Back to the articleInternet addiction is not an illness in itself #
Posted Tuesday 11th November 2008 13:31 GMT
It's a symptom of an illness, which is itself caused by a combination of stress, boredom, and severe proneness to procrastination.
China to offer detox to net junkies
S'me #
Posted Tuesday 11th November 2008 13:29 GMT
"at least six hours" a day glued to the internet, and who suffers symptoms such as "irritation, difficulty in concentration or sleeping, mental or physical distress and a yearning to get back online".
That sounds suspiciously like my job...apart from the yearning to get back online bit, if it was yearning to neck a cold beer, then yup.
Electro-shock #
Posted Tuesday 11th November 2008 13:31 GMT
Sounds good, link all those WoWarcrackheads up to electro-shock machines so when they get pwned they also get bzzt
Not for Hackers though #
Posted Tuesday 11th November 2008 13:43 GMT
They are directed to the Whitehouse or other interesting sites.
Data Farmers get physical #
Posted Tuesday 11th November 2008 17:03 GMT
Looks like they just found a new source of farmers...
for the Rice Paddies
hmmm sounds more like the VC
>"hypnosis and mild electro-shock therapy" #
Posted Tuesday 11th November 2008 17:03 GMT
AKA brainwashing and torture.
So what this means #
Posted Tuesday 11th November 2008 18:40 GMT
Is everyone who reads El Reg pretty much, is an addict?? Hmm wonder what the methadone-like drug will be for us. My vote is for Lager.
/Mines the one with the doctor note to go drinking.
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