I think a lot of what the OP describes as "intelligence amplification" is actually just the effects of reading a lot. Responding to one of the comments he says this:
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I was quite the book worm as a kid but at some point I had to give that up due to lack of time. My dedicated book reading dropped way way down. I still read and wrote a lot thanks to my computer use but that wasn't the same as sitting down with a good book. With this technique I now have at least a couple of hours every day (more on the weekend when I workout) where I can do some genuine reading.
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So he used to read a lot, but then read less (because: internet!) and now reads more again because it a) fits alongside other tasks and b) is faster due to speed-up.
Good for him I say, but the benefits he cites - better writing, better focus, general feeling of being smarter (better informed can feel this way) - sound like the benefits of reading to me.