NewScientist.com: Childhood TV viewing linked to teen attention problems

NewScientist.com reports that:

Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a large long-term study.

The roughly 40% increase in attention problems among "heavy" TV viewers was observed in both boys and girls, and was independent of whether a diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder was made prior to adolescence. (read more)

Now I know why I have a short attention span. I mean I don't remember watching TV all the time when I was young, and there were not as much jumps and cuts in the movies and TV programs in the old days, but still I'm glad that I realized where my problem is originated from. I promise that I'm never going to watch TV again... maybe only HBO, because they claim it's not TV!

Wired: The story of Hans Reiser

The June 26 Wired magazine story about Hans Reiser was one of the most interesting articles I've read in a magazine recently. It left me with a lot of mixed feelings about the guy.

Iranian Typography Now

This is a good article about Iranian Typography:

The past few years have been quite exciting for Iranian graphic designers. As Iran’s design gains more international attention, the graphic designers face new challenges and rewards. In winter 2002 a poster exhibition by Iranian graphic designers called “Un Cri Persan” (A Persian Cry) was held in the city of Echirolles as a part of the Month of Graphic Design in France. The exhibition exposed a wealth of works that somehow escaped the spotlight for almost two decades. Ever since then Iranian graphic designers, many of them already internationally known, have been sharing more of their magic with the rest of the world. [read the article]

original post from Jadi