Wi-Fi Is Down and Other Modern Tragedies
From buffering screens to password amnesia, these tech jokes hit different when your router is giving you the silent treatment. Grab your ethernet cable and laugh through the pain.
Wi-Fi Is Down and Other Modern Tragedies
Because nothing tests your will to live like watching that loading circle spin.
The Five Stages of Grief (Wi-Fi Edition)
Denial: “It’ll come back.” Anger: “WHY IS THIS HAPPENING.” Bargaining: “Okay, I’ll restart the router ONE more time.” Depression: stares at buffering circle for 11 minutes. Acceptance: reads a book like some kind of animal.
Password Requirements
A website asked me to create a password that includes a capital letter, a number, a symbol, a haiku, my mother’s maiden name, and the sound a disappointed owl makes.
I typed “Hoooo123!” and they said it wasn’t strong enough.
Software Update
My laptop told me it needed to restart to install updates.
I said okay.
That was three days ago.
It’s still updating.
I have started a new life beside it. I have a small garden now.
The Smartest Device in the Room
My smart fridge just sent me a notification that I’m low on oat milk.
My smart thermostat disagreed with my smart TV about the temperature.
My smart speaker took the fridge’s side.
I live in a house where the appliances have stronger opinions than I do and form alliances faster than I can.
Sent from My iPhone
I love how “Sent from my iPhone” used to sound prestigious and now it just sounds like an excuse for the previous message that said “Let’s meat at moon” instead of “meet at noon.”
Ducking autocorrect.
The Cloud
I explained cloud storage to my grandfather.
He stared out the window at an actual cloud for a long time.
“So when it rains,” he said slowly, “do you lose your photos?”
I didn’t have the heart to tell him that honestly, sometimes, kind of, yes.