Mobile phones 'dumbing down brain power'


	Mobile phones 'dumbing down brain power'

wildcat

7-16-2007 10:24 AM

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mobile phones, brain power, science, neurology, memory, dumbing down

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7-16-2007 5:30 PM

Jorjor

I once was discussing the matter of passwords with some co-workers, and I said that I didn't really feel a need for password secrecy, and said that mine was "wizard". When somebody then said that he'd be able to sign in to my account and delete all my work, I said, "First you have to figure oiut what language my password is in".

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