"almost everything on computers is perceptually slower than it was in 1983"
"amber-screen library computer in 1998: type in two words and hit F3. search results appear instantly. now: type in two words, wait for an AJAX popup. get a throbber for five seconds. oops you pressed a key, your results are erased..."
Also a good bit about how interfaces destroy data, disable cross-referencing, and generally suck in all kinds of unpardonable ways.