2006 3

Cut-and-paste is not understanding

Cut and paste has become easier. So we make less effort to understand. We don’t need to. Like when we pay less attention if we’re recording a lecture. Solution? I suggest the Tunnel in the Sky strategy. Rod Walker is going for survival training on an alien planet, and asks his sister, Captain Walker… “Uh, Sis, what sort of gun should I carry?” “Huh? Why the deuce do you want a gun?” ...

Negative people bad for your brain

Angry or negative people can be bad for your brain.

Seven plus or minus two

The seven plus or minus two rule. That’s all your brain can remember.

2002 1

Speech recognition is not such a good idea

I always felt using voice to communicate with computers was a bad idea. In my case, it’s more because speaking takes up a lot of energy. But looks like it takes up a lot of thought power as well. Maybe speech recognition is not such a good idea.