Category: technology

Magic phone bags

No phones are the norm for comedy performances these days. But in Sweden everyone is such a rule follower that it’s enough to simply ask us not to use our phones.

The laziest family

My son has a friend over. The cat’s robot feeder activates and my son explains that the robot feeds the...

A common problem

I don’t even remember what I was originally looking up anymore. Apparently, other Google searches were way more popular.

Nothing to see here

Took the kids to a science experiment center last weekend. As we entered one of the live shows, the woman...

How secure is this really?

This new version of “I am not a robot” came up on a restaurant’s website. My cat totally clicked that...

Parent tip

Next time your kids have a party, introduce the “phone bowl!” Works great for having guests actually interact with each...

Thanks, Fake Roomba!

There are a few purchases that have really made our lives easier (lazier) and better, and one of those is...

I’m about to become a surgeon!

Found this while looking for activities to do with my kids. My comments: Whoever did the write-up is brilliant! My...

Are job ads getting dumber?

Am I too cynical or is it just impossible to take certain companies seriously when going through job application ads?...

The modern family

As I’m sitting here typing this in my nice comfy slippers from my iPad, my husband plays games on his...

Killer robots in the news again

An opinion piece on CNN is titled “Should we fear killer robots?” Yes. It does seem like a no-brainer because...

Advancement of our civilization

Sometimes I think about the hard-working farmers hundreds of years ago, constantly working the land to feed the family and...

Noisy neighbors

In Stockholm, there are laws about how close apartments can be built to a highway because of noise pollution. Buildings...

Pay this if you want to live

I was reading our national newspaper (Dagens Nyheter) online last week and clicked on an article called “How to Change...

Brothers… all the same

My youngest son was talking about how he wishes we could hurry and invent teleportation. “We’d already have it if...