Monthly Archives: November 2025

It’s becoming one of the real annoyances of our daily life: the constant request to rate, score, or review every transaction we make. Buy a sandwich, rate the sandwich. Order an item from Amazon, rate the packaging. Call customer support, rate the agent. These days it feels like every business we interact with is less […]

I just returned from Paris with tired legs, achy feet, hundreds of photos, and a renewed appreciation for something that most cities lack: the enjoyment of walking. Paris is a city built for the pedestrian in a way few modern cities are. While other places require cars, busses, and rideshares to get around, Paris invites […]

Google recently withdrew its Gemma AI product from the market after a letter from Senator Marsha Blackburn accused it of making up false allegations. When the AI model was queried if she had been accused of rape, Gemma responded with a completely fabricated story involving a state trooper, prescription-drug pressure, non-consensual acts, and fake news […]

For years, owning an iPhone meant accepting a trade-off: unmatched user inteface, strong ecosystem, and excellent build quality — but battery life that was barely good, and never great. Even as Apple’s hardware improved dramatically, many users remained frustrated that Apple paid less attention to the battery than its thinness. Consider the latest iPhone 17 […]