You probably didn't realize that reboots happen to products also -- but they do, and they can be just as awful.
When it comes to shortcuts, the question to ask is: Is this shortcut worth taking because it's the smarter, more efficient way to do something, or am I really just being lazy?
From Internet-ready refrigerators to cars that drive themselves no matter how drunk you are, there are some things we lose along the way, generally without even noticing.
Here is some space age technology that is already within our grasp.
Lots of things fall under the 'you get what you pay for' umbrella. These do not.
For those of us who start every day with a hit in the face from the Awkwardness Crowbar, even face-to-face interaction is easy compared to these Internet interactions.
Just as the world of science evolves as new truths are discovered, adding to the tapestry of our understanding of the world, so too should our laws of the Internet.
These technologies are still incredible, but it's happening. The groundwork for their fall from grace is being laid now.
The Internet is not going to wait for us to get our heads around its intricacies. It's far too busy wrapping its own tendrils around the real world.
The Internet is taking its first baby steps toward respectability, but it still has a lot of growing up to do.
Like many of you, a love of gadgets is what I have instead of a soul. So when I say that 2013 was the year consumer tech completely ran out of ideas, I'm not coming at this like a Luddite.
My name is Caleb Brinkman. I'm a white hat hacker, which means I only hurt websites to make them stronger.
Let us help you pick a password the Geek Squad won't die laughing at.
On the Internet, pure, unadulterated anger is viral as hell, and if you're not violently overreacting to insignificant topics, you're not a part of the clique.