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Improved Translation of “Communications with Zettelkastens”

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edited April 2023 in Project: Zettelkasten.de
Improved Translation of “Communications with Zettelkastens”

English translation of Niklas Luhmann's 1981 German text, “Kommunikation mit Zettelkästen”.

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  • ZettelDistractionZettelDistraction

    Thank you for doing this--your translation looks quite good.

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  • SaschaSascha

    @ZettelDistraction said:
    Thank you for doing this--your translation looks quite good.

    Thanks. The Englishness is mostly attributed to @erikh !

    I am a Zettler

  • chrisaldrichchrisaldrich

    I particularly loved the Bob Ross reference! 🎨🗃️🎉

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  • BroaddusBroaddus
    edited October 2023

    Work date is listed at end in "Notes", Luhmann, 1981.

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  • EurobubbaEurobubba

    Is the original German available online anywhere?

  • chrisaldrichchrisaldrich

    @Eurobubba If you search around you'll find it pretty quickly. Here's the original citation:

    Luhmann, Niklas. “Kommunikation mit Zettelkästen: Ein Erfahrungsbericht.” Öffentliche Meinung und sozialer Wandel / Public Opinion and Social Change, edited by Horst Baier et al., VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 1981, pp. 222–28. Springer Link, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-87749-9_19.

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  • SaschaSascha

    @Eurobubba said:
    Is the original German available online anywhere?

    Sci-Hub it. :)

    I am a Zettler

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