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Time Magazine POTY, 1982/2006

January 15th, 2007 · Comments Off

I’m struck by this quotation in the 1982 Person of the Year article: ” As both the Apple Computer advertisement and the Las Vegas circus indicate, the enduring American love affairs with the automobile and the television set are now being transformed into a giddy passion for the personal computer.” […]

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Paying Attention to Selfe

January 15th, 2007 · Comments Off

“Technology and Literacy: A Story about the Perils of Not Paying Attention.” CCC 50.3 (1999): 411-436.
This article is one I’m re-reading and I move into it pretty comfortably–I’ve read it before, I heard her give the original address, and I’ve read several of her books and other articles that follow from this one. […]

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