Tiny Rages - Page 2 of 6 - The misadventures of a middle aged misanthrope

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    Daily Life

    How I Ended Up Creating a Taxonomy of Office Workers Based on Mating Behaviors

    It started small enough – pointing out an observation to Mei over lunch in the school cafeteria. “Did you ever notice,” I began, waving a...

    carl
    by carl
    It started small enough – pointing out an observation to Mei over lunch in the school cafeteria. “Did you ever notice,” I began, waving a forkful of cafeteria-spaghetti around dramatically, “that Derek from Accounting always does the same three things when he walks over to talk to Jessica at the front desk? He’s like a...
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    Daily Life, Tech Fails

    Smartphone Update Chaos: When a ‘Quick Fix’ Becomes a Full-Time Job

    Everything started off simple enough. A small notification marked in red appeared on my settings icon, which said that to “update” would enable me to...

    carl
    by carl
    Everything started off simple enough. A small notification marked in red appeared on my settings icon, which said that to “update” would enable me to live an improved life through 14.7.3 Software Update. “This update includes important security improvements and bug fixes,” the notification gave me a cheerful reminder. Estimated download time: 8 minutes. Installation:...
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    Tech Fails

    Smart Trash Cans That Reject Your Garbage

    Throwing away garbage used to be one of life’s effortless pleasures. Stuff goes in bag. Bag gets thrown outside. Never think about it again. Kids...

    carl
    by carl
    Throwing away garbage used to be one of life’s effortless pleasures. Stuff goes in bag. Bag gets thrown outside. Never think about it again. Kids can do it. Heck, my criminally stupid neighbor’s Labrador once managed to pull an entire garbage bag through the doggy door and halfway down the block. That dog knew the...
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    Tech Fails

    The Great Double-Dipping Disaster: How I’m Being Mugged by My Own Entertainment

    I was kicking back last Thursday night watching whatever Marvel trash Disney spat out that week when it hit me: how did we get here?...

    carl
    by carl
    I was kicking back last Thursday night watching whatever Marvel trash Disney spat out that week when it hit me: how did we get here? Half a minute into my chillax post-work unwind sesh, some car insurance rep decided they’d hijack my evening with their tin-foil-hat-wearing finance advert. Bloody car insurance ads! I’m paying for...
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    Daily Life, Existential Weird, Modern Annoyances, Tech Fails, Wellness Mockery

    The Experiment That Proved My Memory Functions Like Selective Evolution

    Disclaimer: This is a story about memory loss. But in a good way. I first became aware something was up around six months ago. I...

    carl
    by carl
    Disclaimer: This is a story about memory loss. But in a good way. I first became aware something was up around six months ago. I was catching up with college friends at a reunion over spring break when my MIT undergrad buddy Josh brought up “The Great Acid Neutralization Panic of 2008.” He reminded me...
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    Self-Improvement Books Ive Highlighted But Never Implemented

    Highlighting a passage in a self-help book is satisfying in a very weird way. That satisfying swipe of neon across your favourite passage – oh...

    carl
    by carl
    Highlighting a passage in a self-help book is satisfying in a very weird way. That satisfying swipe of neon across your favourite passage – oh the glory! It’s like saying to the universe, “Yes! This is it. I have found the magical words that will change my life.” Ok, yeah, me too. The thing is,...
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    Tech Fails

    The AI Content Generator That Plagiarizes Better Than You

    I discovered SentenceSmith seven months ago (not its real name, but similar enough that the company’s lawyers will definitely still find this and threaten to...

    carl
    by carl
    I discovered SentenceSmith seven months ago (not its real name, but similar enough that the company’s lawyers will definitely still find this and threaten to sue me) when my colleague Tyler texted me a link saying “dude check this out it’s wild.” Tyler is a marketer at a mid-sized software company who always seems to...
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    Tech Fails

    Living With the Knowledge That Sound Is Just Air Getting Shoved Around

    It began when I was seven years old and found my father’s college physics textbook. Inside was a picture of sound waves being depicted as...

    carl
    by carl
    It began when I was seven years old and found my father’s college physics textbook. Inside was a picture of sound waves being depicted as nothing more than particles colliding with each other, causing compressions and rarefactions of air molecules. I looked up at my mother playing Debussy on our terribly out-of-tune upright piano and...
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    Modern Annoyances

    The Excruciating Art of Standing in the ‘Express’ Checkout Line

    I was on my way to Fairway Market yesterday when I knew I had no chance of escape: There she was, The Express Lane Dilemma....

    carl
    by carl
    I was on my way to Fairway Market yesterday when I knew I had no chance of escape: There she was, The Express Lane Dilemma. The offending line was courteously offering up its services with a sign that proudly declared, “15 ITEMS OR FEWER.” While leisurely waiting there with my single carton of milk, the...
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    Daily Life, Existential Weird, Modern Annoyances, Tech Fails, Wellness Mockery

    Websites That Ask For Cookie Consent With 57 Popup Windows

    Yesterday was one of those days where I screamed into a pillow. Actually, I didn’t scream into a pillow – I stared angrily at my...

    carl
    by carl
    Yesterday was one of those days where I screamed into a pillow. Actually, I didn’t scream into a pillow – I stared angrily at my computer screen, suppressing the urge to throw my laptop through the nearest window. All because I wanted to click on an article about growing tomatoes and was met with…this. Google...
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