Get Out of Farmville! Dr. Phil Treats an Addict

Get Out of Farmville! Dr. Phil Treats an Addict
Apple Founder Wozniak: Prius SOFTWARE Also Causing Out-of-Control Acceleration
HowTo: Felt Conversation Hearts

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 12:00 PM PST

Facebook games have become a worldwide, web-wide addiction. Just take a look at all the tutorials on WonderHowTo alone. For most of us it's just fun and games (literally), but some have an addiction that merits the attention of the (perhaps officious) Dr. Phil. In a recent episode, Trends for 2010: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Dr. Phil takes on a mother with a serious Farmville addiction.

"Dr. Phil addresses Teresa. 'Are you worried about your crops as you sit here?' he jokes.

'Before I came here, I made sure that none of the crops were going to die,' she replies.

Dr. Phil takes a ...more

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Apple Founder Wozniak: Prius SOFTWARE Also Causing Out-of-Control Acceleration

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 08:30 AM PST

In today's Silicon Alley Insider, the legendary Apple founder, Steve Wozniak, says "his new Toyota Prius occasionally goes insane on the highway--and that it's a software problem, not a hardware problem. He has tried to tell Toyota and the US government, but they won't listen."

Scary. Wozniak's says his 2010 Toyota Prius will "unintentionally accelerate to as much as 97 miles (156 kilometers) per hour when he uses cruise control to increase his speed".

If Wozniak says the Prius has a software problem (beyond the well documented hardware problem), you've got to take this Toyota safety problem ...more

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HowTo: Felt Conversation Hearts

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 07:00 AM PST

Ditch the cheesy champagne, roses and chocolate this Valentine's Day and go D.I.Y. for your sweetheart. Blog Lavender and Limes posts a simple HowTo on sewing these oh-so-cute felt conversation hearts.