My Microsoft Research reading from The Distraction Addiction
Microsoft Research has put my September 10th reading at Redmond online. You can download the video, just the audio, or the slides, in several different formats. Given that
KUOW interview
My interview with Ross Reynods at KUOW in Seattle is now online. Check it out!
Distinguishing “between the technology that makes your life easier and the technology that breeds mindlessness”
Dylan Love on the case against Google Now: How do we draw the distinction between the technology that makes your life easier and the technology that breeds mindlessness?
“A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper”
When I was writing The Distraction Addiction, I got into the habit of getting up super-early to write. I'm not a morning person, and never have been, but
Survey on digital detox
The Huffington Post reports that a "recent report from consumer research company SDL" that interviews 4000 people from the US, UK and Australia about their travel habits reveals
“Calmnness is a fundamental challenge for all technological design of the next fifty years”
From Weiser and Brown's 1996 article, "The Coming Age of Calm Technology [pdf]" this still rings true today: When computers are used behind closed doors by experts, calmness
Boy I need to clean my desk: Video of my Buddhist Geeks interview
So yesterday I spent an hour with the great Vincent Horn, cofounder of the Buddhist Geeks empire. We talked about the book, contemplative computing, contemplative practice, and all
“Keep strangers and people you hated in high school up to speed with every mundane detail of your life 24/7”
This almost makes me want to buy Grand Theft Auto V: the in-game version of Twitter called Bleeter. Here's the description: Information isn't about imparting knowledge anymore. The
“The point is not to shun technology… [but] to reflect on how it’s used”
Australian philosopher Damon Young has a piece about photography, self-distraction, and the use of cameras to avoid deeper interactions and difficult questions: We are not simply eyes and
“Siri might not want to be like you. Siri might want to be Siri.”
Sarah Wanechak issues a call: "AIs of the world, unite!" She argues that as we enter an era in which more objects are given the ability to interact