As Seen in Skype- Lessons On Pronoia

Posted in BASH - IM, Skype by wayne.porter on June 13th, 2006

Wayne … says: joe- can u resend contacts..
Joe … says: what contacts? Just get the lastest skype beta and join the shared group
Wayne … says: oh damn you sound like Jan now.
Joe  … says: I was not sending anything :)
Wayne … says: hmm.
Wayne … says: resist Jan’s logical Jedi mind tricks.
Wayne … says: its screws up the entropy in the world…ok…i let you back to work at…i hope your not at work anyway.
Joe … says: ever heard of pronoia? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronoia
Wayne … says: hmm no sounds like lunchmeat. i will check out right away
Joe … says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronoia_(psychology)
Joe .. says: sorry, wrong one
Wayne … says: ahhh
Joe  … says: A person enjoying pronioa feels that the world around them conspires to do them good.
Wayne … says: hmmm
Wayne … says: sort of like abundancy mentality
Wayne … says: Ok this entry makes more sense then 11th century aristocrats.

Thus I am schooled on the contemporary meaning of Pronoia.

Sweet disambiguation…Pronoia could refer to a system of land grants in the Byzantine Empire, but in this case it was the sneaking feeling one has that others are conspiring behind your back to help you…to think I thought it was a Russian lunchmeat.

/ 4000 Educational Points Awarded to Joe +1.5 Modifier for being Russian and not Belgian like Jan.

/ 1000 Bonus Points if “Mystery Dave” reads this as he is the only Appalachian I know in rural Kentucky who has learned Russian through self-teaching and discipline. “Chi” Dave?

Говорите ли вы по-английски? К сожалению, я пока не говорю по-русски. Удачи и хорошего настроения!

 

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One Response to “As Seen in Skype- Lessons On Pronoia”

  1. WaynePorter.Com The Post Human Experience » Blog Archive » Joe and Whuffie Should Meet Second Life Linden Economy Says:

    [...] Not so long ago, in Bash and IM, mega-scholar hacker and Russian friend Joe schooled me on the concept of Pronoia: [...]

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