http://wordie.org/words/panopticon Comments for the word 'Panopticon' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/panopticon#comments compare with <a href="/words/panspectron">panspectron</a><br /><br />http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue11_7/braman/index.html<br /><br />"With the transition from a <a href="/words/panopticon">panopticon</a> to a <a href="/words/panspectron">panspectron</a> environment, the production of open information not only provides support for communities but also contributes to <a href="/words/surveillance">surveillance</a>." Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:07:13 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/panopticon#comments http://wordie.org/words/panopticon#comments From Wikipedia: <br /> <br />to allow an observer to observe (-opticon) all (pan-) prisoners without the prisoners being able to tell if they are being observed or not, thus conveying a "sentiment of an invisible <a href="/words/omniscience">omniscience</a>." Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:12:13 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/panopticon#comments