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Archive for Jacques Ellul

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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Sociable Robots: 3D Pornography? (part I)

In the last couple of days two news headlines have caught my attention: 1) “Robots Could Be Future Playmates for Kids” 2) “How Many Facebook Friends Do You Have? Study Links Narcissism and Facebook Activity” I mentioned the Narcissism – Facebook connection in my August 25th, 2011, post entitled Does Chronic Internet Use Mimic Insecure […]

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COMMENT ON: America’s Mental Health Industry Is a Threat to Our Sanity | Truthout

Americas Mental Health Industry Is a Threat to Our Sanity | Truthout. Friday 6 January 2011 by: Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet | News Analysis Hello all. Happy New Year! I trust everyone had a great holiday season. I know I did.

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