We’ve reached a point in society where people don’t just use photo filters—they commit full-blown digital identity fraud. That innocent little touch up slider has become a gateway drug to turning yourself into an uncanny valley resident who vaguely resembles[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There exists a special breed of social media terrorist who delights in tagging you in photos where you look like a sleep-deprived raccoon who just witnessed a crime. These digital sadists operate with the precision of a sniper, waiting until[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a special kind of comedy in watching someone become deeply offended by something that was clearly never meant for them in the first place. It’s like watching a vegan protest a steakhouse or a cat demand to know why[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is no household device more dramatic—or more inexplicably power-hungry—than the smoke detector. These tiny, shrieking tyrants wait until the most inopportune moment (usually 2:47 AM, during a work call, or mid-shower) to announce their low-battery death rattle—a noise that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a special kind of magic in how government agencies can turn the simplest tasks into multi-million dollar tech nightmares. While the rest of the world zips documents across the globe in seconds via email, many bureaucracies still cling to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are some overprotective parents who treat their grown child’s first steps into adulthood like watching a toddler navigate a minefield—if the minefield was a studio apartment and the toddler had a graduate degree. These helicopter parents have upgraded their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mindfulness apps are the digital equivalent of a yoga instructor whispering “just be present” while your phone buzzes with 47 unread Slack messages. We’ve reached peak modern absurdity when we need a $12.99/month subscription to remind us to stop and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Law enforcement has mastered the art of the online honeypot—a skill that falls somewhere between “clever police work” and “leaving a plate of cookies in the middle of a bear den.” They’ve realized that if you dangle something tempting enough[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Deep in the bowels of every enterprise, there exists a piece of software so ancient, so cryptic, that it might as well be written in hieroglyphics. It’s the system that someone built in 1998—back when dial-up internet was cutting-edge and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a special corporate phenomenon that can sometimes occur in the lead-up to an IPO, acquisition, or any other event where executives want to pretend the company is made of solid gold and good vibes. Suddenly, the very concept of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…