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The page is down, and I don’t know if this is related but there was a great clip of Steve Jobs describing computing as being a bicycle for the mind, in terms of
by rusk 7y ago
The page is down, and I don’t know if this is related but there was a great clip of Steve Jobs describing computing as being a bicycle for the mind, in terms of how it comparably amplifies our capabilites. One of my all time favourite quote from the guy and an ever enduring thought for me whenever I need to be reminded about why I do the stuff I do.
- jes5199 7y agoi like that idea, but it seems we rarely live up to the ideal
- rusk 7y agoI can do my banking in my PJs; order groceries on my way to work; check my home CCTV when in the office; turn on the heating on my way home.
- lioeters 7y agoThe metaphor is brilliant, it's simple, relatable and embodies an insight about the nature of personal computers. About "man-machine partnership" and how computers amplify the human mind, the concept goes back to Douglas Englebart's work at Stanford Research Institute, namely the paper "Augmenting the Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework" (1962). http://dougengelbart.org/content/view/138 http://dougengelbart.org/content/view/138 The influence is so direct and clear that I wish the Medium article had at least mentioned his name.
- carapace 7y agoCf. "The Mother of All Demos" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos Arguably, we are using the dregs of the possibilities.