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Friday, February 13, 2009
Gadgets

Amish Becoming a Technology Powerhouse

11:40AM Sean Fallon | Technology? Amish? What does a guy with a jaw beard named Jebadiah know about technology? As bizarre as it sounds, the Amish are actually a powerful technology sales tool. More »
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Gadgets

Amish Farmers Fight Government to Battle Bovine Mark of the Beast

8:40AM Matt Buchanan | Generally, the government doesn’t meddle too much in Amish affairs—it doesn’t make them educate children after the eighth grade, for instance, ’cause of the First Amendment and all that. So it’s kind of surprising to see many Amish threaten to quit farming in a battle with the government over lojacking their livestock with the Mark of the Beast. More »
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Friday, June 27, 2008
Vehicles

If This is Amish, I’ll Take It!

12:35AM Mark Wilson | While the Amish make technological sacrifices that most of us could never tolerate, you might be surprised at how tech-friendly some of the Amish have become. Namely, adults will turn a blind-eye to teenagers on the cusp of adulthood so that they may explore technology before swearing it off. And you know what that means? Horse-drawn buggies with mega sound systems and Amish teens who text message with the best of them. Don’t believe it? Then watch that clip. [ABC] More »
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