#digitalage — Public Fediverse posts

Oh, look! Another groundbreaking innovation: a typing trainer that suggests using a keyboard! 🤯🔌 Because, obviously, your thumbs are just too primitive for this digital age 🤦‍♂️. Let's all get a round of applause for this mind-blowing realization that typing requires a keyboard! 👏✨
https://typ.ing/ #typingtrainer #innovation #keyboardtechnology #digitalage #groundbreakingideas #thumbsdown #HackerNews #ngated

I used to be excited about new tech, but I rarely am anymore

https://82mhz.net/posts/2026/08/i-used-to-be-excited-about-new-tech-but-i-rarely-am-anymore/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49346535

#HackerNews #techdisillusionment #techenthusiasm #nostalgia #innovation #digitalage

Ah, the digital age! Where a throng of wannabe Gandalf the Greys demand the magical powers of Peter Thiel, only to be foiled by the dark sorcery known as "JavaScript and #cookies." 🧙‍♂️🍪 Who knew Middle-earth was actually a browser setting? 🌐🔥
https://dangerousminds.net/weird-news/gandalfs-protest-outside-the-home-peter-thiel-argentina/ #digitalage #wannabeGandalf #PeterThiel #JavaScript #HackerNews #ngated

Will you have spent more of your life with computers than your family?

https://beachfront.bearblog.dev/will-you-have-spent-more-of-your-life-with-computers-than-your-family/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49336672

#HackerNews #computers #family #technology #life #balance #digitalage

🍸 Oh, marvelous! Another "must-read" cocktail guide that ends in an "Application Error." Because who needs actual drink recipes when we can have 404s with a hint of pretentiousness? 🙄 Cheers to the digital age, where even our drinks are served with a side of malfunction! 🥂🚫
https://tuxedono2.com #cocktailguide #digitalage #applicationerror #drinkrecipes #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the desperate quest for #privacy in the digital age—GrapheneOS assures you that your locked device is as impenetrable as Fort Knox, unless, of course, you forgot to update JavaScript or your browser is stuck in 2005. 🚀🔒🤦‍♂️
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/40700-grapheneos-protections-against-data-extraction-from-locked-devices #digitalage #GrapheneOS #security #updates #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

🔘🤣 Congratulations, Anatoly! You've single-handedly redefined #kleptomania for the digital age by hoarding virtual buttons like they're rare gems. Who knew a "stash" of purloined pixels could bring such joy? #ButtonBandit 🕵️‍♂️✨
https://anatolyzenkov.com/stolen-buttons #ButtonBandit #DigitalAge #VirtualHoarding #PixelJoy #HackerNews #ngated

🤦‍♂️ Ah, the joys of the digital age - where a keyboard warrior can yeet an entire country's real estate records into the abyss. Meanwhile, the #Graykey soap opera continues, and #WordPress proves yet again that security is a concept, not a reality. 🙄🎉
https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-hacker-wipes-romanias-entire-land-registry-database/ #digitalage #cybersecurity #realestate #HackerNews #ngated

From Telegram's fast chats to TikTok's short & snappy reels, tech giants are grabbing our attention! Our new video shows how these apps are changing misinformation spreads:

https://youtu.be/yWEci1LGQKY

#TechEthics #SocialMedia #TechTrends #DataPrivacy #DigitalAge #Tech #TikTok #Telegram

Bowed Heads

Lately I've been seeing 
a lot of people with their heads 
bent over as if in prayer.

I am heartened to see 
so many engaged in the art 
of meditation or contemplation. 

Whether waiting for 
a meeting to begin 
or for someone to arrive 
or perhaps simply to kill time, 
the hands clasp 
and the head bows.

Then I draw closer 
and I see that the head 
is bent over a screen. 

An ethereal light bathes 
the worshipper's face, 
eyes enraptured, 
captured in a blue glow.

And I can't help 
but wonder if this 
is the new God.

July 11, 2013

Ah, yes, the digital age's most profound revelation: if you want to read about the dramatic tale of an insect's misadventures, you must first prove you are worthy by offering up your sacred browser settings. 🤔🔐 The #irony of requiring modern wizardry to access ancient pest stories is truly *chef's kiss*. 🐛✨
https://www.construction-physics.com/p/the-fall-and-rise-of-screwworm #digitalage #browserprivacy #insectstories #techhumor #modernwizardry #HackerNews #ngated

Threat management can feel overwhelming, much more than keeping an eye on a few social posts! It's a systemic process. Find out how Veritas helps reduce the complexity (link in comments) #TechEthics #DigitalTransformation #TechManagement #ThreatManagement #TechTrends #DigitalAge #disinformation

🎨🔬 Ah, the art and science of crafting the perfect Indian summer ice cream – because apparently, centuries of kulfi-making genius needed a digital-age makeover! 💡🍦 Let's dive deep into the revolutionary concept of cold dessert in hot weather, a challenge so complex it can only be solved by words, not by actually eating ice cream. 🍨💭
https://altermag.com/articles/designing-a-summer-ice-cream-for-india #icecream #innovation #kulfi #digitalage #desserts #summerfun #foodtech #HackerNews #ngated

🤦‍♂️ Oh, the grand odyssey of enabling #JavaScript and cookies—truly the Herculean task of our digital age! 🌐 But fear not, brave reader, for once conquered, the world of #tokenmaxxing shall reveal its dull, pointless self in all its fleeting glory 😂.
https://12gramsofcarbon.com/p/agentics-tech-things-tokenmaxxing #Cookies #DigitalAge #WebDevelopment #HackerNews #ngated

Social Media Ban for Children & Its Influencing Factors: Evidence from an Opinion Cross-Sectional Study in Greece
by Petros Galanis 1, Aglaia Katsiroumpa andIoannis Moisoglou

Clinical Epidemiology Laboratory, Faculty of Nursing, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
Department of Nursing, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci15060404
This article: the Special Issue The Mental Health & Well-Being of Children & Adolescents in the #DigitalAge

🚬📰 Ah, the digital age's version of lung cancer: reading the news! Just make sure you turn on #cookies and #JavaScript so you can fully enjoy your daily dose of doom and gloom. Who knew enlightenment required so many browser permissions? 😂🔒
https://www.experimental-history.com/p/reading-the-news-is-the-new-smoking #digitalage #newsreading #browserpermissions #HackerNews #ngated

Moore's Law held for over 40 years. The number of transistors in a processor multiplied 10 million times between 1971 and 2015.

But has that rate of change felt real to you day to day? Or has it crept up quietly in the background?

I've been thinking about this while writing my new series on why technology is outpacing society. First post: [link]

#Technology #AI #DigitalAge #Computing #Innovation #ExponentialGrowth

Between 1971 and 2015, the number of transistors in a computer processor multiplied 10 million times.

That's what exponential technology looks like. And it's just one example from the first post in my new series on why technology is outpacing society.

https://www.ctnet.co.uk/what-is-the-exponential-age/

#Technology #AI #ExponentialGrowth #DigitalAge #Innovation #Computing

New series starting tomorrow: Why Technology Is Outpacing Society.

In five posts I want to explore how exponential technology is reshaping our world and what society is struggling to keep up with.

First up: what is the exponential age and what forces are driving it? It's more interesting than the name suggests.

#Technology #AI #ExponentialGrowth #DigitalAge #Innovation

Ah, the digital age's favorite pastime: jumping through hoops just to read some riveting text about not completing tasks. 🤦‍♂️ Because who doesn't love enabling #JavaScript and #cookies for a sprinkle of existential humor? 🍪🔧
https://newsletter.kentbeck.com/p/hey-n00b-we-didnt-hire-you-to-complete #digitalage #humor #procrastination #existentialism #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, yes, the grand "intelligence explosion" that humanity can't handle, but first—please solve the digital equivalent of a #CAPTCHA by enabling JavaScript and cookies. 🤦‍♂️ Because nothing screams "advanced civilization" like being thwarted by browser settings. 🌐💥
https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/06/15/humanity-isnt-ready-for-the-coming-intelligence-explosion #intelligenceexplosion #digitalage #browserissues #technologyhumor #HackerNews #ngated

🐢✨ Ancient monks are apparently crushing it in the digital age, while modern tech geniuses can't even get a web page to load. 🚫📡 Maybe the secret is in the robes, or perhaps we should all just chant our server errors away. 🙏💻
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-historic-monasteries-digital-countries.html #AncientMonks #DigitalAge #TechStruggles #WebPageWoes #ChantingSolutions #ServerErrors #HackerNews #ngated

🤣 Ah, the digital age's classic struggle: #JavaScript and #cookies. Meanwhile, #Texas is apparently the new epicenter of American #capitalism, but first—let's all pretend we know how to enable browser settings. 🚀✨
https://www.economist.com/business/2026/05/31/texas-is-america-incs-new-centre-of-gravity #BrowserSettings #DigitalAge #HackerNews #ngated

The irony of AI making writing easier is that now the hardest part isn't producing words, it's having something worth saying.
#AI #Writing #Creativity #DigitalAge

The frontline has shifted. 🌐⚔️

War is no longer fought just on physical ground; the internet and social media platforms have become the modern battlefields. Algorithms are weaponized, information is targeted, and narratives are deployed like missiles to control minds and divide communities.

In this digital age, your phone is a weapon, and your attention is the prize. Stay sharp, verify everything you read, and protect your peace from the crossfire. 🧠🛡️

#DigitalAge #SocialMedia #StayAware #Mindset