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Comment on Algorithmic Literacies by David Berry

David Berry — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:55:12 +0000

Not sure we this is failing to post but here again are the links, something you might find interesting:

http://stunlaw.blogspot.com/2011/09/iteracy-reading-writing-and-running.html

And the Critical Code Studies Workgroup 2012

http://wg12.criticalcodestudies.com/

Comment on How Publishers Misunderstand Kindle by sportsBabel » FoolBand (or a Note on Metabolic Vehicles)

sportsBabel » FoolBand (or a Note on Metabolic Vehicles) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:11:46 +0000

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Comment on How Publishers Misunderstand Kindle by The Morning Coffee – 14 Feb 2012 - The Digital Reader

The Morning Coffee – 14 Feb 2012 - The Digital Reader — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:07:49 +0000

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Comment on Books: “An Outdated Technology?” by Oscar

Oscar — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:52:57 +0000

I attend cushing academy and I can tell you for a fact that we read books ALL DAY.

Comment on Who Speaks for Culture? by What we’ve been reading – IM

What we’ve been reading – IM — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:30:12 +0000

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Comment on Digital Natives? Not So Fast by Chuck

Chuck — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:07:54 +0000

I’ve had a similar experience with discussions of digital cinema. Many of our students aren’t willing to throw away physical media just yet.

Comment on Digital Natives? Not So Fast by Siva Vaidhyananathan

Siva Vaidhyananathan — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:45:47 +0000

There is no such thing as a “generation.” http://chronicle.com/article/Generational-Myth/32491

Comment on Culturomics by » Search Magic An Anthropology of Algorithms

» Search Magic An Anthropology of Algorithms — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:50:08 +0000

[...] 2011b. “Culturomics,” posted April 5, 2011, http://www.thelateageofprint.org/2011/04/05/culturomics/ [...]

Comment on Who Speaks for Culture? by » Search Magic An Anthropology of Algorithms

» Search Magic An Anthropology of Algorithms — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:28:16 +0000

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Comment on Algorithmic Literacies by Chris Crawford

Chris Crawford — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:56:29 +0000

I believe that it was in The Gallic Wars that Julius Caesar observed that Celtic learned men (whom we now refer to as ‘druids’) shunned literacy on the grounds that it subverted the development of memory, which they felt to be essential to proper learning. Socrates also rejected literacy on the grounds that the written word is not interactive, and proper learning required the student to question the teacher.

Neither of these parties recognized that literacy’s benefits greatly outweigh its costs. Literacy was a necessary condition for the development of rigorous logical thinking which ultimately led to Western science. It triggered a revolution in human thought that catapulted civilization into the stratosphere.

Algorithmic literacy will have the same effect on civilization, as it will promote the advance of rigorous subjunctive thinking. It is far and away the most important consequence of the development of computers.