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  1. Sep 2021
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    Bush - As We May Think.pdf
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    1. mfoiani 17 Sep 2021
      now it is built for thirty cents. The world has arrived at anage of cheap complex devices of great reliability; and some-thing is bound to come of it.

      This is something we take for granted. The recent supply chain shortages show how reliant we are on the refined product chains that build technology. The semiconductor shortage has made it very hard to buy new gaming consoles and graphics cards. Now you think of the software equivalent, something Bush doesn't talk about here. Much of our software has gotten so high level and reliable that anyone can build an app much quicker than before. I think this is the motivation for many new startups. The ease of software programming has started this generation of having our lives that revolve around apps. The hardware has only had smaller improvements for the past 7 years.

    2. mfoiani 12 Sep 2021
      The only fantas-tic thing about it is the idea of making as many pictures aswould result from its use.

      Interesting how he only notes the sheer volume of images as being the "only fantastic" benefit. To me, it the ability to share sentimental photos with others is what's so valuable. We can theoretically take infinite photos today with cloud storage, but sharing photos is the key. It ties in with the a whole theme of the article on sharing information, the basis of hypermedia.

    3. mfoiani 12 Sep 2021
      Then, on beyond the strict logic of themathematician, lies the application of logic in everydayaffairs. We may some day click off arguments on a machinewith the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cashregister. But the machine of logic will not look like a cashregister, even a streamlined model.

      Hinting at how our modern AI programs look. Noice.

    4. mfoiani 12 Sep 2021
      A touch bringsup the code book. Tapping a few keys projects the head ofthe trail.

      The trails also serves as a visualization of the way a person assocaites/thinks. Very interesting to think we can model this digitally now.

    5. mfoiani 12 Sep 2021
      And his trails do not fade. Several years later, his talkwith a friend turns to the queer ways in which a peopleresistinnovations, even of vital interest

      Way to allow future generations to build on the basis of knowledge we already have. The permanence is an important aspect here.

    6. mfoiani 12 Sep 2021
      This is the essentialfeature of the memex. Theprocess of tying two itemstogether is the important thing

      Important basis for hypermedia as a whole. In a way, the "memex" exemplifies a standard hypermedia system.

    7. mfoiani 12 Sep 2021
      But even this new machinewill not take the scientist where he needs to go. Relief mustbe secured from laborious detailed manipulation of highermathematics as well,

      This is such a spot on phenomenon that defines the motivation for new efficient algorithms. As the magnitude of data multiplies, we need higher mathematics to find more efficient algorithms that process that data.

    8. mfoiani 12 Sep 2021
      No human vocal cords entered in the procedure atany point;

      ... and now everything is digital. Rip the days when records were actually copies of the soundwaves of the singers.

    9. mfoiani 12 Sep 2021
      Compression is important, however, when it comes tocosts. The material for the microfilm Britannica would costa nickel, and it could be mailed anywhere for a cent. Whatwould it cost to print a million copies?

      Hard to believe compression was still a hot topic back then when talking about millions. Now, we talk about petabytes of data and how to access and store them efficiently - I'm sure google considers magnitudes of trillions.

    10. mfoiani 12 Sep 2021
      sixteen reasonablygood images a second

      Now consumer gamers can push 240 high res frames per second... Not as big of a jump considering TV was over broadcast signal back then.

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