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Entries relating to computers.
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The absolute lie you tell yourself when saving a 10,000-word article you will never look at again.
Read full entry →The impossible physics of computer ports that require three attempts for a two-sided plug.
Read full entry →The act of entering credentials at a glacial pace, causing you to forget which key you just pressed.
Read full entry →Tactical ignorance of a coworker on the street to avoid making small talk before 9 AM.
Read full entry →The dizzying, static-filled moment of near-fainting caused by getting off the sofa too enthusiastically.
Read full entry →The enforced conversational pause at a restaurant table while staff handle liquids.
Read full entry →The paradox where a plug with only two sides requires three attempts to insert correctly.
Read full entry →The mandatory, untranslatable vocalization emitted when trying to navigate past someone in a narrow space.
Read full entry →The covert adjustment of undergarments performed under the guise of scratching or stretching.
Read full entry →The deliberate, slow-motion destruction of property by a feline seeking attention.
Read full entry →The burden of an unread article you refuse to close because you 'should' care about it.
Read full entry →The maddening inability to find a comfortable core temperature during transitional seasons.
Read full entry →The desperate olfactory assessment of laundry plucked from the 'chairdrobe'.
Read full entry →A neurological misfire causing the distinct sensation of a text message in an empty pocket.
Read full entry →The sudden evaporation of a query the moment a cursor enters a search engine bar.
Read full entry →The deeply ingrained British instinct to ask forgiveness from a table leg.
Read full entry →The feline assertion of dominance by sleeping on the only object you are trying to use.
Read full entry →The shame felt when throwing away a bag of liquefying spinach you swore you'd eat.
Read full entry →The overconfidence of typing a known password too quickly, leading to an account lockout.
Read full entry →The accidental consumption of mobile data because you forgot to re-enable your wifi.
Read full entry →Describing a specific room or corner that inexplicably receives zero internet signal.
Read full entry →The reluctance to close any web page out of a baseless fear you might need it again.
Read full entry →Describing a device that claims to be portable but instantly dies if removed from power.
Read full entry →A stoic phrase capable of describing anything from barely acceptable to absolutely brilliant.
Read full entry →The dictionary is still being written
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