Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Kira here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Today’s top stories are about: a woman who feared she was being tracked using AirPods, a mental health program that uses video games as group therapy, a fake reporter who was found out because of his thirst tweets, and a customer’s alarming encounter with a kitchen fire at Wingstop.
After that, Mikael responds to a reader question in his “Your Password Sucks” column.
Andrew is out this week, so you’ll hear from me again tomorrow.
Until then,
— K.D.
⚡ Today’s top stories
🎧 WTF
‘I am still shaking’: Woman says someone used AirPod to track her while she was out shopping
‘I feel like I’m gonna have to seriously defend myself because I can’t find that AirPod,’ says a woman who believes she was tracked using AirPods.
🎮 INTERNET CULTURE
In Hero Journey Club, group therapy is literally a game
Games like ‘Stardew Valley’ to ‘Minecraft’ are helping users ‘crush depression’ via a virtual mental health program.
📱DEBUNK
‘Al Jazeera reporter’ covering Gaza hospital blast outed as fake after spotted thirsting after Sydney Sweeney pictures
The account had some strong opinions about the actor.
🔥 VIRAL
Customers walk into Wingstop for 8-piece boneless wings. The kitchen is on fire
If you can’t handle the heat, get out of the kitchen.
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🔒 Your Password Sucks
By Mikael Thalen
Staff Reporter
Welcome to Your Password Sucks, the web_crawlr column that answers all your internet security related questions.
Today, web_crawlr reader Cliff D. asks whether you should use your face as a universal password.
Do you have an internet security question you want answered? Let Mikael know! His “Your Password Sucks” column runs bi-weekly in the web_crawlr newsletter.
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🗺️ This Texan says she accidentally drove into Mexico while trying to get to Home Depot.
🐶 A Chewy customer shared a video telling viewers to sign up for Chewy and gain free virtual vet visits, plus more.
🍕 The variety of frozen pizza at the grocery store is pretty overwhelming now, like this one Wisconsin grocery store that has hundreds of different types.
🔓 In a viral video, a Walmart shopper showed the “security” lock on phone cases to stop shoplifters. It doesn’t work.
🍹 A woman shared her concerns about the $1 margarita at Applebee’s, officially known as the Dollarita, calling the drink “gasoline.”
📦 One man went viral for sharing how he was confused at the concept of a 4am delivery from Amazon.
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📝 Question of the Day
Everyone’s got opinions, and we want to know yours. Just click a button below to answer the question, and tomorrow we will let you know how fellow web crawlers like you answered.
WOULD YOU JUDGE SOMEONE IF YOU THEY TOOK YOU ON A DATE TO THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY?
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👋 Before you go
Does ordering a Lemon Drop shot at your local watering hole mean you’re still on your parent’s phone plan? That’s what North Carolina comic and bar owner Kenny Giard says. And even if the truth hurts, it’s still pretty funny.
Giard has been performing his feats of bartender astrology in a long-running series of videos uploaded to his TikTok account. The series is called “What Your Drinks Say About You,” and it might just hurt your feelings depending on your favorite shot of choice.
But don’t worry: Giard is an equal-opportunity offender when it comes to drinks.
🎶 Now Playing: “NO MERCY” by Cell, Pieced Up 🎶
