Morton Downey Is Cringe

This guy has had meltdowns in a variety of settings, but my first experience of him was watching an old interview he did with Seka — a pornstar (or adult film performer, if you like). He starts by asking her a bunch of what turn out to be baiting questions about how...

Recommended Flashlight For An EDC/Get Home Bag: Nitecore MT2A

There are plenty of recommendations savvy folks could make here, but I’ve got one flashlight in particular I’d recommend for both everyday carry and especially for a get home bag. I’ll get into my reasons for recommending the Nitecore MT2A below. At...

Lumens vs Candela In Practical Usage

Some of these terms are confusing, especially when one flashlight manufacturer’s marketing materials focus more on one of them, while another manufacturer talks about the other. How do you compare? We’ll give a simple answer first, and then unpack it a bit...

Facebook’s Meta and AI-Driven Advertising

Recently the company Facebook/Meta discussed exploring AI for its advertising. In part, this move may have been part of their plan to coexist alongside the “metaverse” — a term Zuckerberg did not invent but was happy to appropriate as a distinctly...
AirPods Max: EQ or Dolby Atmos for Apple Music?

AirPods Max: EQ or Dolby Atmos for Apple Music?

A lot of people are excited about Dolby Atmos tracks on Apple Music, particularly for the claims about it increasing the dynamic range of those tracks. I was willing to try it myself, though a bit skeptical because personally I’ve not been impressed with most of...