We are stuck with technology when all we really want is just stuff tha…

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We are stuck with technology when all we really want is just stuff that works. How do you recognize something that is still technology? A good clue is if it comes with a manual. ✨ The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time. Book by by Douglas Adams, p. 115, 2002.
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We are stuck with technology when all we really want is just stuff that works. How do you recognize something that is still technology? A good clue is if it comes with a manual. ✨ The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time. Book by by Douglas Adams, p. 115, 2002.

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