The vanishing

Published 8:45 pm Friday, December 17, 2010

The vanishing

When kids misbehave, they’re increasingly likely to lose their Internet access along with their TV privileges, a survey says.

The Buzz predicts this trend will result in a flurry of missing-person reports filed on kids who abruptly stopped posting on their Facebook walls because they lost their Internet access.

Have a nip: A new product, the Vapur Anti-Bottle, is a reusable water bottle that you can fold up and stash when it’s empty.

It’s intended to replace the throw-away plastic water bottle, but at a mere nine fluid ounces, it sounds better suited to replace the flask.

Clackety-clack: Manual typewriter enthusiasts will don their tweed jackets with elbow patches, stuff their pipes with toasted Cavendish and gather at a Philadelphia pub today for an event called “Type-In: A Pleasant Afternoon of Manual Typewriting.’’

All fans of Underwoods, Olivettis and Olympias are welcome, as long as they use only their index fingers and thumbs to type.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff