Funny complaints, useful answers, and the occasional rant about modern life.
Can Your Phone Charger Actually Charge Your USB-C Laptop?
Maybe. The plug fitting is the easy part. Whether the laptop can charge through that port, and whether the charger can supply what it needs, is where things get annoying.
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Eighteen People, Artificial Grass, and a Theft Charge Apiece
Fair Lawn police say 18 adults were arrested after allegedly taking artificial turf from outside a vacant building. That is a lot of people for grass that doesn’t grow.
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I Bought Spaghetti Ingredients and Somehow Got a Dinner Interview
All I wanted was to buy dinner and leave. The self-checkouts were closed, and the regular checkout came with a question I was hoping to skip.
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ChatGPT Can Now Give You Something to Adjust, Not Just an Answer
OpenAI is rolling out interactive answers, including to Free accounts. A bill splitter is useful, but you still need to check the math.
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The TV Has an Update. The Show Can Wait.
You turn on the TV to watch something. The TV has other plans, beginning with a software update nobody asked to attend.
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I Ordered a Sandwich, Not a Search of My Car
A Dunkin drive-thru stop got weird when an old white bag on my front seat became part of the order. It was 6:30 in the morning. I was not prepared to defend my luggage.
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He Said He Only Owned an HP. Police Were Looking for a Toshiba.
A copier went missing from a workplace break-room trailer in Ohio. The first response to a deputy’s questions was oddly specific about printer brands.
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AI Without the BS
AI news that matters, ChatGPT tricks, prompts, platform comparisons, useful features, hype checking
Bill Figures It Out
Specific answers to surprisingly annoying questions.
Bill’s Soapbox
Opinion, society, politics, culture, personal viewpoints, heavier subjects and things you simply want to say
Blotter Breakdown
The weekly real police-blotter stories with SpillbyBill commentary and sarcasm
Modern Life Is Ridiculous
Everyday nonsense, observed at full volume.