Harnessing the Hacker's HeckleBot

Boing Boing pal Justin Hall sez: "Ostensibly a story about the Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego last week, it's secretly a reflection of my own struggle to manage my attention span when I have access to the internet and I'm surrounded by hyperactive geeks and I'm supposed to be listening to straightforward in-person presentations but the twitchy nature of communcations online suits me more readily." Link