The End of Books? Or Preservation of Ideas?
Undoubtedly man will learn to make synthetic rubber more cheaply, undoubtedly his aircraft will ›y faster, undoubtedly he will ‹nd more speci‹c poisons to destroy his internal parasites without ruining his digestion, but what can he do mechanically to improve…
Stuck In The Middle
As a middle child, I have pondered long and hard about the realities versus predispositions surrounding ‘Middle Child Syndrome’. My conclusion – it exists. The eldest child, and first born is commonly revered as the prodigy. With parents eyes…
The Power of Words
Writing Space – The Computer, Hypertext and the History of Writing by Jay David Bolter After reading, Jay David Bolter’s piece “Writing Space – The Computer, Hypertext and the History of Writing”, the main idea which resonated was that writing…
Balancing Act
In the first lecture of ‘Advanced Print Reporting’ this semester, my lecturer told myself and my fellow journalism classmates “There are no jobs”. Matter of factly reminding us that the work environment is ever growingly hard and opportunities continue to…
What I think on: ‘As We May Think” (Vannevar Bush)
Week 3 Reading ‘As We May Think’ by Vannevar Bush One of the points made in the editor’s opening paragraph stuck out to me, “For years inventions have extended man’s physical powers rather than the powers of his mind”. In thinking…
Politically Confused
In the lead up to the most anticipated election in our nation’s political history, I am left confused as to where to cast my vote. This will be my first federal election (the 2010 election was held just 3 days…
Baby Steps…
Confession: I am a third year, Professional Communication student and am yet to start blogging. I have always struggled with the notion of publishing my inner thoughts to allow strangers to critique. However now Networked Media – you have won…
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