Finally alone after eleven hours of feverish demands, threats and hostage exchanges, the hijacker pulled off his shaggy brown wig and began to disrobe. He shrugged out of a burgundy sport coat, white dress shirt and yellow trousers — it… Read More ›
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One device for each task
I have spent many years searching for the perfect smartphone and latterly doing the same with watches, and multiple other products. It reaches the point where the search is more fun than the end result and it can also be… Read More ›
The true diversity brought forth was virtual…
I guess you could argue some small portion of the physical diversity moved to people’s choice of case. My girlfriend has one with a built-in loop- I’d find it clunky but she loves the security of it. A silver lining… Read More ›
To Trolls, With Love
It’s hard to convey the scope of harassment I’ve experienced in recent weeks. There were death threats, doxing threats, and rape threats. I think of the source in abstraction, as if it’s some moldy monstrosity in its mother’s basement, less… Read More ›
Living In The Beautiful Bubble Of The Not-Quite Internet
There was a guy who occupied most of my thoughts through the first semester of college. He lived upstairs, in the only single in the entire dorm. He had chestnut hair and the muscled arms of a rock climber. He… Read More ›
This year, we’ll probably need a little space from our smartphones
Do you find yourself looking at your smartphone a little differently these days? Thinking that maybe it’s time for a little break? If you are, you’re not alone. From hacking to fake news, to filter bubbles and work emails after… Read More ›
Tom’s home screen
Here is my home screenshot as requested. I’ve only changed a couple things this year. The main feature for me on my home screen is the bottom row (above the dock) where I have the four apps I check most… Read More ›
Is anything better value for money than a book?
I was pondering this recently when I finished a book that had taken me 2 months to read. I am not a prolific reader by any means, but I like to catch a few minutes each day and also have… Read More ›
eBay is for Suckers
I shipped the iPhone on October 17 via UPS almost immediately after receiving full payment in my PayPal account. I had the money, so I assumed everything was going to be fine. Everything was not fine. The buyer waited a… Read More ›
2017
Well, this is a year I have been looking forward to and not only because it isn’t 2016. My worry is that 2016 is likely just the opening of the toxic bottle and that the real poison will start to… Read More ›
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