Virtual reality promises to transport you to fantastical worlds—but what it actually does is remind you that your apartment is way too small for this nonsense. No matter how carefully you set up your play area, VR has a way[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Do you know that magical moment when you return from vacation to trade sandy beaches for a digital avalanche of updates, patches, and the cold realization that your computer missed you way too much. You left with Outlook humming along[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Every company’s messaging platform has a shadow economy of channels where actual work goes to quietly expire while employees build elaborate civilizations of nonsense. These digital speakeasies operate under the thin veneer of professional communication while hosting everything from passionate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Your team’s ability to spot a phishing email is about as reliable as a chocolate teapot. One minute they’re responsible adults, the next they’re handing over their passwords because a sketchy email claiming to be IT said “Click here or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You know that moment of sheer panic when a website rejects your fifth password attempt while simultaneously demanding uppercase letters, hieroglyphics, and the DNA sequence of a rare tropical frog. Just as you’re about to surrender and type “Ch33zeLover77” yet[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the dystopian landscape of virtual meetings, humanity has fractured into two distinct species. I call them the Mute Enlightened and the Mute Oblivious. The former have elevated the mute button to a spiritual practice, conducting entire shadow lives off-camera—belting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First off, I actually enjoy putting together complex passphrases, but for most people, creating a password is a one way trip to a bad day. Welcome to the modern password circus, where you’re expected to create a masterpiece that’s part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Parents quickly learn that no amount of brightly colored plastic toys can compete with the siren song of mundane objects – especially anything with moving parts. While adults see a grocery store conveyor belt as a simple mechanism for transporting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes when I’m sitting there trying to come up with the answer to a security question, I get that awkward realization that the person I was years ago is basically a stranger at this point. What were you into in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let’s be real—virtual pets are like relationships with ghosts: high maintenance, zero cuddles. Sure, your Tamagotchi won’t pee on the rug, but it also won’t wag its tail when you walk in the door unless you literally press a button[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…