Ever look around and get the sense that we’re living in some sort of techno-dystopia? We get it—sometimes it’s cool to have lights that you can dim from your phone or a watch that tells you how many calories you burned, but maybe the ‘Internet of Things’ has gone too damn far. Once you start …
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Workers Share Times Their Employers Tried to Scam Them Out of Benefits
Signing bonuses. Health insurance. Paid time-off. A good job isn’t just about the salary, and often benefits are the main draw of a job for prospective employees. That’s why it’s totally devastating when shady employers use loopholes to scam their workers out of hard-earned bonuses, holidays, and other promised benefits. Redditor u/FlabertoDimmadome was so indignant …
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Tolkien Tuesday: The Best Lord of the Rings Memes This Week (February 22, 2022)
It is a bit cruel that the Tuesday after a three day weekend can feel so difficult. While we do believe in the idea of a four day workweek, sometimes the extra rest can make us extra tired when it comes time to return to our responsible realities. While the day is always tough, it …
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Tolkien Tuesday: The Best Lord of the Rings Memes This Week (February 8, 2022)
Greetings, nerds. It’s Tuesday, so you know what that means here at Memebase: Lord of the Rings memes. While much of the internet (namely, Twitter) is busy debating the presence of POC in the upcoming Amazon series The Rings of Power, we’re just trying to have fun. For the record, we are puzzled as to …
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Amazon’s Alexa Tells Child to Touch Live Electrical Plug With Penny
When a 10-year-old girl asked Amazon’s Alexa to give her a ‘challenge,’ her mother was shocked when the device told her daughter to ‘plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs.’ Sounds like something an evil possessed appliance straight out of Maximum Overdrive would say. …
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20+ Reasons Connecting Everything To The Internet Is A Mistake
Ever look around and get the sense that we’re living in some sort of techno-dystopia? We get it—sometimes it’s cool to have lights that you can dim from your phone or a watch that tells you how many calories you burned, but maybe the ‘Internet of Things’ has gone too damn far. Once you start …
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Amazon Package Thieves Face Revenge After Victim Starts Pooping In Parcels
Shopping online is one of life’s little pleasures. There’s nothing quite like opening your front door to a much-needed item — or even better, a random piece of crap you decided to order when you were drunk. However, not everybody gets the privilege of actually opening what they’ve ordered. When it comes to petty crime …
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Everyone’s Roasting James Corden For Gyrating in Cringey Amazon Flash Mob
Many people refer to James Corden as a polarizing figure. But judging by the internet this weekend, that’s a generous assessment of the public’s opinion of the British entertainer. On Friday, Corden was part of an LA flash mob that included Camila Cabello, Billy Porter, and Idina Menzel. The stunt, which stopped the infamous Los …
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Billionaire Bezos Launches Himself Into Space, Gets Dragged & Roasted Online
Centibillionaire Jeff Bezos made history today with his his Blue Origin rocket launch—the first all-civilian trip to space. The tycoon of, well, pretty much every industry can now add ‘commercial astronaut’ to his resume. As Bezos looked down on us plebs from the edge of space, the reaction on the ground was not exactly celebratory. …
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How Amazon Blatantly Rips Off Its Competitors With Zero Shame
Many AmazonBasics products are basically identical to popular items sold by competitors. Whether it’s knocking off conglomerates like Williams-Sonoma or smaller creators like Peak Design, here’s a look at how there’s no honor among the private-label thieves at Amazon HQ.