Philadelphia, unfortunately, will NOT have a sidewalk e-lane for textestrians
This is the lede buried in an AP article about distracted walking (something I wrote about last week): As an April Fool's Day joke with a serious message,
Frogs do NOT mindlessly boil to death if first put in cold water: A note on tech addiction
Alexis Madrigal sighs, "Another day, another New York Times story about technology addiction." He's pointing to a Matt Richtel article about concerns about technology addiction-- right in the
Jack Cheng on the Slow Web: “Timely not real-time. Rhythm not random. Moderation not excess. Knowledge not information.”
James Fallows points out a great-- no, not great, really fantastic-- essay by Brooklyn-based designer and writer Jack Cheng, on the Slow Web: The Slow Web Movement is
Cool contemplative technology: Buddhist chant boxes
I just found out about these: Buddhist chant boxes are small sound loop players sold in Buddhist temples, monasteries, and markets throughout Asia. The idea is that without
Texting while walking is a bad idea
The other day my wife showed me a video of a woman who falls into a fountain at a mall because she's distracted by texting. This isn't the
“ill post-modern commentary-type s*** about the nature of gadgets and relationships”
I hope what I'm doing is more profound that this*. Maybe I can crank up the Hunter S Thompson angle for the next book. *This is my all-time
Internet addictions and vomiting monasteries
Damchoe Wangmo, a Canadian-born Buddhist nun living in India, pointed me to an article in Vietnam Nam News about Vietnamese temples offering programs for Internet addiction:It is an
New study on phantom cellphone vibrations
Computers in Human Behavior has a new study of phantom cellphone vibrations. It's behind a firewall, but here's the abstract: Phantom vibration syndrome, or perceived vibrations from a
New AF447 crash report and the perils of automation
The Guardian reports that a new Bureau of Investigations and Analysis study of Air France 447, which crashed in a storm in 2009, "raises concerns about training for
Sleep texting: It’s a true thing that exists
This is a new one to me, but I find it completely plausible. According to the Melbourne Sun Herald, The stress of daily life has sparked a new phenomenon