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Texting while walking banned in New Jersey town

Avid texters beware: Fort Lee, N.J. police said they will begin issuing $85 jaywalking... more

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The Do's and Don'ts of Text Messaging

As Spiderman’s Uncle Ben once said, “Peter, I think I’ll take the bus today.”

Wait, no. Sorry. He said, “With great power, comes great responsibility.” And then he got his car jacked and died.

Regardless, in an age increasingly full of technology, the need to use the resources at our fingertips with the utmost responsibility has never been greater. Text messaging, which is one of those things that people under the age of 40 could do in their sleep and that people over the age of 40 are pretty sure is witchcraft, has become both a blessing and a curse for many of us. It allows us to communicate quickly and efficiently in times when a phone call may not be appropriate or our carrier pigeon is on the fritz.

However, it could also be argued that text messaging helps to limit the amount of time we spend communicating face to face, subsequently undermining our interpersonal skills and necessity to have actual human interaction. To prove my point, I’m willing to admit that I once had a romantic relationship that was entirely through text message. And to unprove my point, that’s a lie. But it sounded pretty plausible didn’t it? Stand up and hoot like an owl if I fooled you. I sincerely hope you’re in public.

With all that said, I feel that it’s necessary that we all agree on a set of guidelines which highlight the do's and don’ts of texting. Please read the following carefully, and then pass along to your friends via messages of 160 characters or less.

DO: Use Punctuation (And If You’re Feeling Frisky, Maybe Even Some Capital Letters)

Grammatical symbols such as commas, periods, and question marks are generally used for good reason. Even semicolons are important, even though; it’s doubtful anyone actually knows how to use them. Imagine you’re a man and a woman sends you a text message that says “I want you in the garden now”. Without punctuation, there’s really no way of knowing whether she wants to have dirty vegetable sex (“I want you. In the garden. Now.”), she wants you to landscape her yard (“I want you in the garden. Now.”), or if she is going to murder you and lay you to rot in a shallow grave to one day decompose and fertilize her petunias (“I WANT YOU IN THE GARDEN. NOW!!!”). In reality, it could be a combination of the three. Although in fairness, that last one could just be from a woman who is just extremely passionate about gardening.

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Texas Town That’s Run Out of Water Was Shipping It Out Just Weeks Before Well Went Dry

Texas town that’s run out of water was shipping it out just weeks before well went dry

In a Texas town of 1,100 people, the well has run dry. Now all the water needed for drinking, washing and bathing must be trucked in from other areas. But a new report has discovered that up until just weeks before the well went dry, the local water provider was selling off water up until the last weeks before the well ran out.

Spicewood Beach, Texas, has been enduring a drought so bad they've had to start trucking in drinking water on a regular basis.

Spicewood is the first place in what is a drought-stricken state to deplete its aquifer to the point that it can no longer draw enough ground water for its 1100 residents. But in an ironic twist, the Lower Colorado River Authority, the public agency that manages the water, was selling the city's water and trucking it out of town, even as the well ran dry. To be clear, there's nothing illegal or even necessarily improper about that. And it's not like they were taking it out to dump in the desert, either.

Mose Buchele, reporter for StateImpact, an environmental reporting project affiliated with the University of Texas in Austin, said the LCRA was selling the water from the town's well to water haulers, who resold it to homes outside of town, as well as businesses and construction projects.

"It's not an uncommon practice here," Buchele said. "It was happening very close to the point where the water runs out."

The LCRA is the actual owner of the town's water, not the city. So when these haulers backed up to the well to fill up, they weren't violating any rules at all. And they weren't paying a whole lot, either. About $32 for 4,000 gallons.

Buchele said there's a lot of confusion among the town's residents, a lot of anger, because the town must now pay about $200 for each 4,000 gallon load it imports to replace the well water.

"They're paying more than they were selling it for," Buchele said.

The current situation, trucking in water and paying high rates for it, will persist until the drought in Texas ends, or it goes on long enough that some other, long-term solution has to be developed.

The situation in Spicewood Beach is a first, but is likely not the only place on the verge of running out of water. The state estimates 13 public water systems will run out of water within the next 180 days, if something doesn't change, Buchele said.

"If we don't get rain soon we're going to see more and more situations like has happened to this one community," Buchele said.Texas town that’s run out of water was shipping it out just weeks before well... more

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WOMAN CLAIMS 'SLEEP TEXTING' DISORDER..WTF

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Drunk News (for real)

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Worldwide Hippies News Briefs Wednesday

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Virginity For Sale: Utah Mom Pleads Guilty To Offering 13-Year-Old Daughter To Man

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One of These Bros is Not Like the Others

Norm looks for his roommate.

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Preparation is Everything

While some occupy Wall Street, the bros go about their day.

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Is Handwriting Dead?

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I Hate My Kids: Saying High to Dad

Stoners really ought to make their plans before they get high.

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A Photo-Series: The Busily Diligent Texters

In the photo-series “Texters,” street photographer Joseph Holmes captures... more

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Randomness: Yeah, What They Said

Movie theater cracks down on Crackberry User.

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Long lost voicemail from Paul Reubens to the Florida Theatre he was caught masturbating in.

Recently, the Alamo Draft House in Austin, Texas posted a voice mail from an irate... more

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Angry texter leaves hilarious voicemail after being kicked out of a cinema

After being kicked out of the Alamo Drafthouse, which has a strict no-phone-use rule,... more

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TEXTING BY TEEN MAY HAVE CAUSED FATAL CRASH.

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10 Reasons to Upgrade Your Cellphone

Your cellphone works as well as it always has. You can call out, others can call you,... more

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In A Relationship: The Insecure One

Will won't stop texting his girl during a movie.

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Smartphone Ergonomics - Safe Tips - Mobile or Smart Phone Use while Driving, Traveling on the Move

Ergonomic and Safe use of mobile or smart phones devices for recreation or work can... more

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Smartphone Ergonomics - Safety Tips - Mobile or Smart Phone Use while Driving, Traveling on the Move

Ergonomic and Safe use of mobile or smart phones devices for recreation or work can... more

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