Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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Geek Heresy

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The hubris that is frequently on display, and the often overwrought hype claiming incredible results, are worth taking on. As a geek who is trying to apply tech for good, it is instructive to hear the critiques. Of course, from my long experience in the field, I didn’t find Toyama’s choice of targets all that surprising.

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Visiting Aravind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Telemedicine always seemed to me to be pretty heavily hyped, and not used as much as it has been hyped. At Aravind, it doesn't seem to be hyped but gets a ton of use. Based on that, their business plan was to break-even after a another two years. One thing I was impressed with was the telemedicine facility.

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