Contradicting the title, it will be a short post. I've just read two interesting articles about reading online: the first one form the New York Times about the generation gap existing in the way people read, and a more disturbing one called "Is Google Making Us Stupid ?" by N.Carr.
I have not realized it before, but online reading, fundamentally change the way you read, instead of immersing yourself in a lengthy article or a book, you mainly skim the surface of online article, jumping from one information to another. The online way is a fast, accumulation of data, and we don't really spend time to digest, re-think internally what we read, unlike the way you progress through a book.
And it seems that favoring the online reading, limits our concentration capabilities, because it's so easy to get distracted and jump to another subject.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Sea Kayak Level 2
Last week end, I went down to county Waterford to do two full days of sea-kayaking.
We paddle around broadstand pier, near Tranore.
I did the level 2 course with seapaddling.com.
Now I am seriously thinking investing in a kayak... and a surf.
Monday night I also went to see Wall-ee, brilliant, as every Pixar, but i probably need to see it again later when the hype will have disappeared.
Tonight I went snorkelling near Spanish Point:
We paddle around broadstand pier, near Tranore.
I did the level 2 course with seapaddling.com.
Now I am seriously thinking investing in a kayak... and a surf.
Monday night I also went to see Wall-ee, brilliant, as every Pixar, but i probably need to see it again later when the hype will have disappeared.
Tonight I went snorkelling near Spanish Point:
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Irish Petanque
Nude
No real news, still a cracked rib since the mountain biking event, did only one dive Sunday, spent a couple of hours for Bastille Day on Doughmore Beach before finishing the night in the Wicked Chicken (as Friday ).
And we finally had our beach barbecue yesterday ( "healthy" irish sausages and chocolate banana ) in spanish point (Co Clare).
Five more days before Wall-ee.....
Big Ideas (don't get any) from James Houston on Vimeo.
Other Radiohed remixes here.
Animated videos of Radiohead songs on Aniboom.
Songs of the week-end:
MGMT - Kids
Blondie - Atomic
CSS - Cannon Ball
Fourtet - Unspoken
And we finally had our beach barbecue yesterday ( "healthy" irish sausages and chocolate banana ) in spanish point (Co Clare).
Five more days before Wall-ee.....
Big Ideas (don't get any) from James Houston on Vimeo.
Other Radiohed remixes here.
Animated videos of Radiohead songs on Aniboom.
Songs of the week-end:
MGMT - Kids
Blondie - Atomic
CSS - Cannon Ball
Fourtet - Unspoken
Monday, July 07, 2008
Damo
Seen Damien Depmpsey in Dolans this saturday, absolutely fantastic
Quote of the day:
"Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mistery, Today is a gift, that's why it's called the Present!"
Oogway in Kung Fu Panda ( though the original quote is much older)
Kung Fu Panda, very pleasant movie, the combat scenes are really funny.
Quote of the day:
"Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mistery, Today is a gift, that's why it's called the Present!"
Oogway in Kung Fu Panda ( though the original quote is much older)
Kung Fu Panda, very pleasant movie, the combat scenes are really funny.
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