Not so much offloaded as augmented. I remember a tweet from PG to the effect that he could compile his parenting advice by collecting his tweets about his kids.

Not so much offloaded as augmented. I remember a tweet from PG to the effect that he could compile his parenting advice by collecting his tweets about his kids. That works for things you're ok sharing on Twitter, but no so much for everything else. Search functionality means it's much easier to spot patterns, not just find the stuff I know is there. I'm often surprised when I do a search how many other times I've mentioned the word without realizing it.