Blasted by Bloggers Senator John McCain has recently been blasted by some bloggers for being computer illiterate: Do we want a commander-in-chief who can’t use a computer without assistance? Computer Usage Not a Concern I would be concerned with his lack of computer skills if John McCain were applying for a computer programmer or web [...]
The Low-Tech Times published an article a few months ago entitled Three Problems with GPS Navigation Systems. One of the problems explored in the article was that a loss of knowledge can result from a user becoming dependent on an electronic devices for their sense of direction. Now, Cloe Shasha from ABC news, writes a [...]
ErinSlick’s recent post Bathroom Rules for Coworkers gives very good advice when it comes to relieving yourself: I work in a very big office. Over the years, I’ve shared a bathroom with hundreds of women. This has led me to believe that some women are a bit ridiculous when it comes to the bathroom. So [...]
Last week, The Low-Tech Times reported that David Horton was attempting a human-powered speed record of the Continental Divide Trail. Unfortunately, David’s attempt ended the same day it started. It sounds like it was a very rough day: Yesterday, when David lost the trail in the last few miles, he was in really bad shape. [...]
While waiting for my turn at the barber shop about a week ago, I was amused to read an article by Kim Hart and Ellen Nakashima in the Washington Post about a family that evacuated their home in order to go to a hotel with internet access: …the Rasch family packed a laptop Thursday evening [...]