Tag Archive for: Unplugged

Students lonely, frustrated after a day unplugged (Elizabeth Armstrong Moore/CNET News)

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Elizabeth Armstrong Moore / CNET News:
Students lonely, frustrated after a day unplugged  —  Bare.  Fidgety.  Lonely.  Plagued by the deafening silence.  The clock ticking ever so slowly.  Singing songs in the shower to give the impression of listening to music.  —  These are just some of the observations made over the past week …

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Minneapolis Unplugged (Douglas Gorney/The Atlantic Online)

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Douglas Gorney / The Atlantic Online:
Minneapolis Unplugged  —  Googling “citywide wireless” will get you a lot of links from 2004, brimming with optimism about the promise of municipal internet access.  By 2006, however, the returns are fewer, and have a sour tone.  From San Francisco to Philadelphia, ambitious city network plans stalled …

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