Hypertext: reading
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Discussion Board issues
2. it IS a machine, right? (Mike Maclean)
| How far has the machine been humanized? It can be seen either as an inhuman obstacle to our desires, or as anthropomorphized companion. At the least, humanists (like us) should be involved in its development. |
complaints about the recalcitrance of the computer but computer literacy will be a common skill of the future "an organic metaphor can be useful for thinking about the Internet" (Kristie Wiwad, September 21) "important that people in the humanities become part of the market forces that affect software designers" (Catherine Descheneau, September 21) but what of the "effects of the internet on our brains?" |