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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
Sunflowers, Ottawa
Pick your own flower. Or photograph. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Flowers, Reflections
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Hip Face
The true benefits of physio. Continue reading
Cucumbers and Baguettes
A breakthrough in grocery-store management. Truly. Continue reading
Not Yet
I hear rain running down the downspout: a wonderful sound in a parched land. Continue reading
All in This Together
Birds and bees and flowers and trees. Well, two outta four. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Community, Insects, Trees
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No-splash Zone
What are we doing here, anyway? Continue reading
Lilies and Bees
Photos from out-&-about. Continue reading
Readier for
One in a series on being ready to respond effectively in an emergency. Continue reading
Which Way is Up?
The playfulization of museum displays. Continue reading