Dear John: Getting Girlfriend’s Son Off The Couch

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A sedentary son, a boyfriend planning an unpleasant vacation, and girlfriend who hangs up.

Across the Rooftop

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#32: This story is about a penthouse.

Hear What Every Neighborhood Was Like 20 Years Ago from Any Payphone in Manhattan (Video)

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Find out what was happening on any block in 1993.

Is It Me? Or Is It Tele-cutting?

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Chris Edwards just coined the phrase “tele-cutting”. And he doesn’t like it in the least.

“I made a terrifying discovery: after 17 years of credit card abuse, my cards were full and I couldn’t juggle payments anymore.”

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This is a comment by Black and Blue Man on the post “Open Thread: What Have You Bounced Back From?”

“Thanks for the article. Needed a little courage and tact before I called up my girlfriend.”

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Justin Timothy, k-dawg, and br talk about breakups.

Komplicated Solutions: The Modern Man’s Utility Belt [@hannibaltabu]

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The modern man is beset on all sides by challenges logistical and psychological. Here’s a possible solution.

30 Days Without Social Media: One Week In

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At the end of a week without social media, Collin Slattery is becoming aware of the changes in himself.

Insulting the Users of a Product Doesn’t Make the Competitor’s Product Better

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Douglas Wake responds to Eric Jackson’s piece “Android Users Don’t Know Enough To Matter.”

Gadgets: iPhone Goes Prepaid With Cricket On June 22nd

Pony up the funds up front and you can hold the smartphone pacesetter, no-strings attached.

Security: Drive-By Malware Sites Plague Android Phones

There’s another reason you should be careful running around with Google’s open source operating system.

Security: Selling Access To Your Phone Records Can Make Carriers A Mint

Any badge with a few bucks can get into your business, warrant or no warrant, and here’s how.

Software: Apple’s Siri Could Assist You Into A Higher Cell Phone Bill

As cool as Apple’s personal data assistant is, there’s one part of it you might not like …

Technology: Hulu Plus, Changing the World 6 Droids at a Time

Dying to watch America’s favorite serial killer in the palm of your hand? Unless you have a “Nexus One, Nexus S, HTC Inspire 4G, Motorola Droid II, Motorola Droid X, or Motorola Atrix,” you’ll have to wait.

Technology: T-Shirt That Charges Your Phone With Sound Waves

A new concept design shows how to use ambient sound to generate electrictity. Super villainy, here we come!

Technology: Can Ledisi’s Singing Charge Your Cell Phone?

A company called Orange has developed a t-shirt that can charge your phone using sound waves.