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Writing in a Whole New Way

Monday, August 26, 2024 READING IN A WHOLE NEW WAY I read the Article Reading In A Whole New Way by Kevin Kelly. I thought that the article is very interesting and shows the old way they used to write to compare to the new technology. It also reviews the history between print and screens. I prefer reading on screens because sometimes I get lost while reading something on paper and it's comfortable for me. The thing that I found while reading that stood out to me was when he said "text was written without spaces between words until the 11th century". I find that crazy and I can’t understand how they were supposed to read that. I think that I would get a headache reading that. Another thing that stood out to me was how he describes screens or laptops when he said "A screen can reveal the inner nature of things. Waving the camera eye of a smartphone over the bar code of a manufacturer reveals its price". This a

The 25 year bet about technology

THE 25-YEAR BET ABOUT TECHNOLOGY 1) Who is Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly born in 1952 was a Writer and photographer. According to sources , he was a co-founder of Wired, an Award-winning Magazine, and co-chair of the Long Now Foundation , which champions long-term thinkers. An article called Who is Kevin Kelly says " Kevin is also a visual artist who has exhibited works in galleries throughout the world. His artwork often focuses on themes of artificial intelligence, robotics, and new technology. He is also the founder of the collaborative art project Cool Tools Lab which uses digital technologies to bring together international artists from around the world". 2) Who is Patrick Sale? Kirkpatrick Sale is an author, who has written many books on political decentralism , environmentalism , luddism, and technology . According to the Schumacher Center ," His development of this concept in his books, lectures, and re

Reading in a Whole Way

One thing I saw that was interesting is that "In Europe, only one in twenty adult males could write"I find it crazy how far we have come. One question is how were able to read words that didn't have space between them.

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