annoyances
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USB-C Is A Mess, Here’s How To Navigate It
USB Type-C, or simply USB-C, sounds fine in theory — a single port to handle charging, data transfer, video output, and more, and one that’s reversible too. Three years down the line from its introduction, you’ll find it on most smartphones and many laptops, but its apparent simplicity isn’t the whole story. Here’s what you…
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English Grammar Is A Trainwreck
My grammar checker and I are on a break. Due to irreconcilable differences, we are no longer on speaking terms.
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This $40,000 PC Workstation Is Terrible
We could all imagine better uses for $US30,000 ($39,942), but if you’ve got the money to blow, I guess you could use it to build this utterly ridiculous workstation / gaming setup. And once you were done, you’d have a long, hard look in the mirror and ask yourself: “Am I an idiot?” Yes, yes…
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Buying A MacBook Pro Was The Worst Consumer Decision Of My Life
Do not be me. I was desperate for a new Apple laptop to replace my dying 2012 one and as soon as the 2016 Macbook Pro with Touch Bar was available to buy I ordered it. This was a major redesign for Apple, and experience with other products told me that buying the first generation…