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Here’s Where The Word Luddite Really Comes From

Dude, you don’t use Instagram? What are you, some kind of Luddite? Believe it or not, Luddites aren’t just people who cross their arms at, lag behind of, or turn up their nose at tech. Originally, they smashed it apart.


July 11, 2011
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Opinion: Self-Checkout Luddites Are Damaging My Calm

While Aussie supermarkets like Coles keep rolling out self-checkout aisles, some major US chains like Albertson’s are already eliminating them. Management claims they’re too impersonal. What a crock. That’s a polite way of saying some people are simply ill-equipped to use them efficiently.


July 27, 2007
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22Pop Email Typewriter for Luddites

22 Pop is a modified typewriter that allows you to send emails. You type out the recipient, subject and message on a special template sheet and the message is sent when you pull the finished page out. The website claims that the device can also receive messages, but I can’t see how it could print out an email. The project was inspired by the difficulty that one of the designer’s mothers had when trying to email her daughter. [Interaction-Ivrea] galleryPost('emailtypewriter', 4, 'Email Typewriter');