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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 2000
Page
8
A letter mocks the push for Internet connected home devices. The author ridicules appliances that can be controlled remotely and share data, arguing realism and practicality clash with overhyped features and user frustration with complex controls.
A reader rails against overcomplicated devices and intrusive features in smart TVs and refrigerators. The letter laments cluttered remotes, opaque manuals, and voice alerts, urging a public stance against smarter-than-us devices. The author notes a microwave seemingly voting YES while readers are urged to contact industry reps to vote NO.
Laurie Goering recalls five years in Rio de Janeiro and a brutal Chicago winter. The piece jokes about global warming, misjudgments of climate, and the author’s chilly adjustment as she confronts subzero winds, frozen pipes, new combat boots, and cultural shock back home.
In Michigan McCain drew 49 percent non Republicans casting doubt on Bush support. Independents and Democrats favored McCain while Bush led GOP voters but trailed with others. The piece notes cross over voting and California primary implications for McCain and GOP strategy.
A 1994 column reflects on recurring disasters and American stoicism or lack thereof. The piece contrasts phlegm with the Chicken Little reflex, notes mean-spirited jokes about leaders, and recalls Dallas in November 1963 as a turning point for public hostility. It cites litotes and a Texas Mean project with Jap Cartwright.
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