Tag: internet
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Saturday Links
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. There are fewer links this week. Enjoy! 1. The last typewriter rolls off the assembly line. 2. Abraham Lincoln's spirituality has been a constant topic of debate among historians. The new Lincoln movie has resurfaced the debate. Film revives questions about Abraham Lincoln's faith, but offers few answers.…
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Web opens world for young Chinese, but erodes respect
Christian Science Monitor: Web opens world for young Chinese, but erodes respect Armed with outside ideas and information, teens are challenging their teachers. And some schools welcome it. Beijing – Excited and emboldened by the wealth of information they find on the Internet, Chinese teens are breaking centuries of tradition to challenge their teachers and…
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Instapundits and Instascholars
TCS Daily: Instapundits and Instascholars Neil Postman argued persuasively that the content of our discourse depends on the means of communication. For example, he pointed out, smoke signals cannot be used to send complicated messages. Postman, a deep thinker and talented writer, believed that the written word as a communications medium permits careful, rational thought.…
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Sorry, you can’t have the internet… you’re over 70
From The Daily Mail: Sorry, you can't have the internet… you're over 70 (HT: David Ayers) After walking the Great Wall of China and making plans for a trip to Russia, Shirley Greening-Jackson thought signing up for a new internet service would be a doddle. But the young man behind the counter had other ideas.…