The Internet is Destroying my Brain, etc.
Why should I bother to remember anything, if I can simply look it up? I remember how to tie my shoes, use a fork, and walk, but my brain is leeching terabytes of data. I could blame this on the aging process or maybe too much alcohol as a teenager, but I really think something else is to blame.
I am rarely away from the web for longer than a couple of hours. Everything I need is on the web (or in my library's collection of licensed databases). I can just look it up. I think I am right.
In other news, January 9 is Play God Day. I don't make this stuff up and I have no idea who does, but I am quite pleased that today is Play God Day. I just have no idea how to play God. If you have any ideas, please let me know.
In other other news, I give the first episode of jPod a B-. It suffered from the usual first episode deficiencies, by trying to do too much. Douglas Coupland's cleverness is apparent, but, for some reason, I am really tired of him, and his novels keep getting worse and worse. As for Alan Thicke, well, I am not sure what to say. He's always been too straight, or something, and now he is playing the opposite and I am unconvinced. This show will not make my must watch category, but I might tune in from time-to-time.
You know this makes sense because Kora my oldest was just asking what certain animals eat and instead of looking for the Encyclapedia's I looked them up on the internet..
ReplyDeleteI have a brand-new set of dictionaries not three feet away and often I just look it up on the internets.
ReplyDeleteAs a teacher, I have God-Playing moments. As in There Shall Be No Food... and It Is So. (And then everyone drops my class because I am so unreasonable)
Speaking as a witness, you drank a lot in your early twenties too.
ReplyDeleteDid you watch Sophie yesterday on CBC. It was pretty good.
Sophie - no, the Toronto Star review scared me a bit. I might check it out in the future. I have to keep the number of shows I watch to less than 5, or I'll never get anything done.
ReplyDeleteI agree the first episode of jPod was too forced, but the series really picked up from there and has fans buzzing! A fan campaign has been launched to get the show renewed for a second season. To help out, visit http://savejpod.ca
ReplyDeleteTo watch episodes for free in Canada, http://www.cbc.ca/jpod
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