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Podcast: Hunger from MonkeyBicycyle 8

By on May 21, 2011 in Links, Self Promo

Matt Briggs podcastThe latest podcast comes from Matt Briggs, whose story, “Hunger,” tells the story of a man whose dishwashing routine becomes more and more difficult as his fingers start to disappear, thanks to his girlfriend. It’s a surreal and beautiful story that we hope you check out.

Listen to the podcast here

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Text Engines and the Future of Writing

By on May 8, 2011 in Lit Notes, Self Promo

I posted my design and speculation about how a “future” word processor will change composition at the PLUMB Blog.

The simple word processor remains a relic in our operating systems. Microsoft Word has bolted some concessions to the wired world into it — you can right-click and look up a word in Wikipedia — but the essential metaphor, a sheet of paper, harkens back to typewriters, correction tape, and postage stamps.

The old word processor should be thrown out. Do not even consider it. We don’t read on paper and haven’t been using it write for nearly a generation. What would the new word processor be like? And how might this new word processor change our conception of composition?

Click here for the entire thing.

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