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Hounded and Stressed, but Not by Technology

by Froma Harrop

Consider Cary Grant in "North by Northwest." Sinister forces may be chasing him for reasons he can't comprehend, but this is 1959, and neither the BlackBerry nor the Global Positioning System chip that goes inside it has been invented. And so the mysterious crop-duster has no way to pinpoint which cornstalks he's hiding under. The truck Grant steals also lacks a GPS that could help enemies foil his getaway.

Observe Gregory Peck in "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit." ...

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Posted by: Scot Penslar
Comment: #1
Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:29 PM

Imagine how hectic, speeded-up and tech-saturated the world of 1959 would have seemed to someone from 1900. Or the world of 1900 to someone from Renaissance times. Ever since we discovered how to make fire, each new tool has had the potential for good or ill. But the net effect of technology is always for the betterment of mankind. There's a reason God gave us a rational brain and a set of thumbs.

Posted by: gene r gilchrist
Comment: #2
Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:24 AM

concerning your article on universal health coverage. I think all people should be under the same universal health coverage--including the members of congress and our other elected officials. Gene R. Gilchrist

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