Vol. XXX · No. 304
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Software
I tried to cancel Wix. First they said I couldn't because I had domains pointed at it. Then I couldn't because I had a subscription. Then support couldn't either. Dark patterns aren't a theory — I'm living one right now....
Political
For basically all of recorded history, "woman" meant an adult human female. It wasn't ideological. It wasn't a stance. It was descriptive. What's happening now is that the same word is being asked to carry two incompatible meanings at once ... and instead of creating new language to handle a new concept, we just crammed both meanings into the same word and started screaming...
Political
I'm for peaceful protest, full stop. But the "No Kings" rallies aren't a message, they're a bumper sticker pretending to be a thought. No specific...
Political
Fugazi. Fake. A fraud. The so-called party switch exists to launder historical guilt, and it collapses under basic scrutiny.
Media
Two words that sound like science but operate like a magic spell. Designed to make you stop thinking and start buying. Unlike "FDA-approved," which requires...
Society
Gen X never asked for recognition. We just showed up, did the work, and kept everything running while nobody was paying attention. Now we’re aging...
Society
We'd happily hand over the keys tomorrow. But running things is not the same as criticizing things, and nobody's grabbed the clipboard yet.
Political
Forcing people to fight doesn't make them good at it. It makes them present. The U.S. military is what it is because every person in...
Political
They killed a man who debated with civility and changed minds without violence. Then they cheered. That tells you everything about who the real extremists...
Society
No company worth a damn would fire you for having an opinion. If your entire HR strategy is 'don't get yelled at on Twitter,' you're...
Society
You don't get to roll into the conversation with your own definitions like it's a Build-a-Word workshop and then act shocked when nobody plays along....
About Me
I didn't set out to be the quiet analytical badass who watches the room fall apart and then fixes it while everyone's still talking. But...