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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.
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Tag Archives: Beaches
Beach, Galapagos
One of those enticing views they put in the brochures. Funny, they forget to mention the gatekeepers. Continue reading
Rocky Beaches, New Zealand and Newfoundland
Three shots of rocky beaches in two places starting with “N.” Continue reading
Driftwood, Bull Island SC
Shots from a 2011 trip to Bull Island, where I am again this weekend. Continue reading
Wooden Structure, Kitty Hawk NC
Wooden structure (subcategory: odd), for this week’s theme of “built stuff related to the ocean.” Continue reading
Sunset, Biloxi MS
A final look at a day on this final day of the year. Continue reading
Coast, Newfoundland
Like a new mental point of view, a different visual perspective can be worth the strain on the knees. Continue reading
Rangitoto Island, New Zealand
Revisiting two photos of a volcanic island in dramatically different light, but with similar issues with respect to alignment. Continue reading
Coast at Cape Flattery
Musing about the serendipitous nature of photography (and travel). Illustrated by a photo of a wooden railing around a viewpoint at Cape Flattery WA. Continue reading
Beach at St. Andrews
Musing on the challenge of seeing places anew when so many are so familiar to me from TV, movies, and online images. Continue reading