Facebook has lost its luster with me awhile ago, and part of the reason was the issues with politics. Apparently, I can’t blame social media for all of our polarized politics. It’s still not enough to get me back to FB. And yes, it is ironic if you are reading this article because I shared it to my Facebook page.… Read more →
Technology has become ubiquitous, and it’s hard to imagine some of the foundations of how things work. Copy and paste is one of them. The creator of copy and paste passed away this past week. Xerox Parc had no idea what they had, but I don’t fault them. Back then, personal computers was the wild west. People and companies didn’t… Read more →
What happens when your 75 year old mother plays through Red Dead Redemption 2? You get an incredible essay on videogames and the concept of art. There are spoilers in the article, so beware if you don’t want to be spoiled about RDR2. I guess one way of taking revenge against a former employer is to try to sabotage their… Read more →
There are good discussions going on now about mental health and wellness, but not enough talk about the little things that one can do to help themselves. By deactivating Facebook one can not only increase their happiness but also decrease their political polarization on the issues. Sounds like a win-win. I read so much about how everyone sucks in politics,… Read more →
Playing 3D games are fun, but what if you want to explore the map. Usually, the game doesn’t give you a chance freely explore (Grand Theft Auto not included). But, there is now a genius website Noclip. The interface is a little confusing. To get started, select a game and then a level of the game. The game list viewer… Read more →
I didn’t get a chance to see it in the theaters, but I did watch it a lot on VHS. This year celebrates the 30th anniversary of Tremors. If you’ve never seen it, then as soon as you’re done reading this, go watch it. Tremors is currently available on Netflix. I should know, we watched it last Sunday night. Some… Read more →
For those that can remember, January 1st, 2000 was the year that was going to crash computers, airplanes, and start World War III. The problem was that a lot of programs assumed 19 as the first two digits of the year. By using this assumption, programmers could save two bytes. Nowadays, two bytes is a rounding error with storage and… Read more →
For a blissful few years, the streaming shows meant subscribing to Netflix. Some would also use Amazon Video, because, why not? They were already paying for it with Amazon Prime. But then a lot of the media companies decided that they also need to get into the streaming game for those sweet, sweet subscription fees. So now we have Hulu,… Read more →
We believe that technology is always getting better, but there are some times when technology may have been better in the past. Playing games on CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors is one such tech. Eurogamer took a look at playing games in 2019 on a CRT and their conclusion is that CRTs are awesome! I keep a couple around in… Read more →
Superhuman is a company that is trying to re-invent email. Unfortunately, to offer some of their services they have to violate the privacy of anyone you send email to. The idea of tracking the opening of emails isn’t new, mailing lists do it all of the time. However, in this case, it is being done to people who have never… Read more →