Try, just for a moment, to remember the last image you looked at. Maybe it was an ad on a website, or maybe it was a meme you scrolled by on your phone. Can you recall it? Neither can I. And that’s why I’ve started to actively aim for signal and slay the noise....
When The Matrix hit theatres back in 1999, it seemed like pure science fiction. A world where human brains and computers could directly interact? Impossible. But fast forward to today and the idea is reality. In fact, you could soon be able to control your thermostat...
Watching someone juggle makes us apprehensive. Each time they add an orange or a bowling ball, the risk of failure goes up. We wait, wide-eyed, knowing that one small slip could make the whole thing fall apart. After all, they only have two hands, and there’s no way...
Data breaches are a lot like worms in a rainstorm. If you don’t see one now, just wait five minutes and another is bound to pop up. It makes perfect sense, then, that we try to protect personal data like birthdates and credit cards. But what doesn’t make sense is that...
We’ve got it pretty easy compared to the cavemen. Those prehistoric souls waged a constant battle for basic survival, and I’ll take central heating and modern medicine any day. Yet for all the innovations that have made life easier, we deal with a new kind of stress...
Algorithms might not be sexy, but boy are they efficient. Search the web for new shoes, and an algorithm instantly shows you hundreds of similar ones. Look at some new furniture, and the same sofa suddenly appears in all your ads. From TikTok reels to fast-food, the...
There’s always a clear winner in the game rock paper scissors. Paper covers rock, rock breaks scissors, and so on. But what’s a winning strategy when it comes to preserving your precious files? Digital has lots of benefits, but a closer look reveals that,...
