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‘Internet addiction even worries Silicon Valley’, Observer

Beware of the addictive powers of technology:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jul/29/internet-addiction-hooked-digital-technology

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/07/08/is-the-internet-making-us-crazy-what-the-new-research-says.html

Relevant references:

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/07/are-we-addicted-to-gadgets-or-indentured-to-work/260265/

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7286795/Facebook-stalkers-may-be-outed

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/dsm-5-new-mental-illness-bible-list-internet-addiction-illnesses-article-1.1020979?localLinksEnabled=false

http://www.dsm5.org/ProposedRevisions/Pages/Substance-RelatedDisorders.aspx

http://www.wisdom2summit.com/

‘London 2012: Let’s build on the triumph and hope of Danny Boyle’s night’, Observer

Some interesting liberal reflections on Danny Boyle’s opening ceremony triumph plus video highlights:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/29/observer-editorial-olympic-games-legacy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/video/2012/jul/28/london-olympics-opening-ceremony-video

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/28/richard-williams-olympic-opening-ceremony

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/28/olympic-games-opening-ceremony-british

And a nasty & foolish response from a Tory MP backfires:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jul/28/olympics-multicultural-crap-tweet-misunderstood

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jul/28/olympics-opening-ceremony-multicultural-crap-tory-mp