Reflections : machine stops

Set in a world where humans live underground and rely on giant machines to provide their needs, the story predicted technologies such as instant messaging and the Internet.
This story describes a world in which most people have lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual now lives in a standard cellar that meets all physical and mental needs with a universal machine. Travel is allowed, but it is unpopular and almost unnecessary. Communication takes place through a kind of instant messaging / videoconferencing system that allows people to focus on their only activity: sharing ideas and knowledge. What I felt when I saw this story was that we were being controlled a little bit, and that the development of science that was so far away at this time was now realized, and I thought that science really permeated us. We have no doubt that the Internet is now this advanced. It's just that at some point our science has changed little by little and now we're enjoying this kind of technology. What a convenient and mysterious world it is

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Information technology revolution

Castell's information technology (it) revolution that started this book is by and explain how can you tell the Industrial Revolution. Fundamentally address the socio-economic transformation of a new paradigm it a predominant feature is "logic network". Organized by the new information technology network and facilitate the interaction more complex. Clearly, the network architecture is not something new, but Castells the Internet and new information technologies such as are those types the structure of the social and economic process. They claim to be allowed to spread. Progressive ideas during this time so wonderful in it. In addition, decentralization of how companies are fundamental aspects of the network is, a laborer working in a home, virtual interaction in the community and economic globalization and the same. The network can be expanded without limitation by simply integrating new nodes that share the same means of communication with other nodes. Networks are much m...
Read more

Reflection-Constituents of a Theory of the Media

The components of Hans Magnus Enzensberger's 1970 essay media theory described seven characteristics of what constitutes missing media. Decentralized Program Each receiver is a potential transmitter Mobilization of the masses Batch production Related people's interactions, feedback Social control by self-organization Political Learning Course New media scholars and students often discuss whether digital media, including the Internet, completely fills this criterion. Enzensberger is considered a classic Marxist thinker looking for a socialist media system. He also explained media convergence before the digital age and predicted that this would be the dominant trend within media.
Read more