Author: Lioba Ferreiro
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The Clue Is What Changed Yesterday
Read more: The Clue Is What Changed YesterdayI remember sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, staring at a 19th-century carriage clock that had suddenly decided to lose ten minutes every hour. Most people would reach for a…
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Moving Everything to a New Phone
Read more: Moving Everything to a New PhoneI sat at my workbench last Tuesday, surrounded by the tiny, rhythmic heartbeats of three different disassembled alarm clocks, when I realized how much we’ve been lied to about modern…
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Update Support as a Buying Factor
Read more: Update Support as a Buying FactorI spent thirty-four years in a classroom watching teenagers stare at their screens, and if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that they believe these glass rectangles are eternal.…
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Choosing a Phone on Support Length
Read more: Choosing a Phone on Support LengthI spent thirty-four years in a classroom watching students stare blankly at spec sheets, paralyzed by a sea of gigahertz and megapixels that mean absolutely nothing in the real world.…
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A Method Instead of Restarting Blindly
Read more: A Method Instead of Restarting BlindlyLast Tuesday, I was hunched over my workbench, the scent of aged machine oil and dust hanging heavy in the air, staring at a 1950s mantle clock that had simply…
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Deleting Forty Apps
Read more: Deleting Forty AppsI was hunched over my workbench last Tuesday, squinting through a jeweler’s loupe at the escapement of a 19th-century French carriage clock, when it hit me: we treat our smartphones…
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Installing Fewer Apps Deliberately
Read more: Installing Fewer Apps DeliberatelyLast Tuesday, I found myself hunched over my workbench, squinting through a jeweler’s loupe at the escapement of a 19th-century French carriage clock. As I nudged a tiny brass gear…
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Wifi Standards in Plain Terms
Read more: Wifi Standards in Plain TermsI spent thirty-four years in a physics classroom watching teenagers stare blankly at the back of their textbooks, waiting for the magic to happen. They always thought technology was some…
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What 5g Actually Changes
Read more: What 5g Actually ChangesI spent thirty-four years in a classroom watching teenagers stare blankly at my chalkboard, and if there is one thing I learned, it is that people love to hide complexity…
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Setting Up a Phone in the Right Order
Read more: Setting Up a Phone in the Right OrderI remember sitting at my workbench last Tuesday, surrounded by the tiny, rhythmic heartbeats of three different antique clocks, when my nephew handed me his brand-new smartphone. He expected me…