As the sun set on March 7th a diffuse band of marathoners began an arduous trek: the “National Day of Unplugging.” From sundown on the 7th to sundown on the 8th these brave participants would aim t…| LibrarianShipwreck
Almost all historians agree on the following fact: Internet access on the Titanic was terrible. Really, it was just horrible. It was nearly impossible to get a wireless signal, the connection speed…| LibrarianShipwreck
1. If there is to be a great anti-technology bogeyman, that dubious honor may belong to General Ned Ludd: the great marauding miscreant, armed with a sledgehammer and an army of acolytes who have c…| LibrarianShipwreck
A specter is haunting our technological society – it is the specter of General Ludd. Granted, Luddite is generally not considered to be a complementary term. Most of the time, when it is used it is…| LibrarianShipwreck
1. A History of Too Much Information Modern technology allows for the accumulation and utilization of information on a historically unprecedented scale. While organizations in previous times – whet…| LibrarianShipwreck
1. How might a person understand a collection of millions of phone records? The easy answer is that they would not. Millions of records is too much for a single person to try to wrestle with. There…| LibrarianShipwreck
When engaging in a contemporary conversation about human rights it is inevitable that the matter of technology will be brought up. The interesting thing is not that this issue arises, but rather th…| LibrarianShipwreck
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