The Medium is the Message by Marshall McLuhan. I wanted to say, in response to this reading: “I have no words”. I will admit I was a little lost when I started the reading. Though I realized it was a paradox, I still couldn’t get the meaning that was sitting right in front of my…
Our Deepest Fear & An Unexpected Outcome
Personal Dynamic Media by Alan Kay and Adele Goldberg, 1977 On one level, the reading left me thinking: these authors are truly smart, imaginative. Even though many of the things they are describing are actually functioning now in computer systems, I enjoyed reading their almost laborious descriptions of the functions. From the mundane editing and…
Creepy overseerers anyone?
This is not a post about our readings, of which I will admit to being embarrassingly behind already. Instead I want to add to the discussion of the ramifications, now and in the future, of giving the “computer” so much … Continue reading →