Forty years ago, the first men walked on the surface of the moon. Interestingly, they used a low-tech solution to repair the lunar lander so they could blast off. The TimesOnline has the story: There in the dust on the floor on the right side of the cabin, lay a circuit breaker switch that had [...]
During the severe economic recession, it’s not just people having a tough time finding work. Hiroko Tabuchi of The New York Times reports that hi-tech robots are losing their jobs in Japan: KITAKYUSHU, Japan — They may be the most efficient workers in the world. But in the global downturn, they are having a tough [...]
Hi-Tech Addictions and Driving My home state of Virginia has banned texting while driving as William Flook of the Washington Examiner reports. However, some are disappointed that apparently a driver cannot be pulled over just for texting: Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine signed into law on Monday legislation to ban text-messaging while driving… Under Virginia’s ban, [...]
We went to a wedding at Fells Point (Baltimore, MD) recently. The bride and groom were planning to go sailing (a nice low-tech activity) for their honeymoon. At the reception, my friend F_N brought up a good point about how Main Street shopping has decreased in many cities and towns. At the same time, new [...]
Breitbart.com reports: Too much time spent on the Internet is causing increasing friction between couples in Ireland, a marriage counselling service said Friday. Some seven percent of couples seen by ACCORD, the Catholic Church’s marriage care service, say too much time spent in cyberspace by one partner is their main problem…. See Also: Jennifer Aniston [...]