Saturday, September 21, 2024

cyborgs? I hope not.

 
A friend, Josh Pauling offers interesting insight into the Amish use of technology in this article in Front Porch Republic—https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2024/09/steel-manning-the-amish-the-wisdom-of-communal-discernment/

And a student from last week's table making class at ESSA shared a photo of his finished table. Making Dan's table unique from the others done in class is a gentle inward curve along the front and ends. Our studio assistant Megan made a very cool sanding device to assist Dan in developing a smooth curve along the front edge.

A number of years ago, a writer for Time Magazine was excited to introduce his two year old daughter to the wonders of his first love, gaming. Then he decided to consult experts in child development. One expert he nicknamed Suzie Joykiller in response to her careful explanation of all the developmental hazards computer technology offers to kids. When he asked Suzie about the wonders of hand/eye coordination he expected his daughter's pecking around on flat screens to provide, "Suzie" asked him whether or not he'd heard of scissors.

Josh Pauling, along with co-author Robin Phillips have a new book out "Are We All Cyborgs Now? Reclaiming Our Humanity from the Machine."

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