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Current Doctor Who Warns Against Facebook
judgecorp writes "Matt Smith, the current actor playing Doctor Who, doesn't use Facebook or Twitter, despite his geek icon status. He worries that social media encourages us to create "surrogate versions" or "celebrity versions" of ourselves. He also, arguably, doesn't need their help, being a celebrity already. Smith made the comments in St Petersburg, where he hosted the final of Microsoft's Imagine Cup for student inventors, won this year by a British team with a mesh music-playing application."
Thank you Captain Obvious.
That's Doctor Obvious.
Doctor who?
Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
Numerous studies have been done indicating that it's not just an alter-ego problem. Here is a fantastic post on the deeper issues. As with TV, there are addiction mechanisms build in to keep you doing it. Of course lets not mention altering your brain waves and making you less able to process information.
-The wise argue that there are few absolutes, the fool argues that there are no probabilities.
Hah. I watched it when it was first broadcast.
Did you tape it by any chance? I'm missing a few episodes.
When our name is on the back of your car, we're behind you all the way!
The tinfoil is strong with this one.
Hah, I am watching it when it was first broadcast.
Sorry, teleporters just kill you and then make a copy. A perfect, soul-less copy.