The history of writing tech

[gitgud]

https://blog.benwinding.com/the-history-of-writing-tech/

[CliffStoll]

  The history of technology in writing deserves much more than this trivial gloss.

  How did writing (and literature) change with the advent of the quill pen? The dip pen? The fountain pen? The ballpoint? Felt-tip pens?  

 Legal briefs and jurisdictional decisions have grown much longer since the 1970's -- is this due to word processors? 

 Hemingway's terse style is said to have been the result of the advent of the telegraph -- what else changed?

  Chinese calligraphy scripts evolved from Seal Script through Clerical to Cursive and Drafting (from 1200BCE through the 7th century CE).  What changed in the writing technology over this millennium and a half?  

  The title promises so much more than the article delivers.

[dbtc → CliffStoll]

Some recommendations:

Mark Kurlansky's book 'Paper'

Marshall McLuhan

The Secret History of Writing - BBC Full Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96fuXitEwhk

[avindroth → dbtc]

Anything you’d recommend specifically from McLuhan besides Gutenberg Galaxy

[throw0101c → avindroth]

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Media

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Medium_Is_the_Massage

[r4ltman → avindroth]

If you actually want to experience McLuhan, and learn how he occurred, look no further, https://youtube.com/watch?v=wgj-s46Mpyc&feature=shares

[dbtc → avindroth]

Also some of his lectures and conversations are available on your local video sharing platform. He’s a witty speaker.

[zx8080]

"Typed by ..., without AI assistance"

This is what I probably will seek to see before reading a text in the near future. Would you?

[korroziya → zx8080]

Sure but it looks like we're headed the other direction. There was already that HN thread about the AI chatbot used to paraphrase a letter following a university shooting: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34896009

[boredemployee → zx8080]

I don't mind as long as it is useful and clear.