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Wired 10.10: Unplugged U

What happens when we are covered with radio all the time? When we can be constantly online at no extra cost?

Several of my acquaintances in Sweden are starting to shut off cell phones, disconnect computers and redirect landlines after office hours. Even during office hours to get more amount of time to think and do focused work (should read: "Tio tankar om tid").

"Remote bell-tower hacking is just one of the ways the wireless network is changing life at Dartmouth. The network is subtly but profoundly altering teaching techniques, social interaction, study habits, and personal security. In spite of its remoteness, the college has long been one of the most wired places on earth, fashioning its campus into the prototype of the fully wireless, always-connected community: a microcosm that provides a peek at what our residential neighborhoods and office spaces may look like in a few years."

Wired 10.10: Unplugged U.

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