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Taiwanese smartphone addict suffers from 'seen but no reply disorder', doctor says: Sha... - 1 views

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  • A doctor said the girl had suffered from a syndrome of "seen but no reply" (已讀不回症候群). Though it was not a "formal" disorder, it was still a symptom of smartphone addiction.
  • In 2007, the China Communist Youth League claimed that over 17 percent of the country's 17-year-olds were addicted to the internet, making China the first country to declare internet addiction as a clinical disorder.
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Cell Phones in Papua New Guinea Used to Call Dead People | New Republic - 1 views

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  • We often fret that we’re too attached to our smartphones or that we let them wield too much influence over our lives. But our reverence for technology is relative. In the remote Ambonwari society of Papua New Guinea, villagers believe that cell phones are extensions of their human owners and can be used to commune with the departed.
  • When their calls don’t go through, they don’t blame shoddy service or wrong numbers; they believe the spirits of the dead can interfere with their connections.
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Back in the day | City Literal - 1 views

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  • Etienne Mahler on 20 May 14
     
    Long ago :D
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W&V: "Bitcoin ist dem derzeitigen Finanzsystem überlegen" - 0 views

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  • Diese Technologie ist meiner Meinung nach dem derzeitigen Finanzsystem überlegen. Bitcoin – oder jedenfalls etwas auf Grundlage derselben technologischen Struktur – wird langfristig Zahlungsmittel wie etwa Kreditkarten ersetzen.
  • Nach Berechnungen von Goldman Sachs würde der Gebrauch von Bitcoin allein in den  USA zu Einsparungen in Höhe von etwa 165 Milliarden Dollar pro Jahr führen.
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Interviewing For The 'World's Toughest Job' - Digg - 2 views

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  • Wait until the end. This takes a turn and you're going to want to call home afterward.
  • Etienne Mahler on 12 May 14
     
    In one way this is just another viral video. In another, I would say it is a nice example of how emotions can be transferred via the web. It is an fake-interview via some skype-like software in which people are being pranked. At the end though, it shows very well how emotions might be carried not only within the video but also to the viewer.
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James Patten: The best computer interface? Maybe ... your hands | Talk Video | TED.com - 3 views

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  • "The computer is an incredibly powerful means of creative expression," says designer and TED Fellow James Patten. But right now, we interact with computers, mainly, by typing and tapping. In this nifty talk and demo, Patten imagines a more visceral, physical way to bring your thoughts and ideas to life in the digital world, taking the computer interface off the screen and putting it into your hands.
  • Etienne Mahler on 10 May 14
     
    Interesting idea of combining both the physical and digital spheres.
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Ist „Look up" das verlogenste oder das dümmste Video des Jahres? | VICE Deuts... - 1 views

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  • Die Devise heißt nicht „Look Up“—sondern „Grow Up“. Und für Gary: Shut up.
  • Etienne Mahler on 08 May 14
     
    "Das Überraschende an diesem Video ist nicht, dass es so offensichtlich verlogen ist. (Es ist dafür gemacht worden, um auf sozialen Netzwerken viral zu gehen, und der Typ hat in der Beschreibung auf YouTube darunter gleich seine persönliche Website und seinen Twitter-Namen angegeben-er hat 2.387 Follower. 2.387 Twitter-Follower sind nicht schlecht für jemanden, der schlechte Gedichte darüber schreibt, wie böse soziale Netzwerke sind.)"
  • Etienne Mahler on 09 May 14
     
    Haha, yeah you're right. I've had the same experience and didn't watch it until the end.
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Look Up - YouTube - 0 views

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  • Etienne Mahler on 08 May 14
     
    I think one of our girls has mentioned this video, didn't she? Anyway, it is indeed quite interesting, though I would say the topic/ message isn't exactly new. I would rather say it is interesting that someone is doing something like this again.
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