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Wired 13.11: My Bionic Quest for Bolero
My hearing is no longer limited by the physical circumstances of my body. While my friends' ears will inevitably decline with age, mine will only get better.
technology  wired  brain  cyborg  deaf  hearing  science  tools  computers  music  gadgets  research  health  cognition  articles  sound  daily  tech 
april 2009 by mwfogleman
Slashdot | Linux On Netbooks — a Complicated Story
Keir Thomas has responded to the recent raft of news stories pointing out that Linux's share of the netbook market isn't as rosy as it used to be. Thomas thinks the problem boils down to a combination of unfamiliar software and unfamiliar hardware, which can 'push users over the edge.' This accounts for the allegedly high return rates of Linux netbooks. In contrast, although far from superior, Windows provides a more familiar environment, making the hardware issues (irritatingly small keyboard, screen etc.) seem less insurmountable; users are less likely to walk away. 'Once again Microsoft's monopoly means Windows is swallowing up another market
linux  tech  computers  netbooks 
april 2009 by mwfogleman
Digital Overload Is Frying Our Brains | Wired Science from Wired.com
Wired.com: The subtitle of your book predicts a "coming dark age." Do you really believe this?
Jackson: Dark ages are times of forgetting, when the advancements of the past are underutilized. If we forget how to use our powers of deep focus, we'll depend more on black-and-white thinking, on surface ideas, on surface relationships. That breeds a tremendous potential for tyranny and misunderstanding. The possibility of an attention-deficient future society is very sobering.
politics  education  productivity  technology  internet  psychology  culture  science  article  brain  tech  creativity  wired  gtd  computers  mind  2009  digital  memory  twitter  attention  modernity  multitasking  overload  distraction  stress  add 
february 2009 by mwfogleman
Sugata Mitra shows how kids teach themselves | Video on TED.com
Speaking at LIFT 2007, Sugata Mitra talks about his Hole in the Wall project. Young kids in this project figured out how to use a PC on their own -- and then taught other kids. He asks, what else can children teach themselves?
ted  teaching  video  education  internet  learning  technology  school  inspiration  tech  children  videos  kids  computers  innovation  computing  strategy  india  digitaldivide 
september 2008 by mwfogleman

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