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So much crazy stuff happened this year that I totally forgot we shot Katy Perry into space.
December 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
So much crazy stuff happened this year that I totally forgot we shot Katy Perry into space.
The Big Chill was the movie that made me aware (at 13) that gen x would live forever forgotten in the shadow of boomers. It is deeply poetic that this article starts with the Big Chill and then proceeds directly to the midlife crisis of millennials.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/28/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/28/o...
Forget ‘The Big Chill.’ The midlife crisis is getting a millennial makeover. - The Boston Globe
This year, Hollywood and popular literature wrestled with a new form of middle-aged desperation.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The Big Chill was the movie that made me aware (at 13) that gen x would live forever forgotten in the shadow of boomers. It is deeply poetic that this article starts with the Big Chill and then proceeds directly to the midlife crisis of millennials.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/28/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/28/o...
Life is rough for those who value the utility of a smartwatch, but also need to signal their wealth.
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
This Two-Faced Watch Band Lets You Hide an Apple Watch Under Your Rolex
The $418 Smartlet literally bridges the gap between your elegant analogy and your nerdy smartwatch.
www.cnet.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Life is rough for those who value the utility of a smartwatch, but also need to signal their wealth.
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
I hope the porch pirate enjoys the replacement ignition I needed to fix my oven for Christmas eve.
December 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I hope the porch pirate enjoys the replacement ignition I needed to fix my oven for Christmas eve.
Pat Benetar didn't dance though a post apocalyptic wasteland for this.
December 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Pat Benetar didn't dance though a post apocalyptic wasteland for this.
Brian Blessed in Flash Gordon and Sean Connery in Zardoz should be available as playable characters in every game.
December 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Brian Blessed in Flash Gordon and Sean Connery in Zardoz should be available as playable characters in every game.
The name's Assachusetts.
M, Assachusetts.
M, Assachusetts.
December 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The name's Assachusetts.
M, Assachusetts.
M, Assachusetts.
Is 'They Live' a Black Friday movie?
November 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Is 'They Live' a Black Friday movie?
CBS, you’ve seen a turkey, right?
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
CBS, you’ve seen a turkey, right?
Life hack: don't pick up your leaves. Just blow them into the bike lane.
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Life hack: don't pick up your leaves. Just blow them into the bike lane.
When I was an undergrad I discovered I could sleep in class if I just put on some sunglasses.
I tried this as teacher and it doesn't work as well.
I tried this as teacher and it doesn't work as well.
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
When I was an undergrad I discovered I could sleep in class if I just put on some sunglasses.
I tried this as teacher and it doesn't work as well.
I tried this as teacher and it doesn't work as well.
My wife's interest in anything free vs. my intolerance for standing in a queue.
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
My wife's interest in anything free vs. my intolerance for standing in a queue.
Today's near-death encounter was a vehicle ignoring the NO RIGHT TURN signal phase.
November 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Today's near-death encounter was a vehicle ignoring the NO RIGHT TURN signal phase.
Bak kut teh spell-checked to "Naruto" 👍
November 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Bak kut teh spell-checked to "Naruto" 👍
Remember when 45% of the total volume of a laptop was reserved for an optical drive?
November 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Remember when 45% of the total volume of a laptop was reserved for an optical drive?
Flexible shoulders can really help with BJJ. For example, when shaving your back.
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Flexible shoulders can really help with BJJ. For example, when shaving your back.
I think 50% of bjj is just... washing things.
October 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I think 50% of bjj is just... washing things.
If I earned a nickel every time Spotify did something shitty, I’d finally be making real streaming money.
October 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If I earned a nickel every time Spotify did something shitty, I’d finally be making real streaming money.
LOL to anyone who believes any signal will slow down drivers executing a right-hand turn in MA.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
New kind of traffic signal is confusing Massachusetts drivers as 25% run red light, study finds
A new type of traffic light that's becoming increasingly popular in Massachusetts is confusing drivers, a study found.
www.cbsnews.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
LOL to anyone who believes any signal will slow down drivers executing a right-hand turn in MA.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
I asked AI why my electric bill was going up, and apparently there are a lot of factors. It could be seasonal changes to vampire loads in my house. Anything, really. Difficult to pin down to any specific thing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
October 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I asked AI why my electric bill was going up, and apparently there are a lot of factors. It could be seasonal changes to vampire loads in my house. Anything, really. Difficult to pin down to any specific thing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Over a decade teaching and I finally have a student from Iowa.
October 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Over a decade teaching and I finally have a student from Iowa.
This is one reason why AI is a bubble: all this money is flowing around in a circle. It is a mirage.
October 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is one reason why AI is a bubble: all this money is flowing around in a circle. It is a mirage.
I don't understand why AI people keep insisting, "if we can't steal your work, our industry will die" as if this were a compelling argument.
It reveals the very rotten core of your soul if you don't understand how foolish this makes you look.
It reveals the very rotten core of your soul if you don't understand how foolish this makes you look.
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I don't understand why AI people keep insisting, "if we can't steal your work, our industry will die" as if this were a compelling argument.
It reveals the very rotten core of your soul if you don't understand how foolish this makes you look.
It reveals the very rotten core of your soul if you don't understand how foolish this makes you look.
Did you know you can make steel cut oats in your rice cooker using porridge mode?
Did you also know you can substitute water for apple cider?
Did you also know you can substitute water for apple cider?
October 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Did you know you can make steel cut oats in your rice cooker using porridge mode?
Did you also know you can substitute water for apple cider?
Did you also know you can substitute water for apple cider?