Choose Wisely.
And by the way, notice it’s not just “kids” fiddling with their technology.
Technology
NASA’s Job
The full context of this quote, from my eulogy of Jerry in 1999:
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
I hate autoplay videos. Ironically, newspaper sites are among the worst offenders, but of course TV news sites are pretty bad too.
Nor Your SSD
In the Olden Days of computing, defragmentation of your hard disk was a good idea. It’s less so these days, and actually wrong to do with a Solid State Drive.
Pet Peeve (2 of 2)
Interrupted only by “I’m weak from hunger” every 5 minutes.
Pet Peeve (1 of 2)
On the other hand, they’d probably text “I’m weak from hunger” every 5 minutes.
A Font of Knowledge
So many are sans a comedic sense. (If you don’t “get it,” this article from the staid BBC will help.)
The Ultimate Weapon
Col. Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888–1935) was a British archaeologist, military officer, diplomat, and writer renowned for his liaison role in the Arab Revolt during WWI.
Browser Wars
It used to be a browser was a browser, but then the dollar signs got into everyone’s eyes. (You know Google dropped the “Don’t Be Evil” motto in 2015, right?)
There’s Support, and Then There’s Support
Stupid me: I’ve been using mine for a doorstop! Thought this would be a good follow-on to Friday’s post. (When choosing categories for this one, I debated about whether to click “Religion” — and while typing this, I decided the answer had to be yes.)