Tag Archives: technology

Facebook: Society’s Mirror?

Posted on April 1, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Or a Necessary Evil? Today is April Fool’s Day (and Easter Sunday) 2018. But this is no joke. Facebook has come in for a lot of criticism lately. Most of it seems justified, but is it really wrong to give … Continue reading →

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Ready Player One: Film or Movie?

Posted on March 25, 2018 by cdsmiller17

  Less than a week to go now I was reading a interview that Steven Spielberg gave about this upcoming extravaganza. He used the terms ‘film’ and ‘movie’ in a way that I hadn’t thought about before. His point was … Continue reading →

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Posted on March 19, 2018 by cdsmiller17

I was reminded of this interactive computer program while discussing our first desk top computer (an Apricot) with my youngest daughter. The exact point of the discussion was the place where most people get stuck. Rosanna said the choice that … Continue reading →

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A Sense of Wonder (fragment)

Posted on March 17, 2018 by cdsmiller17

If you have a detective nature, You will find so much to trace: The words on the page are your Clue that there’s more than just a face, Staring back from the computer screen; You need only search through history … Continue reading →

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Father (in) Time has Wrinkles

Posted on March 11, 2018 by cdsmiller17

A Wrinkle in Time According to everyone who read this 1962 bestselling book, this is one of the world’s best. I wouldn’t know, never having been privileged enough to read it. But I saw the movie today with my granddaughter, … Continue reading →

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Media: Are YOU Getting the Point Yet?

Posted on March 8, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Medium IS the Message Marshall McLuhan was way ahead of the pack. He saw in the 60’s that control of the media equates to control of our minds. In those days, that meant movies, TV, radio, newspapers and magazines. … Continue reading →

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Armageddon: Having an Apocalyptic Fit?

Posted on March 7, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The End of the World as We Know It Let’s put some perspective on this. Apocalypse literally means ‘an uncovering’. That’s why the book in the Bible where this is discussed is called “The Revelation of St. John”. John’s images … Continue reading →

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Siri-ously?

Posted on March 4, 2018 by cdsmiller17

    The Real Voice of Siri. Apple first released Siri onto the world stage in 2011. Most other mobile phone manufacturers have followed suit. Even Amazon has joined the fray. Now, this is exactly what Dan Brown was trying … Continue reading →

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Hey: What’s That Sound?

Posted on February 6, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Everybody Look What’s Going Down The CBC relaunched their flagship news program on November 6, 2017.     There is a technical sound which can be heard at about 4:10 of the clip above. It’s a repeating motif, the musical … Continue reading →

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Blackout 2003: Pluto Strikes Again

Posted on January 31, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Toronto in the Dark This is a sight that one never expects to see. A whole region of country blacked out. This one started in Akron, Ohio and quickly spread to other parts of the USA and Canada. I was … Continue reading →

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