Bench Grass

Bench Grass is a blog about the history of technology by the former student of a student of Lynn White. The main focus is a month-by-month retrospective series, covering the technology news, broadly construed, of seventy years ago, framed by fictional narrators. The author is Erik Lund, an "independent scholar" in Vancouver, British Columbia. Last post will be 24 July 2039.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

On Debt, II: For Who Are So Free? Manning the Fleet

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It's not the song. The song is fine. It's the choice to perform it,  down the years, in a musical style that's been obsolete...
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Friday, November 28, 2014

Postblogging Technology, October 1944, II: Forth From the Land of Mystery

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Sis: I'm scratching this out in the Admiral's wardroom right now, waiting to hear what's to come of me. Mr. Tay, I guess I ...
Monday, November 17, 2014

On Debt: Hearts of Oak, I

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Reader Alex writes: " So, is there any big economic news shortly after Anson's return and paying-off? You probably want a top-down...
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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Techblogging October, 1944, I: Back to the Beginning, I

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Wing Commander R_. C_. RCAFVR, DFC (Bar), L_. House, Isle of Axholme, Lincs. Dear Sir: You may be surprised to have this missive fro...
Thursday, November 6, 2014

The Battle of San Bernardino Strait

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At the first light of dawn on Wednesday, 1 July 1744 (New Style), at the western mouth of the Strait of Saint Bernard, between the isla...
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Friday, October 31, 2014

Postblogging Technology, September 1944, II: Autumn Moon

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* Wing Commander R_. C_. RCAFVR, DFC (Bar), L_. House, Isle of Axholme, Lincs. Dear Sir: Good fortune to you from your daughter...
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