Since 2002 when Heather Armstrong got fired for making objectionable comments about her workplace on her blog, social media has exploded. It's now an inescapable fact of life that we're living in what amounts to a self-imposed surveillance state. Headed out to the store in your IDGAF comfy clothes? Don't be surprised if you end up … Continue reading Loose lips and pink slips
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Back to the Future
It's 2015- the year that Marty McFly traveled to in Back to the Future II. We've arrived, y'all. But while everybody else is worried about self-lacing sneakers, hoverboards and flying cars, I want to know where my Jetsons-style conveyor belt automatic shower/groomer is. Anyway, going into a new year always makes people ripe for reflection … Continue reading Back to the Future
Get off my (digital) lawn!
It seems like we're in the Age of the Overshare. Fortunately, Facebook and Twitter have developed features that allow me to filter out most of the nonsense because I use my social media for keeping in touch with people who I otherwise probably wouldn't hear from. I love seeing pictures of my of my aunt … Continue reading Get off my (digital) lawn!