Cloudy Logic

Let's just face it...the human mind is way faster than these silly machines. In 20 solid years since the web came home the best shot at AI is still Hal (2001: A Space Odyssey). Students likewise may have to admit that Learning 2.0 is barely in the same arena as books, classrooms and chalk--and not catching up fast. With the proper back-light, good sturdy stool and caffeine, hundreds of web pages may be [viewed, blinked at, seen...pick any word, but not 'read'] and copied, stored, printed or whatever; but is learning actually happening? Are original thoughts being generated? Is critical debate and explication of logic even requisite?

Yes! The difference is now we are our own teachers, our pace is literally in the syllabus and we are the master of our success. If the head droops during a post, we 'save draft' and pick it up again later, if a book is droll, a 'click', a download, a search for pertinent topic and Bang! closer to paper zen than a week of 'zombie' reading, and the prime perk: Never be either accused or victim of interruption again. Thoughts may never be so pure and voice, nearly unnecessary.

A caution, lest we start writing our own PhD's and publishing every jot and tittle we have ever typed (now there's a word) : The cloud never forgets.