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Kali Yuga · 10-31-2009, 12:31 AM

*Yawn*

Guterman's opinions would be much more impressive if they were based in actual research (e.g. FMRI scans) rather than opinion. I'm sure he's quite intelligent, but facts > opinion.

It doesn't help that he cites Kurzweil as a resource. RK is a very smart individual, but his ideas about the Singularity are tech-optimistic nearly to the point of lunacy.

He also doesn't seem to distinguish between the ebook experience (which is static, and almost as distraction-free as paper) and the screen experience (which is loaded with distractions).

So Dan, are you just going to spend all your time looking for people to agree with you that reading in any electronic form is somehow "different?"

10-31-2009, 12:31 AM	#6
Kali Yuga Professional Contrarian Posts: 2,045 Karma: 3289631 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 4 No Touchie	Yawn Guterman's opinions would be much more impressive if they were based in actual research (e.g. FMRI scans) rather than opinion. I'm sure he's quite intelligent, but facts > opinion. It doesn't help that he cites Kurzweil as a resource. RK is a very smart individual, but his ideas about the Singularity are tech-optimistic nearly to the point of lunacy. He also doesn't seem to distinguish between the ebook experience (which is static, and almost as distraction-free as paper) and the screen experience (which is loaded with distractions). So Dan, are you just going to spend all your time looking for people to agree with you that reading in any electronic form is somehow "different?"