Said Svec » future http://www.saidsvec.com Firmware and Software and Hardware, oh my! Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:48:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 “Shaping Things” by Bruce Sterling http://www.saidsvec.com/2010/07/11/shaping-things-by-bruce-sterling/ http://www.saidsvec.com/2010/07/11/shaping-things-by-bruce-sterling/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:12:48 +0000 svec http://www.saidsvec.com/?p=277 I just finished “Shaping Things,” by Bruce Sterling.  It’s a very broad look at the way technology, people, and society have changed – and changed each other – over time.  And since it’s by Bruce Sterling, it’s mostly focused on the possibilities of tomorrow.

My favorite quote:

“Tomorrow composts today.”

Very cool – both the quote, and the book.

Sterling looks at five classes of technosocial relationships:

  • Artifacts / Hunters and Farmers
  • Machines / Customers
  • Products / Consumers
  • Gizmos / End-Users
  • Spimes / Wranglers

Definitely worth a read.

I got it from the library, and I’m going to hang on to it for a little while longer and read it again.  It’s short, but conceptually dense.

Definitely worth a re-read.

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