Embed from Getty Images In a wonderful book called The Battle for Christmas, author Stephen Nissenbaum relates the evolution of this holiday from its pagan roots to the modern Christmas as it came to be celebrated in the United States. He tells us that in agrarian England most labor would be done by December and that it was often a ...
Originally posted December 2013 after Amazon announced plans to use small, unmanned drones for rapid delivery to customers within striking distance of distribution centers. An Allusion to Moore – A Christmas Future ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and I could stay in the house To do my last bit of shopping with only a mouse. The Amazon orders were placed with ...
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