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Google’s New Glasses And The War On Serendipity – Linda Holmes
April 5, 2012
The author makes a fabulous point about our drive for efficiency. However, I am not yet convinced that the glasses are categorically different from being strapped to a mobile device. Perhaps the distinction lies in the fact that glasses seem more connected to the self than does the phone. —m
E-Books on Tablets Fight Digital Distractions – Julie Bosman and Matt Richtel
March 5, 2012
I regularly clear off my desktop so I can focus on what I am doing with one or two applications; it seems we need software to make it just a little more difficult for us to give in to tempting distractions. —m
Scripting News: The Un-Internet – Dave Winer
January 2, 2012
Every once in a while I read an article like this and it gives me a sliver of hope. —m
For-Profit College Rules Scaled Back After Lobbying – Eric Lichtblau
December 11, 2011
See Christopher Beha’s Leveling the field: What I learned from for-profit education —m
‘Free Culture’ Advocate May Pay High Price – Noam Cohen
July 24, 2011