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The Warning Signs of Computer AddictionCase Study: Dave W."I was hip, trendy, happening. I bought a computer because it looked sexy on my desk at home. I never intended to USE it. Then, for Christmas, my girlfriend gave me a special program to catalog my compact discs."
(picture of software box that reads: "It took me a while to figure out how to use it, but soon I was showing it off." (picture of Dave and friend; Dave says: "See? I click on the Shirley MacLaine icon and it displays all my new age CDs!") Warning Sign #1: Boring Your Friends "After a while, I noticed my way of thinking changed: I wanted structure! I sought new items for my database." (picture of Dave typing away: "Ties: 4 Burgundy, 8 Pink...") Warning Sign #2: Making Excuses To Use Computer "Before long, I outgrew simply building lists. I craved logic! Flow! I found myself in a computer store, asking how to program!" (picture of "Nerds R Us" computer store, Dave says: "I need to know!") Warning Sign #3: Hanging Out In Geek Stores (Picture of salesman speaking to Dave: "The C language is ideal since the machine-independent code is transportable to other systems simply by linking in new I/O routines!") Warning Sign #4: You Understood That "3 weeks later, I had finished my first program." (picture of Dave, saying: "It calculates tire rotation for the Volvo!") "Before I knew it, I was staying up all night, programming." (picture of Dave; wife calls, "Come to bed..."; Dave replies, "One more compile! Just one more!") Warning Sign #5: Thinking You Can Quit Anytime "My personal appearance went downhill. I didn't care. My girlfriend left. I lost my job. I didn't care. I had become, yes, a free-lance programmer!" (picture of disheveled Dave in disheveled office, eating a Domino's pizza, answering phone: "Hello, this is Red Eye Software...") (picture of a person walking up to Dave, who is programming away; person says: "Dave, I'm from the Nolan Bushnell Computer Rehabilitation Center. With a brief hospital stay and minor shock therapy, we can break your addiction and..."
Dave: "Buzz off, doofus. I cleared $2 million last year."
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