Post #2

One of the main points I took away from the first couple chapters was the three different "orders of order." While the first order simply organizing things by putting them in their physical location (books on shelves, etc.), the second order uses more a catalog-based system in which a directory points to the thing, which is grouped in ways such as alphabetizing by subject. The third order represents the web and its storage of information. Just as the title implies, everything is miscellaneous and therefore a specific things need to be able to be found based on not just one form of criteria but on an infinite number of categories which define it. For example, a book about basketball in 1983 could be found by looking up the sport itself, the year in discussion, or even simply books, since it fits all of those criteria.

Music is one area where I like to have a set form of organization. I create playlists such as "New songs" or "Old favorites" which are made up of a variety of genres, artists and tracks. This organization works better for me than having to search by the specific artists or some other criteria since my music selection doesn't necessarily fit into those categories, rather generalizing with the title of "Old favorites" allows for the widest possible description of the music in that playlist. I believe that digitized music fits into the mold of the third order of orders because there are so many different ways in which people can find one specific track, making the first two orders seem almost obsolete at least in this example.