Mar 1, 2011 7:30 AM

Geek Life 3.1.11

Read the Geek Life archives. Need an intro to Geek Life? Read the mom’s blog at JennyGeek.com! For more Geek Life goodness, visit the Geek Life website. Check out Bob Boyle’s other work.

Read the Geek Life archives.

Need an intro to Geek Life?
Read the mom's blog at JennyGeek.com!*
For more Geek Life goodness, visit the Geek Life website.*
Check out Bob Boyle's other work.*

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WIRED Ghost Stories

Five hauntings from the other side of technology.

9 WIRED-Approved Gifts for the Techie in Your Life

Don’t buy a loved one something you wouldn’t want for yourself. These are the must-haves that tech enthusiasts have on their wish lists this year.

Luke Larsen

People Are Creating ‘Survival Guides’ to Cope With the ‘AO3 Apocalypse’

The fanfic site could be down for weeks due to a “security incident.” Users are not taking it well.

Ej Dickson

the case for lowercase

a certain kind of person writes in all lowercase now. why?

Tiffany Ng

Demi Adejuyigbe Thinks You Should Only Post 3 Times a Day

The comedian sees being online as similar to visiting the zoo. “I don’t need to interact with that,” he says. “It’s just a thing that I enjoy, and then I walk away.”

Miles Klee

Please Let the Internet Die

Online spaces are captured by oligarchs and saturated with slop—and they’re exacerbating humanity’s worst impulses. It’s time to start over.

Miles Klee

Spend Elon Musk’s Money

What’s it like to be the richest man in the world? Find out for yourself.

Neal Agarwal

Amazon Snuffs Out the Fire and Rebrands Its Slates as Alexa Tablets

The three new aluminum Alexa Tablets now run Android with full access to the Google Play Store. There are versions for kids too.

Julian Chokkattu

Wikipedians Believed AI Would Come and Go. They Were Wrong

In a world of AI Overviews, Wikipedia usage declines. But the real loss may be far more existential than website traffic.

Richard Cooke

Shaq Got Hacked. Now He’s Pitching for a VPN

At a recent event for security firm NordVPN, NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal revealed that he got hacked—and warned the public about the need to “have control of their own information.”

Lily Hay Newman

I Test Products for a Living. These Are the Gifts I’d Buy My Mom

From a calendar that keeps my family organized to a frame that rescues photos from my camera roll, these favorites make thoughtful gifts.

Nena Farrell

There’s a Feature Missing From Most Digital Wall Calendars. This One Finally Has It

After testing multiple models, I’m convinced voice control belongs on the family calendar. Greenlight’s Family Hub shows why.

Nena Farrell