Is this why we play so bad in bridge?

[Hanoi5]

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/09/16...ex.html?hpt=Mid

 

Discuss.

[barmar]

I got bored before I finished the article, does that mean it's true?

[OleBerg]

When Gutenberg invented the craft of printing, it had a huge impact on our thinking.

When movies were invented, it had a huge impact on our thinking.

When radio broacasts began, it had a huge impact on our thinking.

When TV was introduced, it had a huge impact on our thinking.

 

If you want to waste your time, you don't need a computer. (Trust me, I've wasted time since 1983.)

[Phil]

I got bored before I finished the article, does that mean it's true?

Hell, at least you finished your entire pos

[barmar]

Ole's got it right. Every advance of culture and civilization has had a huge impact on our thinking. Not just media, but religion, societal structure, agriculture, etc. And these things all interact with each other.

[Scoti]

It might be that he simply needs to add some Bridge play and Chess to his surfing. Perhaps that is what has kept me from becoming a Twit(wit), I don't know. But I cannot find the attraction to fast, shallow, pointless. Make mine slow, thought provoking and pointless please ... :unsure:

[pdmunro]

I think spell checker in MS Word is changing the way I type. I now type with gay abandon, then right-click on mispelled words and choose from the alternatives offered. It's somewhat akin to the effect the calculator had on my mental arithmetic capabilities. But perhaps I'm gaining elsewhere.

[OleBerg]

When my grandmother was a young, it was a usefull skill to be able to milk a cow. Now we have a machine for that.

 

When my father was young, it was usefull to be good at calculus. Now you just need the rudimentary. There's a machine for the rest.

 

When I was young, it was usefull to be able to remember phonenumbers. Now I have a Nokia for that.

[barmar]

Yet I still feel guilty every time I use a the calculator program on my computer to add 2-3 digit numbers.