Amish Hackers

[Dave Monroe]

Amish Hackers

The Amish have the undeserved reputation of being luddites, of people
who refuse to employ new technology. It's well known the strictest of
them don't use electricity, or automobiles, but rather farm with
manual tools and ride in a horse and buggy.  In any debate about the
merits of embracing new technology, the Amish stand out as offering an
honorable alternative of refusal. Yet Amish lives are anything but
anti-technological. In fact on my several visits with them, I have
found them to be ingenious hackers and tinkers, the ultimate makers
and do-it-yourselfers and surprisingly pro technology.

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http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2009/02/amish_hackers_a.php