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...always been warned that the consequence of so much technology is isolation. But perhaps it's isolation from consequences that we seek, because we lack the fortitude to face consequences in real life. In a recent poll from Britain, 54% of women under 25 regularly pretend to be talking on their cell phone in order to keep unfamiliar people from striking up a conversation with them. Now I wonder if my kids are watching television only to avoid having to talk with...
...life as a mercenary in a succession of South Pacific island nations--stories that often ended with his punching, stabbing or shooting somebody. When the Fokker began its steep descent, he began whimpering to Jesus and grabbing my forearm so tight, I felt my palm go cold from lack of circulation...
...cull over the next few days. "China's slaughter of dogs is a disproportionate, inhumane and ill response to rabies. It is a waste of life and dollars," said Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States. "This policy is based on ignorance and lack of understanding of rabies and how it spreads...
...identities online. EFF encourages the use of anonymous blogging tools like "invisiblog.com" and "anonymize.com," which do just that. Other digital privacy tips can be found on the EFF website - under the title: "How to Blog Safely." One can only wonder what the jailed videoblogger would think of such a lack of transparency...
...treated with more respect than in Cuba. I do not think either that there is any hatred on the part of U.S. citizens toward us. I recall that when I went to New York in 1960, some people booed me. But that came, to a very large extent, from lack of understanding. I think even that feeling has diminished...