You know the feeling when you’re cornered by responsibility, staring down the barrel of accountability, and suddenly, inspiration strikes? “Not today, consequences,” you think. The human mind has an incredible ability to conjure up excuses so flimsy, so shamelessly absurd,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s something uniquely demoralizing about being scolded by an algorithm for inactivity while watching a mandatory corporate training video that could put caffeine-fueled squirrels to sleep. You’re just trying to survive another 45-minute lecture on cybersecurity best practices when suddenly—pop-up!—the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve done tons of flash drive drops at client sites and not a one has passed. There’s something about finding a random flash drive on the ground that triggers a primal, almost mythological level of curiosity. It’s like discovering a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Computers are supposed to be these marvels of modern engineering, capable of calculating complex equations and rendering lifelike graphics—until they suddenly keel over because you, a mere mortal, committed the unforgivable sin of opening too many browser tabs. It’s astounding[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Programming’s version of a hamster wheel is the infinite loop, except the hamster is you, the wheel is made of existential dread, and the only treat is a crashing CPU. The comic nails it: there you are, trapped in a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you ever want proof that humanity is both endlessly inventive and utterly helpless, look no further than tech support tickets. These digital cries for help range from the reasonable (“My printer is on fire”) to the absurd (“My computer[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Many people hit that point where cybersecurity feels less like protection and more like a never-ending obstacle course. You’re forced to reset passwords so often you’ve resorted to Password1234_OLD, Password1234_NEW, and Password1234_PLSWORK. Multi-factor authentication now demands your fingerprint, a retinal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a special kind of chaos that happens when you look at a pile of leftover screws, random circuit boards, and that one mystery cable from 2007 and think, “I can definitely build something with this.” It’s not hoarding—it’s preemptive[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If this year taught us anything, it’s that artificial intelligence has opinions—and those opinions mostly involve impersonating celebrities without their consent. The year started with AI Drake dropping a verse on a TikTok remix, and by December, we had AI[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember when computer security meant your little brother totally couldn’t get past your ultra-secure Windows 98 login screen? Those were simpler times – back when password protection was more of a polite suggestion than an actual barrier. The whole system[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…