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First, that we always pay a price for technology; the greater the technology, the greater the price Second, that there are always winners and losers, and that the winners always try to persuade the losers that they are really winners Third, that there is embedded in every great technology an epistemological, political or social prejudice. Sometimes that bias is greatly to our advantage. Sometimes it is not. The printing press annihilated the oral tradition; telegraphy annihilated space; television has humiliated the word; the computer, perhaps, will degrade community life. And so on. Fourth, technological change is not additive; it is ecological, which means, it changes everything and is, therefore, too important to be left entirely in the hands of Bill Gates. And fifth, technology tends to become mythic; that is, perceived as part of the natural order of things, and therefore tends to control more of our lives than is good for us. .... When a technology become mythic, it is always dangerous because it is then accepted as it is, and is therefore not easily susceptible to modification or control.

What a difference two weeks and a few words of legalese can make to the future of a widely used programming technology.\nIn that span of time, Adobe Systems has gone from touting its technology for building Flash applications that run on the iPhone to canceling future development of that technology.

"The Chrome Experiments website is a showcase for all things new and exciting when it comes to web technologies and browser advancements, with a focus on JavaScript. HTML5, canvas, SVG and the 3D WebGL engine all feature prominently in little sparks of creativity that are paving the way to a prettier and more interactive Internet."

This blog explores the use of computer technology, electronics and microcontrollers in High School Computer Technology and Computer Studies.

50 Years of LED Technology http://t.co/CbJMHkO9 via @zite

We all have some bad habits in life. But, there also some bad habits of technology. In this tutorial, we are explaining you 10 technology-oriented bad habits along with the potential solutions for all of them.

The impact of technology on society

Game Changers: 12 Technologies That Changed Everything New tech crops up daily, but only the rare breakthroughs really change our lives. Here are a dozen advances that transformed our world.

Raspberry Pi and the new computer science kids | Technology | DW.DE | 26.03.2013 - http://t.co/3oWXUilLPF

Facebook has 59 million users - and 2 million new ones join each week. But you won't catch Tom Hodgkinson volunteering his personal information - not now that he knows the politics of the people behind the social networking site

New technology to replace cell phone towers.

Microsoft says it has refined a technology it created called PhotoDNA to identify the worst of these disturbing images - even if they are cropped or otherwise altered - and cull through large amounts of data quickly and accurately enough to police the world's largest online services.

Interesting combination of Computer Technology and GIS.

Spark reflects life in 21st Century Canada. With one eye on the future, host Nora Young guides you through this dynamic era of technology-led change, and connects your life to the big ideas changing our world right now.