QOTD

[redbird]

"A mob in Toronto had to be cancelled because there was a danger that mobsters could be outnumbered by law enforcement and the media." (from a BBC story about "smart mobs", which appear to be neither--performance art I'll grant, but I don't see particular intelligence in gathering at a random place for no reason. Gathering and dispersing are normal human activities.)

Comments

[redbird]

"Flash mobs" is from Larry Niven, who called them "flash crowds" in "The Last Days of the Permanent Floating Riot Club", and I agree that it makes more sense.

Tempts me to show up in a trenchcoat, if I can find one.

[snippy]

Yabbut. The whole point of flash crowds was that they occurred spontaneously in response to a breaking news event.

And I want stepping disks, dammit!