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Internet Addiction A Real Mental Illness?

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:13:33 GMT

clipped by: carrerinyes
clipper's remarks: I can't think, I'm busy online...

Internet addiction a real mental illness? Give me a break!

Compulsive e-mailing and text messaging could soon become classified as an official brain illness.

An editorial in this month’s issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry says Internet addiction — including "excessive gaming, sexual pre-occupations and e-mail/text messaging" — is a common compulsive-impulsive disorder that should be added to psychiatry’s official guidebook of mental disorders.

Like other addicts, users experience cravings, urges, withdrawal and tolerance, requiring more and better equipment and software, or more and more hours online, according to Dr. Jerald Block, a psychiatrist at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. Dr. Block says people can lose all track of time or neglect "basic drives," like eating or sleeping. Relapse rates are high, he writes, and some people may need psychoactive medications or hospitalization.

The person is predisposed to addiction.

What do you think?

Happy Birthday Kore7

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:56:01 GMT

clipped by: bignosemousie
clipper's remarks: Jason is one of my favorite Clippers. We don't agree on anything and he's so nice about it.

Happy Birthday!

Clip Source: clipmarks.com

Kore7

Location:	Boston
Joined:	11-19-2005

215 Followers | Following 69

In real life, my name is Jason. My interests range over math, science, politics, international affairs, language, history, philosophy, writing, and music. I've been a software engineer, a teacher, a filmmaker, a DJ, and a bike messenger, amongst other things. I'm addicted to reading and writing, an affliction Clipmarks has only encouraged.

Clipmarks shines helpful spotlights on the growing confusion and proliferation of the web, highlighting and preserving the bits that matter in our quest to manage increasing information overload. The social interaction built into the site acts like a collaborative lens, focusing and reflecting these highlights in meaningful but unforeseen ways -- a process that encourages exploration and helps expand our own individual spotlights of understanding in fruitful, interesting directions.

Tags: kore7, clipmarks, birthday

Fabulous Rainbow Iceberg

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:13:54 GMT

clipped by: mickfinn

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Resembling a strange creature from the deep, this rare marbled iceberg was spotted in the waters of the Antarctic by a Norwegian sailor

Oyvind Tangen, 62, was on board the research ship G O Sars when he photographed the unusual ice formation, floating a few miles off the coast of the frozen continent

While most icebergs are white due to tiny bubbles trapped inside, which scatter the light in every direction, some pick up a multitude of colours due to various natural phenomena

Green stripes are the result of algae growing in the ice, while brown, black and yellow lines form as the ice sheets from which bergs are formed pick up layers of sediment

Deep blue lines can also appear when the air bubbles are squeezed out due to rapid melting and re-freezing of the ice.

Tags: rainbow iceberg

"Nice shark. Here, let me pet you."

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:13:31 GMT

clipped by: BartendingBear
clipper's remarks: You GOTTA see this!

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

It is the moment a scientist patted a ferocious Great White Shark that burst out of the water alongside his boat off the coast of Australia.

The shark had been lured to the boat with chunks of bait as part of tests on a "Shark Shield'" - an electronic device designed to ward sharks away from surfers.

The extraordinary picture was taken in 2007 by scientists who were exploring whether the devices attracted sharks more than they repelled them.

Penis Restaurant

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:26:20 GMT

clipped by: abailart
clipper's remarks: There is no limit to the depravity of meat eaters

Clip Source: travel.timesonline.co.uk

There are several varieties of steamed, roasted and boiled penis at Beijing’s quirkiest diner

I’m visiting the Guo-li-zhuang restaurant, a specialist penis and testicle emporium that caters mainly to wealthy businessmen and Communist party officials (who, truth be told, are often one and the same).

I ask a chef to show us the preparation of a penis first, so that I can get a feel for the process. He enters holding aloft an eye-wateringly large yak’s knob. It’s about 45cm long, but thin, so thin. It’s been boiled gently and - I can’t believe I’m writing this - peeled, except for a hunk of foreskin still clinging on to the end. He cuts the thing in half lengthways with a pair of scissors.

deer-penis juice

We try goat’s penis, chicken feet, bull’s penis tip (that’ll keep you up all night too, the boss warns), terrapin leg and all manner of radishes. I’m offered dog’s penis (“The only one with a bone in it”, and served with a glacé cherry placed pointlessly on the tip),

Tags: penis food

Clipping the Web- Is Catching on!

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:55:50 GMT

clipped by: juliapatriciaroy
clipper's remarks: Watch out clippers. Mainstream is using our word!

Clip Source: www.psfk.com

Finally, we’re seeing that people are no longer “surfing” the web. They’re “clipping” it. People are using start pages and personal organizers to filter out what they want to keep top-of-mind. Because of this, understanding the value of widgets and branded utilities is critical to success. Brands can no longer rely on people coming to their websites. They now need to think about providing modules that people can add to their personal pages whether it be iGoogle, Facebook, a blog, Pageflakes, Netvibes, etc.

Arthur C Clarke Dies at 90

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:54:05 GMT

clipped by: Tylast

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

British science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke has died in Sri Lanka at the age of 90.

He came to fame when a short story called The Sentinel was made into the film 2001: A Space Odyssey by director Stanley Kubrick in 1968.

Sir Arthur's vivid - and detailed - descriptions of space shuttles, super-computers and rapid communications systems were enjoyed by millions of readers around the world.

He was the author of more than 100 fiction and non-fiction books, and his writings are credited by many observers with giving science fiction - a genre often accused of veering towards the fantastical - a human and practical face.

Sir Arthur was born in Minehead, Somerset. A close aide said he died after a cardio-respiratory attack.

You Want a Man or a Worm?

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:30:47 GMT

clipped by: abailart

Clip Source: www.latimes.com

One of the most startling discoveries of the last 15 years has been the extent of sexual infidelity (scientists call it "extra-pair copulations" or EPCs) among animals long thought to be monogamous.

Because sperm are produced in vast numbers, with little if any required parental follow-through, males of most species are aggressive sexual adventurers, inclined to engage in sex with multiple partners when they can. Males who succeed in doing so leave more descendants.

Power-as-pheromone is pretty much the default among mammals. Elk, elephant seal, baboon or chimpanzee, in a wide array of species, females eagerly mate with dominant males while disdaining subordinates.

You want monogamy?

One species that is, and, significantly, perhaps the only one that could be reliably designated as such, is Diplozöon paradoxum, a parasitic worm that inhabits the intestines of fish. Among these animals, male and female pair up while adolescents; their bodies literally fuse together,

Tags: sexuality, human bonding

Top 10 St. Patrick’s Pinups

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:44:42 GMT

clipped by: Tali99
clipper's remarks: The Holidays are coming and it’s time for a good, old fashioned count-down of the 10 best St. Patrick’s Day Pinups. Put your green shades on and have a sexy St. Patrick’s day.

Clip Source: thepinupshop.blogspot.com

#3 Kay Does St. Patrick's

Kay Ohara is one of the more playful neo-pinups, so you can always trust her to have something for the holidays. I'd like to note the detail of Kay's bare feet.

#2 St. Patrick's Antique
Antique postcard from 1910, when ankles were so risque. I think that’s a pipe she’s lugging around. You can purchase at Rasmussan Collectibles (it’s number 115).

#1 St. Patrick Pasties
Isn’t she a doll?! This pinup and this idea just stole my heart. So simple, so pretty. Of course, if you want these little four-leaf-clover pasties, you can head on to ThisNext.

Have a happy St. Patrick's and don't forget to take a look at my own St. Patrick's cheesecake. ;)

Tags: 3d pinup, antique pinups, disney, green, facebook pinups, holiday cheesecake, kay ohara, myspace pinup layouts, old fashioned, sexy st. patrick's day pinup

Culture, Not Skulls, Gave Humans Edge Over Neanderthals

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:53:01 GMT

clipped by: wildcat

Clip Source: www.livescience.com

The first modern humans had something Neanderthals didn't. About 30,000 years ago, our Neanderthal neighbors died off while we survived. Scientists are unsure what gave us an edge, but new research could help narrow down the possibilities.

A team of anthropologists has compared measurements of Neanderthal skulls to modern human skulls, and argues that most variations among them are the result of random changes that occur over time, and not of adaptations driven by natural selection.

"We're actually saying that the differences between modern humans' skulls and Neanderthals' are not due to changes that increased people's ability to survive and reproduce," said researcher Tim Weaver, an anthropologist at the University of California, Davis. "Whatever advantages humans had over Neanderthals didn’t have to do with the size and shape of the cranium."

other words, modern humans don't seem to have developed skeletal adaptations that gave them better eyesight, hearing or smell than Neanderthals.

Tags: humans, evolution, neanderthals, culture