Remember MySpace? Probably not; the world’s most popular social network went from being the place for everyone to gather in the online world to an afterthought. It’s been passed around, the core concept has been changed, sold and resold and launched and relaunched countless times. And yet, it continues to kick around, and it continues to […]
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Netflix’s Virtual Video Store
Posted 5/25/2016 7:32 pm by Ron HoganThere’s nothing quite like walking into a video store, looking at the rows of boxes, and selecting a movie to watch. It was one of my favorite things as a kid, and one of the few reasons why I went to Blockbusters right down to the end of their run. Even after Blockbuster folded, I […]
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Google’s Modular Phone Debuts
Posted 5/24/2016 8:36 pm by Ron HoganLast night, my phone battery died. Normally, I plug my phone in and it’s fine in a few minutes or a few hours, depending on just how dead my phone might be. However, last night, I plugged my phone in and… nothing. I tried multiple chargers and cords, to no avail. I tried rebooting my […]
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Salaried Employees Now Eligible For Overtime
Posted 5/18/2016 6:12 pm by Ron HoganFor years, there wasn’t much benefit to being a salaried employee, aside from the obvious: you get more control over your hours, maybe a different retirement system, some degree of prestige, the occasional free pizza, and so on. However, one of the places where salaried employees didn’t see any extra benefits was overtime. Most salaried […]
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The TSA Is Collapsing As We Speak
Posted 5/16/2016 9:20 pm by Ron HoganIt seems that no one can escape the Transportation Security Administration’s wrath. Well, not wrath so much as sloth and incompetence. Long lines at major airports are nothing new; even leaving the local airport on my last flight meant some pretty significant waiting in lines, though nothing like what happened at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. On […]
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Giant Tire Fire Erupts In Spain
Posted 5/13/2016 8:18 pm by Ron HoganOne of the most famous features of Matt Groening’s fictional town of Springfield is a strange one. Springfield is home to a giant, perpetually burning tire fire. I guess considering the town also has a nuclear plant that routinely leaks glowing green waste into the town’s water supply, the tire fire isn’t such a big […]
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Instagram Changes Its Logo, Freaking Out Everyone
Posted 5/11/2016 7:40 pm by Ron HoganI noticed something strange on my phone today. I don’t always pay attention to the apps and games that are on my phone, but when I noticed one particular change, it jumped right out at me. The icon for Instagram had changed. A drastic change, if I’m honest. Gone is the clean icon in the […]
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Budweiser Becomes America (The Beer)
Posted 5/10/2016 5:16 pm by Ron HoganBeer isn’t an American invention, but there’s a particular style of beer that’s become associated with America, and that’s cheap, bad-tasting, watery beer. Sure, America is also the micro-brew king, but our macro-brews are pretty distinctive and instantly recognizable. In that mindset, there’s no better beer to be America’s beer than Budweiser. Budweiser is one […]
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Trump Supporter Refuses To Tow Bernie Backer
Posted 5/05/2016 6:39 pm by Ron HoganThis year’s political circus is one of the nastiest I can remember in recent memory. For all the flack Obama took in both his terms, it wasn’t nearly as bad as what the current nominees are going through. Whether you support Hillary Clinton, are down with Donald Trump, feel the Bern with Bernie Sanders, or […]
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Woman Sues Starbucks Over Iced Coffee
Posted 5/02/2016 1:03 pm by Ron HoganWhen my dad would order drinks at a restaurant, he’d specify: no ice. It didn’t really matter if there were free refills or not; my dad wanted a cold drink but not an iced drink because, as he always said, ice was just a way for them to give you less drink and charge you […]
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