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Where technology and culture collide


Is Technology Causing Humans to Mutate?Yesterday

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Consumer technology evolves fast. It's hard to believe that just two years ago, the Apple iPhone, Asus Eee PC, Amazon Kindle and Twitter didn't exist. Only college students were on Facebook. And Bill Gates still worked at Microsoft. What's harder to fathom is our own evolution. As technology changes, technology changes us -- how our minds and bodies physically work. It's not evolution, exactly. Call it culturally induced mutation. What's happening to us? I say we're growing super thumbs, faster fingers, outsourced knowledge, tolerance for repetitive stress, screen tolerance and dependence, pocket vibration sensitivity, shortened attention spans and heightened CGI perceptiveness. The Associated Press says technology is re-wiring our brains.
Why the Downturn Can Be Good for Digital NomadsYesterday

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Economic downturns, painful as they are, have a tendency to force new priorities on everyone. The cost savings and efficiencies inherent in the digital nomad lifestyle can become irresistible during recessions, and so the trend in that direction is ACCELERATING.
Why Are PCs and Gadgets So Slow?Yesterday

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Moore's Law says computer chips double in speed every 1.5 to 2 years. Your PC should be 32 times faster than the PC you used in 1998. The chips ARE faster, so why isn't your PC? Chip speed improvements are being SQUANDERED by everyone from OS makers to driver writers to hardware makers and component manufacturers.
GPS For Jesus: Christmas Display Gets TaggedDecember 3

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Village officials in Wellington, Florida, last year inserted a GPS tracking device in the baby Jesus doll to combat theft. And wouldn't you know it? Jesus went missing, and authorities used the GPS to catch the 18-year-old girl who stole it. This year, Wellington officials plan to insert GPS trackers into the Christmas Tree, the Menorah and everything else in the holiday display that isn't nailed down.
Cheap GPS Includes Lifetime Traffic Alerts FreeDecember 3

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Here's something for the how-low-can-they-go department: eCost is selling a refurbished Navigon 5100 GPS for $100. The prices is super low. But sweetening the deal, the company throws in a lifetime subscription to traffic alerts at no extra charge. (props to Rick Broida a.k.a. The Cheapskate)