The League of Me and the Cheat Ice Cream Socials

[robotnik2004]

What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it.
—Herbert Simon, way back in 1971

When I admitted to jeregenest that I still haven't read word one of the Harry Potter books or seen any of the movies, this poll occurred to me. There's actually a number of geek culture touchstones that have slipped by me. Not because I'm avoiding them, just because I haven't gotten around to them yet. But time and attention are scarce: so I invite you to help me be a better, more efficient geek in 2005. (I've given you check boxes rather than radio buttons, but please use them judiciously. If you just click on everything, you haven't made my life much easier at all.)

[Poll #412488]

Thank you for your support.

Comments

El sol vina para arriba y era bueno.

[equine-cocoon.livejournal.com]

I'm sure the Harry Potter books are wonderful to read, [kids were getting headaches from reading too much; chaos 'n' entropy, baby!] numerous adventure, GT Kids learning how to become adults, and magicians, too. I didn't go out of my way to avoid reading them. Way I look at it, once less "fantasy world" to keep track of, I'm happier without them. But what if they really rock? What if they trigger some life-changing childhood memory which explains the meaning of the universe? I may want to change my vote...