Re: [Nolug] Cool wired house in Old Metairie

On Mon, 2004-07-19 at 16:44 -0500, Dustin Puryear wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex McKenzie" <alex@boxchain.com>
> To: <nolug@joeykelly.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 11:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nolug] Cool wired house in Old Metairie
>
> > > We've succeeded in keeping PC, TV, phone out, but then, they're
> > > not in 1st grade yet....
> > >
> >
> > Good for you, I'm convinced that the TV+PC are the leading cause of ADD
> > in kids. I think computers should be a part of education, but not early
> > education. IANAD.
[snip]
> I haven't heard of a similar study on children and PCs. I actually think
> that PCs may be beneficial. In my experience most people using a PC do a
> single task for a long time (e.g., the Internet, homework) rather than
> constantly task-switching. Then again, who stays on the same website for
> more than a few minutes?

I stay on a page as long as it takes for me to read it.

However, "kids pages" are designed to look like hyperactive TV,
so any benefits of the take-your-time web are lost.

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