Tag Archives: Technosophy

Technosophy: It’s the Little Things

Posted on Thursday, December 4, 2008 by Gryphon

It’s easy, sometimes, to forget that gizmos don’t have to be elaborate, expensive things with embedded application software and 45 different world-shinking, life-simplifying, William Gibson-thought-of-this-in-1985 functions. Not that there’s anything wrong with those; I love a good gee-whiz electronic gadget … Continue reading →

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Technosophy: Mud Ruts

Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 by Gryphon

Last night on Top Gear, one of the segments involved a review of some fancy European car or another, I forget what kind. It’s not really important; I just watch the review segments of Top Gear to hear Jeremy Clarkson … Continue reading →

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Technosophy: Computers Don’t Kill People, Tech Support Kills People

Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 by Gryphon

The startling fact that a commenter recognized the name of my old employer Leading Edge in the last Technosophy reminded me of this little piece, which I originally wrote up for another web board some years ago. I should note … Continue reading →

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Technosophy: Strange Warnings

Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 by Gryphon

I was shaving the other day when I noticed one of those small white plastic warning tags on the power adapter of my electric shaver. I didn’t pay it much mind at first, figuring that it was just the usual … Continue reading →

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Technosophy: Murrow’s Lament, or Wires and Lights

Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 by Gryphon

The other day, I used my laptop computer to order a copy of James Cameron’s classic 1984 sci-fi film The Terminator from Amazon.com. Within a couple of hours, the movie had been delivered to my TiVo, to be watched at … Continue reading →

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