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EAN : 9782355222238
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 208
Size : 140 x 205 mm
À Paraître
In praise of the bug

Collection : ZONES
Release date : 07/05/2024
In this thought-provoking text, philosopher Marcello Vitali-Rosati diverges from the world view of "practicality and functionality" in which the GAFAM tech giants have ensnared us. Instead, he prompts us to consider perspectives that challenge their polished rhetoric of immateriality, simplicity, intuitiveness, and seamless functionality.
 
In 1947, there was an incident involving...
In this thought-provoking text, philosopher Marcello Vitali-Rosati diverges from the world view of "practicality and functionality" in which the GAFAM tech giants have ensnared us. Instead, he prompts us to consider perspectives that challenge their polished rhetoric of immateriality, simplicity, intuitiveness, and seamless functionality.
 
In 1947, there was an incident involving the Harvard Mark II, a large computer, which appeared to be malfunctioning. Technicians found a moth trapped in its circuits. While the word "bug" typically refers to an insect, it also means IT glitch or issue. By disrupting the machine it inhabits, the bug prompts us to open the proverbial black box.
This book invites readers to do just that. Rather than being lured by enticing rhetoric promising to free us from mundane tasks but which ends up enslaving us to a select few platforms, this book encourages us to cultivate a critical understanding of technologies so we can free ourselves from this grip.
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EAN : 9782355222238
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 208
Size : 140 x 205 mm
La Découverte