It's Blue and Black, Obviously
A week-late rant about the dress that broke the internet, why the color illusion actually works, and what it did to somebody's servers.
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Blue-Black, White-Gold, and an Argument I Lost
A few days late to the internet's biggest argument of the week: why my wife and I looked at the same dress photo on the same screen and saw two completely different colors.
Freezing My Credit After the Anthem Letter
My Anthem breach notification letter showed up this week, so I spent a lunch break freezing my credit at all three bureaus. Here's what nobody warns you about doing it right.
Left Shark Ate the Internet
A Super Bowl Monday post about watching Left Shark take over the internet faster than the game itself did, plus the Nationwide ad that killed the mood in the room.
The Blizzard That Mostly Missed Us
A blizzard alert screamed my phone awake at 11pm for a storm that mostly missed us, and a week later I'm still thinking about what that does to the next real warning.
Snowmageddon Never Came (But My Weather App Called It)
A recap of the NYC blizzard that wasn't (Winter Storm Juno), why the subway shutdown for the first time ever, and how a quiet weather app called the forecast bust before the news did.
Rocket Skates and a Toothbrush That Judges You
Catching up on a week of CES leftovers, and the only two things that stuck were a pair of motorized skates and a toothbrush with a Bluetooth connection.
Finally Watched The Interview
Finally rented The Interview over the break and have some thoughts on the movie, the whole Sony hack saga, and the Xbox Video app's terrible playback quality.
Serial Ended and Didn't Give Me an Answer
Serial's finale aired this week with no tidy answer, and it's got me thinking about how a niche podcast turned into a shared cultural event in a way I haven't seen the format do before.
Orion, and Also I Finally Changed My Passwords
NASA's Orion test flight had me choked up at my desk this week, and the Sony leaks finally got me to stop reusing passwords. Two very different kinds of engineering, one week.
I Watched Orion Fly Twice Before My Coffee Got Cold
I got up early to watch NASA's Orion capsule launch, orbit twice, and fall back through the atmosphere on purpose, cold coffee and buffering livestream included.
My Phone Said Yes, the Register Said No
CVS turned off Apple Pay at the register right as the retailer-backed CurrentC app it's pushing instead had its pilot users' emails leaked.