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« on: March 13, 2010, 10:02:55 AM »
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/nation_shudders_at_large_block_of
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« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2010, 12:57:54 PM »
Was that real? You mean some people can't read uninterrupted for 3 minutes?
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« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2010, 02:25:14 PM »
DD, uh,,

can you like, uhh,

finger-thingy...

type, yes, that's it

type that a little slower for me?
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« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2010, 05:52:41 PM »
Quote from: Day Dreamer on March 13, 2010, 12:57:54 PM
Was that real? You mean some people can't read uninterrupted for 3 minutes?

Read any other article on the website and I think you will answer your own question.
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« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2010, 01:51:18 AM »
Ahhh, but within all great humor lies a kernal of truth. I make sure to always break up my blog entries a lot so it is more attractive to read when someone firsts looks at it.

And also with my students I artificially break some thinks up, like a passage, or article, because I think it is easier for them.

Thanks for sharing Pashley. Gotta love the Onion!  th_ah
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« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2010, 04:33:59 AM »
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"Ow," Thomson added after reading the first and last lines in an attempt to get the gist of whatever the article, review, or possibly recipe was about.
th_ah th_ah th_ah th_ah


Although, it's fairly close to the truth. We have to break things down carefully when printing magazines or people will only read the first paragraph (or sentence, or nothing at all)...
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« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2010, 02:04:17 PM »
I'm anal retentive, so leave me alone.

I also read Playboy for the articles (sometimes)  th_af

I didn't even venture on any other links  th_bi

Is this slow enough latefordinner?
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« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2010, 02:17:38 PM »
i find it scary in a way how the internet is shortening attention spans

i tend to watch movies on my computer and i find it so difficult to sit through the whole thing without checking forums etc
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« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2010, 04:44:16 AM »
Quote from: kitano on March 14, 2010, 02:17:38 PM
i find it scary in a way how the internet is shortening attention spans

yes and no. I mean let's face it we have always had short attention spans. For instance in the magazine industry it is industry standard to make all the articles short enough that you can read in one sitting while on the can. And that has been the industry standard for decades long before the internet arrived.

I think the internet just gives us more outlets to be distracted but I don't think I have a shorter attention span.   
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« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2010, 10:57:09 PM »
What might have happened if Twitter were around when the Ten Commandments were written?
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