The digital-culture list has 148 members, most of whom, it seems, have something to contribute to the group. The archives are viewable online, which makes it convenient for those who want to check it out, but don't want to make the commitment to subscription just yet.

The philosophical questions can be quite entertaining. For instance, consider Computer-Assisted Theophany: (although this is *technically* an announcement)

"Relax. No, it is not about meeting God in person. The experience proposes only to see our 'invisible hand' at work, that is to feel how a 'human collective' can observe and act upon itself. Yap, nowadays the net creates conditions for a brand new anthropological experience : to have all of us in the simultaneous position of being both observer and observed. What happens then? What kind of new perspective does it create? These are the questions we will be confronted with on Wednesday 10 November 1999 from 2 to 6 PM (UTC/GMT)."

Gawrsh, too bad we missed it!