“Winter is coming…”

Wonderfully silly and funny ad ruined by utterly incoherent taglines at the end.

It was always assumed sports would be immune from cord cutters because there was no other way to get sports live. The pundits ignored the fact people simply aren’t watching live sports as much.

This is another of those articles I love – ones that turn out a lot more interesting than they have a right to be.

This won’t actually “protect your privacy” but the idea is interesting – make your search history useless to advertisers. And, if you’re bored, watching the site do its searches is weirdly fun.

Watch on the biggest screen you can.

Do people really want to put this stuff on their home burgers? Granted, I haven’t had a MacDonald’s burger in 20+ years but I don’t remember the sauce being so spectacular I’d want to buy a jar of it myself.

You can’t buy individual web history but it will be able to be bought in the future in aggregate. This article explains and has some good advice how to minimize the affect on you.

I love the old, mechanical pinball machines of my misspent youth. The newer electronic ones don’t compel me to pump quarters into them.

I hope I’m never important enough to need this.

I’ve never been nor will I ever be in the market for a Rolex. But we’ve all seen the fake ones on street corners around the world. Those are easy to spot. But how good have professional fakes gotten? Watch this video and see that they are frighteningly well done.

I don’t think Apple is getting enough credit for pulling this off without a hitch. Remarkable achievement.

How much fun would it have been to be inside that truck?

This is an utterly amazing operation and the balance the NYPD has to maintain between security and the revelers is remarkable.

The folks at National Geographic have forgotten more about photography than I will ever know.

I’m seeing widespread reports of this call. Please warn your friends and family who aren’t tech savvy.

As mentioned by many on Twitter, the other notable aspect of this document is the plain English writing style. Very much appreciated by those of us who have to wade through such things.

Regardless of the “I don’t have anything to hide” argument, this is something everyone should be concerned with.

I won’t lie – I’ve always wanted to do this. I’ve gone through four sets of motorcycle tires in 2 years and I’d love to burn the rear off.

I’m not a big box store fan but this story about Costco was fascinating.

Everyone rightfully raves about the AirPods but they are not necessarily the best for everyone. Read this review for info about the new BeatsX.

Those are incredible numbers.

I experienced Toto toilets in Tokyo. Mindblowing tech for something so “simple”.

Do it. Do it now. Yes, it’s inconvenient and a PITA. But one day, you’ll thank me.

I’ve been a Magnet user for years. I love it.

Want to be on the safe side? Enable two-factor authentication.

The (poor) dart player in me hates this but the guy in me who appreciates the effort loves it.

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One of the downsides of the self-driving future is it is coming in such a piecemeal fashion. Seemingly, every city and/or state will have their own laws and regulations regarding whether you can or cannot use elf-driving technology.

Another great behind the scenes video from SNL.