“I need to quit texting, because I could die in a car accident”
Submitted without comment: "I need to quit texting, because I could die in a car accident," Texas college student Chance Bothe says he texted a friend just before
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,
Four months a year on email
Jordan Weissmann at the Atlantic catches a new report on office work:There's a good chance you spend more than a quarter of each week reading and answering those
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
Reflections on writing
Some thoughts about book writing as a team sport.Posted with Blogsy
How writing a book is like racing in the Tour de France, and not like self-marketing
I sent off the revised draft of my book last Friday, and celebrated this weekend by watching the end of the Tour de France. the book is back, via
Version 2.0
I sent the revised manuscript to my editor on Friday. via Flickr I cut about 15%, and got it back under 100,000 words. Most of the cuts were