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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
Tag Archives: Mammals
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New historical insights. Continue reading
Red Squirrels, Cape Breton
Human habituation, anyone? Continue reading
National Treasure #96: Redux
The Cabot Trail visited and revisited. Continue reading
Posted in Another Thing, Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Mammals, Terra Firma, Water
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Wildlife (and Itchy Times)
What? No ticks? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Birds, Mammals, Other Animals, Water
12 Comments
Nets? Schmets!
Things that live in trees, reasonably and not. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Attitudes, Birds, Mammals
6 Comments
Mid-Week Movie #22: Batdog!
Who knew I needed a category for amazing dogs? Continue reading
A Day in the Life
An atypical one-day selection of entirely typical shots. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Faces, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Birds, Desert, Flowers, Mammals, Pareidolia
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Desert Cottontail
Unlike “desert daisy,” which is descriptive but incorrect nomenclature for a brittlebush, “desert cottontail” is the proper name for the thing it seems to be: a bunny with a fluffy white butt. I’m amused by their various strategies for responding … Continue reading
You Dirtier Rat!
Dispatches from the frontlines of the squirrel skirmishes. Continue reading