Technology

I just published a piece with Tech Central Station about multi-tasking with the cell phone [http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=012207D], using my experience and Marshall McLuhan. Those interested in McLuhan (and maybe some others) might find it interesting. Excerpt: > I like multitasking, if it'

> Designer/artist Tim Simpson's Smile Helmet mechanically draws the corners of your mouth back into a grin. He created it for "people in jobs which demand an unusual amount of smiling, such as air-stewards, receptionists and politicians [http://www.boingboing.net/2006/10/10/smile_

> RadioShack Corp. notified about 400 workers by e-mail that they were being dismissed immediately as part of planned job cuts. Link [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/08/30/financial/f131351D00.DTL] . You don't need McLuhan [https://thedailyeudemon.com/?p=374#

> Drivers who cause a wreck while yakking on a cellphone will face a fine of up to $500 under a law that took effect Tuesday, the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION reports. > The law, likely the first of its kind in Georgia, sanctions drivers whose "improper" usage of

Good story in this month's Atlantic Monthly about Wikipedia (link [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200609/wikipedia], might require subscription), concentrating on its formation and history. It also contains some neat stats, like this one:

Steven Johnson has had it with bogus arguments about blogging. Readers may recall that I, too, have had it with bogus arguments (link [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=33273]). I think Johnson has been guilty of bogus arguments himself (see this article

> Internet users around the world send an estimated 60 billion emails every day and many of these are spam or scam attempts, business leaders said on Tuesday [http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2006-04-25T155230Z_01_L25596952_RTRUKOC_0_US-SECURITY-INTERNET.xml&

> A growing body of evidence suggests that passing a small electric current through your head can have a profound effect on the way your brain works. Called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), the technique has already been shown to boost verbal and motor skills and to improve learning and

> Last week, Sprint Nextel Corp. introduced a new service called Family Locator that lets parents track their kids' whereabouts, using the GPS capabilities in each child's cellphone. For $9.99 a month, you can get a fix on your little ones' locations as long as