@Atkins That's what an "introduction" is dude... It's not a full length, in-depth product breakdown... This isn't a show for nerds, it's a show for people who probably would rather hear gossip about Jolie's kids than what notebook is on the horizon...

You're hate for Josh is totally unfounded...

@IseWise Yep yep, he was... that's why he says "tax, something."

@Khris Josh isn't trying to be "cool." He's being himself. And he loves gadgets. What's your problem? That they didn't call YOU to be on the show?

I think you're the only thing to fail around here pal... All he did was have a few laughs with his buddy, and introduce a couple of gadgets. What?

@(Unverified) No variance is reported. Sample sizes (not rates) are grossly disproportioned and central tendency doesn't account for weighted measures.

The points you bring up are in fact the problems that ultimately make this report worthless. Thanks for agreeing with me, even though you don't seem to want to be in that position.

@beuboy The problem lies in how they operationalized information. Read their full study. Information to them is simply the transfer of data... I would hardly call that information...

@Jasenjr

Really? Why? Central tendency doesn't do justice when reporting some statistics. Example: If Bill Gates walked into a cafe in Seattle, then the average customer in that place would be a billionaire. Is that an accurate picture of the cafe's patrons? No, no it's not.

This study is worthless. It requires much more sophisticated data analysis than just calculating means. Moreover, how they chose to operationalize information ("as data that is delivered for use by a person") leaves much to be desired. Since when do phone calls, print, and tv accurately transfer into data? Crossing these very different mediums tells us nothing.

This study is rudimentary at best. At most, it tells us how the average American spends their time... and again, using means isn't the most robust way to report that data.

I'm embarrassed to see a University study produce such poor results...

@Mr Oos

You're bang on dude. Attention and focus is going to suffer with all this hyper-connectivity. I know some people that can't even be bothered to read two sentences, exclaiming it's too much too read...

Everything is short and pointless. Twitter is nothing more than a beacon for the mindless. "I just hate a big ass burger, ugh." "My sister lolz at milk commercials. lol"

Anything possibly meaningful in a conversation is simply unattainable...

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Actually I think AT&T used their whole ass for this one...

That's because it's not being regurgitated by some scumbag with ill intentions.

The coders and hackers that push OSS or freedom of code aren't in it for the money. They are in it to fill gaps they feel need to be filled. Bringing Mac OS X to every PC on the market doesn't have to be about mansions, diamonds, and fame. For most, it's about exercising freedom, nothing more.

Legal or not, there is still something heartwarming about those that spend their time increasing the quality of life for others in this maddening world where everyone is trying to turn a buck.