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lost in digitisation 

Humour, sarcasm, irony etc losing its effect when told over SMS, IM or other social networking media.
Person 1: "Hey, did you get that hilarious text message I sent you yesterday afternoon?"

Person 2: "Oh, that was a joke? I thought you were serious!"

Person 1: "Man, I hate it when my sharp wit gets lost in digitisation!"
lost in digitisation by aundii September 15, 2010

digitization laser 

a device used to transport objects from the analog universe (the real world) into a digital realm (world inside the computer)
Both the MCP and Ma3a used digitization lasers to transport humans to the digital world.