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Reads tagged with “technology”

The Antikythera Mechanism: The Story of Humanity’s Oldest Analog Computer, circa 150 B.C.
The Antikythera Mechanism: The Story of Humanity’s Oldest Analog Computer, circa 150 B.C.

30 gear wheels of anachronism, or what a 2,000-year-old shipwreck reveals about the evolution of technology.

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The Zen of Steve Jobs: A Graphic Novella About “The Lost Years”
The Zen of Steve Jobs: A Graphic Novella About “The Lost Years”

Lessons on simplicity, sophistication, beauty, and control from the Buddhist tradition.

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Marshall McLuhan on New Forms and Old Assumptions (1960)
Marshall McLuhan on New Forms and Old Assumptions (1960)

What the golden age of television has to do with human nature and today’s Internet intellectuals.

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Steve Jobs on Why Computers Are Like a Bicycle for the Mind (1990)
Steve Jobs on Why Computers Are Like a Bicycle for the Mind (1990)

A 20-year-old antidote to modern-day digital pessimism.

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The Secret of Life from Steve Jobs in 46 Seconds
The Secret of Life from Steve Jobs in 46 Seconds

“Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.”

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Network: The Secret Life of Your Personal Data, Animated
Network: The Secret Life of Your Personal Data, Animated

Disclosing 736 daily pieces of self, or what we talk about when we talk about privacy.

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The Dawn of the Microprocessor and the Birth of Venture Capital
The Dawn of the Microprocessor and the Birth of Venture Capital

“Announcing a new era of integrated electronics.”

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The 11 Best Biographies and Memoirs of 2011
The 11 Best Biographies and Memoirs of 2011

Illustrated correspondence, rock’n’roll, and what an old Kurt Vonnegut has to do with a young Hemingway.

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Alter Ego: Portraits of Gamers Next to Their Avatars
Alter Ego: Portraits of Gamers Next to Their Avatars

The real humanity of virtual worlds, or what imaginary public personas reveal about private personhood.

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Steve Jobs and NeXT: Rare PBS Documentary circa 1986
Steve Jobs and NeXT: Rare PBS Documentary circa 1986

A startup sentiment sandwich from the master chef, or why “reality distortion” helps sales but hurts design.

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