomiyaki was deceiving in the sense it looked small but filled my stomach up to the point I wondered if I had room for dessert, which I had and don’t regret. :)
Naruto restaurant name‑cards
The name‑cards of the restaurant include the owner in various funny situations where he’s going to eat his a giant sushi, working out with an obviously Photoshopped face on a body‑builder body with weights made of a giant sushi and a bowl of Ramen, or threatening to eat a giant edamame, overlooked by a giraffe!
You might even be lucky and eat there in good company, as I did!
