Slashdot Mirror
Gadgets Have Taken Over For Our Brains
skotte writes "According to a Trinity College survey released Friday, the boom in mobiles and portable devices that store reams of personal information has created a generation incapable of memorizing simple things. In effect, the study argues, these devices have replaced our long-term memory capabilities. 'As many as a third of those surveyed under the age of 30 were unable to recall their home telephone number without resorting to their mobile phones or to notes. When it came to remembering important dates such as the birthdays of close family relatives, 87 per cent of those over the age of 50 could remember the details, compared with 40 per cent of those under the age of 30.'"
...but I forgot what it said.
Here, let me pull it up on my iPhone.
If you mod me down, I will become more powerful than you can imagine....
...and you're using yours to remember episodes of Married With Children?
my sig's at the bottom of the page.
Isn't this the issue really? A monolithic brain would be much faster in recollecting and using data. A microkernel brain (relying on gadgets for services) would have to deal with different gadgets to collect the same data and it would be use to access such devices. Not counting that different gadgets would not necessarily share data with each other (your laptop with your mp3 player, or with your PDA), immediately. So according to Linus, the old school of relying on a monolithic brain would probably be faster and probably more efficient, although a bit dirtier (misplaced wedding anniversaries, a known bug in the male population). After all it worked for centuries...
The ariticle is total bullsh... wait, what were we talking about again?
Read the EFF's Fair Use FAQ
It's alot easier to remember a date when you're the one getting gifts every year.
Wanna fight ? Bend over, stick your head up your ass, and fight for air.