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iPhone Air: To what end?
Or why Apple's newest handset makes no sense whatsoever
Sep 11 • 
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Ban phones
Or how classrooms should be free from handsets forever
Sep 5 • 
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August 2025

PREMIUM!
A new era for The Rectangle
Aug 29 • 
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The great AI job swindle
Or how the balance between cost and convenience will forever ruin work
Aug 15 • 
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Online Safety Act: What went wrong
Or how regulators are continually messing up technology laws
Aug 1 • 
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July 2025

Building a PC #1: Why bother?
What's the point of actually making my own computer?
Jul 19 • 
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RTS fever
Or how I have a brand new video game obsession.
Jul 12 • 
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How the written internet died
Pocket's closure marks the end of an era
Jul 4 • 
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June 2025

The Lightswitch Problem
Or how Big Tech is running out of ideas.
Jun 28 • 
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brb toonin'
A new series emerges
Jun 13 • 
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What's a number?
Or how Apple renaming its operating systems is actually Really Quite Clever
Jun 6 • 
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May 2025

Scratch scratch scratch
Or why it hurts so much when you damage a new gadget
May 30 • 
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