FacultyMemeticsSaulTechnologyvTechnique

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After the event I can answer. I'm not sure the terminology was particularly accurate, and certainly didn't try to distinguish 'technique' from 'technology' in a strict or rigorous way. The question or statement of the event would have been more descriptive if it had alluded to the idea that the techniques in question are about mitigating the loss of a technical infrastructure that depends on things like civilisation. So yes, rubbing bits of wood together is strictly definable as technology, but in terms of mitigating the loss of a lighter / matches / a magnifying glass, it's going to work if you have the technique to make it work.

mobile texting versus jungle telegraph was basic SMS vs gossip rumour spreading challenge.

I suggested mnemonics over content management, which was badly thought through. It should have been called 'mnemonics vs palm pilot' and (if it had worked) would have consisted of the group memorising the contents of well used palm pilot and then burning it because it's no longer necessary.

TechniqueOverTechnology was the day after the 'there and back again ' workshop which was about how to configure the cube cinema free art server more stable (ie. robust to the end of civilisation).

I hope this clears things up a bit.