Articles Tagged with social effects of technology

The library

Published on May 4, 2021May 3, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

and the librarian

We ponder the relationship between books and readers.

Many books

Published on April 27, 2021April 26, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Too many?

How big should your library be?

The long hours

Published on March 16, 2021March 15, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Time of the season

Some hours used to be longer than others. Really.

The price of old things

Published on March 9, 2021March 8, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Market research

We ponder the economic future of the past.

Make a map

Published on February 9, 2021February 7, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Charts, surveys and catalogs

We notice the importance of what and where.

Morse code

Published on January 5, 2021January 3, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

High-speed digital communication

The telegraph required a new way of writing messages.

A video culture?

Published on November 10, 2020November 9, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The way we communicate

Is the written word no longer important?

Back to sea

Published on September 29, 2020September 27, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

A different world

Our navigator points out how the world of the sailor has become entirely disconnected from that of the rest of us.