Despite my initial fear of having to read these large articles and be bored to death, I found them rather interesting.  Writing as technology discussed how the production of writing has changed writing over time.  From the time writing consisted of single unit production made completely by hand to the electronic assistance of Microsoft Word today was a large period of development.  Yes, writing always consisted of the cognition of information to write and then the placement of that information into written text, but the overall production of text has changed so drastically from the original methods that it is just incredible.  One thing that has permenantly changed is the way books and other writing productions are presented today.  Before printing presses, handwritten books probably carried more of a personal connection to the reader because every book was uniquely handcrafted by either the author or someone working for the author.  Not to take away from every unique piece of writing ever created, but that uniqueness of hand craftmanship was completely eliminated by the printing press, the typewriter, and the all so popular computer.  Computers however are the most advanced of all, allowing smudged eraser marks, white out, and other ugly remains of mistakes to become none-existent.  The fact that a writer can always hit backspace and completely delete any mistakes in a split second is quite a luxury.

Other discussions in “Writing as Technology” interested me as well.  The fact that script can live far beyond the human life is something I never really think about, but is nonetheless fascinating.  America is technically behind in literacy, but that does not scare me and I feel the cultural meshing of our country will one day put us on top again.  An entire new market of production to support modern technologies of writing is a statement.  So many new items for production produce new jobs that did not exist in previous decades, let alone times altogether.  In the evolution of thought and technology altogether, writing is more advanced and manageable than ever.

As far as the other readings go, computers and the internet make for such immediate and directly desired entertainment.  Past and present forms of entertainment are being smoked by “Youtube” and “ESPN.com” or any other site that provides immediate information a person would have spent more time upon getting if using a TV or other slower method of gathering information.  The internet is the fastest and most direct way of accessing anything.  Any information, within a reasonable sense, is easily accessible on the web, and no other methods of exchanging information can beat the internet at this time.

Tools within computers also have changed filming incredibly.  Even in the 1987 production of “Predator,” the predator itself was self camoflouged and was an obvious creation of computer film modification.  It was awesome, especially for its time.  Between films, videogames, and the world wide web in general, the reality simulated by graphics continues to advance with a seemingly eternal end.  Constant bombshells of success with new graphics, Xbox 360 being a good example, are blowing up the market every year and causing competitors to constantly advance their gameplan. 

To conclude all of this random madness, technology of production as well as refinement has taken over the world.