Tipping Before Service Kills the Whole Point
Tipping before service puts you in an impossible position the second the payment screen flips around. You're standing at the counter. Your sandwich isn't made yet. Your coffee isn't poured. But the ma...
15 Jan 9min
NEW - Why Smart Toys Won't Ruin Your Kid
Tech toys and imagination collide over one controversial brick. Your kid gets a Lego set where the plane makes its own flying sounds. Swoosh. Pew pew. Automatic. You panic: what happened to using your...
15 Jan 9min
ICYMI - Why Your Boss Wants AI Everywhere (And Why That's Stupid)
AI implementation problems start with a toddler metaphor. Your boss hands you an LLM. Make it work. Make it earn billions. Now. You ask for time to understand it, research it, pilot it. They say the t...
15 Jan 9min
Shiftheads - Follow the Money: How One Question Debunks Conspiracies
Debunking conspiracy theories starts with one question. You see a viral post claiming cruise ships avoid the Bermuda Triangle because of mysterious disappearances. Your uncle shares it. Your friend be...
15 Jan 19min
NEW - Brand Names Becoming Generic: The Q-Tip Problem
Brand names becoming generic sounds like success until you're at Walmart. You reach for Q-tips. The generic cotton swabs are two dollars cheaper. Same aisle. Same shelf. Almost identical package. Your...
15 Jan 9min
Feeling Stuck at Work: Growth vs. Gratitude
Feeling stuck at work starts when everything is perfect. You have your dream job. This is what you always wanted. Three years in, you're good at it. Maybe too good. But something feels off and you can...
15 Jan 9min
ICYMI - Why He’d Never Raise Kids in the U.S. Again
Bulletproof backpack ads. Kindergarten lockdown drills. For Robert Komaniecki, those were the tipping points. In this gripping conversation, the American-born academic explains why moving to Canada, d...
14 Jan 19min
NEW - Why a Three-Minute Shower Counts as Good News in Calgary
Good news stories aren't supposed to be about basic infrastructure working. You turn on the tap. Water comes out. That's not news. Except when your city's been under restrictions for months because ye...
14 Jan 9min
