“all technology is assistive technology”
Rebecca Rosen has an interview in The Atlantic with Sara Hendren, creator of the blog Abler. "All bodies are getting assistance from technology all the time," Rosen notes, "yet
Watch Vooza’s hilarious video on digital detoxing before you unplug
As a public service announcement, I link to this video about the dangers of unplugging and going on a digital detox: "It just makes me want to light
Excavating the Buddha’s birthplace
The Guardian reports that a team led by [Robin] Coningham, a professor of archaeology and pro-vice-chancellor at Durham University, had made a startling discovery about the date of
“we need new technologies within our technology… [and] parks within the digital city”
Faenasphere, a Web site that I can best describe as part of the universe of digital and physical properties created by Argentine real estate magnate, hotelier, and William
“someday soon, the term ‘airplane mode’ will likely become a true anachronism”
Alexis Madrigal offers some ideas about "what could replace 'airplane mode.'" I will confess that I am partial to Zen Mode, as our current crop of devices traces
Buddhist Geeks podcast, now featuring more me
Episodes 299 and 300 of the Buddhist Geeks podcast feature interviews with me. If you're too lazy to click over to the Buddhist Geeks Web site, you can
“For younger high school boys… social networking has actually improved writing”
On the heels of Kathryn Schulz’s essay on the impact of Twitter on her writing comes high school teacher Andrew Simmons’ equally thoughtful explanation of how "Facebook Has
Twitter “seems to have been built with uncanny precision to hijack my kind of mind”
Journalist and "wrongologist" Kathryn Schulz has a long piece in New York magazine about her relationship with Twitter: I’ve never before gone mad for any type of technology.
I just have something in my eye while watching the Google India-Pakistan reunion ad…
This Google India video is a piece of storytelling genius. As the Indian Express explains, the ad talks about separation, friendship and the celebration of a reunion. It
Riki Kuklick, contemplative computing, and the challenge of real life
A few weeks ago I spoke a memorial service for one of my thesis advisors, Riki Kuklick. While I was at Penn I also gave a couple other