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Jacques Tati’s Playtime: A Guide to Getting Along With Technology

Jacques Tati’s Playtime: A Guide to Getting Along With Technology

Aaron Timms is a Brooklyn-based writer. His writing has appeared in the Guardian, The Outline, The Daily Beast, and The Week. He tweets at <a href="https://twitter.com/aarontimms">@aarontimms</a>.

Aaron Timms

The Engineers and the Political System

Economics and Finance

"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins

Politics

"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not." — Gertrude Stein

Science &amp; Technology

Aaron Timms is a Brooklyn-based writer. His writing has appeared in the Guardian, The Outline, The Daily Beast, and The Week. He tweets at <a href="https://twitter.com/aarontimms">@aarontimms</a>.