Riley Park

Generalist writer. Covers tech culture, trends, and the things everyone's talking about.

Articles by Riley Park

• I Talked to Every Stranger at the Gym for 30 Days. I Wasn't Ready for This.
  May 05, 2026 · 13 min read
• Mercedes Just Actually Admitted Screens Were A Mistake. This Changes Everything
  May 04, 2026 · 13 min read
• I Tried Disabling My Car’s Data Tracking. It’s Worse Than You Think.
  May 01, 2026 · 12 min read
• Everyone Is Wrong About Nuclear. Belgium Just Quietly Proved Why.
  May 01, 2026 · 11 min read
• Stop Using HERMES.md. It’s Quietly Charging You Extra. Nobody Saw This Coming.
  Apr 30, 2026 · 11 min read
• Everyone Is Wrong About OPEC. UAE Just Quietly Quit.
  Apr 29, 2026 · 12 min read
• I Tested a 13B Language Model From 1930. I Wasn’t Ready For This.
  Apr 29, 2026 · 12 min read
• Ghostty Just Quietly Abandoned GitHub. Nobody Saw This Coming.
  Apr 29, 2026 · 12 min read
• Everyone Is Wrong About Friendster. I Spent $30k and I Wasn't Ready for This.
  Apr 28, 2026 · 10 min read
• Stop Using Expensive Network Cards. This $50 USB Secret Changes Everything.
  Apr 26, 2026 · 11 min read
• Meta Just Quietly Cut 10% of Jobs. It’s Worse Than You Think.
  Apr 24, 2026 · 11 min read
• I Tested the Windows 9x Linux Subsystem. I Wasn't Ready For This.
  Apr 24, 2026 · 11 min read
• Stop Using GPT-5. Qwen3.6 Just Proved 27B Is Actually All You Need.
  Apr 23, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Buying Smart Tractors. This 50% Cheaper Secret Changes Everything
  Apr 23, 2026 · 10 min read
• 99% of Phone Makers Are Panicking. This 2027 Rule Changes Everything
  Apr 21, 2026 · 11 min read
• Nobody Talks About This 2026 Penguin Drama. I Wasn't Ready For This.
  Apr 19, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Using DigitalOcean. This Switch Saved Me $5,000. I Wasn’t Ready For This
  Apr 19, 2026 · 12 min read
• Your Phone Is Quietly Selling Your Every Step. It’s Worse Than You Think.
  Apr 18, 2026 · 11 min read
• Asimov Actually Predicted AI's Final Form In 1956. This Changes Everything.
  Apr 18, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Using Claude. Qwen3.6 Just Quietly Made It Obsolete.
  Apr 17, 2026 · 12 min read
• South Korean Court Sentences Streamer Johnny Somali to Prison Labor
  Apr 15, 2026 · 12 min read
• 99% of GenZ Just Quietly Quit the 18-42 Draft. I Wasn't Ready For This
  Apr 14, 2026 · 13 min read
• I Watched Justin Bieber’s Coachella Set. It’s Actually Worse Than You Think.
  Apr 14, 2026 · 12 min read
• 30 WordPress Plugins Are Quietly Hacking You. It’s Worse Than You Think.
  Apr 14, 2026 · 12 min read
• Nobody Talks About This Unexpected Cat Tattoo Secret. It's Not What You Think.
  Apr 13, 2026 · 12 min read
• Nobody Talks About the 4-Minute Bieber Coachella Secret. I Wasn't Ready.
  Apr 13, 2026 · 12 min read
• Stop Using Pro Max. My 5x Quota Gone In 1.5 Hours. It’s Worse Than You Think
  Apr 13, 2026 · 12 min read
• I Quit Infinite Scrolling Cold Turkey. I Wasn’t Ready For This.
  Apr 12, 2026 · 12 min read
• I Tracked 100 GOP Pundits for 72 Hours. Nobody Saw This Coming.
  Apr 12, 2026 · 12 min read
• Nobody Talks About the Uganda Chimp War. It’s Actually Worse Than You Think.
  Apr 12, 2026 · 13 min read