Nechanical memory >crutch

[Plane]

"Since the advent of search engines, we are reorganizing the way we remember things," Sparrow says in her report. "Our brains rely on the Internet for memory in much the same way they rely on the memory of a friend, family member or co-worker. We remember less through knowing information itself than by knowing where the information can be found."

I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure the Internet has a lot more information bouncing around it than the brains of my friends, family members, and co-workers. (No offense, guys!) That is almost like being friends with the Oxford English Dictionary and a few sets of Encyclopedias. The tricky part is knowing what sources have reliable information and which ones don't. Plenty of garbage out there is masquerading as truth or fact. If we don't have discerning minds, we can easily think we have an answer, when we really have false information or half-truths.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/235885/search_engines_ruin_our_memory_make_us_smarter.html

[hnumpah]

thinking back on the past decade and rofl'ing....

[Plane]

You can remember the decade?

I am impressed.


Who are you again?

[kimba1]

 I use my Itouch alot as a memory aid

like I would say I love a truffle cake and use my itouch to display the picture of the cake . it`s very useful as a tool for backing statement up.

like whats a brunette and i use the dictionary app to back up my claim. alot of folks think black hair is not brunette.