Another interesting look at being a Luddite (or thinking you are): At trials in York, 17 Luddites were hanged and another 25 transported to Australia, while in ... But both historians agree that today's use of "Luddite" is wrong.1 Reference:
Category: Technology and Modernity
Essays examining how modern technologies shape society, culture, and human behavior.
How to tame terra nullius
From Slashdot: Wind Turbine Extracts Water From Air: An anonymous reader writes "Getting access to enough water to drink in a desert environment is a pretty tough proposition, but Eole Water may have solved the problem. It has created a wind turbine that can extract up to 1,000 liters of water per day from the … Continue reading How to tame terra nullius
When Companies Become Countries
Being a geek, I really enjoy reading Scott Adams's Dilbert Blog1 almost as much as I enjoy the comic strip. The post below piqued my interest: When Companies Become Countries: I wonder when the first multinational company will form its own country to avoid wars, government red tape, and corporate taxes. It feels inevitable. I assume it will … Continue reading When Companies Become Countries
Photos: Wernher von Braun, Space Pioneer Rememembered
Given my home base, and what Dr. von Braun accomplished in his life, I just thought I'd share.Photos: Wernher von Braun, Space Pioneer Rememembered: Happy 100th birthday, Wernher von Braun!
GPS Hate! Part Deux
In continuance (see this post for the last rant) of my diatribe on the over-reliance on tech, I saw the following article in The Scottsman: Scots the most misled by satnavs:Misleading satnavs have caused more than £200 million worth of damage to cars in the past 12 months with Scots the most misled by their … Continue reading GPS Hate! Part Deux
Another reason why paper maps are superior to GPS
Over the past several years I have developed some fairly strong anachronistic views on the overuse of technology, with GPSes being one in particular. Given, I own hiking and auto GPSes, I find them no substitute for actual navigational and geo-positional savvy (i.e. knowing where you are, where you want to go, and how to … Continue reading Another reason why paper maps are superior to GPS
Why you can’t travel like a road warrior and shave like your grampa
I do a fair amount of travel, and for several years now I have shaved with a safety razor. There are numerous benefits to this: it breaks the shaving consumerism trap, there's something nostalgic about it (my razor is at least 80 years old...), you generate much less waste, and you save a bucketload of … Continue reading Why you can’t travel like a road warrior and shave like your grampa
