Dave Johnston wrote a neat article for 1938media.com:
Technology.
My lifetime, just a blip of noise in the long song that is human existence, has been marked by advances in technology that have changed nearly every aspect of daily life…
Have a great weekend.
Chad Mumm, of Switched.com, lists and describes 15 reasons to quit Facebook. His reasons involve unwanted quizzes, friend requests, embarrassing pictures, etc. If you are thinking about quitting Facebook, read the whole article. Here’s an excerpt:
We’ve been with the site since the early days, but we’ll admit to feeling some considerable Facebook fatigue recently. As [...]
With the recent announcement of a high speed rail strategy for the U.S., it’s interesting to look at how passenger service has regressed in the U.S.
Steam vs Diesel
In the 1950s, Norfolk and Western J Class 4-8-4 locomotives could pull 15 car trains at speeds of 110 mph. Unfortunately, today, the last remaining J class locomotive [...]
I got an email update from Bri West of the Piedmont Environmental Council:
There are a growing number of federal bills focused entirely, or in part, on expedited transmission line planning and siting. Some have a ‘green’ energy focus, while others don’t even pretend. There are currently bills from Senators Reid, Bingaman, Dorgan and Nelson, as [...]
Judy Keen wrote an article for USA Today about how people are battling the recession by going low-tech:
When the economy started to squeeze the Wojtowicz family, they gave up vacation cruises, restaurant meals, new clothes and high-tech toys to become 21st-century homesteaders.
Now Patrick Wojtowicz, 36, his wife Melissa, 37, and daughter Gabrielle, 15, raise pigs [...]
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