Bush, Vannevar
As We May Think:
The Memex creates a new way of logging our thinking. Looking back at this, I realize that the memex has become reality, through the inventions of tablets, computers, and flash drives, but not quite how Bush thought. I rarely organize my thoughts by creating trails of articles, but I suppose bibliographies at the end of papers create that trail retroactively. However, Bush seemed to think that we would use this desk at the start of our research, reading articles and annotating them with our opinions, and connecting each document to the next. Maybe our browser history does this for us? It shows the websites that we used, in order, and our subsequent searches reveal our thoughts on the matter. I rarely look back at my search history or share it, though. I do sometimes link to relevant articles while creating an outline for essays - I suppose this is similar to Bush's idea, but not quite.





Jefferson, Thomas
The Declaration of Independence
It seems to me that this document as well as our constitution might be outdated. Every day, our laws lag farther behind technological advances, and I don't think the US government can keep up with these changes, and mainta in the checks and balances necessary in the 21st century. The NSA certainly keeps track of our information, under the guise of protecting us, but does this allow us to have any privacy?





So, really, what does need to be the case for things to be otherwise?