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| Moore's Law: Moore's Law is an empirical observation that states that the complexity of integrated circuits (ICs) doubles every 18 months. The law was first formulated in 1965 by Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Kevin Kelly on Moore’s Law - Dictionary of Arguments
Kelly I 1293 Moore's Law/Kelly: 500 years ago, Moore's law did not apply (that the performance of technologies doubles in 18 months while the price is halved): for example, a hammer did not become easier to handle over the decades, for example, the strength of iron did not improve. >Laws, >Natural laws. Morozov I 218 Moore's Law/Kelly/Morozov: Kelly Thesis: The curve behind Moore's Law is a way in which the Technium (the technology) speaks to us.(1) Meanwhile/Kelly/Morozov: The idea that Moore's law resembles a natural law is widespread in Silicon Valley - it is one of Ray Kurzweil's original myths - and has long spread beyond the technology industry, often called upon to justify an action. IlkkaTuomi/Morozov: Ilkka Tuomi conducted an extensive empirical study on industry growth rates and echoes in the media - Tuomi thesis: Actually, there is no such law. Most of the discussions about Moore's Law are historically inaccurate and go far beyond the available data. (2) Tuomi: sociologically fascinating is how myths are created in modern society and how quickly they find their way into scientific literature, industrialist speeches and governmental announcements all over the world.(3) >MorozovVsKelly. 1. K. Kelly, What Technology Wants, p. 170. 2. Law: Ilkka Tuomi, “The Lives and Death of Moore’s Law,” First Monday 7, no. 11 (2002), http:// firstmonday.org/ htbin/ cgiwrap/ bin/ ojs/ index.php/ fm/ article/ view/ 1000/ 921. 3. ibid._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Kelly I Kevin Kelly What Technology Wants New York 2011 Morozov I Evgeny Morozov To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism New York 2014 |
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