Technology does not drive change

October 26, 2019

«It’s my belief that technology does not drive change.
Technology merely enables changes.
It creates options and opportunities
that as individuals and as communities and as entire cultures
we choose to exploit.
And it’s our response to the technologies that drive change.
In other words, first we invent our technologies
and then we use our technologies to reinvent ourselves».
– Paul Saffo, technology forecaster

movies and tv

Coyote vs ACME

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art and fashion

Asian Perfumes in Grasse

This late summer we were in the Côte d’Azur region with some colleagues and some convergence brought me to visit the town of Grasse, which was a bit far removed from where we were. The weather was very hot, and we escaped the sun by

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movies and tv

The East Palace

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