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Memory? We don’t need no stinkin’ memory!
I’ve occasionally referred to my Pocket PC and, by extension, the Internet, as “my other brain.”
Turns out I’m not alone:
Almost without noticing it, we’ve outsourced important peripheral brain functions to the silicon around us.
And frankly, I kind of like it.
Yeah, me too.
Permanent link to this article: https://edwardwillett.com/2007/10/memory-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-memory/
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Sounds a bit like the Arrogant Worms song, “Johnny came home headless”, but in reverse.
Oh, I don’t know about that…figuratively, if not literally, I’ve often felt I left my brain at home!
I’ve had a watch that has remembered my important numbers for over a decade now. Before that I could remember entire plays. Now I’m lucky to remember a poem.
Having devices remember/recall trivia is great… until they stop working or you leave it at home. That’s where the brain will always have the advantage; you can’t forget to take it with you 🙂