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Read this while you're eating dinner

John Dodds points us to: Underwhelmed by It All - Los Angeles Times.

Nathaniel Johnson, a 17-year-old senior at Claremont High School who took part in the survey, spoke for the 62% of boys in his age group who like to multi-task. He's a big fan of what the computer allows him to do: "You can open five or six programs simultaneously: work on a project, type a report, watch YouTube, check e-mail and watch a movie."

If you're busy marketing like you've got my attention, you've already made a huge mistake.

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