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Quote of the Week
In the 18th century, the Industrial Revolution was one of several revolutions that overturned society. Mechanical creatures intruded into farms and homes, but still this invasion had no name. Finally, in 1802, Johann Beckmann, an economics professor at Gottingen University gave this ascending force its name [technology] . . . He hoped his outline [a textbook titled Guide to Technology] would become the first course in the subject. It did that and more. It also gave a name to what we do. Once named, we could now see it. Having seen it, we wondered how anyone could not have seen it.
Source: Kevin Kelly, What Technology Wants
Posted: 2025 Oct 18Or check out this TEDxSF by Kelly.
Music of the Week
Author Archives: Isabel Gibson
Things Not Seen
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Skies, Weather
14 Comments
The Gamut Gambit
Dagnabbed sound-alikes. Who planned this language? Continue reading
Yes, Virginia
Well, whaddya know? More than I do, thank goodness. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Conversations, Miscellany, Technology
12 Comments
Then and Now
More car-window reflections! Back by popular demand. Continue reading
Vow Wulls
Like Topsy, the language she just growed. Continue reading
Not Fall, Not Winter, Not Nice
Who planned these transitions? No, not the political ones: the seasonal ones. Continue reading
Interjections, Abbreviations, Cautions
‘Tis the season. (Not that one, not quite, but a necessary precursor.) Continue reading
Once or Twice
We may not be in Kansas anymore, but we could still be in Chicago. Or on Mars. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly, Through Space, Through the Calendar
Tagged Attitudes, Science
9 Comments
No Expectations
Your annual fall update. Continue reading