There have been many links to this article in other blogs this morning: You There, at the Computer: Pay Attention. (Free registration at the NYT site may be required.)

There is a charming irony that Microsoft, the company that brought you Clippy, is conducting research on disruption in the work process. More about Attentional User Interfaces (AUIs) and other projects at Microsoft is here.

There's also a charming irony that I read this article and some related stuff while preparing myself to settle in for a day's work.