Technology is cool sometimes

Happy Sunday, computer code obsessives! We're back, once again, for a calculated collection of preeminent programming memes ! Let's get into it. When the average, uninformed-on-the-field person thinks of an example of a successful programmer, their mind might immediately think of Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg. For the former, come on. Steve Jobs wasn't a boots-on-the-ground programmer, he was the ideas guy and the face of the company. At least say, Wozniak! The latter, Zuckerberg, has, admitted…

Meta has officially launched its Threads app. Created as a clear and intentional Twitter competitor, the new platform has shaken up the internet. It seems Threads has come at the perfect time. A lot of people, myself included, have grown a bit tired of the constant shakeups on Twitter. The Elon Musk acquisition and his variety of non-sensical platform changes have only managed to damage the social media site. So it's a pretty easy decision to at least check out the app. Perhaps, it will prove i…

It's absolutely mind-boggling to think of all the tech-related advancements that have occurred over the last, oh, fifty years. And while we do poke fun at the technical abilities (or lack thereof) of the geriatrics in our lives, we've really got to hand it to them: There's been a lot to keep up with. While my 93-year-old grandmother impresses me with her knowledge of how to email, the truth is that there are definitely elderly people who are both more and less technologically advanced than she…

Can I get a promo code for this?

This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang, but with a Pop Crave announcement. Last night, chaos erupted on Twitter dot com. Several sources reported that Twitter insiders claimed the public version of the app might not last for longer than a week. Since Elon Musk took over the company and began firing huge numbers of employees, the future of the website has become increasingly uncertain. Brands, advertisers, and longtime Twitter users began ditching their a…

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Tech startups are taking notes

Have you ever noticed those bizarre ads for chaotic mobile games that make no sense whatsoever? They tend to feature crude animations of super specific romantic scenarios often dealing with themes of betrayal and revenge, or grotesque pimple-popping games with dissonant sound effects. Most people instinctively ignore advertisements of any kind, but the weird aesthetic of this specific genre of cursed mobile game is something worth investigating. Twitter account @mobilegamehell has painstakingly

How many bananas?

If this is the path to enlightenment, I’m not taking it.

*Cringe*