Prologue, Chpt 1, Chpt 2 Post

Prologue-
1. In my opinion I think that the prologue is mainly about the difference between physical space and objects and the virtual realm of spaces and objects. Mainly discussing the limitations of both the objects and spaces as well as the advantages and disadvantages of both.
2. -“If I come in with a shopping list of 15 items, then the other 7,185 items are not only irrelevant but hide what I’m looking for.”
-“physical objects can only be in one spot at one time.”
3. My real world connection to this is how I hate going into stores looking for only one thing and having to look through the majority of the store to find it. Best Buy is a very good example, I usually just need one thing when I go in and since they change there displays often, it makes it difficult to find that one item.

Chapter 1
1. Chapter 1 is basically about how customers browse in not only physical stores but more importantly in today’s society how we browse online stores and programs. The way we browse has drastically changed since the Web has taken off and will continue to do so as new technologies come out.
2. –“Before the Web, the word browsing was a polite way of telling a salesperson to buzz off.”
-“ As soon as music went digital, we learned that the natural unit of music is the track.”
3. I completely agree with many of the main points of this chapter mainly for the fact of how I browse in the different store fronts, whether it be online or physical. I would much rather prefer to browse in a physical store these days just to avoid a salesperson and I think that is why I prefer online shopping for most of the things I purchase.

Chapter 2
1. Chapter 2 talks a lot about the use of alphabetization in today’s world and how the need for a universal alphabet is a must. Since the online world is going global there needs to be a universal standard for how things are alphabetized as well as how things are translated to different parts of the world.
2. –“go global, having inconsistent alphabets seems to make as much sense as having inconsistent calendars.”
-“Space, time, and atoms conspire to make it hard to alphabetize information that is not yet complete.”
3. I often shop online and come across the problem of alphabetization and translation very often. Since the web has gone global and many of the marketplaces out there are overseas, it makes it difficult to understand exactly what is being described and even what exactly you are buying just for the fact that there is no universal method of alphabetization or translation.