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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.
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Category Archives: Through Space
Yikes
What we expect versus what we get. Continue reading
Belfast Before Break of Day
A pre-dawn stroll turns up a few surprises. Continue reading
How to Play a Violin
How hard can it be? Continue reading
Icebergs, Jokulsarlon
Buses, beaches, and bergs. A blessed day. Continue reading
Aberdeen as Found
A photographic report on a foggy stopover in Aberdeen, Scotland. Continue reading
Our Northern Neighbour
A new look at an old neighbour/neighbor. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Photos of Landscapes, Through Space
Tagged Buildings, Geography, Travel
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What Price Sublime?
What was Thomas Jefferson thinking? Continue reading
Posted in Feeling Clearly, Photos of Landscapes, Through History, Through Space
Tagged Attitudes, Bridges, History, Terra Firma
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A Bit of the Green
Three signs celebrating different ways in different places. Continue reading
Corn and Crickets
The exotic, close at hand. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Laughing Frequently, Through Space
Tagged Conversations, Travel
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