by Beth Alderman | Sep 5, 2020 | General
“In Potowatami and most other indigenous languages, we use the same words to address the living world as we use for our family. Because they are our family.” – Robin Wall Kimmerer If you belong to one of the up-and-coming tribes ready for a piece of the pie, you may...
by Beth Alderman | Sep 4, 2020 | General
“Most of the meetings of Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous take place online, which is more sensible than it sounds. Colloquy via a web-based conference call might help tech burnouts clear the first hurdle in recovery: asking for help.” – Virginia Hefferman in...
by Beth Alderman | Aug 29, 2020 | General
“While many of us may feel like we have unhealthy relationships with the screens, notifications, and platforms in our lives, the very concept of technology addiction is controversial.” – Charlie Warz in Inside How A 12-Step Recovery Program For Social Media Addiction...
by Beth Alderman | Aug 27, 2020 | General
“Good technologies have few costs in the imaginary world we inhabit, bad technologies have no benefits, and all decisions are easy.” – Daniel Kahneman in Thinking, Fast and Slow In the 1984 world of George Orwell, which was supposedly smashed by Apple in its landmark...
by Beth Alderman | Aug 22, 2020 | General
“All of us must be alert to that greatest of all limitations to wisdom: the assumption.” – Bruce Pascoe in Dark Emu When I first modified a home for poison mitigation, my electrician used the accessible and affordable trifold meter available on Amazon to assess...
