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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 11)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 10 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: Older technologies often survive the introduction of newer ones. Parents still read to their children, preserving the oral tradition. Therapists and trial lawyers engage in reflective question and answer sessions, preserving the Socratic tradition. Adults and children still […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 10)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 9 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: Squeeze-and-pop patterns are about how when the body is traumatized, a desire to escape into the dissociative worlds that open as a result of that trauma, is created. Squeeze-and-pop patterns have been around since the beginning of recorded […]

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COMMENT: Technical Versus Adaptive Solutions In The News

By now we have probably seen the picture and heard the story: New York City police officer buys homeless man a pair of boots. It’s a heartwarming image and story. But last night our local (Albuquerque) news reported that the story continues in interesting ways. Apparently the homeless man is again walking around the city […]

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COMMENT: South Korea’s Digital Addiction—Is the US Next?

As many of you know, I’m in the middle of a multi-part summary of William Powers’ book Hamlet’s BlackBerry. My summary of Hamlet’s BlackBerry is designed to highlight the analog–digital divide. I thought I would slide this post in here because I think it speaks to the topic of the analog–digital divide. In this post […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 9)

I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday. To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 8 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: Here are four reasons to turn off the TV: heart issues, eating issues, learning issues, and fun issues. One of the first communications technologies centered on the oral […]

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