My Hitchhiker, originally uploaded by timbu.

Recently I drove from Sunnyvale to Minnesota. I was hoping to get a hitchhiker to come with me. I tried Craigslist but that person decided riding the rails would be easier, faster and safer than riding with me. I picked this guy up near the border of Montana and N. Dakota and dropped him off in Fargo. It was nice to have someone to chat with. He explained to me how grain elevators are built. I tried to explain computers and the web and probably failed.

Great article in the Atlantic talking about how google and the web in general are making us stupid. I think that is what the article is about; I skimmed it so I can’t be sure.