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{{caps|'''[[JC]]'''}} and {{caps|'''Sofware Vendor'''}} ''(in unison)'': Nothing. <br> | {{caps|'''[[JC]]'''}} and {{caps|'''Sofware Vendor'''}} ''(in unison)'': Nothing. <br> | ||
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{{d|Furniture|/ˈfɜːnɪʧə/|n|}} | |||
[[Technology]] that, you know, does what it is meant to, effortlessly and without breaking, stopping or unexpectedly ruining other parts of your life, with such applomb that you forget it is technology at all. Part of the two part paradox: ''good'' technology is — ''not technology''. | |||
===The Invisible present=== | |||
{{Author|Stewart Brand}} has a great expression for the kind of technology that is so good, so effective, that you don’t really think of it as technology: the “invisible present”. | {{Author|Stewart Brand}} has a great expression for the kind of technology that is so good, so effective, that you don’t really think of it as technology: the “invisible present”. | ||