Articles Tagged with old technology

Notice to Mariners

Published on May 21, 2024May 20, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Software updates

A system of correction and new information long predates digital computers.

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Unfulfilled potential

Published on January 2, 2024December 31, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Not there yet

Have digital photographers yet made full use of the medium?

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Push or pull?

Published on November 21, 2023November 20, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Information flow

How do you know what you need to know?

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The lateen rig

Published on October 24, 2023October 22, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

A misunderstood sail

We consider a number of mistakes connected with a particular piece of old technology.

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People are different

Published on October 17, 2023October 16, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Visual photometry

Human eyes are not the same as electronic detectors.

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The decorative clock

Published on October 3, 2023October 2, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Hands fixed

We ponder our relationship with time, or at least with timekeepers.

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Teaching old things

Published on August 29, 2023August 27, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The uses of the obsolete

Something that’s no longer used can still be illuminating.

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The theoretical piston

Published on August 22, 2023August 20, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

A useful idea

We ask a chicken-and-egg question about a textbook staple.

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Your technological age

Published on August 15, 2023August 14, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Old habits

How much new technology have you absorbed?

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History and the ship

Published on July 18, 2023July 16, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Combining many things

We present another way to teach history.

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