Grant

@grantsworld

Tech Guy, Traveler, Explorer of Strange Places

United StatesJoined December 2025

About

I’m just a guy who keeps stumbling into strange places and weird situations. I write about travel, work, workflow hacks, and the bizarre little moments most people miss.

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Are Ads Coming to a ChatGPT Near You?

I have been seeing reports that ChatGPT is considering rolling out ads into the platform. While this isn’t entirely unexpected, it is disappointing to see. Targeted ads are common on other platforms such as Google, but I don’t consider ChatGPT to be ...

Jan 12 min read

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Flock Safety Cameras Were Exposed to the Open Internet

If you haven't already seen the news, Flock Safety security cameras were exposed to the open internet for anyone to access them. If you're not familiar with Flock, they make a range of different security camera solutions marketed for police, resident...

Jan 15 min read

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From the DMV to the TSA, Facial Recognition Is Here and Nobody Asked You

The last time I got my driver's license renewed I noticed something peculiar about the camera they were using to take my picture. It was an Idemia facial recognition camera, I was familiar with the brand name from my day job. I had used their biometr...

Jan 14 min read

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Productivity Is a Myth, This Is How I Procrastinate.

You can read the original article here. Everything I read about being productive is garbage. It's all written by people selling a system that only works for them—if it works at all. My biggest complaint is that no one talks about the real goal: havin...

Dec 11, 20255 min read

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Losing the Unlosable Gadget, Because it’s Useless.

I love buying gadgets and tech junk; it’s an addiction of mine. Some shiny new piece of junk is marketed to save my life from disaster. I fall for it every time. One of the biggest offenders of this is those little trackers that claim you’ll never lo...

Dec 11, 20254 min read

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Recently published

Are Ads Coming to a ChatGPT Near You?

Flock Safety Cameras Were Exposed to the Open Internet

From the DMV to the TSA, Facial Recognition Is Here and Nobody Asked You

Productivity Is a Myth, This Is How I Procrastinate.

Losing the Unlosable Gadget, Because it’s Useless.