The Machine is Us

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Comment by Michael Josefowicz on December 9, 2008 at 11:32am

We agree. The thing is that one way sharing and permanence was what made Science be able to advance. It's the permanence that is the issue. The thing about the web is that it is NOW. The thing about learning is that it is comparing now to then.

Comment by Brian Regan on December 9, 2008 at 10:40am

Like I said, its the best for one way information sharing.

Comment by Michael Josefowicz on December 9, 2008 at 10:31am

My argument is that it is exactly the one way dialog that is prints real power. It's a feature not a bug if the issue is to advance knowledge.

Comment by Brian Regan on December 9, 2008 at 10:05am

I agree and disagree, for specific data such as history or other indisputable facts print is best, but for sharing visions and communicating its just one of many ways. The biggest issue with print is its a one way dialog.

Comment by Michael Josefowicz on December 9, 2008 at 6:56am

The thing about being connected in real time is a good thing and a bad thing. If the trick is to separate signal from noise, I'll take Print any day. Conversational culture is very neat and very fun. But Print culture is much easier fo transfer and build on scientific - as in logical - thinking. That's how it worked 500 years ago. I think that's how it still works today.

Comment by Brian Regan on December 8, 2008 at 7:46pm

This is a good video. Now micro blogging and Twitter have been added to further make the world connected in real time.