Comments on: The Witchcraft of Technology http://sparxmind.com/the-witchcraft-of-technology/ Escaping Thoughts - Posted Daily Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:16:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Athuman Hamis http://sparxmind.com/the-witchcraft-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-876 Athuman Hamis Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:49:49 +0000 http://sparxmind.com/the-witchcraft-of-technology/#comment-876 Technology is the real magic thing to the third world countries.mass education is needed to keep these people aware of the difference between the Tradional magic/withcraft to the morden science Technology is the real magic thing to the third world countries.mass education is needed to keep these people aware of the difference between the Tradional magic/withcraft to the morden science

]]> By: sparx http://sparxmind.com/the-witchcraft-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-602 sparx Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:31:25 +0000 http://sparxmind.com/the-witchcraft-of-technology/#comment-602 Actually <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Swan" rel="nofollow">Joseph Swan</a> beat Edison to the light bulb. Plus he had quite the beard. I'm not sure how much knowing who to credit for an invention actually affects this problem though. How many people, when asked how a lightbulb works, would describe the process of electrical resistance causing the filament to heat up and glow to produce light? The problem is specialization, which is completely necessary. As technology advances, the knowledge needed to advance each area becomes more focussed, putting it further and further out of the reach of the "common man". But it also doesn't help that the "common man" is becoming specialized at busy-work... Actually Joseph Swan beat Edison to the light bulb. Plus he had quite the beard.

I'm not sure how much knowing who to credit for an invention actually affects this problem though. How many people, when asked how a lightbulb works, would describe the process of electrical resistance causing the filament to heat up and glow to produce light?

The problem is specialization, which is completely necessary. As technology advances, the knowledge needed to advance each area becomes more focussed, putting it further and further out of the reach of the "common man". But it also doesn't help that the "common man" is becoming specialized at busy-work…

]]> By: unlikelymoose http://sparxmind.com/the-witchcraft-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-600 unlikelymoose Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:59:44 +0000 http://sparxmind.com/the-witchcraft-of-technology/#comment-600 What feeds society's disconnect with the technology behind technology is that no single person is credited with inventions nowadays. It's always a corporation. Gone are the days of Eli Whitney and the cotton gin and Thomas Edison and the light bulb. What feeds society's disconnect with the technology behind technology is that no single person is credited with inventions nowadays. It's always a corporation. Gone are the days of Eli Whitney and the cotton gin and Thomas Edison and the light bulb.

]]> By: Kelly (KH) http://sparxmind.com/the-witchcraft-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Kelly (KH) Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:46:48 +0000 http://sparxmind.com/the-witchcraft-of-technology/#comment-590 Eh, whenever. Sometime before I stop being your coworker. Eh, whenever. Sometime before I stop being your coworker.

]]> By: sparx http://sparxmind.com/the-witchcraft-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-581 sparx Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:51:26 +0000 http://sparxmind.com/the-witchcraft-of-technology/#comment-581 Wow.. this post got some interesting ad placement. I should watch it tomorrow or friday.. when do you want it back? I like electrolytes. Wow.. this post got some interesting ad placement.

I should watch it tomorrow or friday.. when do you want it back?
I like electrolytes.

]]> By: Kelly (KH) http://sparxmind.com/the-witchcraft-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Kelly (KH) Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:35:30 +0000 http://sparxmind.com/the-witchcraft-of-technology/#comment-577 Yeah, you need to watch Idiocracy... it has electrolytes. Yeah, you need to watch Idiocracy… it has electrolytes.

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