Blog Detail
Tech Forest
http://techforest.blogspot.com
- Author: Michael Riley
- Listed in: Technology Lifestyle
- Tags: technology lifestyle commentary
- Added on: May 14th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
An ongoing look at the ways that technology and humanity interact.
Recent Posts
Putting The Brakes On
Earlier this week [Tuesday, August 12th, to be exact], I read an interesting article in USA Today. It looked at the increasingly high costs of transporting goods from one country to another, and speculated on the end of globalization. The article, by...
The Most Dangerous Game
The game pictured here is a rather common one, sold in different countries under different names. Almost all of them are played the same way; the blocks are stacked, then players must remove them, one piece at a time. There is usually some limitation...
What Lies Beneath
As I get older, the only thing I'm ABSOLUTELY certain of is how little I really know. Case in point: potholes. I had always thought that they were only a problem in regions with harsh winters [caused by the "freeze - thaw" cycle we know so well in th...
After The Gold Rush
As I've mentioned before on one of my other blogs (the blog lab : http://the-blog-lab.blogspot.com/.), the era of the Klondike gold rush [1895 - 1905] has always intrigued me. Unlike the California rush of the 1840's - 1850's, the transportation tech...
Small Packages
I hit the local low-price department store last Saturday, looking for an Mp3 player. At the ripe old age of 50, I'd never bought one before, so I was a little surprised at what was available. After a few minutes' shopping [and some actually helpful ...
