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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
Category Archives: Nature Videos
Beady Little Eyes
Trigger warning: photo of spider. Continue reading
Roy G Biv
Herewith, my (Canadian) Thanksgiving post. YouTube still has no category for my content, which is a nature-photography/feel-good mash-up, 100% non-denominational, non-partisan, and non-fattening. I can’t imagine why. One thing I learned making this video is that the mnemonic for the … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Nature Videos, Through the Calendar
Tagged Birds, Flowers, Skies
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Shakespeare, Hitchcock, and Me
And the wheel turns. Continue reading
Wasp Wings
Forget wasp waists. Continue reading
Pandemic Pals
It’s not the bells that get to me: it’s the hands. Continue reading
Reluctant Dragons
Tulipa draco minus (Latin) Continue reading
Look at the Bird in *That* Tree
Professional video of amazing birds. Continue reading
Movie #24: The 12 Days of Christmas – 2019
Merry Christmas! Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Music Videos, Nature Videos
Tagged Beaches, Birds, Bridges, Buildings, Christmas, Flowers, Pareidolia, Skies, Trees
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Movie #23: The Birds
What do the birds want? Continue reading