whr r her parNts?
OMG! A California teen (barely, as she’s only 13) sent 14, 528 text messages in December. That’s 484 texts a day. One every two minutes, if you count hours for sleep. She created a 440-page phone bill, but mom and pop say they’re “lucky” she had an unlimited texting plan. Her punishment? No more texting after dinner. Oh, thank god. Because I…
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- posted at 7:47 pm
- January 14, 2009
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Recession? What Recession?
What’s missing from this photo? About seventy-five squabbling siblings, several (though not enough) overwhelmed staffers, a couple dozen frazzled parents (including me), and the line leading out the door past Starbucks. Because, when it comes to the economic “downturn,” the only thing down at GameStop stores I have visited recently is their inventory. Halfway between the Christmas Eve peas and mashed potatoes, I recalled “THE GAME”. …
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- posted at 11:52 pm
- December 27, 2008
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Don’t get stuck in the 1970′s
It’s easy to get stuck, while everything around you changes. Just keep doing what you’ve been doing, and don’t look around. The major airlines are stuck in the 1970′s. (Or some other previous era.) Don’t believe it? Fly one of them — and then fly Virgin America, as I did last week. The proof is in the pictures. Here’s your…
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- posted at 7:06 pm
- July 2, 2008
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Table that idea
On the other hand, perhaps the Microsoft Surface isn’t so cool.
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- posted at 10:47 pm
- June 24, 2007
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Surface computing
Here’s a great preview of Surface computing, forthcoming this year from Microsoft (and with a tip of the hat to the holographic computer screen predicted — and pre-depicted — in the film Minority Report). It also reminds me of two other things: the iPhone (coming soon to a belt like mine), and the tabletop Ms. Pac-Man I used to play…
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- posted at 6:01 pm
- June 22, 2007
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