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Entries from August 23, 2009 - August 29, 2009
Internet Addiction rehab is Real and Expensive
Can't step away from your computer for a second without feeling disconnected? You aren't the only one. A rehab center specializing in a program to get you back on track with your offline "A game" is opening up in Fall City, Washington. For those monitoring the activity on the net this only seems natural as certain people are unable to un-glue their eyes off of youtube or their friends latest twitter updates.
However, there is quite a bit of opposition towards this whole operation. Opposition that calls internet addiction a bunch of bull - a made up addiction. When compared to cocaine and heroin addicts, you're not looking at someone who is addicted to myspace or mmorpg's. The use of the internet is not harmful, and neither is playing a game, but using drugs to alter your mind and thoughts uncontrollably and harm your natural balance of chemicals. The internet doesn't do that at all. So it's all within your control, every second of it. In other words, it wouldn't be an addiction, but a condition. There seems to be a difference. You don't see fat rehab centers. And why? Because the food, although harmful, is always within the control of the person eating. You can see the effects gradually. Internet use would be the same way, however not as easily.
I don't see what the big deal is really. Why does it HAVE to be considered something addictive? Does it really matter? It truly isn't. If I go online and don't get addicted then the problem isn't the internet, but the person - but then again you could say the same with alcoholics vs people who don't drink much. Eh, I'll leave this debate to the "experts."
[Via ArsTechnica]
PS3 Slim commercial, Same effects of crack, but in HD
"When you play the PS3 Slim, we emmerse you in the game, through virtual crack, on your screen. Same effects of crack, but in HD"
I don't know WTF Sony Japan was thinking when they made these commercials, but is it necessary to creep us out like that. I cant figure out for the life of me, why anyone would make a commercial like this (Unless LSD was involved, then it is totally excusable:)
But seriously, c'mon! I know some Japanese commercials are crazy, but this goes beyond crazy, this is mind-scarring. It makes the PS3 Slim look like "When you play the PS3 Slim, we immerse you in the game, through virtual crack, on your screen. Same effects of crack, but in HD"
Thank You Playstation for making me loose my confidence in sober commercial directing.
Twitter Down as of now 4:30pm August 24
I was just about to log on to twitter and check out my tweets, and I saw this :O
This is a disaster. Twitter has been going down hard lately and nobody knows why! It seems since they are a young web app, there security administration is a little new at this, and their no-where near the server capacity of youtube, or google.
Check back in for updates, And leave them in the comments!
Brandon Davenport
Twitter is back up...
What was that all about! Could this have been an attack, or a simple server-side issue? There have been lots of attacks recently on social networking sites, but not this quick.
If anyone has further insight, leave it in the comments
Microsoft Releasing Windows 7 Upgrade And Family Packs In Europe?
Microsoft on Monday stepped up plans to push Windows 7 upgrades to European users. The company said it's decision to keep Internet Explorer 8 bundled with the software in Europe enabled them to release family packs and upgrades in Europe. Microsoft also stated that Windows 7 E was no longer and that Europe was to get the full version of Windows 7. If you have ordered Windows 7 E don't worry Microsoft said that everybody that has ordered Windows 7 E will receive the full version.
The Family Pack allows users to install one copy of Windows 7 on up to 3 PC's. This is great for house holds with multiple PC's. Users will be able to order the family pack and upgrades of Windows 7 on September 1st.
OS X Snow Leopard Desktop Wallpaper Leaked
All of us are crying in anticipation for Mac OS X Snow Leopard and this little tidbit will keep you satisfied till its release [more here]
While there are four images out of the set of 35 that feature leopards, the rest of the images run the gamut from beautiful landscape photography to classic pieces of art. The images are offered as JPEGs, so even Windows users might like to pick up a few.
No longer can Operating system manufactuers get away with throwing in 7 Wallpapers, a couple tile images, and some 8-bit patterns.
Now they include a vast array of beautiful vistas and landscapes, patterns and textures, to bring color and life to our desktops.
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