On Feb 22, 2005, at 10:44 PM, Curt Cloninger wrote: > I'm not arguing that all net art wants to be ephemeral, but much of > it does. Not because of software obsolescence or because it lacks an > art market, but because that's what the art is about conceptually. > To attempt to preserve such work misses the point of the work. Then there's net art that doesn't want to be ephemeral but becomes so at exactly the wrong moment: http://www.mteww.com/mtaaRR/news/twhid/murphy_s_law_in_full_effect.html All worked out well in the end. I do take offense at everybody blaming everything on me, though. Rob ******************************* Robbin Neal Murphy 7210 Boca Ciega Drive #203 St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 Cell: 727 637-2061 email: [log in to unmask] Skype: robbinmurphy URL: post.thing.net ********************************