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  1. The quotable Ben. | Poor Richard's Almanac

    May 1, 2008 · OFB: No, in most cases “Luddite” means someone who’s chosen to eschew modern technology in favor of “the old ways.” However, in our friend Ben’s case, Luddite …

  2. Ben Picks Ten: Inventions We Need | Poor Richard's Almanac

    Jun 5, 2008 · One thing that made an enduring impression on our friend Ben was the way the characters in the film interacted with their technology. They talked to it, and it responded.

  3. Hoarding for the apocalypse. | Poor Richard's Almanac

    Oct 22, 2012 · Solar technology has transformed devices from calculators to radios and flashlights to smartphone and computer chargers. Wouldn’t it pay to invest in a few? Seems like cheap …

  4. vegetarian barley soup – Poor Richard’s Almanac

    Thanks to modern technology, now we can just head to the soup aisle in our grocery and buy a box of stock. (Save those veggie scraps for the chickens or the compost pile.)

  5. Not as smart as we think. | Poor Richard's Almanac

    Feb 26, 2010 · Give me a support staff of subservient children and slaves, large amounts of wealth, property, and leisure time, slower communication and transportation, and technology …

  6. Warming up. | Poor Richard's Almanac

    Oct 21, 2009 · Well of course there is, if you have access to technology and enough money to pay for it. As I sit here shivering—reminding myself that all this shaking is burning calories!—I think …

  7. creative writing – Poor Richard’s Almanac

    This doesn’t mean keeping up with the latest technology—after all, we’re Luddites here—but keeping up with what’s happening in your home country, in the world, in the realms of science …