tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722310642266356003.post3019550402167006997..comments2024-01-07T23:21:32.676+01:00Comments on The Axis of Eval: Software is a branch of moviesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722310642266356003.post-29204545095325245572011-08-22T00:54:01.478+02:002011-08-22T00:54:01.478+02:00Nelson likely has a specific variety of software, ...Nelson likely has a specific variety of software, let's call it <em>humane software</em>, in mind. Examples of this would be: operating system UIs, 3D modellers, public conversation software - every software in which humans construct artefacts.<br /><br />His point is that the virtuality of these devices is truly man-made, and not really subject to any innate constraints. As he often points out, "folders and files" don't exist a priori, and are a specific, arbitrary design.Manuel Simonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840673741485280526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722310642266356003.post-61216298812299476822011-08-21T17:52:18.394+02:002011-08-21T17:52:18.394+02:00Thanks for sharing this.
Though, I would say that...Thanks for sharing this.<br /><br />Though, I would say that systems control software is very *real*.dmbarbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12370605342201490009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722310642266356003.post-89000383410010212712011-08-21T17:44:57.559+02:002011-08-21T17:44:57.559+02:00Movie sets are the substantial means by which movi...Movie sets are the substantial means by which movies are enabled (traditionally; let's not tangle this analogy by considering CGI). Because of this substance, constructing movie sets is engineering, and sometimes it's major engineering.<br /><br />Computation is the substantial (though not physical) means by which software is enabled. Because of this substance, constructing computation is engineering, and sometimes it's major engineering.John Shutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041398073010099077noreply@blogger.com