The article “A Logic
Named Joe” we learn that this author had a very open mind about the possibilities
of the future. On most accounts in his article they prove to be true or close
to true. He predicted that the logic's, would be able to provide visual phone.
He said that you could search the weather and sports. Which is things we can do
today and from any location. We are able to take that technology anywhere. Luckily
for the main character the logic's had to run in the home.
The only things I think that are little off, is that he
thought that all of the information would be stored in buildings with all the
facts. How else would you describe the search engines we have now to someone in
the 1940’s. It is also interesting that he thought if you could control it how
useful it would be. But we basically have. Anything you want to know you can
always look it up on Google, or watch a video on YouTube and learn how to do
just about anything.
It would be crazy what would happen to the world if all
that kind of information was released in today’s world on how to rob banks and
every persons information was public information. I wonder how long the world
would really last. If at the touch of the button you could find how to commit
any crime you wanted and had a full proof plan that every move had to
calculated to perfection and there was no way of you getting caught.
We see why it is important to limit what people have
access to on the web. If people could just search how to murder people and get
away with it we have a big problem. The other problem is the part when the
author says that the logic is controlling everything. There is no way of know
what information is going out to any person who asks for it. There is no filter
and no accountability for what anyone was asking for.
The articles shows a very good use of the networking
though. The ability for one logic to send information to the other or even in
controlling what goes to one logic from another logic. I know that today there
are software programs where you can give the presentation on the computer in
front of people and show them how to do things from another computer.
Isn’t it amazing how quickly everything gets thrown in
chaos when all the people had the ability to get information on their neighbors?
The sad thing is I think that’s how it would really happen. People would be so
worried about everyone finding out there personal information that they would
be paranoid enough to go and dig into neighbors info. What does that say about
us as a society? We aren’t ready for all of that information to be common
knowledge.
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