Why Is My Laptop On?

Why Is My Laptop On?

Why is my laptop on? To answer this question sufficiently, I found a four-year-old boy on the street, offered him candy, kidnapped him, and now every time I think I have the answer to the question, he’ll ask "Why?"—because that’s what four-year-olds do—and that’ll force us to get to the real answer. We’ll call him George. Everyone say hi.

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That Time the Whac-A-Mole Inventor Accidentally Blew Up His Warehouse

That Time the Whac-A-Mole Inventor Accidentally Blew Up His Warehouse

It was lunch time on a muggy late September day in 2013 when an explosion shook downtown Orlando, Florida. A warehouse on west Jefferson street was the casualty. Police cars, ambulances, and fire trucks were already on their way by the time Tim Roth, a good Samaritan, was on the scene. As he searched through the rubble and debris for injured humans, what he found was something else entirely.

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If you’re ever on a United flight and your Wi-Fi craps out, there’s something you should know: You’r

If you’re ever on a United flight and your Wi-Fi craps out, there’s something you should know: You’re entitled to a full refund. Apparently, United’s flight attendants are supposed to keep this little courtesy a secret, but you can head over here to fill out a request for a service refund. The more you know.

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