TechBear’s Guide to the Multiverse: A Discworld Hex on Unseen University
I thought I’d seen every possible tech disaster—until the wizards of Unseen University summoned me to debug a thinking engine with access to reality-warping spellbooks and a serious case of philosophical indigestion.
Techbear’s Guide to the Multiverse: Wormholes, War Zones, and Wisecracks on Deep Space 9 (part 2)
Previously: Techbear arrived at Deep Space 9 to find the station in chaos, with everyone suspecting everyone else of various crimes. After some detective work, Quark’s suspicious “premium entertainment” chip was revealed as the likely culprit. Now it’s time for some serious digital pest control… Digital Cooties and Christmas Tree Computers “Right,” Techbear rumbled, still […]
Thoughtful Thursday: TechBear’s Take on Free Speech, Content Moderation, and the Corporate Censorship Circus
Corporate content moderation now threatens free speech more than government censorship. From payment processors freezing creator earnings to platforms banning anti-predator investigators while hosting problematic content, the current system fails both safety and freedom. TechBear examines how algorithmic bias, economic pressure, and corporate risk management have created a censorship apparatus more powerful than any government program—and what we can do about it.
Cybersecurity Wednesday: The Truth About Privacy vs. Protection (Or: How “Think of the Children” Became Big Brother’s Best Friend)
When ‘think of the children’ becomes ‘monitor all the citizens’: Why age verification systems requiring facial scans and government IDs create surveillance infrastructure that makes everyone less safe. Exploring privacy-preserving alternatives that actually protect kids without building a hacker’s paradise of identity theft goldmines.
TechBear’s Digital Parenting Tips for Keeping Kids Safe Online (Without Losing Your Mind)
Your little digital natives are swimming in the internet ocean while you’re still figuring out the life preserver. TechBear’s real talk on digital parenting: effective online safety education beats seventeen monitoring apps every time.
The Great Digital Literacy Divide: Why Gen Z Knows Less About Computers Than Their Grandparents (And That’s Terrifying)
A TechBear Tech Talk that’ll make you question everything you thought you knew about “digital natives” Reading Time: 8 minutes | Category: Digital Literacy Listen up, technocubs, because TechBear is about to serve you some truth that’s gonna burn worse than that time you tried to update your iPhone on dial-up. We need to have a SERIOUS talk […]
Cybersecurity Wednesday: Supply Chain Attacks – How Malicious Updates Turn Trusted Apps Into Traitors
Your trusted apps might be plotting against you! Learn how malicious updates turn legitimate software into digital traitors through supply chain attacks. TechBear breaks down this sneaky cybersecurity threat and shares practical protection strategies for small businesses—including the essential app audit that could save your data.
The Steep Ramp to Nowhere: Why Performative Accessibility Fails Everyone
It starts with a sign telling a wheelchair user to take the stairs. From unusable ramps to digital dead ends, this is a look at ‘hostile compliance’ and why performative accessibility fails everyone it’s supposed to help.
Workflow Wednesday: Stop WiFi Workflow Killers—TechBear’s 5-Step Guide to Network Setup That Actually Works
Listen up, sugar! Bad WiFi is secretly destroying your productivity. Video calls freezing, files crawling to upload, hunting for signal in your own house? TechBear’s got the 5-step fix for WiFi workflow killers that’ll transform your home office network from disaster to dream.
Tech Tip Tuesday: The Ultimate Office Tool Selection Guide—Stop Fighting the Wrong Tool for Your Data!
A TechBear guide to choosing the right word processor, spreadsheet, and database – because your data nightmares end TODAY (no matter which office suite you use) Listen up, my precious techno-cubs! TechBear is absolutely DONE watching y’all wrestle with the wrong office tools like you’re trying to hammer nails with a rubber chicken. Every week, […]