Like the article. It reminds me the book from Saramago that inspired the movie: Blindness (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861689/). But it's important to note that it's completely different the case where a born blind person and a person that becomes blind. So it might be useful to speak with a born blind person and how they manage these web browsing tasks.
It's true. My comment it's an old feud that I have with civilization or even Sid Meyer... I love the game, but I am portuguese and in games like colonization the portuguese are not included and is a major history failure in colonization scope. Spain and Portugal, arrogantly divided the new world in 1494, the beginning of colonization...
So how can you refer to Age of Sail and you don't mention Portugal?!??!
Sorry but this not the age of sail ... The age of sail started around 1350~1450. 1700 was age of maritime trades at least.
The continent discoveries, for instances: 1492 of America and Brazil 1500, or the discovery of maritime way to India in 1498. These fits better in the concept of "Age of Sail".
You play too much civilization and read less about history :)