While I was writing about an old sci-fi book that probably wasn’t deliberately removed from Google’s search results, the theory […]
Archive for ‘Pieces’
Load time, server hiccup, or conspiracy?
So I had a stray thought about a story – yes, I still occasionally at least think about writing fiction […]
Goodbye, Twitter
I had only intermittently been skimming my Twitter feed recently anyway, because I’m far enough behind on RSS, my main […]
Nice try, Other Gary
Last week, I got this text message: Your Other Personal Banking appointment is confirmed for Dec. 9, 11:00AM. Confirmation Number: […]
On curator bias
Once in a while it’s healthy to remind ourselves that the “curators” of our media are people, so that we’re […]
…and Backstitch Reader is probably spyware
So I had installed an insipid chatroom app on my phone, because it was the only reliable way to get […]
Scorn Race 2000
It happened again. It was a pleasant morning, sunny, only slightly chilly with a light breeze. I was walking, because […]
The Crew app is insipid and shameful
One of the first things I noticed after being hired at the new job was that the schedule was missing. […]
Why I keep changing Google accounts
I have a Google account, of course. It’s easy to not rely on Google, but hard to do without entirely. I’m old enough to have had a Google account for years […]
Games like this are why I don’t game much on mobile
I don’t remember what prompted me to install a mobile game last week. I’d read a listicle about decent mobile games, but this wasn’t one of them. I assume that, while I was checking one of those games out, I looked at Google Play’s recommendations and saw this thing, blandly called “Wood Block Puzzle.” […]
Ray of Infamy 