Articles Tagged with social effects of technology

The long hours

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Time of the season

Some hours used to be longer than others.  Really.

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The price of old things

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Market research

We ponder the economic future of the past.

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Knobology

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Not intuitive

Some arbitrary details can be very important.

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Make a map

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Charts, surveys and catalogs

We notice the importance of what and where.

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Morse code

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High-speed digital communication

The telegraph required a new way of writing messages.

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An audio culture

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The book, the movie and the radio play

We ponder how the medium affects the story.

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A video culture?

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The way we communicate

Is the written word no longer important?

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Back to sea

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A different world

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

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Back to C

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The difference between languages

We are struck by the great range of things included in the term “software.”

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It used to be hard

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Now it’s easy

Are some things too easy to do nowadays?

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