Technology changes how authors write, but the big impact isn't on their style
- Written by Matthew Kirschenbaum, Professor of English, University of Maryland
A Malling-Hansen Writing Ball, similar to the one Nietzsche used.Peter Mitterhofer, CC BY-SA
“Our writing instruments are also working on our thoughts.” Nietzsche wrote, or more precisely typed, this sentence on a Malling-Hansen Writing Ball, a wondrous strange contraption that looks a little like a koosh ball cast in brass and studded...
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