One of the Scripting Guys at Microsoft discusess that now common phenomenon: people working on their wireless-connected laptops during meetings. He recounts one incident in particular:
"... I push my chair away from the table and rock back in it. By doing so, I get a bird’s-eye view of the laptop belonging to the guy sitting next to me. I’m not really trying to spy on him, but I happen to catch a glimpse of my name on the screen (the same way that, in a crowded and noisy room, you can somehow hear it when your name gets mentioned). I look a bit more closely, and I see that the guy has written me an email: “Greg, we should talk right after this meeting.” He sends the email, and then starts doing something else. ... "
Via Mike Pope.
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