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AI “companions” are flooding social feeds and pulling teens into pay-to-play chat funnels. Here’s what’s happening and how parents can lock it down.
And why to this day Pepsi remains the national drink of Moronica. In 1996, the same “creative” idiots in their marketing department that caused an international incident just a few years earlier in the Philippines, Pepsi launched Pepsi Points, a “collect points, get stuff” promo. The TV spot was cheeky: T-shirt, leather jacket… then a … Read more
Who’s Guarding Your Data? Meet the New Sheriff in Cyberspace Let me ask you something.Are you on Facebook? If the answer is yes, then guess what — your shit is already out there. Your birthday, your grandkids’ names, your favorite restaurant, even the places you “check in” to while sipping coffee. Hackers don’t even have … Read more
There are fender benders on roads. There are none in the sky—or in your bank account after a wire leaves. Some folks say the elderly should log off for good. Wrong answer. Same as driving or piloting a plane, you don’t ban everyone at 70; you add tests, restrictions, and safeguards. Online needs the same … Read more
Spam used to be laughable. Broken English from a Nigerian prince, IRS notices drafted in crayon, “urgent alerts” that looked like they came off a fax machine. Easy to spot, easy to delete. But the future? The future isn’t clowns — it’s shapeshifters. AI: The New Spam General The second AI fell into the wrong … Read more
Ever hit the unsubscribe button and felt that warm glow of victory? You imagine a digital janitor sweeping your email off the spammers’ list, filing it under “Never Again,” and poof — no more junk. But then tomorrow, or next week, bam — there they are again. Same garbage, new subject line, different fake sender … Read more
The Hogwash This was the unsolicited, bold email headline in my mailbox from Starke Media: What Neil Armstrong REALLY saw on the moon [TERRIFYING], What NASA won’t tell you about his strange encounter on the moon. All bullshit of course. No Substance P.S. Of all the moon landing conspiracies, THIS could be the most incredible. Get the … Read more
It was supposed to be simple: dinner with friends, nothing fancy, just a nice night out. We picked them up, drove to the restaurant, and pulled into a narrow little parking spot out front. Close fit, sure, but enough room to get out without trouble. I even said to my buddy in the backseat, “Be … Read more
Every time I open Facebook, it’s the same ambush. Another miracle cure for your wallet: “Master AI in 30 Days!” “Join the 28-Day Challenge!” “Quit your job, let AI make you rich!” If you believe these ads, teenagers are getting rich in their bedrooms while Joe Everyman is stuck in traffic. Trouble is, the only … Read more
Every time I see a water refilling station, I picture a locked cabinet with a hose running to the city tap. Honestly? That’s not far off—the source is usually municipal. The difference is what happens after the tap. Most refill kiosks run city water through stages like sediment + carbon + reverse osmosis (and sometimes … Read more