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"The impact of technological change on culture, learning, and morality has long been the subject of intense debate, and every technological revolution brings out a fresh crop of both pessimists and pollyannas. Indeed, a familiar cycle has repeat itself throughout history whenever new modes of production (from mechanized agriculture to assembly-line production), means of transportation (water, rail, road, or air), energy production processes (steam, electric, nuclear), medical breakthroughs (vaccination, surgery, cloning), or communications techniques (telegraph, telephone, radio, television) have appeared on the scene. The cycle goes something like this. A new technology appears. Those who fear the sweeping changes brought about by this technology see a sky that is about to fall. These "techno-pessimists" predict the death of the old order (which, ironically, is often a previous generation's hotly-debated technology that others wanted slowed or stopped). Embracing this new technology, they fear, will result in the overthrow of traditions, beliefs, values, institutions, business models, and much else they hold sacred. The pollyannas, by contrast, look out at the unfolding landscape and see mostly rainbows in the air. Theirs is a rose-colored world in which the technological revolution du jour is seen as improving the general lot of mankind and bringing about a better order. If something has to give, then the old ways be damned! For such "techno-optimists," progress means some norms and institutions must adapt-perhaps even disappear-for society to continue its march forward. Our current Information Revolution is no different. It too has its share of techno-pessimists and techno-optimists. Indeed, before most of us had even heard of the Internet, people were already fighting about it-or at least debating what the rise of the Information Age meant for our culture, society, and economy."

does Kurtopia need someone to mow the lawn?

no, but we do need someone to take our throm-dib-u-lator apart though

"Parece que Linux ha demostrado una vez más tener los mejores sistemas operativos del mundo. La gente de Phoronix ha cogido un Macbook Air y ha estado haciendo unos cuantos experimentos en cuanto al rendimiento de éste equipo, cogiendo el sistema operativo Mac OS X 10.11.1 el Capitán y comparándolo con algunos sistemas operativos con Kernel Linux."

"Armónicas pueden llegar a ser un caldo de cultivo para bacterias y otros indeseables debido a las bacterias y partículas de comida se acumulen con aire húmedo caliente. Es importante para su salud como un jugador de la armónica que mantener el instrumento limpio y desinfectado y utilizar una higiene adecuada cuando usted juega. También mantendrá la armónica en la mejor condición de jugar. Aquí están algunos métodos de limpieza de su instrumento."

""Nuestra misión en un principio fue investigar cómo podíamos rescatar la humedad del aire para transformarla en agua y mira lo que hemos creado". Enrique Veiga es el inventor de este proyecto, un generador de agua potable que puede abastecer a pequeñas aldeas en medio de climas tan extremos como el desértico. ¿Invento del siglo? "

"Rudeness on the Linux kernel lists is only the surface of a far larger problem. As a Canadian, I can be polite to the point of pathology. Yet my reaction to the discussion of politeness on the Linux kernel list is decidedly mixed. ..."

"Rudeness on the Linux kernel lists is only the surface of a far larger problem. As a Canadian, I can be polite to the point of pathology. Yet my reaction to the discussion of politeness on the Linux kernel list is decidedly mixed. ..."