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Friday, February 10th, 2012Futurist Alex Pang talks about “contemplative computing” on an episode called “Worship 2.0” on Encounter (ABC National Radio, Australia). Alex is at work on a book about Contemplative Computing which he interviewed me for. I’m looking forward to it.
An awesome advance in medical technology
Thursday, February 9th, 2012I haven’t had time to keep up with blogging about all the tech news lately. It has been flying at me fast and furious. But I just had to give you faithful blog readers something new to chew on, so to speak. Another First For 3D Printing – Woman Receives Jaw Implant I first saw […]
“It’s okay, the Internet will be just fine without you”
Monday, November 21st, 2011Here’s an ad for the Dodge Journey which plays on our sense of online overload and our desire to experience more of the “world wide world.” It starts off: “People don’t make a list of websites they want to see before they die.” Thanks to Michael Sacacas for bringing it to my attention, and for […]
Insights from Orthodox spirituality on technology
Sunday, November 20th, 2011Yesterday I wrote about mindfulness on the computer and a new clock app I’d discovered to help me with that. Today I was introduced to the word nepsis, the hesychastic practice of perpetually guarding and watching over the heart, lest the passions (“the sinful inclinations, movements, or energies within a human”) rule over us and […]
Mindfulness on the computer – a helpful app
Friday, November 18th, 2011When I was growing up, my parents had a chiming clock that would sound the Westminster quarters throughout the day. It was always a comforting reminder of the passage of time. When I’m on the computer, hours and hours can go by without my being aware of my own body and physical surroundings, let alone […]
Cool tech toy: spherical drone
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011Man, I want one! Just to play with if nothing else. But I can imagine a practical civilian use for it: attach a webcam to it and send it off to check on things for you: e.g., go look at the front door of some store that has no website to check what hours it’s […]
Albert Borgmann to give Laing Lectures at Regent
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Albert Borgmann, a philosopher of technology from University of Montana, is coming to Vancouver to deliver the Laing Lectures at Regent College next week (Oct 19 & 20, “The Lure of Technology: Understanding and Reclaiming the World”), so I thought I’d devote a couple of posts to him and his work. I met Dr. Borgmann […]
Blood in the Mobile
Friday, October 14th, 2011I saw a challenging documentary yesterday as part of VIFF (Vancouver International Film Festival). Blood in the Mobile is the story of Danish director Frank Piasecki Poulsen’s quest to find out the truth behind the so-called “blood minerals” mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He had heard that the mining of coltan (columbite–tantalite), used […]
Inventor of the e-book dies
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011Michael S. Hart, the founder of Project Gutenberg and inventor of electronic books, died on September 6, 2011. He did something great for the world, and I’m very grateful.
Resolving to reduce face-screen time
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011A friend of mine who is an uber-geek has chosen to cut back the amount of time he spends in front of a screen. He now appends this note as part of his signature in emails. I like it. NOTE: In keeping with my personal goal of decreasing the amount of time I spend sitting […]
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