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Phone addiction: comic edition

January 16, 2012 Posted by Sophy Bot under Internet culture, Mobile technology
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Phone addiction comic 2 - The Joy of Tech

It’s not exactly a secret: pretty much all of us are addicted to our smartphones and other internet-connected devices. Gizmodo recently posted a real-world game where everybody at your lunch meeting / romantic dinner / non-LAN-party social gathering stacks their phones face down on the table; the first person to check their phone pays the entire bill. Saturday Night Live poked fun at…

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We need a barefoot internet

October 18, 2011 Posted by Sophy Bot under Internet culture, Mobile technology
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bare feet

Hey, did you guys hear about this apparatus that lets you talk with people across the country? Or the one that lets you light up the darkness? How about the horseless carriage that lets you travel mechanically? The absurdity of praising the technological prowess of a landline telephone, a light bulb or a car shows just how far these previous wonders of technology…

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