Comments on: The room was so small that…

By: John Mayer

John Mayer — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 22:38:34 +0000

The question(s) is... Do videogames really make us dumber? Is all television bad for us? movies? ....

Read the book "Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter" by Steven Johnson.

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By: Will Gaus

Will Gaus — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:19:03 +0000

Sounds like the question had to do with someone or some government agency controlling the internet. Thus limiting access to information because
1. They feel we have too much.
2. They feel we don’t have the ability to determine what is factual and what is not.

Perhaps this was a residual from David Insbergs discussion you linked to yesterday?

Or perhaps I need to lay off the caffeine and get back to work.

By: Espen

Espen — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:11:45 +0000

I say you need to reduce your caffeine intake somewhat…

As for London hotels, some of the most delightful ones are small also in the number of rooms they have. There is one close to the British Museum called Blooms, which will remember your name and offer you a glass of sherry when you come in. Highly recommended. Tiny rooms, but very friendly.

As for the question, it must somehow be related to Google Print. Everything else is, at the moment!

By: Michael J.

Michael J. — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:59:41 +0000

Perhaps you’ve read this, but if not I highly recommend “In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life” by Robert Kegan (who’s at the Harvard School of Education). Essentially a tour de force model of adult development, he deals extensively with the idea of increasing complexity of society. Your idea of scanning the world’s metadata would probably fit right in, perhaps extending his model with this metaphor.

By: Chris Hanson

Chris Hanson — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:57:57 +0000

Were you reading Ray Kurzweil or Vernor Vinge before bed?