Hi-tech: the jokes of tears!

An American couple pulled together to court because the wife suddenly stopped "fun" at midnight just to . check mail. Many young people in Finland also excuse "too fond of the Internet" to avoid military service.

In just a few years, electronic devices suddenly "molested": phones were everywhere, CD players paved the way for MP3 players, computers found new life thanks to the Internet and DVD that made tapes become old-fashioned.

Almost everyone has certain feelings of love - hate with technology when digital devices are too close to humans. However, many people "worship" them above normal but never realize they are addicted to technology:

Forget basic functions

"BlackBerry on one side and me on one side". ( Photo: The Age ) It's eating, drinking, going to the toilet and sleeping. How can they leave the computer to perform one of the "trivial" things when monsters are surrounding them. The game can help children not to hang out but pick up many other harms. Last December, a Korean young man died of playing games for 10 days continuously. Three years earlier, another person in the country "broke down on the keyboard" for "fighting" with virtual enemies for 86 hours without a break.

Tha about the weird accessories

" Look, there is also an 'armchair' for mobile phones, " the mothers shook their heads in mourning. Beside the phone holder, it can send a flashing signal every time a call comes in. People also buy funny clips to keep the MP3 player from sliding, the robot bounces to the music .

Check e-mail at 3 am Sunday

Many people have awakened in the middle of the night to check if they have new mail. In the United States, there has been a rare divorce for a romantic reason: the wife keeps struggling with the BlackBerry device while being close to her husband. " If you are having sex or immersing yourself in moments of relaxation, lightness and willingness to give everything to someone you love, you can still press the button to receive the letter, it is true that you have gone too far. ", Carl Honore, author of In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed, commented.

Only know nick without caring about real name

They go out with Whitelie, Phoenix, and Kira and can talk for hours bored with Cinderella, some Stupid Cat but don't care about the real name of the person they choose to share secret secrets. Currently, many people are caught up in online activities. They are afraid of communicating face-to-face but chatting through MSN or Yahoo Messenger is very good. This is a common phenomenon in Japan and South Korea, where the rules of studying are so strict that many students go online to discharge "scandal".

The sound of 'beep' is also good

Some people download their favorite songs and use them as ringtones for mobile phones, others choose strange sounds or standard music in the phone and mutter all day as if it was the best "song" . The sound of computer startup, new e-mail announcements and buzz on Yahoo Messenger also made their hearts throbbing. But the ringtone section sounds crazy and personality Crazy Frog has created a craze in Europe and the US, even the best-selling single in the UK on May 29, May, surpassing Coldplay's Speed ​​of Sound. .

Don't laugh, say LOL

In the last two years, young Vietnamese started using acronyms to reduce their characters, for example lol (laugh out loud - funny) or popular smiley faces on services Quick message to express attitude. Carl Honore is concerned that this may in the long run affect youth writing. "Some people now don't feel like giving smiley, so readers can't understand what they mean," Honore said.

Answer the phone at the wrong time

Miss Paris Hilton or Pierce Brosnan . have also stopped "sex" to receive the phone. But that's in the movie. What about reality? A recent US survey showed that up to 14% of respondents admitted they called when having sex. It happened so often that they considered it normal.

Talk in mysterious language

They use the dialogue "My hard drive is old but RAM is still very much " (I'm still bored) or " I'm infected with virus, I'll go buy you some Norton members " (he is I'm sick, I'll buy medicine for you) .

Some typical cases :

2000 : The guy named Shane Warne caused a message scandal when sending provocative and vulgar messages to a married woman.

2002 : A young man from Massachusetts (USA) committed suicide due to his addiction to EverQuest.

2002 : A 24-year-old in Korea "died of the game" after 86 hours of continuous play.

2003 : A young man in Alabama killed a policeman and argued that he imitated Grand Theft Auto. The judge did not accept this allegation and put him in jail.

2004 : Finnish young people use Internet addiction to avoid military service.

2004 : A young man in Shanghai stabs his friend because he lost his virtual sword - the common property of two people in the game.

2005 : A Korean young man died after 50 hours of playing games.

2005 : A bar so 19-year-old Scottish has spent 11,200 USD to text for 12 months. He also sent 8,000 e-mails every month.

2005 : PG Tips invented ReadyWhenUR warmers, which can be turned on when users text "switch on" to a preset phone number.

2006 : A 13-year-old Chinese boy dies after playing a 36-hour online game.

2006 : A British driver is fired for playing a game on a handheld device while driving a bus.