Comments on: Miscellaneous scuration http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2008/09/18/miscellaneous-scuration/ About David Weinberger's book (May, 2007) and how we're pulling ourselves together now that we've blown ourselves to bits Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Adriana Lukas http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2008/09/18/miscellaneous-scuration/comment-page-1/#comment-108298 Adriana Lukas Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:25:20 +0000 http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/09/18/miscellaneous-scuration/#comment-108298 The Pitt Rivers museum is definitely a favourite spot of mine - as a student I spent many happy hours there, procratinating, instead of writing my essays. :) The sense of discovery is amazing and the exhibits are indeed arranged according to Mr Rivers itchy collector's fingers. The chronological ordering of most museums is very frustrating - I always feel like I am missing so much - in Pitt Rivers, the context goes a long way to avoid that. The Pitt Rivers museum is definitely a favourite spot of mine – as a student I spent many happy hours there, procratinating, instead of writing my essays. :) The sense of discovery is amazing and the exhibits are indeed arranged according to Mr Rivers itchy collector’s fingers.

The chronological ordering of most museums is very frustrating – I always feel like I am missing so much – in Pitt Rivers, the context goes a long way to avoid that.

]]> By: John Pollock http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2008/09/18/miscellaneous-scuration/comment-page-1/#comment-108271 John Pollock Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:52:32 +0000 http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/09/18/miscellaneous-scuration/#comment-108271 I must confess that I did not write the first quotation attributed to me: it's from the website. It's my fault, as I confirmed to David Weinberger in a slapdash fashion. Apologies. Still, Pitt Rivers really is a fascinating man, and anyone interested and given the opportunity should seek out his museum in Oxford, England, and to enjoy the fecundity of his omnivorous mind. I was inspired to point it out because the shop in the Coda to Everything is Miscellaneous sounded rather similar! I must confess that I did not write the first quotation attributed to me: it’s from the website. It’s my fault, as I confirmed to David Weinberger in a slapdash fashion. Apologies.

Still, Pitt Rivers really is a fascinating man, and anyone interested and given the opportunity should seek out his museum in Oxford, England, and to enjoy the fecundity of his omnivorous mind.

I was inspired to point it out because the shop in the Coda to Everything is Miscellaneous sounded rather similar!

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