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Which Dumb Little Everyday Technology Do You Wish Was Better?
Which Dumb Little Everyday Technology Do You Wish Was Better?
Why Is There No Such Thing As A Really, Truly Good Universal Remote? [Chatroom]
Seriously, I've used 'em all and nothing short of megabuck custom-install jobs ever works right all the time. You guys? More »
Why I Have Renewed Respect for the Apple Retail System [Just Me?]
Regular readers may remember that, exactly one month ago, the hard drive in my (2008) MacBook crashed, leaving me computerless and confused as to how best to proceed. More »
RIP My Hard Drive, 2008-2012 [Rant]
This morning, I woke up to find my MacBook barely functioning, frozen, and plagued by a near-constant spinning rainbow of death. Long, painful story much shorter: my hard drive crashed and I can either ...
Bending Over Backwards for the Broken Printer I Refuse to Replace [Just Me?]
There are a lot of lazy ways I'll avoid dealing with one gadget problem or another: I stream all my TV shows through my iPad, because I can't get around to setting up the 17" Sony that's been boxed up i...
Hi, My Name Is Molly and I’m Addicted to Browser Tabs [Just Me?]
We need to talk about my addiction to opening browser tabs. And leaving them open. Because maybe it's your addiction, too. More »
How Far Would You Be Willing to Drive If It Meant Avoiding Airport Security? [Just Me?]
The TSA is quickly becoming America's most hated agency (you're welcome meter maids) and for damn good reason—stealing from veterans, hassling kids, hassling handicapped kids, and stealing from ev...
How Realistic Would a Robot Have to Be for You to Have Sex with It? [Just Me?]
Implements for human-robot relations already run the gamut from abstract Fleshlights to fully-articulated, Uncanny Valley-straddling love dolls. But is more realism always better? More »
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Whaddya Mean Google Can’t Translate Pages into Elvish? [Just Me?]
So what if Google Translate knows over 60 languages? Who cares that I can change text from Urdu to Haitian Creole? Where are the languages I need—like Klingon, Orc, or Sindarin? I mean, come on, t...