Geek parenting in the modern age

As much as people get freaked out about what their kids are getting up to on the internet, who they're texting, what kind of pictures they're taking with their cell phone camera and who they're sending them to, and so forth, all this gadget technology has an upside: equipped with my mp3 player and a suitable selection of audio, I now have infinite perseverance when it comes to trying to outlast a fussy infant who won't settle down and let me nurse her to sleep.