.@cwilso programmers invented multitasking using *one* CPU. Yes, it is *technically* multitasking. in-reply-to: twitter.com/cwilso/status/65828456805568512. The naysayers contort their definitions of multitasking to fit the strawmen they seek to burn (classic detractor methodological error). Per introduction to: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Human_multitasking "the ability of *a* microprocessor to *apparently* process several tasks simultaneously." [*emphasis* added]. The "multi" is about multiple task *completion* in parallel, not focus/attention. I have found that the key to *simple* (what I call level 1) human multitasking is to parallelize one or more high latency I/O bound tasks with at most one cognitively focused task. Multitasking multiple cognitive (often related) tasks is possible, even in realtime, but much more difficult and likely requires specialized training. Example: simultaneous translation.
human #multitasking: the only field where being bad at it makes you an expert, e.g. gets citations on Wikipedia: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Human_multitasking. Are you a successful multitasker? Tired of those who can't do so acting like experts and telling you what you can't do based on methodologically flawed studies? Keep track of and write-up your successes (and current limitations) on a wiki page. Here's mine: http://tantek.com/w/EffectiveMultitasking
almost 4 yr old nephew #2 asked to read "A Fish Out of Water" http://ttk.me/i/a/~32mfP and proceeded to read it to me.
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