There was a time when no meant no. A simple, clean rejection. Two letters, one syllable, infinite power. But somewhere along the way, Big Tech decided that no was bad for business—too harsh, too final, too likely to cut into[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The bathroom has always been humanity’s last refuge – a sacred space for quiet contemplation, emergency phone scrolling, and pretending not to hear the doorbell. But in our relentless quest to make everything “smart,” we’ve violated this sanctuary with gadgets[…]↓ 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…
Welcome to the future, where your toaster judges your carb intake, your thermostat rats you out for midnight snack runs, and your smart speaker has definitely heard things it shouldn’t have. Sure, these gadgets make life easier—if by “easier” you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Every big company has that one ancient software system that’s basically held together by digital duct tape, the hopes and dreams of long-departed developers, and a suspicious number of comments that just say “DON’T TOUCH THIS – SERIOUSLY.” It’s the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jailbreaking an iPhone creates a technological paradox that puts users between a rock and a hard place. By bypassing Apple’s security protocols to install unauthorized software, you essentially freeze your device in time – unable to accept critical iOS updates[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If there’s one thing SHIELD agents excel at (besides dramatic trench coat entrances and surviving improbable explosions), it’s preparing for the absolute worst-case scenario. And by “preparing,” we mean writing ridiculously detailed contingency manuals that account for everything from alien[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes a software update ends up being the tech world’s version of a surprise party where the gift is your productivity getting murdered. One minute you’re clicking “Install” like a naive fool, the next your once-functional app has transformed into[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Security updates can take forever. I used to tell my students that they would spend a great part of their lives watching progress bars. Progress bars are the digital equivalent of watching paint dry, if the paint occasionally stopped to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…