Tag Archives: Stupidity

The Hipsters and the Designer

Editorial note: I wrote this a few weeks ago (before WWDC) but didn’t publish it because it seemed a bit ranty. Now Apple has revealed iOS 7 and its icons and the hipsters are still yak yak yaking about them. … Continue reading

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Big Media and the User Experience

Those of you who have been around Irreal for a while know that one of my favorite comics from The Oatmeal deals with what happens when an otherwise honest person tries to buy a video of Game of Thrones. It … Continue reading

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Seriously?

Surely this is a joke. Either that or someone has way too much time on their hands. And what about the people signing it?

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Unintended Consequences

Although it might seem so, this post is not about politics, the evils of socialism or anything like that. Irreal doesn’t do politics. Rather, this is a post about what happens when you fail to consider unintended consequences. Like most … Continue reading

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Apple’s Poisonous Touch?

As regular Irreal readers know, I mostly avoid the tech wars and especially tech wars involving Apple. I use Apple products and like them very much. I also use Linux, FreeBSD, and various other platforms so although I admit to … Continue reading

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You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

One of our interests here at Irreal is security so we are occasionally obligated to report on the doings of the TSA. The reason for this is that the TSA so often serves as an example of how not to … Continue reading

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