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How many remote controls have you found in your refrigerator?

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 15 Jan 21

Have you ever paused a show or gotten up during a commercial and carried your remote control with you to the kitchen? I'm sure if you grew up with a sibling you have definitely done this. Did you set the remote or even your...

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snowy @snowy22315 (208746) • United States 3 Aug 10

Who controls the remote in your household, or are you diplomatic enough to share it? We always seem to end up watching what my S.O. wants to watch. He generally picks good shows, but I would like to watch my preference...

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Dont you think it is about time that they made a rechargeable remote control,

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 29 Nov 09

for the tv as well as for the hi fi.I am fed up with the remotes that keep running out for the tv as well as for the sky controls as if you have got the batts you tend to find that you have all the sizes apart from the ones you...

rechargeable

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Remote Controls: And Their Inner Workings.

hellcowboy @hellcowboy (7374) • United States 28 Oct 09

This is gonna sound like another random idea,blame my wife lol,but I was thinking about remote controls,and how this one time I dropped our satellite remote,and it kind of fell a part and I was worried it would not work again,so I...

inner workings

mr hellcowboy

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My surgeon is a Robot

Gadgets and litlle pleasures of life

AnakSuNamun @AnakSuNamun (2084) • United States 22 Dec 08

What are the ways in which gadgets and technology make your life easier and more enjoyable? Not counting basic everyday stuff like TV or cell phones or internet? I personally like sharing screen between different computers in my...

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Television Remote Controls

Chevee @Chevee (5905) • United States 6 Dec 08

I have misplaced my TV remote control.. I hate when I do this I can not remember where I put it. When this happens I will tear up the house looking for it. I do not and will not tolerate having to get up out of my chair and change...

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replacing a lost or unusable remote control

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Technology Is Laughing At Us

bugbaby @bugbaby (1787) • Indonesia 5 Sep 08

I am beginning to think that technology is pulling my leg and trying to replace it with a motherboard to control my every move. In a Nostradamus world, it could happen. Technology has already ingratiated itself into my life with...

digital cameras

motherboard

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I'm sure that I'm not alone when I state that I'm burned out from listening to..

PurpleCamoCeo4WLS @PurpleCamoCeo4WLS (102) • United States 15 Apr 08

the presidential candidates yammer on and on and on. They point out some of the obvious problems and complications in our nation and the world. Yet never say what they intend to do to remedy the situations. I know it's all idle...

candidates

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us politics

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Are We Being Helped Or Hurt?

ladylonewolf2008 @ladylonewolf2008 (298) • United States 9 Apr 08

By Technology These Days? I Know A Few Things That I Would Like To Help Save Time But Isn't That Just Making Us More Lazy?

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Turn of the red dots and save electricity!

jpso138 @jpso138 (7851) • Philippines 12 Feb 08

We are all users of different appliances. From the Television, DVD player, VDC player, cassette player, computers and other electrical appliances that gives us pleasure and in life. We all have remote controls to turn it off so...

electrical appliances

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Tornado victims billed for cable damage

shakeroo @shakeroo (3986) • Malaysia 1 Feb 08

This is really ridiculous. her house was demolished by tornado and now she has to pay for cable damage. "I just couldn't believe it," Beam said. "I was like, 'What are they thinking?'" Time Warner Cable billed a number...

cable boxes

remote controls

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Now WHERE did I put that thing!?

theprogamer @theprogamer (10532) • United States 24 Nov 07

Me again mylotter friends and fans. This time reporting to you from my technology hub, or well that's what I call it. Anyways, I was looking for mini mouse so I could do this a couple of games on my laptop instead of using the...

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Don't you think remote Controlled Gadgets are making our lives Lethargic?

AKRao24 @AKRao24 (27422) • India 21 Nov 07

I recall the days when we used to spend several minutes to tune a station on Valve set Radio receiver! We had enough of patience and we used to tune the station till we were not getting claer signakls. But today it has become a...

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Never use remotes

SimplyJo @SimplyJo (1694) • India 1 Sep 07

Remote controls are the bane of a prospective weight loser. They may be remarkable gadgets by themselves but from the weight loss point of view, they just arent very helpful for obvoius reasons :) right ?

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How many remotes do you have?

tdl617 @tdl617 (34) • United States 19 Jul 07

How many remote controls do you have in your home? There is a different remote for each electronic in my home. Our air conditioner has a remote for crying out loud! They even make ceiling fan remotes now. Do you have one?

electronics

entertainment

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Opinion Poll: Males are more adept at techy stuff. Agree?

lexus54 @lexus54 (3572) • Singapore 28 Jun 07

I have this observation that generally, males are more adept at doing the techy stuff around the house. I am not talking about doing the household chores. It is about things like installing a new computer in the home or diagnosing...

fixing things around the house

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Batteries: What Size And Brand Do You Use Most?

freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 12 Jun 07

I use AA and AAA sized batteries more than any other. My remote controls, toys, wireless PS2 controllers and walkie talkies all use AA sized batteries. My MP3 player is pretty much the only thing that takes AAA sized batteries and...

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What IS it with men and remote controls????

wifeofharvey @wifeofharvey (1156) • United States 1 Jun 07

On a typical evening at my house I sit at the computer, reading an e-book, or IMing with friends, doing a bit of MyLoting. I am fairly good at shutting out background noises but-----------the one thing I can't seem to shut out is...

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Battles of the Sexes.. for the remote

breepeace @breepeace (3014) • Canada 24 May 07

I've noticed that women like to see what's on TV, men like to see what ELSE is on TV and this seems to cause a lot of battles for the remote when you're trying to have a relaxing night at home with your significant other. Do...

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