Comment: But. . . (Score 0, Redundant) 212
will it blend?
The End of the Internet?
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An anonymous reader writes "Year 2010 promises to be quite an exciting year! Many religious fanatics have predicted that this would be the year that the world would end, and now, AT&T's vice president of legislative affairs, Jim Cicconi, has jumped on the bandwagon, telling the press that "the end of the Internet" would be reached the same year. Do you buy this whole "end of the Internet" business?"
Engadget: Indian Blackberry network given 15 days to allow government snooping or shut dow->
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The last we'd heard, the Indian government had ruled out the threat of a Blackberry ban if RIM didn't allow it to snoop on messages, but it looks like some overzealous bureaucrat is getting his way after all: the Department of Telecom has issued a 15-day deadline for RIM to either open up for the G-men or get shut down. RIM says it won't comment on regulatory issues as a matter of policy, but it looks like the Indian government is playing hardball, with Telecom Minister A Raja saying that national security will not be sacrificed at any cost. Hmm, hear that? That's the sound of over 400,000 Indian Blackberry users desperately grabbing at their devices to get another quick fix -- something tells us this isn't going to end well.[Via Cellpassion]
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news.com: Apple pushes Safari on Windows via iTunes update->
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Apple makes a more aggressive move to gain browser market share by offering Windows users the option to download Safari 3.1 with Apple Software Update.
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Discussion of Internet Addiction as Mental Illness Resurfaces 279
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from the i-can't-quit-you-internets dept.
from the i-can't-quit-you-internets dept.
Lone Writer writes "The editorial section of the American Journal of Psychiatry for March offers the opinion that Internet addiction is a 'compulsive-impulsive' disorder, and should be added to the official guidebook of disorders. The editorial characterizes net addiction as including 'excessive gaming, [online] sexual pre-occupations and e-mail/text messaging'. From the article: 'Like other addicts, users experience cravings, urges, withdrawal and tolerance, requiring more and better equipment and software, or more and more hours online, according to Dr. Jerald Block, a psychiatrist at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. Dr. Block says people can lose all track of time or neglect "basic drives," like eating or sleeping. Relapse rates are high, he writes, and some people may need psychoactive medications or hospitalization."
The Insatiable Power Hunger of Home Electronics 340
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from the led-xmas-lights-are-the-answer dept.
from the led-xmas-lights-are-the-answer dept.
An anonymous reader writes "A Wall Street Journal columnist recently got his hand on a power meter and decided to write about his findings, the resulting article being discussed here on Slashdot. That author concluded that gadgets are getting a bad rap, and are relatively insignificant power consumers in the grand scheme of things. A rebuttal has appeared, arguing that not only are modern electronics significant power consumers already, while everything else is becoming more efficient, home electronics seem to be getting worse. This echoes the Department of Energy's assertion that 'Electricity consumption for home electronics, particularly for color TVs and computer equipment, is also forecast to grow significantly over the next two decades.' Are gadgets unfairly maligned, or getting an unearned pardon?"