Response to 1/22 Articles

I thought that these articles offered a good point of view, especially for us since we use the Internet and are more computer-literate. I have always felt that technology was so advanced, and have wondered what other technological findings will occur later in my life. Reading these articles, especially "As We May Think," by Bush, I see that although technology is in a different place than it was just ten years ago, it is still in an early stage of development. What the Internet is today offers a view of the relationship between human thinking and our knowledge. I liked to think of the Internet as an actual "record" for people. So far, for me it has served as a convenience but reading this article shows how future generations will find it very useful. It was interesting when he used the example of an idea dying down simply because the process of getting the material to read to people was slow. It was basically stated that not much can happen to an idea if it doesn't reach people that can understand the idea and take it further. Although records can be useful, they are difficult to consult if they are bulky and inaccessible. Because we have so much information to look through because of the web, people have to go through a selection process, which because of our nature works through association. Older people who aren't very comfortable with computers and technology probably feel that times are very advanced, but Bush offers a new perspective that shows that its still an "embryo".
The timeline was interesting because you can see that its so recent and short that it is given to us in months. Now, if we were to look at a timeline of human development for example, it would be given in years and perhaps in decades. These advances are so recent, the developments are listed per month.
The last article actually listed some of the goals for what would become of the web. I feel like it makes its readers think and analyze the web today to see if they have been achieved. Without reading this article I think I would have felt that the web was to communicate, and feel that it does a good job at that, but this article shows that there have been some distractions to what the original purpose was. Its funny that one of the goals was to prevent misunderstandings between people because I feel that the web now is so subjective that direct communication really cant be done. I like the image and idea of the web being a tool where people can work together based on ideas people come up with on their own.