Teenagers Spend Too Much Time Online
I just read that teenagers in the United States spend on average more than 31 hours online every week. Considering a full-time job would be roughly 40 hours per week I have to say I’m surprised; I expected the online hours to be higher.
So how does the time break down?
1 hour: Cosmetic surgery
1.5 hours: Family [...]
The Kissing Taboo: Cultural Difference Between the West and India
Here’s an interesting one.
It seems kissing is a taboo act in India. Of course, we can’t generalize too much because India is the most populated and diverse democracyin the world. Regardless, if you kiss your wife in public you can be arrested and fined. The article I linked explores the issue and history of it [...]
January 2009 in Review
As February approaches, I thought it’d be worthwhile to look back and consider some of the issues and events that our world has faced this past month.
1- The Inauguration of President Obama – Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States of America On Jan 20, 2009. He was the first African-American man [...]
The Sad Digitization of the English language
I have commented in the past about the effects of new technologies on our daily lives. Technological advancement and change have dramatically changed the way we understand the world around us and how we interact with it. It has also changed how we interact with each other.
Consider the the English language. Terms like ‘google’ and ‘land line’ [...]
Facebook Friends are Less Valuable than Whopper Sandwiches
I try to avoid using Facebook for anything more than its originally intended purpose – that is, to connect with friends and colleagues whom I already know in real life. A close friend told me she didn’t want to go too far into the site because of the seemingly egotistical way in which users add [...]
Teen killed in Halo 3 row
Recently a 17 year old boy shot his parents in revenge after they took away his Halo 3 video game.
I grimace in anticipation of all the media outlets once again blaming video games for crime. This has happened every time a video game is connected to any crime in one form or another. I strongly [...]
The News
I sometimes sit down at my desk, ready to find out what’s happening in the world and wonder where I can actually see the news. In today’s world2 of 24 hour coverage, the news has become less of an informative tool (in my opinion) and more of an entertainment industry where stories must sell and [...]
Speed of Technology
Before I begin, I feel it is important to comment on our own recent trend – although Ignorant Mouth seems to suddenly be knocking technology, I assure you that this Luddite-ish event is an unusual coincidence of similar ideas more than anything else. That said, I am today discussing the rate of technological change and [...]
The Facebook Fanatics
Facebook is starting to scare me.
I rarely log in anymore, myself, as the constant bombardment of applications and advertisements in the new layout are distasteful in my view. Despite that, I still don’t like Facebook.
People – why do you want complete strangers, or even friends of your friends that you don’t know, to have access [...]
