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'''Technogypsie''' (also '''Techno-Gypsie''' or '''Techno Gypsy''') is a term for a modern day [[nomad]]ic person who balances the arts and sciences in their lifestyle. According to Technogypsie artist Leaf McGowan,<ref name=Baurley>Baurley, Thomas; McGowan, Leaf; et al. "Techno-Gypsies, Techno-Tinkers, and Techno-Nomads". 2005: Technogypsie Productions, Seattle, Washingto(contracted; show full)h he claimed he coined the term then, even though the use by Anthropologist Thomas Baurley seems to date earlier and other uses of the term are widespread by many other authors.<ref name=McGowan>McGowan, Leaf; Baurley, Thomas; et al. "Technogypsies". 2007: Tree Leaves Oracle; Manitou Springs, Colorado.</ref>  The original author is not certain, as it is an easy term to concoct by adding together the descriptor of "techno" from "technology" to noun or slang "[[
wikt:gypsy|Gypsy]]" or "Gypsie".   According to the web site, Technogypsie.com: A "Technogypsie" or "Techno Gypsy" is a "wanderer and/or traveler who is inclined towards a nomadic, unconventional way of life yet embraces equally the technological as well as artisan fields and lifestyles merged together with skillsets of a Jack (or Jane) of all trades." A "Techno Tinker, Techno Gypsy, or Techno Nomad".<ref name=Technogypsie.com/>

(contracted; show full) and survival as well as motion. In the air of being “techno” to be in arms grasp and understanding of the world(s) we live within, and the mechanisms that make them tick.  Being able to comprehend the sciences and/or the hidden knowledge, but also being in touch with the beauty and  vision of what is called the “arts”.  It’s a balance of living between the “arts” and “sciences”. "<ref name=Baurley/>

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