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The Human Behind the Machine

Humans have been able to dominate this planet because of our ability to create and use advanced tools. The smartphone is no different.

The ability of technology to enhance our capability dramatically increases our productivity. Right now I am forced to write this blog using my phone. Last month, my primary computer died, and I have been at a loss on how to effectively get my thoughts out of my head and onto a blog. I am able to draft this post in Google Docs and use Google Voice to text feature to get the majority of the text on the page. Then as I read through, I can make simple edits using the keyboard.

My typing skills are very adequate at 55 words per minute, but I can speak at 150 words per minute. As long as I can focus my thoughts on what I want to say, voice to text is 3 times more efficient on getting words on paper. The majority of the work to ensure a quality blog has always been in the editing process anyways. The unification of the voice to text and using Google Docs for formatting and word count is a perfect combination. This technology also helps with managing our digital presents in social media.

I used my phone to set up a Facebook page for this blog. It was relatively easy and I was able to quickly link this blog to the page and incorporate the associated Facebook group. And in that particular Facebook page, I have been able to micro-blog everyday on my way home from work. Again optimising the voice to text feature. This allows me to create content in a consistent manner with regular frequency.

In the not so distant future, the integration of the human and machine will allow us to do things never before imagined. But like all tools of mankind it is still the responsibility of the human wielding it to create and not destroy.

-Stay Savage. Be Human.

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