What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains...

Another interesting article - and one which takes pains to put the Luddites back into their right context!

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/12/the-shallows-what-the-internet-is-doing-to-our-bra.html

:)

C

Luddite Website

Check out the following for more news about the Luddite Bicentenary celebrations:

www.luddites200.org.uk

C

Robots Are Taking Our Jobs

Yet another interesting blog post on the subject of the Luddite fallacy and the rise of technology:

http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/07/robots-are-taking-our-jobs/

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Can A Computer Do Your Job – And Does It Want To?

More food for thought...

http://blogs.voanews.com/digital-frontiers/2011/10/03/robopocalypse/

C

Will Robots Steal Your Job?

More food for thought....

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/robot_invasion/2011/09/will_robots_steal_your_job.html

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The Struggle Of The Luddite Remains...

Here's yet another website that actually gives an accurate definition of the word 'luddite'.

http://gizmodo.com/5837029/heres-where-the-word-luddite-really-comes-from

So, why isn't there something more substantial to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the uprising?

Rage Against The Machine

Another excellent post on the true meaning behind Luddism, this time from Down Under. Some interesting stats, too!

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/2736426.html