The Deep Space of Digital Reading
- silent reading began around 10th century A.D.
- "the words no longer needed to occupy the time required to pronounce them" -Augustine
- allows mind to reflect, compare, etc.
- people think the Internet is making us stupid
- "critics like to say the Internet causes our minds to wander off, but we've been wandering off all along."
- book wheel and scrolls mimicked Internet before it existed
Accidentally pressed a button and made my laptop play loud 60s music, so that was pretty distracting.
I find it easier to read online for some reason.
As We May Think
Not really sure what this guy is trying to say.
Disclaimer: I'm not an English major so I'm not really used to reading a lot of these types of long readings. I am more used to reading short news stories and whatnot -- brain is in pain
Still had my earbuds in and listening to Netflix
Later, returned to the article while in Ecogrounds, with no distractions
- lots of ads, some are quite large
- these ads are also distracting and hilarious (trying to get your kid to take laxatives, don't stop smoking -- instead eat a cough drop in-between smokes, why one husband kissed his wife four times!)
The Mechanical Bride
Read this one with no distractions, sitting in coffee shop
Words are bigger, article is shorter
My extended family made a group chat on Facebook, I am now distracted by the notifications
