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On Internet Addiction Study: Internet addiction a growing problem among youth Toilet texting on the rise On Cable TV Unfair Cable Bill Stopped in Virginia Flashback: The Case for Free TV Tweet (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1″; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); [...]

Still Here: The Phone Booth

Maybe not here to stay forever, but phone booths are still around. This one is in Shenandoah National Park. I suppose without phone booths, people needing to make calls will need to rely on the kindness of strangers to borrow a phone. See Also: Old Fashioned Telephones Tweet (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs [...]

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Human Powered News: Dutch teen sailor completes solo world tour Cable vs Over-the-Air TV: If You Pay For Cable, You’re A Hostage Of Sports Sports on Free TV: Save Money By Canceling Cable Tweet (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1″; [...]

Best Cartoons on TV

Best Cartoon – Kids Category While there are a number of educational cartoons on television, Curious George wins this category because it manages very effectively mix its humorous and educational elements. My favorite episode is the one where George accidentally throws out the yellow hat with the trash and has an adventure trying to recover [...]

Weekend Links

Quote of the Week from Russia, A Nation Shaped By Tragedy And Hardship “My personal opinion is that progress makes a person absolutely weak. He loses his strength because he doesn’t need to think how to survive,” Other stories: Hi-Tech Addiction: Addicted! Scientists show how internet dependency alters the human brain Low-Tech Solution: 10 Uses [...]