{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#209 - Technology Is Not The Answer","description":"Try MODURA for FREE:&amp;nbsp;monitor.modura.app In this episode of the Sprinkler Nerd Show, Andy reflects on a lesson that has taken decades\u2014and a whole lot of technology\u2014to understand:&amp;nbsp;technology is not the answer. Inspired by Jimmy Buffett\u2019s Life Is Just a Tire Swing, Andy goes back to where much of his curiosity began: riding in a truck with Paul Bassett, asking questions and getting honest answers about how irrigation really worked\u2014and how it could work differently. After a career surrounded by controllers, sensors, flow meters, soil moisture, LoRaWAN, analytics, and AI, Andy is more convinced than ever that the future of irrigation starts with people first, simple mechanical solutions second, and digital technology third. Because information alone doesn't change anything. People do. ","author_name":"The Sprinkler Nerd Show","author_url":"https:\/\/sprinklernerd.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42437320\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/205087210"}