Technologies to Bond With

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Andy Clark's article was the most interesting read thus far, and definitely kept my attention through his descriptive language and immense knowledge on the subject of the possible repercussions of technology.

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In chapter 4 of his book, he discusses the difference between opaque and transparent technologies. Below are my summarized definitions of each.

Opaque Technology

1. Technology in which we are constantly aware of whether through such things as the immobility of the item or the complexity in trying to use the item.
   • For example, computers are often considered opaque due to the constant updates, crashing, and unease of most operations.

Transparent Technology

1. Transparent technology is when we become so accustomed to having the technology that it is completely unnoticeable that we ever are using it. It has become part of us in some way.
   
   
   • An example of this would be, as Andy Clark describes, a wristwatch. If someone asks what time it is we do not say, "No, but I can find out." Instead, we say, "Yes," and then look down to find what the time is.

Note: Certain things can switch from opaque to transparent depending the user. For example, a guitar is opaque to the beginner but often considered transparent to the experienced musician.

Infoport Link

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Library of Babel Response

While a rather confusing read, there are some central points that I was able to get from this reading. This library is of near infinite size, and because of that, there is information on everything on earth. But because of this, there is a mix of falsehood and truth. Which for some reason means that there is a book which summarizes all truth in this world, so the one who reads this may be akin to God. I read a brief summary on Wikipedia about the article, which helped clarify an aspect of the story through the dactolygraphic monkey theorem (a much simpler theorem than it sounds). It was an interesting read, but I don't believe I really gained all that much from it, though I'm sure I'm missing out on some point. I enjoy reading about the concepts of infinity and through further reading I came about a "sequel" where the author satirically notes the internet will straighten the confusion through a simple search. What I was really confused about was all the exact numbers for the number of shelves, rooms, et cetera. I was wondering if this had significance or symbolism.

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Jibberish

This is the first post of my blog just to see if I am doing this correctly; it does not mean anything and is pointless to read.