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// Advances in computer science would occur more rapidly if it weren't for one thing: people. "People are the single most limiting factor to the progress of computer science," said David Tennerhouse, chief scientist with Darpa in a speech at Mobicom, a mobile technology conference. "We need to get humans out of the computing loop." // It's a well-known fact among neurobiologists that the brain processes sights and sounds in milliseconds while even the simplest thought can take several seconds to form. // pay attention to distractions. // Not only does the PlayStation II boast incredible raw graphics power, it also has the power to simulate the physical properties of real world objects, including the behavior of animals and humans. // "We need to get humans out of the computing loop." // For if we always give in to the easy fix of visual stimuli, our sensual minds, like any muscle left unexercised, will atrophy. // breathe more deeply. // In a recent survey, CommCore and two other firms that specialize in high-tech communications counseling found that one in five office workers use e-mail as a way to avoid speaking to people in person -- even others in the same office. // "Under Microsoft's present value structure," Moody writes, "the sole measure of a person's worth is his or her ability to think analytically." // "We are doing everything we can to streamline and reduce the hits and navigation paths to the information." // pay attention to distractions. // http://meta.am/rand/ / # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: majordomo@bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@bbs.thing.net