![]() The workstation is more of a challenge, as I spend most of my time working in the Chrome browser. I don’t run any social media apps for the most part anyway, so I just removed Imgur. So, I had a couple of issues to resolve if I wanted to break the cycle of addiction one more time. They thought they picked up their phones half as much as they actually did.”įor me, using my phone was one part of the issue, but the primary screen I interact with is my Mac workstation. Just as revealing: The users weren’t fully aware of how addicted they were. Most of these interactions were for less than 30 seconds, but they add up. “A small but detailed 2015 study of young adults found that participants were using their phones five hours a day, at 85 separate times. I knew I was dropping out of flow state when checking the socials, but it seemed like checking here and there shouldn’t have been so impactful. I’d grind away for ten or more hours with seemingly little to show for it. I knew I was going through days of not getting nearly as much done as I thought I should have. And the engagement never ends.”Įven more disturbing, I’m not entirely certain how addicted I was. No information technology ever had this depth of knowledge of its consumers - or greater capacity to tweak their synapses to keep them engaged. ![]() Silicon Valley’s technologists and their ever-perfecting algorithms have discovered the form of bait that will have you jumping like a witless minnow. “Do not flatter yourself in thinking that you have much control over which temptations you click on. Andrew Sullivan wrote the following in New York Magazine. It’s not merely a recreational activity that an unfortunate few lose control of like compulsive gamblers or alcoholics who can’t tame their vices. Social media is meant to hook you and compel you to click. Lest you think I’m just a whiny bugger with a personal problem, the issue is far deeper. Interruption takes me out of flow, reducing productivity for the day. It’s also the issue of interrupting whatever it was that I was working on. There’s a compulsion that would drive me to fire up Tweetdeck and check out all of my carefully curated columns, review mentions, and review performance statistics. Addiction, for me, means using social media when I didn’t plan to. Using social media in the context of addiction is subtly different from simply wasting time. My use of Imgur was also obsessive, opening the app on my phone multiple times per day and scrolling, scrolling, scrolling while looking for new fodder. I’ve been through this with Twitter off and on for many years now. This led to the familiar cycle of Internet addiction. I was also spending a lot of time composing tweets and checking reactions. I was spending a lot of time on Imgur seeking inspiration. That game was successful, in that I had many tweets that were liked and/or retweeted dozens or, in a few cases, hundreds of times. ![]() It became a game to see what tweets I could create that people would find funny. During the last month or two, I’d gotten into a habit of trawling through Imgur, looking for memes I could spin into humorous tweets about networking. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Back in 2003, we picked up a digital license from Marvel Entertainment to produce all their comic books in digital. And one of the biggest things that we’ve done over the years with GIT Corp., my company, is help pioneer the digital market in the digital publishing industry. I’ve always had an interest in the field for archiving stuff, stuff that you don’t want to see lost. Ray Pelosi: My background is from film-making. ![]() Tell us a bit about your professional background and how you seized this opportunity at Classic Easyriders Magazine. Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys: Congrats on becoming Classic Easyriders’ new publisher. He promises to bring back the look, charm and feel of the 70s and 80s motorcycle magazines by adding a modern twist with even better interviews, photography and more. Surprisingly, Ray is not a rider but has always appreciated the culture and passion within the bike community. Ray’s professional background in digital publishing and archiving has served well in preserving and reviving the works of one of the most influential motorcycle magazines. That’s where savior Ray Pelosi comes in to rewrite the New Testament of the magazine to resurrect it to its former glory. As a result, the faithful readership was declining. The publication went through a period where that steady foundation broke - the content did not compare to what it used to be. Dream machines, hot chicks and custom bikes have always been the foundation for the famous biker bible. They have managed to keep chrome addicts in the loop of the customization industry, publicize the best biker events, and interview the most iconic people, all while making readers feel like they are part of an exclusive club. We promise we will make it right for you.Classic Easyriders Magazine has grabbed the attention of many motorcycle enthusiasts for five decades. If we made a clear mistake we will cover return shipping.We try our best to avoid any mistakes but we are human.If a mistake is made-PLEASE do not leave bad feedback. If there are any issues after receiving please email or call us. RETURNS WE ACCEPT RETURNS if the item is not as listed. ~PLEASE read all information before bidding~ PAYMENT WE ONLY ACCEPT PAY PAL & Payment to be made at auctions end. ![]() 1978 FULL COVER BUT NOT GREAT, Again these are only reader issues not mint collectors. ![]() 1977A COUPLE MIXED COVERS MAY 1978 FRONT COVER ONLY & NOV. 1978-NO COVER30.EASYRIDERS DEC, 197631.EASYRIDERS AUG. IN THE WIND NUMBER 4 1980-NO COVER28.EASYRIDERS JULY 1978-NO COVER29.EASYRIDERS AUG. 3 8X10 CANDID PHOTOS, ONE GROUP SHOT OF BIKERS LARGER22.EASYRIDERS APRIL 197223.EASYRIDERS JAN 198124. EASYRIDERS FEB 19762.EASYRIDERS FEB 19813.EASYRIDERS APRIL 19824.EASYRIDERS NOV 19795. Also what I think are candid 8x10s, these were hung up at some point and have tape marks on rear of photos and edge wear. WE ARE A SMOKE FREE HOME- UP FOR AUCTION: 1970'S - 1980'S Magazine lot, some missing covers, all in fair condition, but not mint to complete a collection. PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER AUCTIONS FOR COMBINED SHIPPING. ![]() ![]() ![]() While this project does not live up to recent Wenders soundtrack 'Until The End. N.R.G.s Instruments of Destruction sets the tone for the movie. UNSANE Total Destruction PRODUCERS: Martin Bisi & Unsane Matador 92306. The Transformers theme song for the movie was performed by the band Lion. Bushs songs Dare and The Touch, Instruments of Destruction by NRG and more. The movie also features other well-known songs including "Instruments of Destruction" by NRG, Stan Bush's song "Dare", two songs by Spectre General, "Nothin's Gonna Stand In Our Way", "Hunger" as well as "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "Dare to Be Stupid". Stan Bush's song "The Touch", which prominently featured in the film, was originally written for the Sylvester Stallone movie Cobra. Set to a soundtrack of synth-based incidental music and hard-driving metal music, composed by Vince DiCola, the movie has a decidedly darker tone than the television series. ![]() It also marked the final roles for both Orson Welles, who died just days after his last voice recording session for the film, and Scatman Crothers, who died months after its release. The film was directed by Nelson Shin, who produced the original Transformers television series, and features the voices of Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Casey Kasem, Robert Stack, Lionel Stander, John Moschitta, Jr., Peter Cullen, and Frank Welker. Just 3 desires for parts/quality of life at the moment: 1)camera block - to add fixed/first-person views. (3) - NRG2 - Transformed 11, Instruments Of Destruction (Unedited Version) mp3, CLICK HERE, Get lyrics 12, Angels Live Forever. Beyond your wildest imagination." The 1986 animated feature film The Transformers: The Movie was based on the animated TV series by the same name. Find the key and tempo for Instruments of Destruction By NRG. ![]() ![]() In Munich in 1920, just after the end of the First World War, German prisoners of war in England published a book they had written and smuggled back home. Bartender says, “Herd any good jokes lately?” Buffalo says, "A member of the frog family. German POWs held in England during WWI record their experience in this volume of detailed accounts, diary entries, drawings, and more. ![]() Bartender says, “Here for the darts tournament?” Ī buffalo walks into a bar. Bartender says, “First one’s on the house.” Lion says, “Thanks, you didn’t have to do that.” Bartender says, “You know you’re my mane man.”Ī member of the frog family Dendrobatidae walks into a bar. Still driving that hybrid?”Ī lion walks into a bar. Bartender says, “Five beers, coming right up.”Ī muleteer walks into a bar. A Mexican, a Kiwi and a Nigerian walk into a bar The best way to understand another country is to get to grips with its sense of humour, says Joris Luyendijk. Oh thats a good one Source: Getty Images. Bartender says, “Care for a drink, sir?” Tarantula says, “Call me hairy.”Ī Roman legionnaire walks into a bar and holds up two fingers. The bartender is a bit shocked by all of this but pours the beer anyway and takes it over to. Bartender says, “Shouldn’t you be in school?”Ī tarantula walks into a bar. A horse walks into a bar, orders a beer, sits down at one of the tables and starts reading the paper. The barman soon realises the potential danger of having a large wild animal be loose in a crowded establishment and safely encourages everyone to evacuate the premise until authorities can safely return the horse to where it belongs. ![]() Bartender says, “Pull up a stool.”Ī fish walks into a bar. Bartender says, “Why the long face?” Dragon says, “I just had to fire half my employees.”Ī dung beetle walks into a bar. ![]() |