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The history of writing tech

29 points by gitgud 4y ago

zx8080 4y ago
"Typed by ..., without AI assistance" This is what I probably will seek to see before reading a text in the near future. Would you?
- boredemployee 4y ago
  I don't mind as long as it is useful and clear.
- korroziya 4y ago
  Sure but it looks like we're headed the other direction. There was already that HN thread about the AI chatbot used to paraphrase a letter following a university shooting: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34896009 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34896009
CliffStoll 4y ago
The history of technology in writing deserves much more than this trivial gloss. How did writing (and literature) change with the advent of the quill pen? The dip pen? The fountain pen? The ballpoint? Felt-tip pens? Legal briefs and jurisdictional decisions have grown much longer since the 1970's -- is this due to word processors? Hemingway's terse style is said to have been the result of the advent of the telegraph -- what else changed? Chinese calligraphy scripts evolved from Seal Script through Clerical to Cursive and Drafting (from 1200BCE through the 7th century CE). What changed in the writing technology over this millennium and a half? The title promises so much more than the article delivers.
- dbtc 4y ago
  Some recommendations: Mark Kurlansky's book 'Paper' Marshall McLuhan The Secret History of Writing - BBC Full Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96fuXitEwhk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96fuXitEwhk
  - avindroth 4y ago
    Anything you’d recommend specifically from McLuhan besides Gutenberg Galaxy
    - throw0101c 4y ago
      * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Media https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Media * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Medium_Is_the_Massage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Medium_Is_the_Massage
    - dbtc 4y ago
      Also some of his lectures and conversations are available on your local video sharing platform. He’s a witty speaker.
    - r4ltman 4y ago
      If you actually want to experience McLuhan, and learn how he occurred, look no further, https://youtube.com/watch?v=wgj-s46Mpyc&feature=shares https://youtube.com/watch?v=wgj-s46Mpyc&feature=shares
steelersfan5 4y ago
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29 points by gitgud 4y ago

"Typed by ..., without AI assistance" This is what I probably will seek to see before reading a text in the near future. Would you?

boredemployee 4y ago
I don't mind as long as it is useful and clear.
korroziya 4y ago
Sure but it looks like we're headed the other direction. There was already that HN thread about the AI chatbot used to paraphrase a letter following a university shooting: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34896009 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34896009

CliffStoll 4y ago

The history of technology in writing deserves much more than this trivial gloss. How did writing (and literature) change with the advent of the quill pen? The dip pen? The fountain pen? The ballpoint? Felt-tip pens? Legal briefs and jurisdictional decisions have grown much longer since the 1970's -- is this due to word processors? Hemingway's terse style is said to have been the result of the advent of the telegraph -- what else changed? Chinese calligraphy scripts evolved from Seal Script through Clerical to Cursive and Drafting (from 1200BCE through the 7th century CE). What changed in the writing technology over this millennium and a half? The title promises so much more than the article delivers.

dbtc 4y ago
Some recommendations: Mark Kurlansky's book 'Paper' Marshall McLuhan The Secret History of Writing - BBC Full Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96fuXitEwhk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96fuXitEwhk
- avindroth 4y ago
  Anything you’d recommend specifically from McLuhan besides Gutenberg Galaxy
  - throw0101c 4y ago
    * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Media https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Media * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Medium_Is_the_Massage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Medium_Is_the_Massage
  - dbtc 4y ago
    Also some of his lectures and conversations are available on your local video sharing platform. He’s a witty speaker.
  - r4ltman 4y ago
    If you actually want to experience McLuhan, and learn how he occurred, look no further, https://youtube.com/watch?v=wgj-s46Mpyc&feature=shares https://youtube.com/watch?v=wgj-s46Mpyc&feature=shares

steelersfan5 4y ago

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