Tag: technology

March 27, 2025 THE COAL SPEAKER

The dead internet dies to live another day

The internet’s been dead for a while. Suddenly, that death has become more perfect.

March 5, 2024 THE COAL SPEAKER

Constant test runs on the Outage Highway

On March 5, 2024, a Meta outage caused panic and showcased society’s dependency on social media, revealing vulnerabilities to technology disruptions.

February 22, 2024 THE COAL SPEAKER

What caused this?! Massive cell outages across America

Nationwide cell outages affect AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, sparking panic and disrupting 911 services. The cause remains unexplained, with speculation on a recent solar flare’s impact.

The haunting words of Gordon Lightfoot’s IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND may be the best background for this story.. conjuring the imagination of his ghostly song coupled with technology piercing the safety nets of our mind.. and going deep into brains to predict what we will want. What we will buy.. what we will…think?