google glass

Date With A Glasshole: Google Glass Dating 101, A Report From The Field

I wanted to wear the device on a full-fledged, real-life, real-stakes date and see what happened. This is that story.
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Relationships, google glass, google, dating

Jun 7, 2013 at 4:30pm | 42 comments

dumb things that entertain me

Shakespeare Helped Me Write My Porn, And He Can Help You Too

For some reason, I just discovered that the Google Docs demo gives the impression that six famous authors are collaborating with you on your masterwork. Naturally, I used it for NC-17 rated purposes.
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Fun, dumb things that entertain me, erotica, google, google docs, porn, tech

Mar 18, 2013 at 2:00pm | 23 comments

censorship

Am I a Perv If I'm Icked About Google's New Mandatory Safe Search?

On Wednesday, Google decided that its US users were apparently all diaper babies who couldn't handle seeing accidental breasts now and again. Is this censorship, or am I just being an oversensitive perv?
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Tech, censorship, google, perviness, safesearch, safesearch is ineffective

Dec 13, 2012 at 12:00pm | 39 comments

google

Haven't You Heard? Yahoo's New CEO Is, Like, Totes Hot

This week, Marissa Mayer was named Yahoo's new CEO. Did I mention she's not just pretty -- she's pregnant, too? Cue Internet explosion.
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Issues, google, tech, women in the workplace, yahoo

Jul 18, 2012 at 1:30pm | 27 comments

email

I Don't Care if Marissa Mayer Has a Baby, as Long as She Does Not Change Yahoo

If Marissa Mayer succeeds, we all fail.
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Tech, email, feminism, google, marissa meyer, pregnancy, tech, yahoo, yahoo answers

Jul 18, 2012 at 10:00am | 72 comments

google

Rape Tropes: Too "Obscene" For Google's Tastes

Google recently pressured popular site TV Tropes into removing all mentions of rape from its trope index. But that won't just make the trope go away.
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Issues, google, sexual assault, tropes, young adult fiction

Jun 28, 2012 at 4:00pm | 31 comments

google

It Happened to Me: I Googled Myself and the Second Article That Came Up Was Me Naked. Oops!

Let’s say you met me out and then you went home and Googled me. Maybe that would be a deal-breaker for you. Maybe you’d feel jealous. Maybe you would think these photos meant I was an exhibitionist of some sort and you would expect me to be an exhibitionist for you.
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It Happened To Me, google, naked pictures, nudity, sex, tech

Apr 27, 2012 at 1:00pm | 46 comments

google

Really, Google+? You Need my Gender "for the Pronouns"?

Google, please! Collecting gender information on G+ for grammatical reasons is the weakest sauce I've tasted all year.
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Tech, google, google+

Jul 14, 2011 at 1:02pm | 0 comments

google

Your Google+ Open Thread

The Google+ social mothership has landed! Do you believe the hype? Please join us for our OPEN THREAD THROW-DOWN!
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Tech, google, google+, social media

Jul 1, 2011 at 10:02am | 0 comments

chrome

I'm Swooning over a Commercial for a Web Browser!

Lady Gaga & Google are friends with many benefits. NO, NOT THAT KIND.
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Tech, chrome, entertainment, google, lady gaga, music

May 24, 2011 at 6:17pm | 0 comments