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Reading this article of how the radio and telegraphy industry was driven by amatures reminds me very heavily of modern day computer technology. Broadcasting technology was pioneered by amatures; very intelligent people who were able to explore telegraphy to their heart's content thanks to the lack of regulation and relative ease with which they could attain resources to continue their experimentations. Thier lack of organization actually allowed many different people to develop many different patterns of thought and thus led to many different and innovative (as well as useless) designs which shaped broadcasting. This is in sharp contrast to the end of the article which shows that, while teaching people how to assemble a radio in the fastest way, it does not encourage innovation which then does not improve the industry. This is fine for commerical success, but again, it does nothing to improve the product. Also, putting regulations on independent broadcasting stations also hampered creativity and innovation, though it did prevent wild and unchecked implimentatoin of radios, such as individuals who interfered with Navy and Army channels. | Reading this article of how the radio and telegraphy industry was driven by amatures reminds me very heavily of modern day computer technology. Broadcasting technology was pioneered by amatures; very intelligent people who were able to explore telegraphy to their heart's content thanks to the lack of regulation and relative ease with which they could attain resources to continue their experimentations. Thier lack of organization actually allowed many different people to develop many different patterns of thought and thus led to many different and innovative (as well as useless) designs which shaped broadcasting. This is in sharp contrast to the end of the article which shows that, while teaching people how to assemble a radio in the fastest way, it does not encourage innovation which then does not improve the industry. This is fine for commerical success, but again, it does nothing to improve the product. Also, putting regulations on independent broadcasting stations also hampered creativity and innovation, though it did prevent wild and unchecked implimentatoin of radios, such as individuals who interfered with Navy and Army channels. | ||
Getting back to how this relates to modern tech; we have access to ubiquitous technology which can be obtained by just about anyone and provided you are very intelligent and at least know someone who has access to better tech than you do, you can help develop new and innovative pieces of computer software or hardware. This has led to many independent people developing new technologies and programs, as well as file sharing networks, independent repair shops and so on. Of course, the internet being what it is, this is almost impossible to regulate (unlike radio broadcasting, which allowed supervisors to trace a communication to a physical location), though many officials try, leading to misshaps just like those interfering with Naval broadcasting. Hackers lead to things like Wikileaks or identity theft. Though it is because technologically minded people have easy access to poorly-regulated equipment and processes, they are able to drive the industry forward by leaps and bounds every year (especially when hired by companies who see their talent and pull them out of their garages). - Scott | Getting back to how this relates to modern tech; we have access to ubiquitous technology which can be obtained by just about anyone and provided you are very intelligent and at least know someone who has access to better tech than you do, you can help develop new and innovative pieces of computer software or hardware. This has led to many independent people developing new technologies and programs, as well as file sharing networks, independent repair shops and so on. Of course, the internet being what it is, this is almost impossible to regulate (unlike radio broadcasting, which allowed supervisors to trace a communication to a physical location), though many officials try, leading to misshaps just like those interfering with Naval broadcasting. Hackers lead to things like Wikileaks or identity theft. Though it is because technologically minded people have easy access to poorly-regulated equipment and processes, they are able to drive the industry forward by leaps and bounds every year (especially when hired by companies who see their talent and pull them out of their garages). - Scott | ||
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| + | I thought the section of the article entitled “Colonial Radio Saves Wasted Motion” was very interesting. The section described how young girls were trained on assembly lines in the 1930’s. This was an awful and immoral practice – forcing young girls into mind-numbing work on an assembly line, while creating the illusion that they were being trained and were acquiring innovative new skills and practices. No matter how interesting managers may have tried to make the grind and daily tasks of assembly line operations seem, it all comes back to the basic fact that those young girls were forced into the workplace away from any type of education or personal advancement. The article also mentioned how important the philosophy of scientific management was to the assembly lines in which these girls worked, and how important it was that they wasted no energy and became as efficient as possible. Workforce “training” like this was not innovative or positive in any way – it was simply exploitation. ~Kevin Gottschalk | ||
