Articles Tagged with social effects of technology

Old methods

Published on February 11, 2025February 10, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

It’s getting harder

Some long-established habits are getting difficult to maintain.

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Handwriting

Published on February 4, 2025February 2, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Legibility

The old-fashioned art still has some use.

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The meeting (II)

Published on January 28, 2025January 27, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Software and soft skills

Our astronomer adds some comments on the meeting he attended this month.

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Specialization

Published on January 7, 2025January 5, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Comparative advantage

How much should you be able to do, and how well?

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Christmas cards

Published on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Staying in touch

How many people do you actually see regularly?

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Turning off the pumps

Published on October 29, 2024October 28, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Cooling unplugged

There are alternatives to the ubiquitous air conditioner.

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Attention to detail

Published on October 22, 2024October 18, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Small mistakes

We compare old and new examples of unforgiving calculations.

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Domesticated plants

Published on October 6, 2024October 6, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The earliest servant

The first plant pressed into human service is probably not the one you’re thinking of.

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A legacy

Published on September 24, 2024September 24, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Lessons learned

We ponder what we want to leave behind.

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The student’s load

Published on September 10, 2024September 8, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Getting bigger

Why are students carrying around more stuff than they used to?

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