Author: William Davenport
Now a father, husband, and overall 'techie guy', this Geriatric Millennial started a LiveJournal in 2005 (at the age of 20) to document his thoughts and the random happenings in his young adulthood.
He enjoys Star Trek, tennis, and taking things apart.
The Paradigm Shift in the Crisper Drawer
Let me set the scene: It’s a standard afternoon, and The Girl (my 8-year-old force of nature) is playing Roblox on an old Android phone. It glitched somehow and wasn’t showing all her avatar items and I’m watching in real-time the oscillation between mild annoyance and total systemic meltdown. I’m…
The Trends Paradox
With the popularity of Stranger Things, “The Girl” has been watching 80s music videos recently and it made me aware of a trend I hadn’t noticed before now: most of these music videos and movies had heavy industrial themes. There’s an incongruity in seeing musicians playing “instruments of the future”…
The Magical (and Gross) Truth Behind Spotless Undies: A Guide to Laundry Miracles
If you’re anything like me, you’ve had that heart-sinking moment when you pull a pair of your kiddo’s underwear out of the hamper (or worse, off the floor) and think, “Oh no, this one’s a goner.” Those brown streaks just scream “trash bin”, but we’re a working class family so…
PSA: Age of Reputation
I am a scavenger and I find it a point of pride to rebuild and reuse electronics. Imagine my surprise when I found a camera in the dumpster with someone’s wedding photos! This photographer captured some truly emotional and beautiful moments on one of the most important days of a…
Everyone really is dumber than you; get used to it
Between living with my daughter and visiting my nephew during the Christmas season, I think often about how difficult life will be for people who’s brains are operating many steps ahead of most people. This is an open letter to those kinds of people who might need this pep talk……
Practical Guide to Handling “It’s Too Hard!” (The PDA Approach)
I was trying to help my daughter with homework the other day and ran into a weird situation. We got the point where I was saying things like, “write a 5”, then “draw a line”, then I’d hold her hand and try to write out the answer with her hand,…
Shitnado Trilogy
Coworkers mentioned, “can’t wait to see the sequel” when they passed by the first Shitnado! movie poster. So I asked Copilot to fill out the trilogy… 💩 Shitnado 2: Flush of FuryAfter the events of the first Shitnado, the town rebuilds with cautious optimism. AQUA-X has been “fixed,” thanks to Dr.…
Movie Idea: Shitnado!
The weirdest thing about the current state of AI is being able to take random ADHD thoughts and turn them into something real. Today, coworkers and I had the idea of “a movie about an AI that takes over a water treatment plant, then creates a tornado to wreak havoc.…
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 55
- Next Page »