G+_George Fromtulsa Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Know How to Cause Addiction So, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ your guest visit to "This Week in Computer Hardware" was great. And I'm looking forward to your report on the SSD equipped Synology. About Synology, ours at work just asked to transmit analytics back home. The screen was misleading, but it is possible, though not highly visible, to "Skip" or disable after the fact in the Control Center, if you don't want data that Synology doesn't define flowing to the company. I'm sorry Synology wasn't clear about what it would be collecting as I "get" the idea of reporting issues will help deliver better products. Yet we have to keep data confidential, which is why we have the Synology, and don't use Windows 10 or even MSFT Office 2016 on the Mac. Back to your appearance on "Hardware." In the discussion about "iPhone Addiction," you seemed very dubious there is smart phone / video game / internet addiction. Back in the 1950's scientists discovered rats wired with electrodes would give up food, water, and sleep, just to pull a little lever zapping their tiny brains with mini-jolts of electrical pleasure, until the poor little buggers died, dehydrated, malnourished, and exhausted. That research led the gambling industry to invent the first machine that's addictive to humans, the modern slot machine. The right sequence of lights, sounds, music tones, and variable rewards does the job. From that followed "modern" television with fast cuts and flashing displays, video games, computer gaming, smart phones, and, urk, Facebook. Same research led to pints of ice cream we can't put down A Ben & Jerry's pint is about the same calories as 10 Apples. Ever know anyone eat 10 Apples at once? Their taste buds and brains shut down after too much of the same thing. But every salty, fatty, sugary bite of a fancy ice cream pint is tailored to keep those taste buds unfulfilled and wanting more. Worst may be those triple fried onions with sauces offered at steak houses. All scientifically programmed to help justify that life insurance policy. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201405/the-neuroscience-pleasure-and-addiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Rickbearcat Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Hmm. Looks like it hits you right in the pituitary gland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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