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The google effect is a very interesting one that I have noticed happening to myself. It is interesting to know that it is happening to other people.
by akama 13y ago
The google effect is a very interesting one that I have noticed happening to myself. It is interesting to know that it is happening to other people.
- alok-g 13y agoWhile it is a memory bias in the sense that having a better memory is better than depending on Google, in practice I know that I have limited memory and so am better of remembering those things that are hard to find via Google [1]. I frequently don't remember other peoples phone numbers anymore for example because my phone remembers them, AND, I believe I am using this newly available memory elsewhere. Like with all other finite resources, I think it is about the production-possibility frontier [2] with memory as opposed to a bias. [1] One day interviewers will understand this and will stop asking questions that are just one Google/StackOverflow search away. :-) [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production%E2%80%93possibility_frontier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production%E2%80%93possibility_...
- sb23 13y agoI work on an IT Helpdesk, and I fear that if my clients figure this out, I may be kicked out the door :/
- alok-g 13y agoI am guessing you are saying that you are often dependent on Google for solving clients problems. If so, I think that is highly appreciated rather. Of many IT help-desk professionals I have encountered (while working for big companies), only two would actually spend time researching the problem at hand. Others would just propose an OS reinstall or hardware replacement.