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<p class="machine">[[THE GOVERNOR]]</p>
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<p class="machine">[[PREFACE]]<br>
<b>The 1800s–</b><em>The Governor</em> in a steam engine carries news of change through the system and adapts to that change (feedback).
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Some people think that the adaptability and flexibility of the governor follows the same principle of adaptability and flexibility that we see in the natural world.
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<p class="machine">[[M. SPECULARIX (The Cybernetic Tortoise)|M. SPECULARIX<br> (The Cybernetic Tortoise)]]</p>
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<p class="machine">[[THE GOVERNOR]]
<b>The late 1940s–</b><em>The Cybernetic Tortoise</em> moves about, responding to light and touch.
<p class="loglines"><b>The 1800s–</b><em>The Governor</em> in a steam engine carries news of change through the system and adapts to that change (feedback).
Does its movement demonstrate behaviour?<br>
Some people think that the adaptability and flexibility of the governor follows the same principle of adaptability and flexibility that we see in the natural world.</p>
Does its behaviour demonstrate thought?<br>
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<p class="machine">[[M. SPECULARIX (The Cybernetic Tortoise)|M. SPECULARIX<br>(The Cybernetic Tortoise)]]
<p class="loglines"><b>The late 1940s–</b><em>The Cybernetic Tortoise</em> moves about, responding to light and touch. Does its movement demonstrate behaviour? Does its behaviour demonstrate thought?</p>
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<p class="machine">[[THE PORTAPAK: SONY VIDEOROVER DV-2400 (1967)|THE PORTAPAK:<br>SONY VIDEOROVER DV-2400 (1967)]]</p>
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<p class="machine">[[THE PORTAPAK: SONY VIDEOROVER DV-2400 (1967)|THE PORTAPAK:<br>SONY VIDEOROVER DV-2400 (1967)]]
<b>The late 1960s-early 1970s–</b><em>The Sony Portapak</em> was a video system used to develop community media.
<p class="loglines"><b>The late 1960s-early 1970s–</b><em>The Sony Portapak</em> was a video system used to develop community media.
Does the interaction between humans and machines represent an ecology?
Does the interaction between humans and machines represent an ecology?</p>
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[[File:PP_silhouette.png|250px|link=THE_PORTAPAK:_SONY_VIDEOROVER_DV-2400_(1967)]]</p>
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<div class="title">The Fabulous Loop de Loop</div>
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<div class="title">(Floop)</div>
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<div class="subtitle"><em>A cybernetic discourse as read through seven feedback machines</em></div>
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<div class="byline">A project in progress by Steve Rushton</div>
<p class="title">The Fabulous<br>Loop de Loop</p>
<p class="subtitle"><em>The cybernetic discourse<br>as read through<br>seven feedback machines</em><br>
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A project by Steve Rushton</p>
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<p class="machine">[[SEER (SEquence Extrapolating Robot)|SEER<br> (SEquence Extrapolating Robot)]]</p>
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<p class="machine">[[SEER (SEquence Extrapolating Robot)|SEER<br>(SEquence Extrapolating Robot)]]
<b>The early 1950s–</b><em>The SEER (SEquence Extrapolating Robot)</em> plays a simple guessing game with humans.
<p class="loglines"><b>The early 1950s–</b><em>The SEER (SEquence Extrapolating Robot)</em> plays a simple guessing game with humans.
Is SEER one of the first “thinking machines”?
Is SEER one of the first “thinking machines”?</p>
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[[File:Mind-reading_machine_silhouette.png|150px|link=SEER_(SEquence_Extrapolating_Robot)]]</p>
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<p class="machine">[[THE HOMEOSTAT]]</p>
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<p class="machine">[[THE HOMEOSTAT]]
<b>The late 1940s–</b><em>The Homeostat</em> explores the degree of self-organization afforded within a complex system.
<p class="loglines"><b>The late 1940s–</b><em>The Homeostat</em> explores the degree of self-organization afforded within a complex system.
If you disturb the homeostat, it will adapt and return to a stable state.
If you disturb the homeostat, it will adapt and return to a stable state. Does the "mind" of this machine extend into its environment?</p>
Does the "mind" of this machine extend into its environment?
[[File:HMST_silhouette.png|250px|link=THE_HOMEOSTAT]]</p>
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<p class="machine">[[THE ELECTROPSYCOMETER (The E-Meter)|THE ELECTROPSYCOMETER<br>(The E-Meter)]]</p>
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<p class="machine">[[THE ELECTROPSYCOMETER (The E-Meter)|THE ELECTROPSYCOMETER<br>(The E-Meter)]]
<b>The early 1950s–</b><em>The E-Meter (Electropsycometer)</em> is used in Scientology auditing sessions.
<p class="loglines"><b>The early 1950s–</b><em>The E-Meter (Electropsycometer)</em> is used in Scientology auditing sessions.
The E-Meter uses feedback to regulate and monitor the actions and re-actions of the user.  
The E-Meter uses feedback to regulate and monitor the actions and re-actions of the user.</p>
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<p class="machine">[[THE STRUCTURAL DIFFERENTIAL (The Anthropometre)|THE STRUCTURAL DIFFERENTIAL<br>(The Anthropometre)]]</p>
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<p class="machine">[[THE STRUCTURAL DIFFERENTIAL (The Anthropometre)|THE STRUCTURAL DIFFERENTIAL<br>(The Anthropometre)]]
<b>1924–</b><em>The Structural Differential</em> is a “plastic diagram” that helps users understand the difference between an object and the word representing that object.
<p class="loglines"><b>1924–</b><em>The Structural Differential</em> is a “plastic diagram” that helps users understand the difference between an object and the word representing that object.</p>
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<p class="machine">THE ANNOTATION<br>(An ongoing annotated bibliography)</p>
<p class="loglines">[[The Annotation]] runs as a parallel text alongside ''The Fabulous Loop de Loop''.
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Latest revision as of 10:49, 31 January 2024

PREFACE

THE GOVERNOR

The 1800s–The Governor in a steam engine carries news of change through the system and adapts to that change (feedback). Some people think that the adaptability and flexibility of the governor follows the same principle of adaptability and flexibility that we see in the natural world.

M. SPECULARIX
(The Cybernetic Tortoise)

The late 1940s–The Cybernetic Tortoise moves about, responding to light and touch. Does its movement demonstrate behaviour? Does its behaviour demonstrate thought?


THE PORTAPAK:
SONY VIDEOROVER DV-2400 (1967)

The late 1960s-early 1970s–The Sony Portapak was a video system used to develop community media. Does the interaction between humans and machines represent an ecology?

The Fabulous Loop de Loop
(Floop)
A cybernetic discourse as read through seven feedback machines
A project in progress by Steve Rushton

SEER
(SEquence Extrapolating Robot)

The early 1950s–The SEER (SEquence Extrapolating Robot) plays a simple guessing game with humans. Is SEER one of the first “thinking machines”?


THE HOMEOSTAT

The late 1940s–The Homeostat explores the degree of self-organization afforded within a complex system. If you disturb the homeostat, it will adapt and return to a stable state. Does the "mind" of this machine extend into its environment?

THE ELECTROPSYCOMETER
(The E-Meter)

The early 1950s–The E-Meter (Electropsycometer) is used in Scientology auditing sessions. The E-Meter uses feedback to regulate and monitor the actions and re-actions of the user.


THE STRUCTURAL DIFFERENTIAL
(The Anthropometre)

1924–The Structural Differential is a “plastic diagram” that helps users understand the difference between an object and the word representing that object.

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