I love the back to basics definition of technology that Ursula describes. Literally anything around you can be considered technology. Such as a book to a electric toothbrush. Not everything needs to be as complex as people make it.
I really enjoyed this reading, especially looking back on it now that I have more experience with web design. A website can be anything you want it to be. If I had to describe the websites I have made so far,I would say mine are like windows. Sometimes letting people see into my world, but at the right angle, being able to my own reflection.
Reading on how websites in the 90s were more personal and creative was exciting as a majority of art inspiration comes from the 90s and 2000s. The ability to customize like social websites like myspace is a feature I believe we should bring back to a lot of websites instead of corporate and bland sites.
I loved the combination of drawings with text for this reading.Kinda going back to the reading, A Rant on Technology, not only are the things around us can be considered technology, ourselves as well are like computers.
Well my reaction is not much about the reading but more about how long it took to read as the site was made to be like notifications. I never realized how much smaller my attention span has gotten and how much I don't like constant notifications. I even have have notifications off for most of my social apps just because I find them annoying.
It was surprising to say the least how even back in the 70's, there were people to predicted our present day troubles of the lack of resources on Earth.
I feel that this reading can also call back to the past reading, A Handmade Web. Websites in the past would be very distinct from each other as a way to let you know what type of vibes a person or company wanted to give off. They would feel very welcoming. Nowadays, major companies tend to have a straight to point and unwelcoming atmosphere sites.