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" We might enjoy essays, TED talks, and even Facebook posts bemoaning our dependency on tech, but judging by our enthusiastic adoption of these services, we're all in. "

Steven Levy

Facebook

Judging

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" Every great device, gadget, electric car, and robot would be even greater if batteries didn't suck so badly. "

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" Just as the cable revolution overturned broadcast, the net is destined to become the dominant mode of video, both in terms of transit and programming. "

" Normally, my digital peregrinations take me to destinations like Facebook, YouTube, and boingboing.net. "

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" Right after the keynote in which Steve Jobs introduced the iPod Shuffle, I went backstage with one question in mind: What makes an iPod an iPod? By then - January 11, 2005 - I had staked my own claim to iPod expertise, having written a 'Newsweek' cover story about Apple's transformational music player, and I was writing a book on it. "

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Fear