The Passively Multiplayer Online Game has been generating a lot of hype lately. Yesterday I installed the necessary Firefox Extension, "played" for a few minutes, and then decided to uninstall the extension and maybe come back to the game once it gets interesting. My main objection to the PMOG is this: It tries to make… Continue reading A very brief review of The Passively Multiplayer Online Game (PMOG)
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A Mouse on a Treadmill or a Rat in a Maze?
I'm torn between which metaphor best describes my life: either I'm a mouse on a treadmill, running in place, getting nowhere, or I'm a rat in a maze, going blindly down random paths in order to get that cheese, which, face it, isn't much of a prize. Consider this: I work a high-prestige, low-paying job… Continue reading A Mouse on a Treadmill or a Rat in a Maze?
My carbon footprint has got to be ridiculous
In a recent conversation between Thom Yorke and David Byrne in Wired, Yorke describes how Radiohead conducted a study to assess its carbon footprint, in the hopes of then being able to reduce it. But their biggest impact upon the environment turned out to be something out of their control: all their fans driving to… Continue reading My carbon footprint has got to be ridiculous
The Pros and Cons of Life Hacking
I've been meaning to blog about Clive Thompson's NYT Magazine article on life hacking for a week now, but, as it happens, I've been operating on "continuous partial attention" myself since, oh, I don't know, weeks, months, maybe years even. While the science Thompson describes is fascinating--when is the perfect moment to interrupt someone at… Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Life Hacking