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"A decade ago, when many North Americans were still just starting to go online, Apple, AT&T, Hewlett Packard and Intel funded a research project by Washington University to study the psychological and social effects of using the Internet. While most first-time users went online for social purposes, the studies showed a rapid decline in ( Read more... )

"What is my life for and what am I going to do with it? I don't know and I'm afraid. I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones, and variations of mental and physical ( Read more... )

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And now, I give you: the five senses!

Sight:
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Independent suddenly takes on a whole new meaning. It is not in reference to music, nor a political stance. It is a sense of independence: independent from him, from her, from them, from you. In a month or two we'll all embark on the journey of our future, a place where no one I've laid eyes on in all eighteen years of my existence exists. And that ( Read more... )

Meet Alice! She is quickly moving in on best friend status.

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After carefully configuring my duffel in the overhead bins, I quickly took my seat. I immediately regretted finishing off that cup of coffee before boarding; it felt as though that after absorbing the caffeine it went straight through me. The seemingly small space provided to me by seat 15E puzzled me; had I grown since the last time I'd flown? ( Read more... )