mccullough and weiner

notes; machine communicate with people comunicaat with the environment- thermostate/communiation/ technlogy help human/ human workers eqaul degradtion/

The text is about the communication between people and machine, machine and nature and machine with machines.   He believes that it is wrong for a person to be forced to work beyond his capability and to be used. Machines is somethign that can aid the human society, though he do sate taht this could cause laziness. The idea of manipulating machines instead of human is easier to bare than human using humans. Instead of putting humans in jobs that limits their mental training, he suggest that we replace these jobs with machines. They are loyal and effective for the positions. machines and humans are not so far apart in the aspect of gathering and retaining information.

is he saying that mass production is a form of craft? and is craft?
Can society function if humans are replaced in the work field?

Nortbert Weiner is a math professor at MIT and a engineer. He studied in  stochastic and noise processes. He is also known as teh originator of cybermetics, which deals with the regulartory system. He also won several awards for his engineering work.

notes; believe digital advancement allows little bsines to compet against large corporations/ "as part of developing more engaging technology, look at craft as well as developing a more receptive atitude towards new opportunities rasised by technologies/ craft in traditional is similar to computers in a way that they both uses their hand though in different ways/ technology means skill and technique, both share this aspect/ / craft is the application of personal knowledge and giving form/


Malcolm Mccullough is a associate professor of architecture at Taubman. He teaches architecture and media arts, and is also an author and lecturer.

The text discusses the idea of growing technology and how craft have been changed due to this growth and hwo it had not changed. In the past he stated that he word "craft" was used as a noun mainly, but now the word has been transform to a a verb. Craft was about the applications of personal knowledge and giving form, nowadays its about "using ones hand" to create concepts and digital works. People understanding is that with technology software, computers cannot be considered craft, becauase you can't actually feel your wor, and your hand usage is limited.

But, Mccullough believes the opposite. He believe that even in technology you are crafting with your hands, though it is a different movement and different controls, you are still crating with your hands. The work technology is translated to technique, in within this concept, craft also requires a technquie. So in comparison, the old craft and the new digital craft are similar. They both posses the idea of usign one's hand, knowledge and tools functions. He also believe that just because the technique and style of the two are different they both uses the hand and the mind, looking at the hand and the screen, and the mouse and the needle or craft material, At the end he believes that technology is a way for small companies to compete with larger companies. 

Anything you do with your hand is consider craft?
By weaving and making a picture of weaving, there will be different technique and knowledge, are they consider the same?