Comments on: All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/27/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/ The Official Weblog of The Long Now Foundation and Friends Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:13:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Peter Garin http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/27/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/#comment-3294 Peter Garin Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:10:33 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/27/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/#comment-3294 This piece of poetry came out in 1967 and quite obviously anyone can look it up on the Internet. We "locals", (from Northern California) worshiped Richard Brautigan, at least if you were young and in North Beach, or the Haight-Ashbury... The poem itself spoke of wonderment and eagerness. The hope of possible things to come.... At the time, I doubt Richard had actually seen a computer, (other than photos), because at the time, they were immobile, and still took up entire rooms, or at least large dedicated areas. Richard wasn't a programmer, he had his own personal "code".... Alas, poor Richard shot himself at Stinson Beach late one night. A suicide.... As for computers... I cut and pasted the poem to "Word".... "it" promptly wanted to "correct" it....(the poem...). This piece of poetry came out in 1967 and quite obviously anyone can look it up on the Internet. We “locals”, (from Northern California) worshiped Richard Brautigan, at least if you were young and in North Beach, or the Haight-Ashbury… The poem itself spoke of wonderment and eagerness. The hope of possible things to come….

At the time, I doubt Richard had actually seen a computer, (other than photos), because at the time, they were immobile, and still took up entire rooms, or at least large dedicated areas.

Richard wasn’t a programmer, he had his own personal “code”….

Alas, poor Richard shot himself at Stinson Beach late one night. A suicide….

As for computers… I cut and pasted the poem to “Word”…. “it” promptly wanted to “correct” it….(the poem…).

]]> By: Danny Hillis http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/27/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/#comment-3140 Danny Hillis Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:56:38 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/27/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/#comment-3140 Actually, I think this Brautigan poem was in The Pill vs. the Springfield Mine Disaster, and in an earlier collection named after the poem. Actually, I think this Brautigan poem was in The Pill vs. the Springfield Mine Disaster, and in an earlier collection named after the poem.

]]> By: Stewart Brand http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/27/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/#comment-2681 Stewart Brand Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:24:16 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/27/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/#comment-2681 Naw, the poet was Richard Brautigan, a full-on flower-generation poet, who penned the best poetry book of that era, TROUTFISHING IN AMERICA. I featured the book and the machines-of-loving-grace poem in the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG. Richard could not code. I'm not sure he knew any computers personally. Naw, the poet was Richard Brautigan, a full-on flower-generation poet, who penned the best poetry book of that era, TROUTFISHING IN AMERICA. I featured the book and the machines-of-loving-grace poem in the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG.

Richard could not code. I’m not sure he knew any computers personally.

]]> By: Daniel O'Donnell http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/27/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/#comment-2678 Daniel O'Donnell Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:28:54 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/27/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/#comment-2678 I attended both days and all sessions of the Singularity Summit and my thought at the time was that Saffo's talk was the most striking, mainly because of its contrast but also because of its reminder to the tech types to include thoughts and ideas of others - particularly the writers and artists - since we all have a stake in the game. I attended both days and all sessions of the Singularity Summit and my thought at the time was that Saffo’s talk was the most striking, mainly because of its contrast but also because of its reminder to the tech types to include thoughts and ideas of others - particularly the writers and artists - since we all have a stake in the game.

]]> By: Zeke Templin http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/27/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/#comment-2674 Zeke Templin Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:49:26 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/27/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/#comment-2674 I've always been a fan of Brautigan's work. There is something about his direct, simple style that I really dig. Thanks for posting this. I’ve always been a fan of Brautigan’s work. There is something about his direct, simple style that I really dig. Thanks for posting this.

]]> By: All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace by Richard Brautigan — humemes http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/27/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/#comment-2673 All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace by Richard Brautigan — humemes Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:45:17 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2007/09/27/all-watched-over-by-machines-of-loving-grace/#comment-2673 [...] Just noticed this over at The Long Now Foundation’s blog: [...] […] Just noticed this over at The Long Now Foundation’s blog: […]

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