Did you know that 259 years ago (in 1752, do the math) Benjamin Franklin allegedly created all your issues with gadgets and gizmos? If the legend holds true, when he flew that famous kite and got the shock of his life, his discovery of electricity started the ball rolling for all the electronic doodads and addictions that plague us today and make our digital communication so difficult and important. So the next time you want to smack your iPhone around for autocorrecting your texts or throw your laptop out the window when spell check fails you yet again, just take a calming breath and whisper curses at Poor Richard and all that he hath wrought upon us. (And tell him you still haven’t forgiven him for wanting to make the turkey our national bird.)
Written by: Sean Taylor, ProEdit
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