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Category Archives: hi-tech gadgets and addictions

Weekend Links

Forget Gum. Walking and Using Phone Is Risky.
iPad vs. a Rock

Fortune Cookie

I like eating Asian food… in fact I have a weakness for spring rolls.
Anyway, I recently found a nice message inside a fortune cookie:
For people who like peace and quiet: a phoneless cord

Rude Cell Phone Behavoir

Politico reports on Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY):
…a flight attendant then approached Schumer and told him the entire plane was waiting on him to shut down his phone.
Schumer asked if he could finish his conversation. When the flight attendant said “no,” Schumer ended his call but continued to argue his case.
He said he was entitled to [...]

Anti-Sexting Ad

I was listening to WAMU 88.5 fm last night and found out about a public service ad featuring James Lipton from Inside the Actor’s Studio.

NPR reports that 15% of teenagers receive sext messages.

Weekend Links

FAA computer glitch causes widespread delays

Worldwide ebb for Facebook
Internet addiction can harm real relationships
New social media virus looks like video link
High-tech car keys causing low-tech hassles