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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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Tag Archives: Beaches
Bartolome Island, Galapagos
This is what you see if you climb 400 or so steps in the blazing heat and humidity. So worth it. There is no better way to kick off this new category–Through My Eyes–than with this view that is one … Continue reading
White Socks & The First Thing
I didn’t mean to end up on the nude beach on my daily walk. Honest. White socks are the first thing I see. OK, maybe not the first thing. After an extended desert sojourn, I am visiting a place … Continue reading
Gift From the Sea
Searching for agates on beaches – what better way to spend an October morning? Whirling to lock the door, running late as usual, I fumble impatiently for keys in their assigned purse compartment: nothing. A frantic tour of unauthorized … Continue reading