Posts Tagged ‘technology’

The World Will Not Be Saved by the Internet

“The world will not be saved by the Internet.” Dean Kamen, technologist
Let us pray my brothers and sisters

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“It will be saved by the human spirit.” (Sherwin Nuland, segwaying off Dean Kamen’s comment at TED)

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The machine itself makes no demands and holds out [...]

Nu Tek vs Old Tek

The power went out right after lunch as often happens during the tropical October months, silencing the much-needed air conditioners. It was a pleasant 85 degrees outside. But in my classroom, without the A/C’s expensive fight, it quickly reached the upper nineties. You see, the building I was in, only six years old, was designed [...]

Brute-Force Hammer Time

There’s a new GPS-enabled device out there called the SkyCaddie. It provides ‘critical distance information’ for the caddyless player. No longer will you need to rely on your ability to judge distance. It will do it for you. Like to play Scrabble but hate losing (or thinking)? Then you can always try the Scrabble Word [...]