The city as a computer - an introduction to the idea
July 8 2012, 7:44 AM
I am going to sketch some notes here on the idea of the city as a computer.
Essentially, the idea is that with digital technology, the city is becoming
more of a digital computer. Not only that, but before that, it was an
analog computing device, like a sundial or an abacus. As an analog
computer, it was limited. With digital technology, it is capable of
providing us with much more. We will use the city the way we use any other
computing device, be it a mainframe, a smartphone, or a tablet. More in a bit
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Essentially, the idea is that with digital technology, the city is becoming
more of a digital computer. Not only that, but before that, it was an
analog computing device, like a sundial or an abacus. As an analog
computer, it was limited. With digital technology, it is capable of
providing us with much more. We will use the city the way we use any other
computing device, be it a mainframe, a smartphone, or a tablet. More in a bit
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Sent from my BlackBerry Handheld.