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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: Food & Drink
Free-range, low pulp, and added fluoride, please
Fresh or from concentrate? No pulp? Regular pulp? Extra pulp? Added calcium? Super-duper added calcium? Arggh. Continue reading
Sharing Size
Stay alert. The marketeers are loose again. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Business, Culture, Food & Drink
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It’s Not Easy Being
Back to basics, I fear. Where’s that lemon juicer? Continue reading
Redux: Daphne
Synchronicity strikes again. Continue reading
Redux: Green Tomatoes
I expect you’ve been waiting anxiously for news of the green tomatoes rescued from the squirrels. Did they ripen in the brown paper bag, offering themselves up for a bacon-and-tomato sandwich? Did they remain resolutely green and firm, offering themselves … Continue reading
The Lower 46
Maybe a purchase is in order, strictly in the interests of science of course. Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Food & Drink, Signs
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The Turnip Tenet
Better thinking through vegetables. Continue reading
Back to Normal
What does post-COVID normal look like? Continue reading
Lies, Damned Lies, and Advertising
At least there are no statistics involved. Continue reading