I want this for my girls. Yet, I only have myself to blame since I am an uber-consumer of Steve Jobs’ shiny new must-have objects. I’m working on changing, though. I’d love for our family to be a non-consumer family that rises above the morass of advertising culture. Raising Minimalist Children in a Society of [...]
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Medium and Impact of Technology
by Sam Harrelson on 02. Sep, 2010 in Philosophy, Technology
I’ll be participating in the Art Now panel on art and tech at Hub-Bub here in Spartanburg in a couple of weeks. Should be a great discussion, so come by if you’re in the area. Hub-Bub.com – General Events: “Week 2: TECHNOLOGY: MEDIUM AND IMPACT with guest panelists: Sam Harrelson – Physical Science & Robotics [...]
Thoughts On Being 32
by Sam Harrelson on 22. Aug, 2010 in Education, Family, Philosophy, Technology
I turn 32 today. I’m halfway to 64 (will you still love me when I’m 64?). Just some thoughts on this Sunday morning… – I agree with Leo Laporte, although I’m “over” social media because all of this wonderful (or mundane) content we are creating is locked inside pretty boxes held by companies looking to [...]
eBooks for Better or Worse
by Sam Harrelson on 15. Aug, 2010 in Books, Technology
I still vacillate greatly on the issue of eBooks. My concern has less (and less) to do with the experience of reading. I greatly enjoy reading on my Kindle DX or iPad or iPhone or my netbook or most anything. I’m much more concerned about the long-term ramifications of DRM and content-lock-down (or editing) by [...]
I’m Getting an Eno Board
by Sam Harrelson on 13. Aug, 2010 in Education, Technology
So this year, I’m getting the magnetic/cermaic surface Eno Board in my classroom… I’m no Miss Bailey, but I wonder how well this will work for my 8th Grade Physical Science group…especially since we study magnetism I’ve honestly never been a huge fan of the “smart board” movement (unlike smart phones). I miss my chalkboards [...]
Curse You, Google
by Sam Harrelson on 11. Aug, 2010 in Google, Politics, Technology
Balanced and insightful views from a source I deeply trust: A Review of Verizon and Google’s Net Neutrality Proposal | Electronic Frontier Foundation Oddly enough, I’m back on a couple of Google apps like Calendar because Anna wanted to re-establish our calendar sharing there (and my iCal import wasn’t working well enough for her). Marriage [...]
Losing Ourselves in (Text)Books
by Sam Harrelson on 09. Aug, 2010 in Books, Education, Technology
Socrates famously rejected the supposed importance of the written word(1) in the Phaedrus. I wonder what he would have had to say about blogs and twitter? David Weinberger has a post on a book which I’ve just put on my Wish List, The Coming of the Book. Looks fascinating from the quotes he’s published: Joho [...]
Wait, What?
by Sam Harrelson on 05. Aug, 2010 in Politics, Technology
Huh? Massive Censorship Of Digg Uncovered « OOO: “Digg.com is the powerhouse of social media websites. It is ranked 50th among US websites by Alexa (117th in the world), by far the most influential social media site.” “Maybe not so much” as my daughter would say. Just had to share that gleaming nugget from a [...]
Thinking Baptists 11: Jesus and Religion
by Sam Harrelson on 03. Aug, 2010 in Podcasts, Technology
Still kicking off the cobwebs at Thining.FM but getting there: Thinking Baptists 11: Jesus and Religion « Thinking.FM Should be up and going full steam (with a live stream) within the week. It’s incredibly fun to relaunch this “thing” as I can think of no other way to quantify this enterprise. Stay tuned
SDS on YouTube
by Sam Harrelson on 02. Aug, 2010 in Education, Technology
We Can Haz YouTube: YouTube – SpartanburgDaySchool’s Channel
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