Heh. I just read that article while procrastinating.

He's really spot on though. I don't have a good way to use my laptop on the other side of the room, but I could work in terminal mode, and only switch to my desktop for non-work.

As for the article about the internet killing our brains, I really disagree with a lot of it. I often find that one of the biggest problems of holding my attention is that the subject is simply not interesting.

Often, I'll read an article, even a very deep one, until I realize that it either has no substance, or I come across a big error that needs correcting.

I've read books that were over a thousand pages. Several which were about eight-hundred. The important thing about those books is that they were enjoyable.

The author seemed to dismiss readers who were anti-authoritarian, and anti-expert, regarding literature, as half-baked excuses for our lack of ability to read. This does not apply to me. I don't reject popular or expert approved books because the experts approve them, or because I am unable to read long books. I reject them because I can't force myself to read anything which is uninteresting.

Which I accept may be a problem, but if that is what the author was addressing, then it needs clarification.

The other week my 4th or 5th - lost track - iPhone got wet and useless and it would've cost $200 to replace, so I finally got fed up with how expensive a habit it'd become and instead bought a $30 Nokia.

In the few weeks I've been using it, I've been amazed by how often I kick into "iPhone mode" whenever I have a moments pause while waiting in line or stopped in traffic.

Whether or not that's good or bad, I don't know, but I certainly remember 10 years ago being able to stand in line for a few minutes without jonesing for a hit of infotainment.