There was a Roman Emperor named Caracalla. Total sweetheart. He murdered his own brother—in front of their mother—and then had the audacity to act like he was the victim. (I'm sure that you have a cousin or two that are just like that!) But he didn’t stop there. Nope! That would’ve been far too healthy. Caracalla went full pre-Photoshop Stalin and tried to erase his brother from existence. Ordered his name chiseled off every monument. Perhaps replaced with a smily emoji or something. Burned his face off every coin. EVERY SINGLE ONE. Pretended the guy never existed. Whenever his brother was ... [keep reading...]

Listen, I'm about to tell you something that the self-help industry doesn't want you to know: co-parenting with a narcissist isn't actually a thing. It's like saying you're "co-piloting with a tornado" or "collaboratively managing finances with a casino addiction." What you're actually doing is damage control in a psychological warzone while trying to raise functioning humans. Let me paint you a picture: Every time your phone buzzes with their name, your stomach clenches like you're about to give a naked speech to your high school reunion. Why? Because you know that even the most innocuous request – "Can we swap ... [keep reading...]

I stumbled upon a funny meme on X that showed some old first person shooter screenshots and a reflexive man, looking into the distance. The caption: “Man Still Chasing That High He Felt Playing Halo at LAN Party With The Fellas Back In 2001” Not gonna lie, I miss LAN parties SO MUCH. In my case it was not about Halo but Unreal Tournament. There was something so satisfying about blasting someone’s digital avatar to pieces with a well placed rocket. Maybe two, for good measure. But can’t we play online nowadays? Isn’t that infinitely easier to just connect to the ... [keep reading...]

En Diciembre de 2017, el mundo del ajedrez presenció el enfrentamiento entre David y Goliath. En una esquina estaba Stockfish, un programa de computación que había desarrollado sus habilidades a lo largo de más de 700 millones de partidas y que había sido 'entrenado' enseñándole los movimientos de todos los campeonatos mundiales de ajedrez de los últimos 30 años, así como todas las estrategias usadas por los maestros. Un verdadero monstruo. En la otra esquina se encontraba AlphaZero, una Inteligencia Artificial (IA) que se había enseñado a sí misma a jugar ajedrez. Lo único que sus programadores le enseñaron fueron los ... [keep reading...]