"The curvature of the screen tricks the brain into perceiving that you're not overpaying."
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electronic, electronics, television, televisions, watching television, tv, tvs, watching tv, t.v., t.v.s, watching t.v., screen, screens, curvature, curved screen, curved screens, buying electronics, buying a new tv, buying a new t.v., buying a new television, salesman, salesmen, retail, consumerism, expensive, cost, price, pricey, prices, costs, trick, tricks, trickery, overpaying, overpay, technology, rip-off, rip-offs, ripoff, ripoffs, fraud, con, cons, electronics company, electronics companies, feature, features, perception, perceptions, 3d, 3-d, three dimensional, three-dimensional, modern life"This requires both ears."
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office, office life, work, working, job, business, businessman, businessmen, manager, managers, employee, employees, cubicle, cubicles, technology, modern life, millennial, millennials, headphone, headphones, head phone, head phones, earphone, earphones, ear phone, ear phones, earpiece, earpieces, ear piece, ear pieces, important, hear, hearing, listen, listening, ear, ears, both ears, music, listening to music, full attention, plugged in, tune out, device, devices, electronic, electronics, earbud, earbuds, ear bud, ear buds"This one's just like being at a real theatre."
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home theater, home theaters, home theatre, home theatres, movie, movies, movie theater, movie theaters, cinema, cinemas, home cinema, home cinemas, electronics, electronics store, electronics stores, electronics shop, electronics shops, experience, experiences, distraction, distractions, distracting, flatscreen, flatscreens, flat screen, flat screens, new tv, new tvs, new television, new televisions"It's an O.K. phone, but it takes great pictures."
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phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, smartphone, smartphones, technology, modern, electronic, electronics, camera, cameras, camera phone, camera phones, picture, pictures, photo, photos, photography, photograph, photographs, device, devices, innovation, modern life, priority, priorities, feature, features, function, functionsEverything is charged!"
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kid, kids, child, children, parent, parents, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, technology, electronics, electronic device, electronic devices, computer, computers, laptop, laptops, tablet, tablets, phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, cellular phone, cellular phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, smart phone, smart phones, smartphone, smartphones, charging, charged, celebrating, celebration, celebrations, cheering, happy, teen, teens, teenager, adolescent, adolescence, raising teens, life with teens, life with teenagers, modern life"We blew a fuse."
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science, experiment, experiments, scientist, scientists, mad, evil, crazy, monster, monsters, creature, creatures, literature, book, books, novel, novels, frankenstein, the modern prometheus, mary shelley, dead, corpse, corpses, dead body, dead bodies, zombie, zombies, assistant, assistants, electricity, power, electric, electronic, electronics, blew a fuse, blow a fuse, fuse, fuses, off, no power, blackout, blackouts, problem, problems, technology, modern lifeEmployees of the Month
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immigrants, immigration, build the wall, taking our jobs, robot, robots, robotics, employee, employees, employee of the month, robotics engineer, robotics engineering, robotics engineers, mechanical engineering, mechanical engineer, mechanical engineers, electronics, electronics engineering, electronics engineer, electronics engineers, engineering, engineers, engineer, robot takeover, politics, government, tech, technology"Have some respect for my learning style."
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kid, kids, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, family, families, childhood, development, education, school, schools, schooling, teaching, learning, teacher, teachers, student, students, learning style, learning styles, learning theory, learning theories, respect, television, televisions, watching television, tv, tvs, watching tv, t.v., t.v.s, watching t.v., electronics, technology, modern lifeMainframe—Laptop—Pocket
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animal, animals, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, cat, cats, feline, felines, cat owner, cat owners, technology, computer, computers, laptop, laptops, mainframe, mainframes, pocket, pockets, electronic device, electronic devices, electronic, electronics, modern life"It's an audio guide, sweetheart, not a remote."
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art, art museum, art museums, art gallery, art galleries, art exhibit, art exhibits, art exhibition, art exhibitions, artist, artists, painting, paintings, painter, painters, tour, tours, audio guide, audio guides, remote, remotes, remote control, remote controls, controller, controllers, clicker, clickers, technology, electronics, modern life, kid, kids, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, family, families, confused, mistake, mistakes, television, televisions, watching television, tv, tvs, watching tv, t.v., t.v.s, watching t.v."Batteries . . . batteries . . ."
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desert, deserts, crawl, crawling, traveller, travellers, lost, man, men, dying, battery, batteries, consumerism, modern life, problem, problems, technology, music, portable music player, portable music players, portable audio player, portable audio players, mp3 player, mp3 players, device, devices, electronic, electronics, media, entertainment, headphone, headphones, portable radio, portable radios, radio, radios"Get your knockoff pretzels."
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pretzel, pretzels, street food, theft, thief, thieves, stolen goods, black market, black market goods, watches, watch, electronic, electronics, street vendor, street vendor, knockoff, knockoffs, knockoff goods, knock off, knock offs, imitation, imitations, imitation goods, imitation product, imitation products, brand imitation, brand imitators, con, cons, con artist, con artistsMidlife Crises of Appliances.
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midlife, mid-life, mid life, mid life crisis, crisis, appliance, appliances, tech, technology, modern, modern life, modernity, crises, vcr, video, video player, dishwasher, dishwashers, blender, blenders, furniture, electronics, electronic, age, aging, aged, time, father time, time goes by, things fall apart, broke, broken, break, breaking, breaks, fault, faulty, changes, changing, change, frustration, frustrated"I'm in way over my head"
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toaster, toasters, appliance, appliances, kitchen appliance, kitchen appliances, robot, robots, advanced technology, technology, tech, robotics, mechanical engineering, mechanical engineer, mechanical engineers, electronics engineering, electronics, electronics engineer, electronics engineers, computer engineering, computer, computers, computer engineers, computer engineer, engineer, engineers, computer science, nerds, in over your head, in over my head, sayings, expressions, outdated, outmoded, intelligence, intelligent, imposter, imposters, imposter syndrome, impostor, impostors, impostor syndrome, self-worth, self-esteem, outclassed"Come on, we're all going to sit around the campfireand play our iPods."
"Hand over your most recently acquired technology."
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mugging, muggings, mugger, muggers, robbery, robberies, robber, robbers, stick-up, stick up, hold-up, hold-ups, gun, guns, weapon, weapons, gun violence, gun crime, crime, criminal, criminals, victim, victims, pedestrian, pedestrians, urban, urban life, city, cities, city life, life in the city, technology, modern technology, electronic device, electronic devices, new technology, electronics, digital device, digital devices, smartphone, smartphones, smart phone, smart phones, modern life, modern crime, modern mugging, modern robbery, street scene, street scenes"Maybe you set it up wrong."
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tv, technology, 3-d, glasses, install, set up, plasma, flat-screen, wide-screen, living room, electronics, couch, incompetent, home theater, home theaters, home cinema, home cinemas, 3d tv, 3d television, 3-d tv, 3-d television, 3d glasses, 3-d glasses, doesn't work, not working, entertainment system, entertainment systems, home entertainment, mankoff"I just realized, Howard, that everything in this apartment is more sophisticated than we are."
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technology, home entertainment, home entertainment system, home entertainment systems, entertainment system, entertainment systems, insecure, insecurity, insecurities, modern life, modern times, flatscreen, flatscreens, flat screen, flat screens, useless, sophisticate, sophisticates, sophistication, sophisticated, technology, technologies, modern life, modern times, electronics, electronic equipment, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, modern marriage, modern marriages, apartment, apartments, flat, flats"You fix it by buying a new one."
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tech support, technical support, it, information technology, i.t., i.t. support, it support, technician, technicians, technical help, techie, techies, modern life, modern technology, technology, computer, computers, smartphone, smartphones, smart phones, smart phones, laptop, laptops, tablet, tablets, broken, fix, repair, virus, viruses, computer virus, computer viruses, buy, buy a new one, product, products, customer service, service, helpdesk, help desk, helpdesks, help desks, geek, geeks, electronics, electronic devices"The manufacturer's suggested list price on this is sixty-seven thousand dollars, but, because of our low overhead, I can let you have it for thirty-nine ninety-five."
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technology, electronics, price, prices, cost, costs, overhead, overhead costs, suggested price, suggest prices, retail price, retail prices, list price, list prices, manufacturer, manufacturers, money, sale, sales, deal, deals, good deal, good deals, salesmen, salesman, retail, consumerism, questionable, suspicious, value, low, cheap"Yep, she's gonna cost ya—your microprocessor's shot."
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car, cars, vehicle, vehicles, automobile, automobile, garage, garages, workshop, workshops, service station, service stations, repair, repairs, mechanic, mechanics, auto mechanic, auto mechanics, car mechanic, car mechanics, motor mechanic, motor mechanics, automotive technician, automotive technicians, technician, technicians, car repairs, vehicle repairs, transportation, technology, computer, computers, circuit, circuits, integrated circuit, integrated circuits, microprocessor, microprocessors, central processing unit, central processing units, cpu, cpus, broken, damaged, electronics, expensive, costly, cost, costs, price, prices, modern cars, modern vehicles, modern automobiles, problem, problems, modern life"It's guaranteed for the life of the product which, obviously, ended when it broke."
"The blender just texted—we forgot to turn off the stove."
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appliance, appliances, electronics, smart appliance, smart appliances, stove, stoves, oven, oven, blender, blenders, kitchen, kitchens, forgot, forgotten, technology, phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, cellular phone, cellular phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, smart phone, smart phones, smartphone, smartphones, text, texts, texting, message, messages, messaging, home, homes, safety, protection, fire safety, security, modern life"It appears to be some sort of ancient texting device."
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kid, kids, child, children, typewriter, typewriters, writing, computer, computers, word processor, word processors, word processing, text, texts, texting, message, messages, messaging, technology, old fashioned, traditional, old school, retro, antique, antiques, vintage, ancient, history, historical, device, devices, electronic, electronics, generation gap, age, youth, confused, confusion, old technology, progress, technological advancement, digital age, basement, basements, cellar, cellars, storage room, storage rooms, modern life