Not having the biggest attention span, it was quite an adventure for me to not only navigate my way through the COM 300 internet labyrinth but also to begin reading the work of a scholar from 1945. Sensing that this would take longer than I would like, I printed out the text to save my eyes. I kept putting the reading off, finding the most ridiculous things to do other than read, until I finally forced myself upon it.
It started off slow, real slow. I must have dozed off within the first seconds. I pulled myself together and once I got through the first section or so it actually got interesting. Half the time I had no idea what the hell this guy was talking about but I somehow made sense of it. It was that old timer lingo which my grandpa still talks with. The kind where something about it is odd and the phraseology is so old-fashioned that it's difficult to comprehend.
I was amazed at the amount of detail that Bush had put into his thoughts. He seemed to cover almost every aspect of his ideas. I thought it was incredible that someone from such a different generation could anticipate future technology. I do not exactly recall which inventions were created at what point in history but to be able to read about someone foreseeing (to an extent) the technology which we use everyday is extraordinary. Although he wasn't 100%, I was also thoroughly impressed with his accuracy. Almost everything he mentioned has been made and has been used. Being from 60 years ago, it must have been even harder than a person from our time to predict what will be invented.
"Memex" reminds me of the old machine in libraries which people used to view old newspapers. The one which had a screen and each paper was photocopied onto a transparency. People used to be able to control the page turning and were also able to zoom in or out. It was almost like a picture slide (I can't remember the name of the damn thing). I wonder if those still exist. Today's computers and internet are obviously much more complex and can do a number of greater things. We rely on them so much that I can't imagine what life would be like without them.
I am not the best person to ask about the Internet in 2045. I can hardly imagine it in 10 years. However, I think many incredible technological advancements will be made. For example, since much of our life already is consumed by the web, it would probably be safe to assume that this would become even more of a problem. I use the word problem because we seem to be addicted and sometimes cannot pry ourselves away to do physical activities. I foresee everything becoming on demand in 2045. Cable television and the telephone will be run on the internet, and you can basically get whatever can be realistically sent over the net instantly. It will be our everything. Our source of information, communication, entertainment, and even socializing. I guess some of this we can do now. Forgive me, this may be a weak prediction because in a way it has already started to happen. I think I can safely say that the Internet in 2045 will make us extremely lazy!
DQ's:
-I don't remember, please remind me what life was like back before the cellphone, laptop, and cable internet.
-What is the next "big thing"?
-What do you think the biggest change due to communication technology in everyday life will be in the next few years?
It started off slow, real slow. I must have dozed off within the first seconds. I pulled myself together and once I got through the first section or so it actually got interesting. Half the time I had no idea what the hell this guy was talking about but I somehow made sense of it. It was that old timer lingo which my grandpa still talks with. The kind where something about it is odd and the phraseology is so old-fashioned that it's difficult to comprehend.
I was amazed at the amount of detail that Bush had put into his thoughts. He seemed to cover almost every aspect of his ideas. I thought it was incredible that someone from such a different generation could anticipate future technology. I do not exactly recall which inventions were created at what point in history but to be able to read about someone foreseeing (to an extent) the technology which we use everyday is extraordinary. Although he wasn't 100%, I was also thoroughly impressed with his accuracy. Almost everything he mentioned has been made and has been used. Being from 60 years ago, it must have been even harder than a person from our time to predict what will be invented.
"Memex" reminds me of the old machine in libraries which people used to view old newspapers. The one which had a screen and each paper was photocopied onto a transparency. People used to be able to control the page turning and were also able to zoom in or out. It was almost like a picture slide (I can't remember the name of the damn thing). I wonder if those still exist. Today's computers and internet are obviously much more complex and can do a number of greater things. We rely on them so much that I can't imagine what life would be like without them.
I am not the best person to ask about the Internet in 2045. I can hardly imagine it in 10 years. However, I think many incredible technological advancements will be made. For example, since much of our life already is consumed by the web, it would probably be safe to assume that this would become even more of a problem. I use the word problem because we seem to be addicted and sometimes cannot pry ourselves away to do physical activities. I foresee everything becoming on demand in 2045. Cable television and the telephone will be run on the internet, and you can basically get whatever can be realistically sent over the net instantly. It will be our everything. Our source of information, communication, entertainment, and even socializing. I guess some of this we can do now. Forgive me, this may be a weak prediction because in a way it has already started to happen. I think I can safely say that the Internet in 2045 will make us extremely lazy!
DQ's:
-I don't remember, please remind me what life was like back before the cellphone, laptop, and cable internet.
-What is the next "big thing"?
-What do you think the biggest change due to communication technology in everyday life will be in the next few years?
posted by kenji at
11:47 AM
2 Comments:
Yeah, tell me about it. I had the hardest time getting into what I was reading. But a few concepts and ideas managed to provoke some thoughts.
In response to your first question: "I don't remember, please remind me what life was like back before the cellphone, laptop, and cable internet."
Something that really interests me is studying how different the social relationships have changed over time, in regards to the rise of cellphones, laptops, and internet -- media technologies. Everything seems to be "on the go" now. For example, You now have instant access to the internet and news with the rise of PDA's and Palms. There has got to be major reprecussions within social relationships over time.
As you've said, "on demand" -- that's definitely become a chief priority for us.
By
Cho, at 12:30 PM
Better things to do like... watching How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days over and over again? Haha! Ah, memories. As far as what will be affected in the next few years due to new communication technology, I would say a total evolution of our social structure and interpersonal relationships. Not only the means in which we communicate (IM, text messaging, chat), but also the influence of being able to entertain ourselves self-sufficiently. Take IPOD's for example. Whenever I'm walking around campus, waiting in line or on the bus, not only am I listening to my IPOD, so is everyone else. Most of those cases would have facilitated some sort of social interaction in the past, but now, we have IPOD's, cell phone games, portable laptops, etc to bide the time so we don't need to talk to anyone around us. I think the social ramifications of such new technology will be bigger than we anticipate.
By the way... I didn't know you like Michael Moore. We need to have a little talk. ;)
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EstherYu, at 4:40 PM
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