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  • I had been thinking how we spend every waking minute of the day with access to an unlimited supply of information, to the point of information overload. i also read somewhere that there is evidence that our brains are being re-wired by the internet, because we get a little dopamine kick every time we check our e-mail or Twitter or Facebook and there's a new update.

    Website Challenges You To Do Nothing--For 2 Whole Minutes The Huffington Post 2011

  • A lot of Gazans subscribe to the “Helen Thomas solution” for the mideast (which is why they support Hamas) — but this commenter is yet another person who thinks that the Palestinians are incapable of independent action and their national politics can be re-wired if Bibi simply makes an eloquent address to the Palestinians along the lines of the one that Obama made toIran.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » More on Israeli Incompetence 2010

  • I had been thinking how we spend every waking minute of the day with access to an unlimited supply of information, to the point of information overload. i also read somewhere that there is evidence that our brains are being re-wired by the internet, because we get a little dopamine kick every time we check our e-mail or Twitter or Facebook and there's a new update.

    Website Challenges You To Do Nothing--For 2 Whole Minutes The Huffington Post 2011

  • He merely re-wired his vat and went on electroplating.

    THE ENEMY OF ALL THE WORLD 2010

  • My roommate and I almost have this entire house re-wired (it's an old house with the really old 40's wiring that's now really brittle).

    Projects You Shouldn’t Try To DIY | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • I had been thinking how we spend every waking minute of the day with access to an unlimited supply of information, to the point of information overload. i also read somewhere that there is evidence that our brains are being re-wired by the internet, because we get a little dopamine kick every time we check our e-mail or Twitter or Facebook and there's a new update.

    Website Challenges You To Do Nothing--For 2 Whole Minutes The Huffington Post 2011

  • Over 30 years, I re-wired and re-plumbed my house, installed a central heating system, constructed built-in and other furniture, and fitted out the kitchen from scratch.

    Projects You Shouldn’t Try To DIY | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • Her celebrated gothic novel, "The Keep," was written as a book within a book; her latest, "A Visit From the Goon Squad" has a circuitous structure that seems almost designed for our Internet re-wired brains.

    Modern Day Page Surfing 2010

  • While the building has been re-wired, re-insulated and re-plumbed, the 762 square foot homes feature authentic original hardwood floors and window frames, as well as the original hex-tile bathroom flooring and refinished cast-iron tubs.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • While the building has been re-wired, re-insulated and re-plumbed, the 762 square foot homes feature authentic original hardwood floors and window frames, as well as the original hex-tile bathroom flooring and refinished cast-iron tubs.

    McKean - Vintage Condos on Queen Anne 2008

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