“When I interact with the computer, I have limited access to the events occurring within it. Thanks to the schemes of presentation devised by the programmers, I am treated to an elaborate audiovisual metaphor, an interactive drama acted out on the stage of keyboard, mouse, and screen. I, the User, am subjected to a series of benign illusions: I seem to be able to move the cursor (a powerful and visible servant) to the very place in the computer where I keep my file, and once that I see that the cursor has arrived ‘there’, by pressing a key I get it to retrieve the file, spreading it out on a long scroll that unrolls in front of a window (the screen) at my command.” – Aeon
Tag: 12.16.19
If The Art World Wants To Reach Underserved Populations, It Should Partner With Experts
Not experts in art – experts in serving those populations. – Hyperallergic
It’s The Perfect Opportunity To Bring The Internet To Rural And Tribal Lands
But will the U.S. take that opportunity? With more than a quarter of rural lands and nearly a third of tribal lands unable to get internet access, the public sale of the spectrum could make it all possible. (Emphasis on could.) – Slate