HIST 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: John Perry Barlow, Norbert Wiener, As We May Think
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Key terms: apranet, information science, digital revolution, apple. Case studies: occupation of ucsb"s north hall, 1984 ad, conflict minerals from drc. John perry barlow declaration of independence of cyberspace 1996. Racist and oppressive: is is the material rep of the mechanical brain that formulates the strategic violence of american empire. Open and liberation: is enables an automated and fundamentally open future with fewer artificial limits on intellect and communication. Karl marx on capitalism and information: one may take advantage of another. Computers used in banks, commercial info catalog. Raw computer power increases, what to do about information overload. 1945 memex: desk of microphones, can comment/move/link information, Question of how we work together with machines to process info. Computer as the mind vs. mind as a computer. Cold war, process information to figure out next steps. The us is very large and continues to expand how do we keep track of and share info.
