[geeks] what is the world coming to...

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On 10 Apr 2002, Gregory Leblanc wrote:

> On Wed, 2002-04-10 at 10:50, Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
> >   1) Some people simply do not possess the mental bandwidth to be talking
> >      on the phone and driving at the same time.  In actuality, these
> 
> I've not met more than 3 or so people who are capable of multi-tasking
> well enough to even make an attempt at this.  None of them are "geeks"
> of any sort.

My first boss was constantly multitasking.  We carpooled into Austin
(about an hour's drive), and he was forever making notes or taking/making
calls.  Occasionally, he -coded- (yes, on a laptop) while driving.
Certainly, I'd never encourage anyone to do this, but his ability to
coordinate everything and never miss a beat (or a road-hazard) was
nothing short of phenomenal.

As far as I know, he's never been in an accident.

--Jonathan