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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

by Ben Newell last modified Wednesday, July 18, 2007

What do whale oil and kerosene have to teach us about today's debate over light bulbs? Would Neil Postman, a prescient technology skeptic, find it ironic that we are now watching him on YouTube? Americans are shifting their social networks toward "weak ties". . . Brains, it seems, are the new black. . . Happy Tax Pride Day. . .

What do whale oil and kerosene have to teach us about today's debate over light bulbs?

Would Neil Postman, a prescient technology skeptic, find it ironic that we are now watching him on YouTube?

Americans are shifting their social networks toward "weak ties". . .

Brains, it seems, are the new black. . .

Happy Tax Pride Day. . .

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