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What Google Glass got right — and really, really wrong
Google didn't invent the concept of smart glasses, but it did help make them mainstream. In retrospect, 13 years after their launch, this is both a good and bad thing. Glass made a lot of people dream about new ways to use computers without staring down at screens all day. Glass also made a lot […]
The evil Santa canon: 9 Christmas horror movies where Santa Claus is the killer
A tribute to the weird and twisted history of Santa Claus slashers and other Saint Nick horror movies
A love letter to glory days of iPhone gaming
It may be hard to believe now, but the App Store was once a thriving place for inventive indie games. The ubiquity of the iPhone coupled with the relative ease of development for the platform meant that smaller studios were able to get their games in front of huge audiences, leading to a great time […]
Octopath Traveler 0's influence system is a bad deal for NPCs
Eight against one? That's a fair fight if you want to exploit Octopath Traveler 0's "influence" system
Starlink made ‘work from home’ possible from anywhere — now, I’m ready for a change
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how to work anywhere, follow Thomas Ricker. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started I've worked from home for 20 years. In that time, […]