If the Internet had a voice, I am fairly certain it would sound like the HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

“Hello Nir,” it said to me in its low, monotone voice. “Glad to see you again.”

“Internet, I just need a few quick things for an article I’m writing,” I’d reply. “Then it’s back to work. No distractions this time.”

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