1. Propaganda by Jacques Ellul 2. Quoted on Cutting Through the Matrix 3. Video: Betrayal by Technology 4. More on Ellul’s bio 5. More on his bio 6. Summary of what Ellul says in Propaganda Value for value: If you … Continue reading →
Version 2.1 – August 12, 2019 – edited and added information to references section Marshall McLuhan in Conversation with Mike McManus | Sep 19, 1977: https://www.tvo.org/video/archive/marshall-mcluhan-in-conversation-with-mike-mcmanus?utm_source=TVO Transcript: https://www.tvo.org/transcript/155847/marshall-mcluhan-in-conversation-with-mike-mcmanus I am singling out a few of the points McLuhan makes. If … Continue reading →
Version 0.95: August 22, 2019, 3:20am There is a lot in this novel. My commentary is basically finished, but it needs a lot of editing, so I am commpleting this by instalments in the same post. There are more references … Continue reading →
Updated version By Alan Mercer, 10 November 2015 Edited: 3 September 2017 (Ed. 2 – minor edits) Part 2 (series contents) Continued from Part 1 Scenario in Brave New World Novel: Preparing the Way for Scientific Dictatorship: Violence and Crisis: Period … Continue reading →
Logic misapplied: society as function by Jon Rappoport | July 10, 2015 . . . I’m talking about a psychology of acceptance, through which the individual agrees that he is supposed to perform in a way that satisfies a higher … Continue reading →
Program lets Scouts turn each other into 'zombies' Associated Press, kvue.com | 19 July 2013 . . . The Virus Tracker combines technology with the age-old game of tag. At the 10-day Jamboree, Scouts can earn points by “infecting” other … Continue reading →
Wi-Fi That Sees Through Walls Thomas Claburn, Information Week | 29 June 2013 Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have come up with a way to create a low-power, portable device that can see through walls using … Continue reading →
Quadcopter control in three-dimensional space using a noninvasive motor imagery-based brain–computer interface – IOPscience Karl LaFleur et al 2013 J. Neural Eng. 10 046003 PDF . . . At the balanced intersection of human and machine adaptation is found the … Continue reading →
Redefining Food In 3-D | REALITY BLOG Clint Richardson, realitybloger.wordpress.com | May 27, 2013 . . . For in the future, I predict that 3-D printing will be illegal without permission. I predict that designs will be regulated and limited … Continue reading →