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12 December 2009
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5369 Final Exam & Wordle

Another class is DONE. Woo Hoo. Three down, one more class to go.
This is the final exam for 5369. For it, we were to select one article from several presented and apply the theories of technology (and their philosophers) to the article.
I selected the article “Cormac McCarthy’s Typewriter Brings $254,500 …

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30 October 2009
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Johnson ~ User-Centered Technology ~ Preface and Chapters 1 & 2

I dig Johnson. For many reasons, but specifically because he writes in a way that is easy for me to understand for…and because he’s so audience-centered in his approach.
In the preface of Johnson’s work, we get a brief overview of other fields’ contributions to the question Johnson initially poses: What …

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16 October 2009
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Chapter 55 ~ "Democratic Rationalization: Technology, Power, and Freedom" by Andrew Feenberg

Chapter 55 ~ “Democratic Rationalization: Technology, Power, and Freedom” by Andrew Feenberg (revised – 1992)
Reading chapter 55 was like reading a Who’s Who in the Philosophy of Technology. Many guest stars, to include Ellul, Heidegger, Marcuse, even hackers, make an appearance in this piece; I will say that it feels appropriate to …

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