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Humans have become extremely connected with their technology. The matrix image of the “raining code” shows the relationship of humans and computers. Both Ted Nelson and Vannevar Bush’s articles discuss how technology will come into play in our everyday lives. Ted Nelson discusses how people will be able to access different forms of information and expression through different mediums (Literary Machines). These mediums include books, web, videos, and digital photos just to name a few. Information has become extremely accessible to everyone that owns technology. When you turn your TV you receive information, and when you turn your computer on you can search the web for information you are seeking. Vannevar Bush actually describes a machine that is similar to the modern day computers and tablets. “A “memex” is a device in which an individual stores all his books, records and communications, and which is mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility.” (As We May Think). We use computers today for all of these things. We use them to read, to record data or write papers, we use them as a means to communicate with the rest of the world through blogs or Facebook and our computers do all of these things with amazing speed. Our modern technology has also become very interactive. With ipads and other various tablets we touch the screen to type, to play a game or to draw an image. The memex was in a way interactive as well. “There is a keyboard and sets of buttons and levers.” (As We May Think). To operate the memex you would have to type in codes and pull levers in today’s tablets you just have to push buttons or speak into the machine to search for what you need but it is none the less interactive.