Podcast appearances and mentions of Ned Ludd

Udith Dematagoda is an academic, novelist, musician, editor at Hyperidean Press, and the reincarnated form of Ned Ludd, who, among other things, published a great novel called Agonist last year.  An actually experimental experimental novel, Agonist is a rendering of posts and videos from around the internet into a strangely coherent whole. It's much funnier and more human than a depiction of the internet-void has any right to be.We also talked about infantilism, internet guys, e-girls, fatherhood, and the later work of Louis Althusser.Hyperidean Press (from where you can buy Agonist, as well as many other works): https://www.hyperideanpress.com/Udith's Substack: https://udith.substack.com/Agonist on Amazon (if you can't buy through Hyperidean Press): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1916376711/Udith's Music:https://uncadavre1.bandcamp.com/VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATIONJack has published a novel called Tower!Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC-ebook/dp/B0CM5P9N9M/ref=monarch_sidesheetThe first nine chapters of Tower are available for free here: jackbc.substack.comOur Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBookClubfromHellJack's Substack: jackbc.substack.comLevi's website: www.levioutloud.comwww.thebookclubfromhell.comJoin our Discord (the best place to interact with us): discord.gg/ZMtDJ9HscrWatch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n7r1ZTpsUw5exoYxb4aKA/featuredX: @bookclubhell666Jack on X: @supersquat1Levi on X: @optimismlevi

Our artificial intelligence miniseries returns with a guest spot by This Machine Kills cohost, Jathan Sadowski, about his brand new second book The Mechanic and the Luddite: a Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism.For the full episode support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifadaSong: Manuel Göttsching - E2 - E4

FULL EP HERE: https://www.patreon.com/slopquest Andrew has another dream about Killer Kops. Ryan buys vintage toys. Andy's dad sings him awake as a child . Then the boys discuss the saddest way to go fishing. Then they revisit the logistics of the “dildo in the hotdog bun” routine. Then there's a lion that only goes pee peat night time. Then there's an intense neighborhood situation with Aaron. Then Andy finds a Tesla owner who loves Elon too much. Then they talk about Ned Ludd and finally Pelosi gives an incredible speech.

The Legend of Ned Ludd - writer Joe Ward Munrow and director Jude Christian discuss their new play at the Liverpool Everyman theatre which explores the changing nature of work over the centuries and around the world in the the face of automation.The shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction was announced today - journalist Jamie Klingler assesses the selection.As the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool prepares to show off its latest acquisitions, curator Kate O'Donoghue explains what the their new Degas and Monet works will bring to their collection.Artist Mohammad Barrangi discusses his new installation - One Night, One Dream, Life in the Lighthoue - at the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery in Leeds University, inspired by his residency at the university's Special Collections. Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu

Au début du XIXe siècle, les artisans du textile sont nombreux en Angleterre. Travaillant souvent à domicile, les tisserands sur coton ou les tondeurs de draps gagnent assez bien leur vie.Mais cette relative prospérité est menacée par la généralisation du métier à tisser. Inventé à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, il est actionné par une machine à vapeur. Cette innovation technique permet aussi bien d'augmenter la productivité que d'améliorer la qualité des tissus.Le métier à tisser faisant le travail de plusieurs artisans, ces derniers craignent de se retrouver sans emploi.Face à cette menace, les artisans du textile ne tardent pas à exprimer leur colère. En mars 1811, ils manifestent à Nottingham et brisent des dizaines de métiers. On appellera bientôt "luddisme" cette forme de violence.Le nom viendrait d'un certain Ned Ludd, un artisan qui aurait détruit deux métiers à tisser en 1779. Son existence n'est cependant pas vraiment avérée.La manifestation de Nottingham est réprimée sans ménagement par l'armée. Ce qui n'empêche pas le mouvement de prendre rapidement de l'ampleur. Il tend en effet à s'organiser : de véritables expéditions sont menées contre des manufactures, dont seuls certains métiers sont brisés.Les manifestants se scindent en petits groupes, chacun pourtant un masque, pour éviter d'être identifié. Parti de Nottingham, le luddisme s'étend à d'autres régions du Royaume.En 1812, le mouvement tend à se durcir après la mort de deux manifestants. Grâce à des collectes de fonds, les luddistes se procurent des armes. Il s'agit désormais, non d'une simple protestation contre l'introduction des métiers à tisser, mais d'une véritable révolte contre le pouvoir politique.Inquiet, le gouvernement mobilise une véritable armée pour venir à bout du mouvement. Il est d'ailleurs désorganisé par l'arrestation de plusieurs de ses membres. La peine capitale ayant été instaurée pour la destruction de machines, 13 luddistes sont même pendus.Même si quelques bris de métiers sont encore signalés, le mouvement s'essouffle et disparaît avant 1820. Le luddisme, cependant, aura inspiré d'autres mouvements de contestation, comme le chartisme, qui apparaîtra quelques années plus tard. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Au début du XIXe siècle, les artisans du textile sont nombreux en Angleterre. Travaillant souvent à domicile, les tisserands sur coton ou les tondeurs de draps gagnent assez bien leur vie. Mais cette relative prospérité est menacée par la généralisation du métier à tisser. Inventé à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, il est actionné par une machine à vapeur. Cette innovation technique permet aussi bien d'augmenter la productivité que d'améliorer la qualité des tissus. Le métier à tisser faisant le travail de plusieurs artisans, ces derniers craignent de se retrouver sans emploi. Face à cette menace, les artisans du textile ne tardent pas à exprimer leur colère. En mars 1811, ils manifestent à Nottingham et brisent des dizaines de métiers. On appellera bientôt "luddisme" cette forme de violence. Le nom viendrait d'un certain Ned Ludd, un artisan qui aurait détruit deux métiers à tisser en 1779. Son existence n'est cependant pas vraiment avérée. La manifestation de Nottingham est réprimée sans ménagement par l'armée. Ce qui n'empêche pas le mouvement de prendre rapidement de l'ampleur. Il tend en effet à s'organiser : de véritables expéditions sont menées contre des manufactures, dont seuls certains métiers sont brisés. Les manifestants se scindent en petits groupes, chacun pourtant un masque, pour éviter d'être identifié. Parti de Nottingham, le luddisme s'étend à d'autres régions du Royaume. En 1812, le mouvement tend à se durcir après la mort de deux manifestants. Grâce à des collectes de fonds, les luddistes se procurent des armes. Il s'agit désormais, non d'une simple protestation contre l'introduction des métiers à tisser, mais d'une véritable révolte contre le pouvoir politique. Inquiet, le gouvernement mobilise une véritable armée pour venir à bout du mouvement. Il est d'ailleurs désorganisé par l'arrestation de plusieurs de ses membres. La peine capitale ayant été instaurée pour la destruction de machines, 13 luddistes sont même pendus. Même si quelques bris de métiers sont encore signalés, le mouvement s'essouffle et disparaît avant 1820. Le luddisme, cependant, aura inspiré d'autres mouvements de contestation, comme le chartisme, qui apparaîtra quelques années plus tard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Brian Merchant is a tech reporter, and he'd been covering the industry for years when he started to notice a term that kept coming up. When he wrote a story that was critical of tech, he'd be accused of being a "Luddite."Like most people, Brian knew at least vaguely what the term "Luddite" meant. But as time went on, and as Brian watched tech grow into the disruptive behemoth it is today, he started to get more curious about the actual Luddites. Who were they? And what did they really believe? Brian has a new book out about the Luddites called Blood in the Machine. And it explores how English textile workers in the 19th century rose up against the growing trend of automation and the machines that were threatening their livelihoods.Blood in the Machine

The boys are back with the sordid tale of the First Industrial Revolution, bringing you the story of a man named Ned Ludd, a walking meme. One of the first and one of the few to rebel against technology and industrialization. But why??? :O THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING WTADP! LOCALS: wetalkaboutdeadpeople.locals.com/ PATREON: www.patreon.com/wetalkaboutdeadpeople BUY US A COFFEE: www.buymeacoffee.com/R5QN81KXyk VENMO TIP JAR: @wtadp WEB: www.wetalkaboutdeadpeople.com ALT MEDIA UNITED: altmediaunited.com/wtadp SOUNDCLOUD: @wetalkaboutdeadpeople SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/show/2OJRFxh9MGNb9AhA4JuOeX itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/we-ta…d1282606749?mt=2 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/wetalkaboutdeadpeople

Way back in the early 1800's, several groups of textile factory workers in England took to destroying machinery in cotton and wool mills believing that the arrival of those machines threatened their jobs. They were led by a named Ned Ludd. Very quickly, they became known as Luddites. Now, the term Luddite refers to a person who is opposed to new technology. Currently, there's a group of teenagers in New York City who meet regularly at a local library with this rule: no smartphones. They call themselves the Luddite Club. One member, high school student Lola Shub was like many of her peers, obsessed with her phone. She was constantly snapping selfies and scrolling through social media. But when she saw the freedom a friend experienced when she ditched her smartphone, Shub did the same. She offers this advice to teens: “Spend time getting to know yourself and exploring the world around you, it's so much more fulfilling and real than the one inside your expensive little box.”

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 26, 2022 is: Luddite • LUH-dyte • noun Luddite refers to someone who is opposed to change, and especially to technological change. // Call me a Luddite, but I enjoy the sense of privacy that comes with not owning a smartphone. See the entry > Examples: “A high school English teacher who has been working for more than a quarter century, Beasley is no Luddite. She taught online courses before the pandemic and has used a learning-management system for years, unlike some of her colleagues, who still prefer a traditional pen-and-paper grade book.” — Alyson Klein, Education Week, 8 Mar. 2022 Did you know? Long before your Luddite friend was waxing poetic about how blissful it is to not have a smartphone, Luddites were protesting the textile machinery that was slowly replacing them. It was toward the end of 1811, in the vicinity of Nottingham, England, when handicraftsmen formed organized bands and began to riot for the destruction of the new machinery. Their name is of uncertain origin, but it may be connected to a (probably mythical) person named Ned Ludd. According to an unsubstantiated account in George Pellew's Life of Lord Sidmouth (1847), Ned Ludd was a Leicestershire villager of the late 1700s who, in a fit of rage, rushed into a stocking weaver's house and destroyed his equipment; subsequently, his name was proverbially connected with machinery destruction. With the onset of the information age, Luddite gained a broader sense describing anyone who shuns new technology.

Automation has been stealing working class jobs since the days of Ned Ludd, and Czinger is kicking it up a notch with their 3D printed car. You might think that your white collar engineering job is safe from automation, but the Czinger was largely designed by computers too. What does this mean for the future of work and the working class? Listen for our speculations. But first, project car updates.Main topic at 31:26Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: carsandcomrades@gmail.com //Our social media links etc: linktr.ee/CarsAndComrades //Music by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland //https://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/automation //Notes/Links:AI Designed This Car: https://youtu.be/VdG4gUTowXc //Czinger 21C Is a Screamin'-Good 253-MPH Proof-of-Concept: https://www.autoweek.com/news/future-cars/a39678192/czinger-21c-is-a-screamin-good-253-mph-proof-of-concept/ //3D-Printing the Czinger 21C Supercar Shows Us the Future of Car Making: https://www.autoweek.com/news/industry-news/a38009849/czinger-21c-supercar-3d-printing/ //The last job on Earth: imagining a fully automated world: https://youtu.be/Yvs7f4UaKLo //

Conoscete la storia di Ned Ludd?Ned Ludd, personaggio forse mai esistito, divenne famoso per aver spaccato un telaio in segno di protesta.Spaccava i telai, perché questi sostituivano i suoi colleghi operai che si trovavano da un giorno all'altro senza lavoro.Oggi di Ned Ludd e del movimento Luddista resta solo una voce su Wikipedia.

Jason French was once referred to as an "Portland ambassador" by our host Chris Angelus when it came to Portland's food world, but even beyond that: embodying much of the spirit of the city, a dozen years ago to the point before Covid hit.  Cut to 2021, and Jason is moving out of the hospitality business and into personal coaching for men, utilizing many of the skillsets and experience he gained as chef/owner of Ned Ludd, which he's now selling.   We talk about his years at Ned Ludd, where Portland is now as a city and how we got here, and also why men can benefit from his introspective coaching.     Email Jason at jason.f.french@gmail.com   Or check him out on Instagram: @jasonffrench And his wife Carrie: @carriekalscheuer  

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Shea and Thomas discuss AI and the blockchain as the new social God. Gary Snyder and nature also come up.  Good video for understanding blockchain: https://youtu.be/bBC-nXj3Ng4  AI & Machine learning: https://youtu.be/R9OHn5ZF4Uo  Patreon :) www.patreon.com/coolzonepod 

You asked listeners to suggest a mythical or legendary character who could potentially be historicized by clever apologetics. Here is my humble suggestion: Ned Ludd. I'm interested in any thoughts you might have on the Branch Davidians, Koresh, or the sectarian politics within the Adventist movement which gave rise to the group. What do you make of the thesis that the Greek word AEON should be translated as "AGE" or "EON" everywhere it appears, and "AEONIAN" as "Pertaining to the age" which has no English equivalent. Not “eternal.” Can you speculate on the possibility of a text or scroll lying in a cave or tomb that could change or alter our understanding of Jesus and the early church? Please comment on the idea that Mark was written first was promoted by Bismarck as part of the anti-Catholic Kulturkampf. His goal was to diminish Matthew which is the Gospel which includes the Peter-the-Rock verse which is the biblical basis for papal authority. I was wondering if you could comment on Galatians 6:17. Was Paul a stigmatic? Or what? A simple solution to the riddle in Rev 2:9 and 3:9 is that it is referring to the Herodians who were not ethnic Judahites but Idumeans who also collaborated with their Roman masters. I've always found the episode with Pilate in John 18:37-38, where Pilate asks "What is truth?" to be very poetic and compelling. It reads as a glib dismissal of Jesus as the one who bears witness to "the truth," but I can't shake the feeling there's more to it than that. It strikes me as subtly evil, the kind of moral relativism that is so easy to slip into, certainly for a jaded politician, but also for any of us. I'd love for you talk about this passage, the sitz im leben, and any thoughts you have on its relevance to the rest of story. How come Stephen got lynched by the Sanhedrin, but the same group had to get Roman permission to execute Jesus? You’ve suggested the idea of a personal relationship with God has its origin in 17th-century German Pietism. Can you say some more about this? Do you think the idea of a personal relationship with God or Jesus is a modern idea? Is it a Western idea? Do non-Christian religions have this concept?

At last, the Luddism episode has dropped! We dig into the actual, and massively misunderstood, history of Luddites — not as an insult for people who are deemed “anti-progress,” but as a labor movement who confronted the machinery of industrial capitalism. We discuss how Luddism should inform militant working class power, what lessons we can apply today for how we think about technology, and draw connections to other struggles against oppressive systems, whether in the streets or the shop floors. Think of Luddism as like Marie Kondo, but for technopolitics. Does this technology contribute to human well-being and/or social welfare? If not, take it apart and toss it away! (Listen to the end for a post-outro treat from Klobbering Klobuchar.) Some stuff we reference: • A Nod to Ned Ludd by Richard Byrne https://thebaffler.com/salvos/a-nod-to-ned-ludd • Sabotage by Elizabeth Gurly Flynn https://www.marxists.org/subject/women/authors/flynn/1917/sabotage.htm Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl). Thanks to Laura for voicing Klobbering Klobuchar.

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Zoe: Bacon Identification Device. Vaping in the Boy's room. Funny Makes Mo Money. The Name is Ludd, Ned Ludd. it's probably the most used surface of your body. The Adventures of Lois and Frank. Grab Your Tongue And PULL! Steal From The Witch, Give To The Poor. Can I get a quadruple triple quadruple double cheeseburger please! The Burniest of All Whiskies. The Corn Palace is Real. Sexworker Death Stare. Dremels and Cleavage. Wardrobe Provided by Nickleback. Vapering with Wendi and more on this episode of The Morning Stream.

Luddite is a noun that refers to a person who avoids the use of new technology. It’s not certain which language our word of the day comes from but we know the term was first used to describe a group of textile mill workers in Nottingham, England in the early 19th century who rioted for the destruction of new machinery that was slowly replacing them. A man known as Ned Ludd seemed to be involved in the movement. In more recent years, the word is used to describe anyone who is opposed to, or uncomfortable with, technology. I used to be a luddite but getting an iPhone for my birthday has cured me. From now on, I’ll never oppose technology again.

The original Luddites were British weavers and textile workers who objected to the mechanical advancements of the Industrial Revolution. When the economic pressures of the Napoleonic Wars made the cheap competition of early textile factories particularly threatening to the artisans, a few desperate weavers began breaking into factories and smashing textile machines. They called themselves “Luddites” after Ned Ludd, a young apprentice who is said to have wrecked a textile apparatus in 1779. In his newest work, Peter Linebaugh tells the story of Queen Mab, who through her personification in Shelley's poem of that name composed in 1812, becomes the symbol of a radical critique of western civilization as a whole. Today, we have a conversation with Peter Linebaugh about the effects new technology and capitalism had on the Luddites.   Guest: Peter Linebaugh is an American Marxist historian who specializes in British history, Irish history, labor history, and the history of the colonial Atlantic. He is also a professor emeritus of history at the University of Toledo, as well as a member of the Midnight Notes Collective. He has authored several books including his most recent, Incomplete, True, Authentic, and Wonderful History of May Day and his pamphlet Ned Ludd & Queen Mab: Machine-Breaking, Romanticism, and the Several Commons of 1811-12.   Support your Radio station. Click here to pledge online BOOK: Ned Ludd & Queen Mab: Machine-Breaking Romanticism, and the Several Common of 1811-12 by Peter Linebaugh $75 USB Economic History Pack $150 Combo: All of the Above $200 The post Fund Drive Special – 19th Century Luddites and Capitalism's Effect on the Industrial Revolution appeared first on KPFA.

In Episode 76, Chloe explores another mobster mystery with the mysterious murder of Bugsy Siegel in 1947 Hollywood. Mario talks about the mysterious figure Ned Ludd and the riotous 19th century history surrounding him and a couple of other mysterious characters.Thanks for listening y’all! We super appreciate it!Mario & ChloeTeam Mystery See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today’s guest is Jason French. Jason is the chef owner to Ned Ludd and Elder Hall. We discuss how he balances running one of the top restaurants in Portland as well as one of the most in demand event spaces in Elder Hall. We also touch on a new project he’s been conceptualizing in business […] The post Jason French – Ep 13 appeared first on One Creativity & Design.

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There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence (AI) and the potential for robots to autonomously make decisions about what gets done, how it gets done, and who does it. As the technology fast approaches the dreams of science fiction, many professionals, blue and white colour workers are beginning to fear a future where their own jobs are no more. Will you be one who is replaced, or will you be one of those who thrives? The new Luddism In a fit of rage against the machines, Ned Ludd was an apprentice textile worker who allegedly smashed two stocking frames, a mechanical knitting machine, in 1779. The act spawned the Luddite movement whose members disliked the new technological devices and the changes being brought about by the Industrial Revolution. In 1812, the Luddite movement was a small militant force, battling the British army in Middleton, Lancashire. They met at night on the moors surrounding industrial towns to practice drills and manoeuvres. The Luddites employed tactics that today we would call terrorism and they were driven by a powerful cause: to save their jobs and improve their wretched standard of living. And they blamed the new machines in large part for their suffering. Today, we face a new challenge: The rise of the robots. Technological advances in the 19th and 20th centuries mainly displaced uneducated labourers. Today, we are seeing technology increasingly threaten skilled worker's jobs as well. Today, you may well have good reason to be concerned about the rise of the robots. I realised recently, that I hadn't actually spoken to, or needed to speak to, anyone in my bank for more than two years. Financial services have been at the forefront of digital adoption and transformation and many lower-level (those less cognitvely demanding) positions have already simply disappeared. In energy and mining, AI enables companies to tap new reserves and increase extraction and production efficiency. Predictive, manual work in both industries is no longer needed and the physical skills of old, is already or will soon be redundant. In healthcare, automation and AI has already changed the interaction between patients and healthcare professionals. But the good news for carers is that demand for their services is likely to grow, but if you work the back office, it could be time to look elsewhere. Manufacturing is seeing a new wave of AI and automation further disrupting production functions in factories. Two years ago, Foxconn replaced 60,000 workers with robots in one factory. The retail sector is rapidly dying a death on the high street and jobs replaced by machines increase daily. Whether it be the self-checkout of today, or the automated RFID or similar tech of tomorrow. And who needs physical shops and humans in them anyway when Amazon can deliver later this afternoon? Real Estate Agents are unlikely to be missed by those not in the profession, but what will they do once their job is done by a 'bot? Support services in organisations are threatened too. Do you really need accountants when the rules are established? Once you have the policies and procedures in place, how many people do you need in HR? Supply chain professionals are replacing themselves rapidly**. Customer Service** has shifted to self-serve portals and voice prompts recorded once and played in evermore annoying menus of choices. True, many other jobs open up, but with completely different skill requirements. Cybersecurity seems unlikely to stop growing - indeed, half of the battle is against malevolent AI bots. Rise of the Robots (book) - Wikipedia Skill shift: Automation and the future of the workforce The good news is that we'll still need humans to manage and lead and do the more complex cognitive thinking. For now, anyway. Sure, one day AI could evolve to higher levels of quasi-cognitive functioning and make better decisions than human managers and leaders. And there are things that you can do, right now, to significantly improve your value in the workplace. Something that machines are not so adept at and that is: improve your communications skills. Warren Buffet famously told a group of MBA students that they could: immediately improve their value by 50% in the workforce if they could improve their speaking skills. And that's improving your value against other humans, let alone the machines. Gary Kasparov the World Chess Master and Champion, who in spite of famously losing to to IBM's Deep Blue super computer in 1997, is optimistic about humanity's superiority over machines: Machines have calculations we have understanding Machines have instructions we have purpose Machines have objectivity we have passion And he cautions that if we fail, it will not be because machines were too intelligent or not intelligent enough. It will be because we became complacent and didn't dream big enough. Humans can dream. Robots cannot. Your value in the workplace, whatever your role, is enhanced when you communicate well. When you can engage with clients, suppliers, peers, bosses, shareholders, community, and everyone else you impact. The rise of the robots is real. It's already happening. It may not be quite as cool as human-like avatars or as frightening as the Terminator, but it is happening. The people who will come out on top in this rise of the robots, those who enjoy meaningful work and greater success, will be those people who communicate exceptionally well. They will show their passion and have a deep understanding of their world and be able to teach and lead others aligned to a purpose that is creative, personally fulfilling and making a real difference in the world. The Luddites were eventually crushed by the Government after they took their cause to the level of destroying the machines. Refusing to embrace the new technology whilst the factory owners and the powers that be of the day, refused to share the wealth that automation created for them. AI and the rise of robots is changing the way we work today and tomorrow In short, the people who are going to thrive are the ones who are most human. And, the companies that are going to thrive are the ones that feel most human and share the wealth that the robot rise creates. Luddites have been getting a bad rap for 200 years. But, turns out, they were right Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence What jobs will still be around in 20 years? Read this to prepare your future How is your job impacted by the rise of the robots, AI and automation? What are you doing to improve your communication skills so that you will thrive in the new future of work?

Hey, who are you calling a luddite!?

This week we talk about the Old Gods and the New. Geoff prays to the altar of self-pleasure, Shane to the altar of Amazon, and Adam to the altar of Ned Ludd.       Theme: Gang of Four - To Hell With Poverty! Outro: Black Sabbath - After Forever

El podcast de hoy de la serie Innovación trata sobre lo más difícil en el proceso de innovación: la gestión del cambio. Por un lado tenemos que superar la resistencia al cambio cuando planteamos un objetivo en nuestra innovación, cuando queremos hacer algo de forma diferente, construir algo distinto. Pero sobre todo, cuando lo hemos logrado, llega la resistencia al cambio más importante, la acogida en el mercado de nuestro producto o servicio. Tenemos que competir contra el producto o servicio actual al que queremos sustituir, o bien, si nuestra innovación es algo completamente nuevo para lo que no había alternativa anterior, necesitamos generar la confianza suficiente en el consumidor para que acepte nuestra innovación. Esta es la parte más complicada, y tenemos ejemplos desde principios del siglo XIX cuando en 1812 en plena revolución industrial, un grupo de trabajadores quemó en Inglaterra sesenta telares para evitar que los nuevos telares industriales les quitaran el trabajo. Hoy en día nadie piensa que debamos volver a los telares manuales, y sin embargo hay ejemplos de actualidad similares que ahora comentaré. Otro ejemplo de profesión desaparecida es la de farolero-sereno[restrict userlevel="subscriber"] que llegó a tener su propio reglamento profesional.[/restrict] También en el siglo XIX algo más avanzado, las decenas de miles de farolas de gas que iluminaban las grandes ciudades fueron sustituidas por luz eléctrica, con la consiguiente oposición de los suministradores del gas y para la alegría de las compañías que generaban la electricidad.[restrict userlevel="subscriber"] La farola eléctrica como algo del futuro.[/restrict] La historia se repite alrededor de la energía eléctrica con la energía solar fotovoltaica. Ahora son las compañías eléctricas las que han conseguido en España que se dificulte, incluso se penalice el uso de energía solar fotovoltaica para el autoconsumo. El Tribunal Constitucional español ya ha declarado nulos algunos aspectos de la normativa como por ejemplo que una instalación de energía eléctrica fotovoltaica no puede compartirse entre varios consumidores como una comunidad de vecinos, ¿por qué no? Aún queda pendiente saber qué pasará con el llamado impuesto al sol que es una tasa extra que deben pagar los usuarios que dispongan de una instalación fotovoltaica para autoconsumo; probablemente la resolución llegue desde instancias europeas antes de que cambie algo aquí. Pues bien, la acción de la quema de telares de aquella época parece que estuvo liderada por una Ned Ludd, lo que ha hecho que la oposición a los cambios tecnológicos que sustituyen a las personas se conozca como ludismo. Y esto es lo que está pasando con la inteligencia artificial y la robótica [restrict userlevel="subscriber"]hoy en día[/restrict] Otro ejemplo actual es todo lo que sucede alrededor de los servicios de taxi y transporte particular con las llamadas liccencias VTC de chófer con conductor. Este tema lo comento más en detalle en el podcast, ¡escúchalo! Recuerda que si quieres ver el texto y enlaces ocultos sólo tienes que suscribirte de forma gratuita al blog.

While science fiction often seeks to imagine the impact of new science on the future, Rod Duncan explores an opposite: what happens when science remains frozen in the past. In The Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter‘s alternate history, the Luddites prevailed in their protests 200 years ago against labor-replacing machinery, leaving science and culture stuck for generations in a Victorian-like age. Against this backdrop, Duncan introduces Elizabeth Barnabus, who outmaneuvers the restrictions placed on her as a single woman by pretending (with the help of quick-change-artist skills) to be her own brother. “Gender identity and gender presentation is a theme that runs through Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter because in order to do certain things in her world she needs at times to cross-dress and do it in a convincing way,” Duncan says. Elizabeth’s mastery of disguise–and her knowledge of deception acquired from her circus-owning father–allow her to earn a living as a private investigator and accept an assignment that brings her face to face with agents of the dreaded International Patent Office, which maintains a choke hold on scientific advancement. In January, The Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award, validating Duncan’s decision to take a stab at science fiction. “I like to let ideas play in an imagined world and see what happens,” he says. Asked if he found it difficult to write a first-person narrative in a woman’s voice, Duncan points out that all writers must overcome countless barriers to fully enter the minds of their characters. “The book is about illusion and any writer trying to write from the point of view of someone different from themselves is trying to pull off some kind of illusion; they are trying with smoke and mirrors to seem as if they are realistically that person. … That person may be different in all kinds of … ways from the writer.” Duncan explains that he is dyslexic. “So for me is it a bigger challenge to write from the view of someone who is not dyslexic or is it a bigger challenge to write from the point of view of someone who is from a different time or someone who is a different sex?” In the end, Duncan says that all writers, like his protagonist Elizabeth, are cross-dressers “in a psychological sense because we have to put ourselves into the minds of other people.” Related links: * The interview touches on the conjuring illusion “the bullet catch” from which the book derives its title. * Ned Ludd and the Luddites also come up. * The conversation concludes with a mention of Duncan’s role in the movie Zombie Undead. The trailer is on Rotten Tomatoes and the entire film in on YouTube. Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. He blogs at Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While science fiction often seeks to imagine the impact of new science on the future, Rod Duncan explores an opposite: what happens when science remains frozen in the past. In The Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter‘s alternate history, the Luddites prevailed in their protests 200 years ago against labor-replacing machinery, leaving science and culture stuck for generations in a Victorian-like age. Against this backdrop, Duncan introduces Elizabeth Barnabus, who outmaneuvers the restrictions placed on her as a single woman by pretending (with the help of quick-change-artist skills) to be her own brother. “Gender identity and gender presentation is a theme that runs through Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter because in order to do certain things in her world she needs at times to cross-dress and do it in a convincing way,” Duncan says. Elizabeth’s mastery of disguise–and her knowledge of deception acquired from her circus-owning father–allow her to earn a living as a private investigator and accept an assignment that brings her face to face with agents of the dreaded International Patent Office, which maintains a choke hold on scientific advancement. In January, The Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award, validating Duncan’s decision to take a stab at science fiction. “I like to let ideas play in an imagined world and see what happens,” he says. Asked if he found it difficult to write a first-person narrative in a woman’s voice, Duncan points out that all writers must overcome countless barriers to fully enter the minds of their characters. “The book is about illusion and any writer trying to write from the point of view of someone different from themselves is trying to pull off some kind of illusion; they are trying with smoke and mirrors to seem as if they are realistically that person. … That person may be different in all kinds of … ways from the writer.” Duncan explains that he is dyslexic. “So for me is it a bigger challenge to write from the view of someone who is not dyslexic or is it a bigger challenge to write from the point of view of someone who is from a different time or someone who is a different sex?” In the end, Duncan says that all writers, like his protagonist Elizabeth, are cross-dressers “in a psychological sense because we have to put ourselves into the minds of other people.” Related links: * The interview touches on the conjuring illusion “the bullet catch” from which the book derives its title. * Ned Ludd and the Luddites also come up. * The conversation concludes with a mention of Duncan’s role in the movie Zombie Undead. The trailer is on Rotten Tomatoes and the entire film in on YouTube. Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. He blogs at Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While science fiction often seeks to imagine the impact of new science on the future, Rod Duncan explores an opposite: what happens when science remains frozen in the past. In The Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter‘s alternate history, the Luddites prevailed in their protests 200 years ago against labor-replacing machinery, leaving science and culture stuck for generations in a Victorian-like age. Against this backdrop, Duncan introduces Elizabeth Barnabus, who outmaneuvers the restrictions placed on her as a single woman by pretending (with the help of quick-change-artist skills) to be her own brother. “Gender identity and gender presentation is a theme that runs through Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter because in order to do certain things in her world she needs at times to cross-dress and do it in a convincing way,” Duncan says. Elizabeth’s mastery of disguise–and her knowledge of deception acquired from her circus-owning father–allow her to earn a living as a private investigator and accept an assignment that brings her face to face with agents of the dreaded International Patent Office, which maintains a choke hold on scientific advancement. In January, The Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award, validating Duncan’s decision to take a stab at science fiction. “I like to let ideas play in an imagined world and see what happens,” he says. Asked if he found it difficult to write a first-person narrative in a woman’s voice, Duncan points out that all writers must overcome countless barriers to fully enter the minds of their characters. “The book is about illusion and any writer trying to write from the point of view of someone different from themselves is trying to pull off some kind of illusion; they are trying with smoke and mirrors to seem as if they are realistically that person. … That person may be different in all kinds of … ways from the writer.” Duncan explains that he is dyslexic. “So for me is it a bigger challenge to write from the view of someone who is not dyslexic or is it a bigger challenge to write from the point of view of someone who is from a different time or someone who is a different sex?” In the end, Duncan says that all writers, like his protagonist Elizabeth, are cross-dressers “in a psychological sense because we have to put ourselves into the minds of other people.” Related links: * The interview touches on the conjuring illusion “the bullet catch” from which the book derives its title. * Ned Ludd and the Luddites also come up. * The conversation concludes with a mention of Duncan’s role in the movie Zombie Undead. The trailer is on Rotten Tomatoes and the entire film in on YouTube. Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. He blogs at Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices