Sunday, January 20, 2008

The Machine is Us/ing Us

The title of the video chosen to watch is The Machine is Us/ing Us. The title has an important meaning and it causes you to think about what you have just watched. The fact that the they spell "using" "us/ing" is important because the whole video is a futuristic way of looking at the web. I think the title means that as society becomes more intelligent so do our machines. We are teaching machines to do everything for us but when it comes down to it we are relying on them and therefore give them the power.

Looking back twenty years ago the Web seemed to only be a fad but in todays society many people couldn't go a day without it. As for someone entering the workforce the Web is a critical part of getting a job. It makes information more available and literally at the touch of a button. As for people that are already in the workforce it is important because we must learn with the machines. Technology grows more vast everyday and we must learn to accept and continue forward instead of being left behind. I believe that when it says we will have to rethink everything it means that we must understand that as we have already come so far we still have further to go. By "rethinking everything" or putting a new perspective on things we will be able to move mountains at the touch of a single button.

~ Kallie J

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