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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 4)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 3 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: In general, society is not engaging in a debate concerning the ethics and philosophy surrounding the digital world. We tend to embrace technology before considering the ramifications of doing so. Being hyperconnected tends to create a state […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 3)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 2 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: To quote Powers, “Depth roots us in the world, gives life substance and wholeness.” Historical figures that seem to model depth are: Ludwig van Beethoven, Michelangelo, Emily Dickinson, Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr. Achieving depth seems […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 2)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 1 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: The analog–digital divide may well be the most pressing issue facing philanthropists and service providers today. Hamlet’s Blackberry is a book that may allow us to explore, understand, and bridge the analog–digital divide. The analog–digital divide brings […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 1)

At the end of my October 9th, 2012, post on the growing trend of “going it alone,” I mentioned William Powers’ 2010 book Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age, and suggested that Powers’ book contained good information on how to appropriately approach the growing analog–digital divide. Simply, face-to-face relationships would be on […]

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GRANT UPDATE: Lakota: The Revitalization of Language and the Persistence of Spirit

Lakota: The Revitalization of Language and the Persistence of Spirit. Monday, 08 October 2012By Jason Coppola, Truthout | News Analysis Back in July, 2012, our Foundation made a $5,000 grant to the Lakota Language Consortium. The Consortium is centrally about preserving and promoting the Lakota Language. I just ran across the above article by Jason Coppola […]

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