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[Editor’s warning: many of the links in this story lead back to the original sources of the drama, and viewing them might be disturbing for some readers. Please be advised.]In a tragic story from NewTeeVee, we learn that a 19-year-old user of the online live-streaming video service Justin.TV has apparently commit suicide in (Read More)
: @Kara, I don't really agree with you. It's pretty clear from the article and other's comments that he decided to do this without people 'egging' him on. From people who were actually there it's pretty clear the media is trying to spin it and make it more dramatic.
It's a sad story to be sure. No one should have to resort to suicide. This is just more public because he turned on his web cam. It wasn't due to cyber bullying.
: Lesson learned about talk of suicide...no matter how much someone cries wolf...always take it seriously...if any language is uttered for planning the attempt... he/she must be hospitalized...the only thing surprising with this poor boy is the ability of the youtube and Web 2.0 era to broadcast it...his note rationalizing his act was unfortunately not.. and @Cjlacz, your point is taken...but the egging him on definitely did not help him as he completed the act...making all the difference for those who attempt or commit. Someone can plan and "finally" decide to do it, but the short last moments before acting upon the intention is a hinge moment that takes tremendous effort for whatever the outcome. Why do you think we "talk down" jumpers if we didn't know someone can be persuaded out of it.
Philippians Chapter 1
21 Life to me, of course, is Christ, but then death would be a positive gain.
22 On the other hand again, if to be alive in the body gives me an opportunity for fruitful work, I do not know which I should choose.
23 I am caught in this dilemma: I want to be gone and to be with Christ, and this is by far the stronger desire-
24 and yet for your sake to stay alive in this body is a more urgent need.
25 This much I know for certain, that I shall stay and stand by you all, to encourage your advance and your joy in the faith,
Reading and understanding these verses is the maturity I've earned.
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We like to keep all kinds of lists; wish lists, checklists, lists of lists… you get the picture. In this roundup we will focus on services specializing in wish lists (things we want) and checklists (things we want to get done).Using these 40 mobile and web-based tools you can keep track of daily tasks, build your read (Read More)
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The always quotable basketball star Shaquille O’Neal (see: Kobe, How’s My #$! Taste?) is on Twitter, and it is without a doubt, the real Shaq. Twitter welcomed the Phoenix Suns star to the service in a blog post, and The New York Times has a profile of how the giant found his way onto the microblogging tool. Apparently, a (Read More)
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This article is part of the Open Web Awards, an open, international contest for the best websites and services.We know that Clearspring is the biggest widget network in the world, but they are also dominating early voting in the Embeddable Widgets category of the Open Web Awards. Top competitors so far include Sprout and R (Read More)
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This article is part of the Open Web Awards, an open, international contest for the best websites and services.Since kicking off the voting round of the Open Web Awards yesterday, we’ve seen nearly 10,000 votes cast across 26 different categories. In the Mainstream Social Networks category, Twitter has the early lead, but (Read More)
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iPhone and iPod touch only: A free, "lite" version of previously mentioned email composition app TouchType—which sells for 99 cents in the iTunes Store—is now available. TouchType offers landscape view (and wider keyboard) for composing email on your iPhone or touch, and even better, can save and load reusable (Read More)