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That's right, I liked it. - Dangitsauce
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Cell phone boarding passes coming to an airline near you
Cell phone boarding passes coming to an airline near you
November 14 at 8:14 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Tech!:) - Igor Poltavskiy via Bookmarklet
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This is absolutely cool. But what about spoofing? - Meriç Kara (welebrity)
Be careful http://blog.wired.com/27bstrok... - Igor Poltavskiy
no way, security hello? - Susan Beebe
That's why i like tech.:) - Igor Poltavskiy
Bin Laden?:) - YaDuMMeR
It's very good for luring him into a trap.:) - Igor Poltavskiy
you're fucked if you forget to charge... - Zee. Just Zee.
or someone steals your phone... - Simon Wicks
Ticking.:) - Igor Poltavskiy
Too bad that's only 123456, I was gonna fly someplace. - Jacob
I've used this when I flew on Continental recently. It was very cool. - Kate
Funny: from blog to reality.:) - Igor Poltavskiy
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Apps: Zee. Just Zee. posted a message
“Does anyone still use internet explorer?”
November 14 at 10:28 am - Link
Yes, at work because i have *cries* PC here, IE has proxys on it, so i use firefox to get to all the good sites i want :) - Simon Wicks
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Yep. Have to for work. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
We have clients whose backends are only viewable in IE5. Makes me sick, I tell ya. - Anika Malone
Yes...but I also use Google Chrome & Firefox..but IE comes in the last place in order of usage. - Ahmed Naguib
Only use it for MediaSource since it won't run on any other browser - Steven Melfi
Yes, I use it frequently via the IE Tab extension in Firefox. I just set the sites I want to load in IE Tab and then forget about it. Works like a charm. - Jason Huebel
Oh and every hotel I've stayed at except for one in SF, has required the use of IE to access wifi. - Anika Malone
Only when checking "MS Updates." - Mark VandenBerg
Thru Maxthon. - Vinay | विनय
70% of Internet users, apparently. - John Craft
I have to use it at the school comp lab and if I use Blackboard for some reason it won't behave correctly in FF. I'm not sure if it's just some addon I have that is throwing a monkey wrench in the mix or what. So I have the IE tab addon and use that at home for Blackboard. - Mattie Kenny
I only use IE to test the Web sites I maintain to see what I have to fix to work in IE. (sigh). I'm the volunteer Webmaster for the Spaulding Wooden Boat Center in Sausalito. www.spauldingcenter.org - Rod Bauer via twhirl
Not at all! Seriously sucks! - Keshav Khera
@Mattie Kenny: my school also uses blackboard, but I can use 95% of it in firefox and chrome. I utterly hate using IE. - Royce Mathew via twhirl
Yes, some companies websites our business works with *only* work in IE - TDavid
Mainly those are websites that use ActiveX. A good example are the hosted CRM apps that integrate with Quickbooks, Peachtree, etc. They often require ActiveX controls, and thus IE. - Jason Huebel
Only at work. :( - Steven Perez
Only for Windows Update (if I got to the actual site), for our Enterprise software product (what can you do?), or if it's embedded in an app I'm using. - xero
These days, never. - Victor Ganata
Yes. Needed for Web Design :( - AJ Batac
I use it on sites that demand it - such as my bank *shakes head* - alphaxion
Yes ,when using freegate, last version is really strong product i use firefox too - Arash
No. And my server is configured - if the entrance through IE - auto jump to the page - "The site does not support this browser. Please install FireFox. - Классик
I'm forced to at work; part of the job. Otherwise, no. However, I try to keep tabs on their developments. - Arlan Koizumi
Yes, for work and because a bunch of my University's web services only work on IE. - Aram Zucker-Scharff
I love Firefox 3, Internet Explorer is SO 1999. - J. D. Ebberly
I intensely dislike IE (compared to Firefox), and cringe whenever I occasionally have to use it. - Sean McBride
I just use it to test sites we develop in the company. - Leandro Ardissone
IE users tend to not hang around sites like this one. - Vincent van Wylick
Hahaha...yes...at work - Anthony Farrior
Hehe, yes of course! I know lots of people who use IE and not FF or Opera at least. (don't mention Chrome :P). - Apostolos Papadopoulos
*only* for QA checking my project code - Susan Beebe
no! - TheHenry
On my work laptop, but I don't have a choice. Also a home for the odd page that doesn't work in Firefox but I tend to go to Chrome nowadays. I do save some web pages to Web Archive format and IE is the only browser I know that does this (or at least does it well). - Kol Tregaskes
Have to at school, and teachs auto destroy anything downloaded...so Chrome and FF were gone on day 1 :( - ♣genieyclo♣
many banks in Europe require IE for online banking and don't support FF. Typically its only the authentication parts where physical one time pad calculators are used. I am using Chrome for everything but..... - SnakeDoc
I tend to use Flock and sleipneir over IE anyday however having IE on is rather useful - Ian Cleasby via twhirl
Only for the few remaining sites that require it. - Justin Rains
I often do when something doesnt seem to work right in opera or chrome - Joelle Nebbe
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"A Game of Thrones" coming to HBO!
"A Game of Thrones" coming to HBO!
November 13 at 1:32 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
George R.R. Martin's awesome fantasy series is being made into a pilot for HBO!! I love this series. - Jess Lee via Bookmarklet
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It'd be nice if he could get around to finishing the next book.... - Mike Yang
@Mike: argh, i know! - Jess Lee
best fantasy series ever. wonder how good it will be in video? - Evan Parker
Wow. Nice. I might have to watch just to see how they pull it off. - Mandi
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Scanning Folders with PHP
November 13 at 2:41 pm - Link
Thanks for sharing. I did something similar for a friend a few months ago. From my crappy memory, this code looks much better than what I hashed out. I might copycat! ^_^ - Arlan Koizumi
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Horde vs. Alliance
November 12 at 11:21 pm - Link
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WordPress: Amani posted a message
“OK, I am seriously considering switching from blogger to wordpress. How hard is it to make the switch? Can I keep all my archives with dates posted, comments, etc? Any advice or "If I had to do it all over again I would .... (fill in blank)"?? TIA ...”
November 12 at 5:18 pm - Link
Should be pretty easy. IIRC, there's an importer script that comes with WP so you can transfer your blog posts from Blogger to WP. I'm not sure you can transfer comments, though. This is under the assumption you'll be using a webhost and managing your wordpress install. I'm not sure how to do it with an account with wordpress.com. - Arlan Koizumi
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I just made that switch from blogger to wordpress.com. At first I did import my posts, and yes the comments went with just fine. I later decided I want to start with a clean slate and removed them. At this time I am going to maintain both sites. - Chris Dahl
@Chris - how long did it take for you to switch over? Which webhost are you using (if you can share)? - Amani
@ Amani It was quick and painless with wordpress.com as far as webhost? I think you're referring to wordpress.org With wordpress.com you just set up the account and start blogging. If you want to move your old posts, you go to import and you can import them all in minutes. Hope this answers your questions - Chris Dahl
What's the plugin that lets you import your posts? - Aram Zucker-Scharff
Again I am speaking about Wordpress.com so there is no plugin needed. Just go to the dashboard of your blog, then go to manage and there you will see a link that says import. Click that and follow the instructions. Simple. When asking questions here please clarify .com or .org for your wordpress questions, these sites are different, and if you are not sure check of the differences go to the FAQ or forum pages on wordpress they explain it pretty clearly. - Chris Dahl
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Give Up and Use Tables
Give Up and Use Tables
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November 12 at 11:06 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"We've scientifically determined the maximum amount of time that you should need to make a layout work in CSS: it's 47 minutes. When your time is up, we'll even give you the table code you need." - tehKenny via Bookmarklet
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I'm tehKenny and I approved this message. - tehKenny
NOOOOOOOOOOO! Don't give in. - Andrew Smith
No surrender, no retreat. - pea gives ♥ a bad name
I admit, there have been days I have given up. Usually I tough it out, but some days... - Jeremy Hall
Tables are evil.. EVVVVILLL!!! - Chris W
Am I the only one that doesn't have problems with CSS? I did a table layout when I was first learning HTML back in '97... - ♫ Rahsheen™
I gave up tables about 2 years ago. CSS doesn't give me fits. - Neal "thePuck" Jansons
Why would you want to use tables, seems a bit of a backward way of doing it... I've never really got the tables thing. It's like making a whole page out of ordered lists or h1 tags. - Richard Bradshaw
never!! If CSS is giving you that much trouble, you're probably doing it wrong. - Shey
Tables are hard and sucks. Divs are future. - Kristian Salonen
LOL no. If you're not cut out to build web pages correctly maybe you should try another field, like building houses in California using bricks! - Glenn Batuyong
I tend to think if CSS is causing me this much trouble they did it wrong. - todd
People are really still building sites with tables? The joke would have been funny in 2004, now it's just sad. Heh. - Sean O'Brien
Wow. I hit F5 and I see this come back up in big red letters. Foiled by my own trap. - tehKenny
I don't like tables, but I still can't get the hang of CSS. I swear it's some sort of witchcraft. - Anika Malone
omg, that should say, give up and use absolute positioning ;) FTW! I use tables for what they are for: data, rows and rows of data - zoblue (Zulema)
CSS is for a more civilized age of web development. Can't think I can ever go back to using tables for layout. - Alan Le
47 minutes!? it would take <10 minutes to find an example of what you want your layout to do - Neil Bernhart
In my experience, CSS and table layout do require a different mindset per technique. For personal projects I get to use strictly CSS layout. At work I need to adhere to ancient ways. :( I'd recommend getting a few layout templates done so if you can't generate layouts quickly, you got some ready made. And the benefits of CSS layouts go past the initial structure. Maintenance and repositioning is so much easier. - Arlan Koizumi
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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 reviewed on Engadget Mobile - Engadget
November 12 at 2:25 pm - Link
Ever since I laid my dirty paws on a T610 and a Z600, I've loved the designs coming from Sony Ericsson. Xperia looks pretty sexy too. The Z600 was used by Sean Bean's character in the movie Silent Hill (a good few years after I picked one up :D). - Arlan Koizumi
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HandBrake
November 12 at 1:44 pm - Link
Rips almost any file format on the Mac., Linux or Windows. - Bill Sodeman
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Zee. Just Zee. posted a link
Classmates.com User Sues; Schoolmates Weren't Really Looking for Him
November 12 at 12:13 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"When Classmates.com told user Anthony Michaels last Christmas Eve that his former school chums were trying to contact him, he pulled out his wallet and upgraded to the premium membership ..." - Zee. Just Zee. via Bookmarklet
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LOL - Chris W
Good for him; I hope he wins. It's the company's own prerogative to run a broken model (broken because everything they do is being done on Facebook for FREE), but the emails they send are pretty ridiculous. *hugs spam filter* - Arlan Koizumi
+1 Arlan - Zee. Just Zee.
One lawsuit I can stand behind - Amber aka SDA
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Jaden Smith Will Become the New The Karate Kid
November 11 at 10:51 am - Link
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..... - Jason Kaneshiro
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oooooooooooooooooooo!! - Timothy Griffin
Uh, wow. Let's unnecessarily resurrect this franchise and pop in a popular actor's kid as the star. Who's going to be Mr. Miyagi, Larry Fishburne aka Morpheus? - Josh Haley
it was only a matter of time wasn't it - "I hate this bike! I hate this freakin' bike! Freaking bike.. I wanna go home.. please can we go home! Why can't we just go home!?" http://www.moviequotes.com/ful... - Marco (aureliusmaximus)
When you can snatch the iPod touch from my hand, you will be ready. - Josh Haley
It's times like these that I wish FF had a "HATE" button. I reserve this for all remakes (or as I refer to them: the raping of my childhood) - Haggis (Sean) via twhirl
gawd. I donut like. Read a comment at the link that if the original was good enough, the remake won't hurt it. I disagree; the fact a remake is going to be created is an insult. :P Not gonna watch it so I can plead ignorance that the abomination will exist. hehe - Arlan Koizumi
biggest problem for me - no pat morita = no Mr. Miyagi. - Jason Kaneshiro
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The iPhone Is Now the Best Selling Phone In the U.S.
The iPhone Is Now the Best Selling Phone In the U.S.
November 10 at 10:23 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Here are the top five phones sold last quarter, according to the NPD Group: 1. Apple iPhone 3G 2. Motorola RAZR V3 (all models) 3. RIM Blackberry Curve (all models) 4. LG Rumor 5. LG enV2" - Steve Isaacs via Bookmarklet
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is that by dollar volume? or units? worldwide, of course it is not true - Gregory Lent
@Gregory Lent. Steve was kind enough to provide a link to an article, along with the cute picture. In the article, it specifies that it sold the most units. - Jon Anderson
I know that image above is a joke, but I'd love an iPhone ATM app :) - Jason Kaneshiro
thanks .. 6.9 is global number, so must have been by particular model, nokia is what, 200 million? - Gregory Lent
Hmm I'll have to download that printing money app- - Kelly W.
Maybe with these stats, their international presence and corporate exec's using iPhones, Apple with finally add in a Copy/Cut & Paste feature, no? :P - Arlan Koizumi
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Mark Krynsky posted a message
“Prediction: 5 years from now most websites and apps will be hosted virtually in the cloud and we will all be primarily using netbooks.”
November 7 at 4:46 pm - Link
As long as it is powerful enough to run K-Meleon and Vim. - Morton Fox
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agree with virtual hosting. disagree with netbooks, they are TOO FREAKING SMALL. give me 13" at minimum, preferably 17. - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
agreed. - Zee. Just Zee. via IM
who said anything about netbooks having to be small...they'll prob just be touchscreens (or iTouchscreens) in either 9", 12", 15" or monster 17" sizes. - Mark Krynsky via IM
Yes, I have difficulty using the keyboard on a netbook but to be fair, I haven't used one long enough to get accustomed to it. - Morton Fox
I will not be using a netbook. I have no use for them and they are too small. - Mathew Ballard
mark - part of the definition of netbook at the moment is that they are small, light, and cheap - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
@projct understood, but a touchscreen approach should fit in quite nicely - Mark Krynsky via IM
I can't wait until that touch tablet net-tool that Arrington was talking about comes out. The one that runs on Mozilla Kiosk and Linux Kernel. - ♣genieyclo♣
Ha Josh...you're back! - Mark Krynsky via IM
@Mark - I would still much rather have a 17" multitouch tablet or a 13" multitouch tablet than a 10" one. no thanks on that - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
Wasn't this already predicted 5 years ago? - Jason Kaneshiro
There will always be gamers though. - Rodfather
not by me :() - Mark Krynsky via IM
Funny that some are so much against the small size of netbooks since I like using my iPod touch so much with social media services! :-) - Thomas Ho via fftogo
I've been using UMPC's and now Netbook for a few years now and they can handle most tasks. These are great for students since it's common to take notes with a laptop and they would rather carry around a small 2lb device that's very cheap to buy. - Rodfather
In 5 years we'll be posting information directly to our genomic imprints hosted by 23andMe and shared via chips implanted in our temporal lobes. Or maybe not. - Sprague D
@Rodfather...agreed, but that's what desktops are for as I was referring to our portable devices. @drthomasho good point. @spragued that's 10 years out...cmon - Mark Krynsky via IM
will those net books and web apps be able to edit video? if so, I'm in! - Joshua Schnell
ordered a netbook tonight - RAPatton
@macgasm ooh that's a toughie...sure photoshop is going web app but video will be hard to fathom that quickly as it's the most intense app for a comp...Still desktops for that just like gamers :) - Mark Krynsky via IM
@RAPatton? which one? I'm eyeing one for my wife. - Mark Krynsky via IM
I recommend an Asus Eee PC 1000H or MSI Wind w/ 6 Cell. Great prices, big enough keyboard, and can easily replace the RAM & HD. - Rodfather
yes, rap, i'd like to know, too. thanks, rodfather. - edythe
What do you need a keyboard for? In 5 years we'll probably speak to the PC! - flapic
Santa bought a black obsidian Dell Mini-9 1GB RAM with 1.3 built in camera and 16 GB SSD; it will be the headline present under the tree this year - RAPatton
@RAP...very nice...SSD...very cool...included OS also makes a difference on these netbooks. - Mark Krynsky via IM
It is for my sons, so I chose XP, which is why I went with the bigger SSD. - RAPatton
If you want more info geared toward netbooks, check out http://www.liliputing.com/, http://jkkmobile.blogspot.com/, http://www.umpcportal.com/ - Rodfather
thx for the resources Rod! - Mark Krynsky via IM
yeah, great links, rodfather. thank you. :) - edythe
thx, rap. going to check it out. - edythe
And here's my first impressions of the 1000H copy/pasted from FF :) http://rodfathermobile.com/200... - Rodfather
The device of the future: Morph (http://www.nokia.com/A4852062). Someone on FF linked this but I can't remember who at the moment. I'd get one! :) Netbooks are cool; I have an Eee 901. I love its crazy portability and after a couple of nights, typing on the micro keyboard isn't that bad. However, I can't see a netbook being my main device for a long while. - Arlan Koizumi
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
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love - Monique
I need to go watch Wayne's World now. Party time! Excellent! - Ladybug Heather
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“OH HEEEEEELL NO!”
OH HEEEEEELL NO!
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Delay start-up items to make them quicker
Delay start-up items to make them quicker
November 6 at 12:12 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
i did this last night, took some time but i think well worth it - Zee. Just Zee.
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Is there a Windows version of this? - xero
@zero, try this: http://www.google.com/search?q... - there seem to be a bunch, I'm just not familiar with any of them. - Carlos Granier-Phelps
kthx - xero
Ah, I wondered why my visits had doubled in one day! Cheers. - Timothy Griffin
My only issue is Quicksilver loading last. I depend a lot on it. Maybe if I set the delay on my other non-system apps, it'll load first and I can get to working that much quicker. Thanks for sharing the tip! - Arlan Koizumi
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Zee. Just Zee. posted a message
“I hate that I get car sick when I read in moving vehicles...feels so un-JamesBond like. Imagine him using that excuse... :(”
November 3 at 1:54 pm - via Ping.fm - Link
James would not be reading :-) - todd
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Todd's right. So don't feel bad. He'd be putting the moves on a babe or using speed and one of Q's gadgets to escape the baddies. Worry not. - Abby Martin
I do, too. All the time. I always volunteer to drive when I'm with people just so I don't have to risk it. - Jordan Hofker
Other things that would make you not like James Bond: Drinking alcohol that ISN'T watered down, not freaking the hell out if an African American touches you, knowing that gay people can indeed whistle. Trust me, you don't want to be James Bond. - Soup
I have never been able to read while riding in a car and it pisses me off to see people do it and not get sick. - Trish R
Soup: I am trying to parse something other than generic anger in your comment. Zee is just car sick. - Jay Tannenbaum
I can do it at intervals and it depends on if I can see out the windows or not, I think. Not sure what really triggers it. - ♫ Rahsheen™
my wife does, and I've never fully understood it. Must be annoying not being able to surf the internet in a car :-) - Duncan Riley
exactly Duncan... - Zee. Just Zee.
I can only do it if I'm driving. - Mark VandenBerg
ha Mark... :) - Zee. Just Zee.
I can't read while in the car. I also must sit going forward tried sitting backward one time in Bermuda and results were not pretty - Kim Landwehr
I could until I was a teenager and then started getting nauseous so stopped for many years. can do now on bus or train or plane but usually not car - and surfing Internet or messaging on phone not a problem, passenger or driver. - Jon Price
i think that's exactly the same for me Jon - Zee. Just Zee.
I was baffled that my cousins couldn't read in a moving vehicle as I could with no problem (long rides from Cali to Vegas, reading books were a lifesaver... for my family). I suppose whatever that gives me such super power enables me to ride boats without getting sea sick and being able to play First Person Shooter games for hours. I started reading in cars when I was small. That may have been the beginning. - Arlan Koizumi
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Geoff Schultz posted a link
Amazon takes a stand to eliminate wasteful, hard-to-open gadget packaging - Engadget
Amazon takes a stand to eliminate wasteful, hard-to-open gadget packaging - Engadget
November 3 at 12:36 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
YAY! - Geoff Schultz via Bookmarklet
Now if they would just take a stand on the massive amounts of plastic pillows and giant boxes they use to ship every little thing themselves, cause it's pretty out of control. - Steve Isaacs
Have you ever tried to open toys? It takes a bloody locksmith with a chainsaw to open a matchbox car. - Michelle Martinez
You know things are screwed up when it takes you longer to get a ram module out of its packaging than it does for unboxing the new netbook you bought. - Arlan Koizumi
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Geoff Schultz posted a link
Slashdot | Video Games Linked To Child Aggression
November 3 at 11:12 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
""CNN is running a story this morning that explains new research showing a correlation between video games and aggression in children. The study monitored groups of US and Japanese children, asking them to rate their violent behavior over a period of several months while they played video games in their free time. The study concludes that it has "pretty good evidence" that there is a link between video games and childhood aggression."" - Geoff Schultz via Bookmarklet
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This just in Researchers find Correlation between gray hairs on my dogs chin and the number of disappearing endangered black rhinos - Geoff Schultz
Did their study say anything about parental interaction with said children and whether the video games were being used as babysitters or just plain entertainment? - Amanda H.
There are two ways violent media can spur people to violent actions, said Huesmann, who has been studying violence in media and behavior for more than 30 years. First is imitation; child