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The Main Branch
230 East Main Street
Logan, Ohio 43138
(740)385-2348

The Laurelville Branch
16240 Maple Street
Laurelville, Ohio 43135
(740)332-4700
*hours of operation differ at the Laurelville Branch* The Logan-Hocking County District Library provides a variety of services:
Bookmobile
Children's Programs
Copies
Faxes
Genealogy Room
Golden Buckeye Card
Homebound Services
Interlibrary Loan Materials
Meeting Room
Notary Public
Public Internet Access
State of Ohio Documents
Talking Books
Voter Registration/Absentee Ballots

🦃 Gobble, Gobble! It's time for Turkey Storytime! Come spend a little time with us at the library as we celebrate our fe...
11/09/2026

🦃 Gobble, Gobble! It's time for Turkey Storytime!

Come spend a little time with us at the library as we celebrate our feathered friends with a fun turkey-themed program. We hope you'll join us!

📅 Tuesday, November 10
🍂 Laurelville Branch • 11 AM
🍂 Logan Library • 5 PM

📅 Thursday, November 12
🍂 Logan Library • 10 AM

Coming next week… We're keeping the fall fun going with Thanksgiving Storytime! Get ready for a little holiday-themed fun before Thanksgiving arrives.

See you at the library! 🧡

11/06/2026

TECH In-Sight: A Journal of Technology Information
Future Shock: Program 5 – Future’s Vision

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Be it 1972 or 2026, future’s vision is always with us.

Today’s children know no different – they have grown-up with technology; tomorrow’s children will grow up with tomorrow’s technology.

Ask an eight-year- old a phone question and they can rock your socks . . . ask the same child the best way to use a Freeze Pane in an Excel spreadsheet and see what kind of look you get.

(Incidentally, I do know when to insert a freeze pane - I just stuck my tongue out).
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That phone in your hand does not own you.

You own that device.

You use that device as you see fit.

That goes for Kindles, tablets, laptops, desktops.

Technology suffers from over saturation, over use, over updating,

IT CHANGES TO FAST!

STOP!

It’s time to look at this from a different perspective:

I talk with people on a regular basis – you are actually smarter than you give yourself credit.
It’s time to pat yourself on the back – you really know more about technology than you realize.

You don’t need to be an expert:

Be Aware.

Be Curious.

Be Skeptical.

Be You.
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Questions? Email the Tech Guy
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TECH In-Sight: A Journal of Technology Information A Breathing Steering Wheel?] . . .A F...
11/05/2026

TECH In-Sight: A Journal of Technology Information
A Breathing Steering Wheel?

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(Think a pufferfish).
(No, I haven’t flipped my lid).

There is Driver-Assistance and there is Full Autonomous Driving.
Full, SAFE, Autonomous Driving is still down the road (no pun).
Driver-Assistance is readily available and rather good and at times, annoying.

If you are familiar with the ‘Lane Departure Warning’, the sudden steering wheel shake as well as stiffening that makes corrections difficult, especially on a two-lane road when the other driver coming towards us is drifting over into our lane – or the deer taking a leisurely stroll across the road.

Driver-assistance systems that provide some level of automation but still require an attentive (awake), driver will continue to be the norm.

Humans and machines sharing control creates uncertainty that can have tragic consequences, but what researchers have come up with so far is uncanny to downright creepy-crawly (as some have said).

(Cue the eerie music).
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Researchers from the Toyota Research Institute along with researchers from the University of Michigan, have developed a steering wheel lined with air-sacs.
The idea is the sacs inflate and deflate as a path to communicate information to the driver.

The ultimate goal of the system is to avoid drivers having to fight the steering wheel for control.

“It looks like the wheel is breathing.”

All kidding aside, it has rather creeped some people out, but there is a method the respiration.

‘Haptic Zones’
(Haptic: relating to the sense of touch).

In regards to ‘Haptic Zones’ for a vehicle is placing our hands at the 10 and 2 position on the steering wheel.

For example, the driver-assistance wants to steer left, the air-sacs on the left side of the wheel will inflate. If I don’t want to turn left, I simply deflate the sacs with my hand by squeezing the wheel.
If the driver-assistant still thinks a left turn is a good idea, it will send pulses of air that I can feel.

(I’m not turning left! Don’t make me pull this car over!).
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Researchers believe that air system is a better communication than warning lights and or chimes currently used.
It is two-way communication between car and driver.

In a simulation, test-drivers were asked to make a turn (with potential obstacles to navigate).

According to a study published by the research group:
‘Drivers spent less time fighting with the driver-assist tech, braked less, and showed more confidence in their maneuvers. Drivers also reported "lower effort, frustration, and physical demand.’
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It remains to be seen if the ‘breathing steering wheels’ actually make it to market. Other automobile manufacturers are testing various other systems, but the overall feeling is two-way communication makes sense.

(Breathe in and breathe out).
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Technology Wisdom

Breathing steering wheels aside – what other options could we install on our ride?

In no particular order:

Center Console Ice Maker – 1980’s Toyota Van
May have something here.

Heart Beat Sensor – ’07-’08 Volvo
Designed to detect an intruder or hidden passenger in the backseat, this security system linked up to the key fob to flash red lights and vibrate if a heartbeat is sensed – that’s creepy.

Highway Hi-Fi Record Player – 1956 Chrysler
An under-dash turntable that played special 7-inch, 16 2/3 RPM records while driving, though bumpy roads caused it to skip constantly and it was quickly discontinued.

Dashboard Expresso Machine – 2013 Fiat
Offered via a partnership with Lavazza, this built-in, cup-holder-mounted espresso maker let drivers brew real Italian coffee on the go – now that’s a drive thru.

And last, but in no terms, certainly not least:

The In-Car Toilet – 1954 Rolls Royce
Built as a custom luxury, this car featured a hidden, gold-rimmed toilet tucked underneath the rear seat, accompanied by a mobile phone and television.
(A phone? As a matter of fact, yes; Mobile Telephone Service, developed by AT&T in 1946 – Instead of cellular towers or satellites, the car contained a heavy radio transceiver (often stored in the trunk), wired to an antenna on the vehicle's body).

Questions? Email the Tech Guy
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Sources: Yahoo; The Drive; Wikipedia; TheTruthAboutCars; Google AI
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11/04/2026

TECH In-Sight: A Journal of Technology Information
Future Shock: Program 3 - Permanence?

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The end of Permanence.

Too much change in to short of time.

The "end of permanence" refers to the societal shift away from ownership (subscription society), fixed structures, moving instead toward access, lasting for a short time, and constant adaptation.

Driven by rapid technological evolution and changing cultural values, what used to be "set in stone" is now designed to be updated, rented, or dissolved.
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Example: Data Centers

They’ve been a rather hot topic the last few weeks.

However, my thought, realization was stability; permanence?

A company entitled ‘Clearview’, tracks 4500 data centers across the US; 1415 are currently operating; 548 under construction and another 2,537 planned.

That’s a lot of data.

That’s a lot of $$$$

And . . .

what if,

(“Driven by rapid technological evolution . . . .”)

became obsolete – in a few short years?

The reason behind my thought was ‘Moore’s Law’.

Gordon Moore
Was an American engineer, businessman, scientist, and philanthropist best known for co-founding Intel Corporation and formulating Moore's Law.

Moore's Law: In 1965, while working at Fairchild Semiconductor, Moore published an observation stating that the number of transistors on a microchip roughly doubles every year (he later revised it to every two years). This prediction became the guiding benchmark for the exponential growth and shrinking cost of digital electronics.

Depending upon who is talking, the ‘Law’ is either dead or simply has changed form.

Moore’s Law prompted me to ask a very simple question:

Why would data centers become obsolete?

Mismatched Timelines:
Building, permitting, financing, and connecting a large-scale data center to the power grid takes 2 to 4 years. Meanwhile, AI chips, memory architectures, networking standards, and model sizes evolve every few months, meaning a facility can be outdated by the time it officially opens.

Because specialized AI hardware and chips must be constantly upgraded to remain competitive, the capital expenditure cycle collapses from a traditional 10-to-15-year infrastructure lifespan down to a fast-paced 3-to-4-year replacement loop.

Hmmmm.

(And the bubble will pop).

Questions? Email the Tech Guy
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11/03/2026

TECH In-Sight: A Journal of Technology Information
Future Shock: Program 2 - AI

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AI
Two of the most recognizable letters this side of GE.

‘Created by humans, assisted by AI.’

Many of the articles I read online are starting add the above tag-line at the end of the article.

1950.

Alan Turing publishes “Computing Machinery and Intelligence."
‘The Turing Test’ is developed to measure of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human.

1956.

The term “Artificial Intelligence” was coined by John McCarthy at a conference held at Dartmouth University.

Considered the ‘Father of AI’

‘Logic Theorist’ - The First AI Program.

1966.

‘Eliza’ the first chatbot (natural language processing) is created by Joseph Weizenbaum.

‘Shakey’ the Robot, the first mobile, general purpose robot is created.

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I . . . Robot

The development of ‘sims’ simulated beings (Robots), has taken on a new meaning and direction within the last few years.

Today's robots combine mechanical mastery with generative AI and large behavior models (LBMs), allowing them to learn tasks by watching humans rather than requiring explicit coding.

Humanoid platforms like Tesla Optimus (Gen 2/3), Figure 01, and Unitree H1 achieved rapid dexterity upgrades (such as 50-actuator hands for handling delicate objects like eggs). Mass manufacturing facilities are coming online to transition robots into commercial workplaces.

Will some go rogue?
Yes.

Will they take over the world?
As long as there are plenty of charging stations . . . .

(I don’t subscribe to that point of view).

(To err is human; in my view, the err has been built in).

Questions? Email the Tech Guy
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🏰✨ Fairytale Storytime! 📚💜Once upon a time… there was a Storytime filled with stories, songs, crafts, and fun! Come join...
11/02/2026

🏰✨ Fairytale Storytime! 📚💜

Once upon a time… there was a Storytime filled with stories, songs, crafts, and fun! Come join us as we step into the world of fairytales and enjoy a little storybook magic at the library! ✨

📅 Tuesday, November 3
🏰 Laurelville Branch • 11 AM
🏰 Logan Library • 5 PM

📅 Thursday, November 5
🏰 Logan Library • 10 AM

We hope to see you there! 💜📖

🦃📚 Sneak peek! Next week, we're gobbling up some fun with Turkey Storytime! Join us for more stories, songs, crafts, and fun as we celebrate all things turkey! 🍂

🎃👻 A big THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by to see us during Laurelville Trick or Treat! 🧡We loved seeing all the tric...
10/30/2026

🎃👻 A big THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by to see us during Laurelville Trick or Treat! 🧡

We loved seeing all the trick or treaters and getting to share a little Halloween fun with the community. Thanks for stopping by our decorated trunk outside the library and making us part of your evening!

We hope you had a great time and that we’ll see you again soon at the Laurelville Branch. There’s always something happening at the library! 📚💚

TECH In-Sight: A Journal of Technology Information Turbo! (Not that turbo, a different turbo)] . . .A F...
10/29/2026

TECH In-Sight: A Journal of Technology Information
Turbo! (Not that turbo, a different turbo)

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Going back in time – back to the 90’s when desktop computers ruled.

Does anyone remember the systems equipped with the ‘turbo’ button?

Push in for SPEED!

Actually, being technical, the turbo button could be found beginning in 1984 and ran through 1996. . .

It was all marketing.

Pressing the Turbo button did not speed the system up, it actually slowed the system down.

A slow turbo?

An oxy of moronic proportions.

It was actually a hardware solution to a software problem.

At this time in technology, processors were not exactly whiz-bang fast.

Programing code was written to match the speed of the processor, which was about 4.77 MHz (megahertz).
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The gaming industry was primarily the reason for slow turbos.

If a developer wanted a game character to walk across the screen in one second, they simply calculated how many clock cycles that would take at 4.77 MHz and hardcoded that timing into the software.

However, as processors became faster and faster, that messed with the clock cycles and threw the gaming and other programs out of whack.

A game designed to be playable at 4.77 MHz would run twice as fast on an 8 MHz machine, and blisteringly fast on a 33 MHz system. Gaming enemies would swarm too quickly to track; animations would blink rapidly; and on-screen text would vanish before anyone could read it.

That’s not good.

Turbo on to slow down.

Basically, a switch was installed to hamper or slow down the CPU.

Pressing the button typically reduced the system's performance by halving the speed communication between the CPU to the system memory or disabling the processor's internal cache. This brought the processing power roughly in line with the original 4.77 MHz, making older software usable again.
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The brilliance was in the marketing.

Developers figured out very quickly gamers and system users would not push a button entitled ‘Slow CPU’.
So, why not go the other route – hit the Turbo Button!

Borrowing from automotive terminology, they framed the system's normal, maximum-speed state as the "turbo" mode. The standard procedure was to leave the turbo engaged for modern applications, and only disengage it when a user needed to run an older piece of software.

When the Pentium processor came out in March of 1993, the Turbo button began to fade away – and to disappear by 1996.
We’ll just have to make do with turbo’s in our vehicles.

Zoom!
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Technology Wisdom

Speaking of boosting, charging that device battery.

Much to my surprise, I’ve come to find out that my phone (devices in general), really don’t know how much juice is left in the battery.

According to a Reader’s Digest article: ‘There’s nothing analyzing the chemistry inside the battery and reporting back to the phone. Instead all the phone (including any electronics built into the battery) can do is make an estimate based on what it sees at the battery terminals over time. So, for example it might keep a tally of how much charge it has used since the battery was last fully charged, and subtract this from a figure for the latest battery capacity. But then this latest capacity figure is also just an estimate based on previous usage.”

And that will vary by manufacturer – so if my device is showing 10% battery, there could actually be more battery life than 10% or there could be less.

According to manufactures, a good rule of the thumb (doesn’t matter which hand), is the 80/20 rule. Charge the device at 20% and not to charge to 100% - because of the heat generated during charging.

Feeling bamboozled: first the turbo button wasn’t really a speed button, now, the battery percentage showing on my device is really a guess – and the device really has no clue how much battery is left (nor does it care).

(Just when you think you know somebody).

Questions? Email the Tech Guy
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Sources: Quora; HowStuffWorks; Wikipedia; Reader’s Digest; Google AI
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