The Data-Driven Life 96
theodp recommends a somewhat long and rambling article by Wired's Gary Wolf, writing in the NY Times Magazine, on recording and mining data about your personal life. "In the cozy confines of personal life, we rarely used the power of numbers. The imposition on oneself of a regime of objective record keeping seemed ridiculous. And until a few years ago, it would have been pointless to seek self-knowledge through numbers. But now, technology can analyze every quotidian thing that happened to you today. 'Four things changed,' explains Wolf. 'First, electronic sensors got smaller and better. Second, people started carrying powerful computing devices, typically disguised as mobile phones. Third, social media made it seem normal to share everything. And fourth, we began to get an inkling of the rise of a global superintelligence known as the cloud.' And the next thing you know, exercise, sex, food, mood, location, alertness, productivity, even spiritual well-being are being tracked and measured, shared and displayed."
Re:Rise of the Many-to-Many (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Rise of the Many-to-Many (Score:5, Funny)
Whoah... is that like "This sentence is a lie." Those things always confused me.
*stares at navel* ..
*clicks submit*
Re:Huh (Score:1, Funny)
Yes, we're archiving Slashdot posts.
Re:Article needs a course in experimental design (Score:3, Funny)
It's the authors use of phrases like "good data set", "objective analysis", and "the data had delivered a verdict" that anger me.
If that's enough to anger you, may I suggest laying off the coffee?
Re:Rise of the Many-to-Many (Score:1, Funny)
I make it a point to disseminate misinformation about me.
I make it a point to disseminate misinformation about you too.
Re:Article needs a course in experimental design (Score:2, Funny)
Slapped assistant for taking too long hiding the coffee; Assistant left. Drinking blend of both. It's the only way to be sure.
Experiment conclusions:
I need my coffee.