Hamlet's BlackBerry (27 page)
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Authors: William Powers
HAMLET'S BLACKBERRY
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I use the word “screens” here and throughout the book as shorthand for the connective digital devices that have been widely adopted in the last two decades, including desktop and notebook computers, mobile phones, e-readers, and tablets.
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In some states I would have been breaking the law by making a phone call while driving. I made the call in Massachusetts, where at the time that I wrote this book, it was still legal, though probably not safe.
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Nero's descent into corruption and depravity came later, after Seneca had been removed from power.
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There are societies, notably Japan, where sliding doors have long been popular.