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Sleepy Geek? Spend less time on the Internet
dailymail.co.uk — People who spend time on the internet or watching television before they go to bed are more likely to FEEL like they don't get enough sleep.
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- 11Heather, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8Try tell this to your boss when progressing in your job demands the extra hours. Plus what does this say for social media?
- Phyltre, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6It's actually very logical. We assume that sleep helps us process the events of the day. Because internet usage is usually a brain-intensive activity, it makes sense that you would need more sleep-time to process all the data you accumulate from the internet that day. ...Honestly, I can't remember what learning was like without the internet...
- avisotin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Since when is the data on the Internet actually worthy of "data processing time"? I can ignore an idiotic on dig the instant I see it.
- Phyltre, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Your argument would make sense if you spend all your internet time ignoring "idiotics" on Digg.
- avisotin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Since when is the data on the Internet actually worthy of "data processing time"? I can ignore an idiotic on dig the instant I see it.
- dukeochutney, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1buried for lack of hard evidence. surveys do not work. there isn't study in the amount of REM sleep with persons who have done heavy electronic activity or not. just 'how they feel' which be could affected by any number of other causes. bullocks
- Phyltre, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6It's actually very logical. We assume that sleep helps us process the events of the day. Because internet usage is usually a brain-intensive activity, it makes sense that you would need more sleep-time to process all the data you accumulate from the internet that day. ...Honestly, I can't remember what learning was like without the internet...
- claybird, on 10/10/2007, -0/+97wait..wait... anything that says i need to spend less time on my computer must be blasphemy...
- Phyltre, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7Yes. Logically, this article leaves out the important step of never sleeping, then just staying on the computer instead. That way you can't say you're getting too little sleep because no sleep isn't little sleep.
The internet solves all problems.- mnstot, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1Dugg down for obviously contradicting the fact of my virginity.
- L4WL3RS34L, on 10/10/2007, -10/+1Blasphemy? THIS IS THE INTERNETTTTTT!!!!!!
*Raises 'Bury Shield' and prepares to get buried the hell out of diggers*- L4WL3RS34L, on 10/10/2007, -5/+2I see that my Bury Shield isn't working....
- potp, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Tonight you digg in HELL.
- Phyltre, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7Yes. Logically, this article leaves out the important step of never sleeping, then just staying on the computer instead. That way you can't say you're getting too little sleep because no sleep isn't little sleep.
- euphemizeme, on 10/10/2007, -0/+51I think it might have to do with what you're doing on the Internet. When I'm browsing the net right before bed I tend to work up quite a sweat... so maybe all that vigorous pumping is responsible for feeling tired?
- thebellmaster1x, on 10/10/2007, -0/+53Your computer is powered by a bicycle pump too? Thank God, I thought I just had an old computer.
- 0firefly0, on 10/10/2007, -29/+2Heheh, he's talking about masturbation, fellas.
- fourzerofour, on 10/10/2007, -1/+15wow..
- Phyltre, on 10/10/2007, -1/+22Captain Obvious has saved the day by ruining this joke!
- thebellmaster1x, on 10/10/2007, -7/+2All right, I know this isn't 4chan, but still...
O RLY?- smurf88, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3That was even worse than what firefly said.
- potp, on 10/10/2007, -3/+3Ahh STFU. the majority of diggers are /b/tards too.
- smurf88, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3That was even worse than what firefly said.
- noumuon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1really, ted, that was the joke.
- Speed, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Wooooooooosh! Hear that? That's the sound of the joke going WAY over your head
- MarkOfTheDead, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7Oh damn you have an OLPC? I want one.
- Bricks, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14Whew. and I thought it was my crippling addiction to caffeine that made me feel tired all the time.
- TH3W1R3D, on 10/10/2007, -0/+39What do they expect me to do? Read a book?!
- Phyltre, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8I find that reading a book before bed is a very good way to wind down. When the words stop making sense, close your eyes and fall asleep.
- h4mx0r, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1To me, the words always make sense. Maybe not in the way the author meant, but they will always make sense.
Sometimes for worse :p
- h4mx0r, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1To me, the words always make sense. Maybe not in the way the author meant, but they will always make sense.
- L4WL3RS34L, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I used to go on the internet 5 minutes before sleeping everyday. I had a hard time sleeping and I thought it was just minor insomnia. Later I found an interesting book, and started reading it before going to bed for about 15 minutes. I actually often fell asleep 10 minutes of reading the book. I was amazed at how much getting off the internet and doing something else that doesn't involve electricity improved my sleep. The glow of the monitor and TV also burns into your eyes when you're sleeping, so you never want to sleep right after, you should usually wait 15-20 minutes.
- antdude, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Heh, for me I fall asleep easily when reading books/magazines/etc.
- noumuon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1interesting, because if i'm not listening to music i usually fall asleep watching the simpsons or futurama or some such cartoon. i can certainly say that i never have a problem sleeping.
- Phyltre, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8I find that reading a book before bed is a very good way to wind down. When the words stop making sense, close your eyes and fall asleep.
- smurf22, on 10/10/2007, -2/+27Burry this! All we need is more caffeine and sugar!
- tuxidomasx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+23i wish i could use the internet IN my sleep
pr0n would be surreal- failsoft, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1you will have to wait until web 3.0
- AugustZephyr, on 10/10/2007, -1/+40I am reading this at 11:25pm just before I head to bed. oops.
- SmackMyMac, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16I'm doomed to a life of sleeplessness then. Time to code :-)
- L4WL3RS34L, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11What else are you supposed to do at night?
- Bricks, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0Psshaw. I spose you've never been to the gym for geeks. They have mice and keyboards hooked up to giant triangular iron weights. AND you get 2 FREE Ipod nanos with a membership.
- lowerlogic, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14ironic how i read this on my laptop as i lie in bed about to go to sleep
- afredus, on 10/10/2007, -2/+15Anybody else regularly going to sleep after 3AM?
- zmjone2992, on 10/10/2007, -0/+45:30 usually
- SonicAD, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5I went to bed at 7am yesterday... and during the summer a few years back I was regularly going to bed around 6. (Couldn't stop playing Football Manager!)
- potp, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Dugg down for ***** game.
- purplehaze420, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Don't you people have jobs??? When i'm waking up at 7 goin to bed at 3 is rough. sometimes though.
- duzytata, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I did all summer, but I start school tomorrow. 6 am wake up. Not good for me.
- noumuon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0yea, during summer and winter breaks i usually get to the point of going to bed when the sun comes up, and when the new semester starts it's always hell for the first couple weeks.
- mobus, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0chyea, AND my first day of the semester is tommorow too!
- Rileyper, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1what 4 hours isn't enough sleep
- krnldmp, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1That's the new thing now. You're not supposed to spend so much time on the internet. You might get an addiction or something. You're supposed to stay completely unaware of current events, go to church a lot, and take your pills at bedtime like people used to.
- zmjone2992, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4church... not so much
- Jawsh91, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Wait...are they watching porn?!
- rmeddy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1All I need is a little Viv Thomas for 20 mins, That'll knock me right out.
- lidong, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Should I read a book on my laptop?
- ani625, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Digg IS foreplay
- shawnanigans, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1And Empornium is sex because that's all the majority of Diggers are getting.
- pinfu, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The article says that if you feel sleepy, the more you use the internet, the more likely you might list it as the cause of you feeling sleepy. Slightly inaccurate.
- mobus, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0or that people who use the internet late at night are usually the same people who drink lots of caffeinated drinks and sugar.
OF COURSE not ME! o.o
- mobus, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0or that people who use the internet late at night are usually the same people who drink lots of caffeinated drinks and sugar.
- lex0429, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0so your telling me when im on my computer or watching tv, instead of sleeping im going to feel like i didnt get much sleep? holy *****...whats next, if i sit around eating all day im going to get fat?
- Riana, on 10/10/2007, -2/+0Anyone else notice that this story is hosted by the Daily Mail --- "24 hours a Day" ? LOL
- cavie2002, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2just masturbate before u go to sleep and youll be fine
- shawnanigans, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4This story was made popular at 11:15. Well I guess it's nice to know why I'm tired but I'm not giving up Digg to not be tired.
- OneAndOnlySnob, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Aw man :( I always take a quick look at my RSS feeds before putting a DVD on my TV that I can nod off to.
- RobotKing, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Oh don't you worry. I make sure I get enough sleep. If my back isn't hurting and sore then I haven't slept enough.
- SBeckstrand, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2i think i just got dumber after reading that :(
IM GOING TO SLEEP - Gatesophile, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I always fall asleep with my TV on. Guess I am just screwed then.
- maddendude, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Pssh, i coulda told you that...
- wasd, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Yeah... But being on my computer is what makes me tired... I mean wtf!?
- Speed, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Wish I read this when it was still upcoming, maybe it wouldn't have been too late then...
- loneraven, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Bah... I fall asleep easier watching TV, and I feel fine waking up early to do my morning run.
- armandgunerio, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1ppl really need scientists to confirm this? It's like I'm hearing the genepool cheering...
- Predator04, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0great read. now i must go to sleep!
- Spartan078, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Might as well just tell fish to spend less time in the water, too.
- kristalaz, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0ill check tomorow :)
- qwertylicious, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1This is MADNESS!
- RavagesOfTime, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The best and only good reason I've heard to get off the Internet in ages. Dugg.
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