The techlash has gone Hollywood

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: David Pierce / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Installer-147.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hi, friends! Welcome to <em>Installer</em> No. 147, your guide to the best and <em>Verge</em>-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I missed you all, and also you can read all the old editions at the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/installer-newsletter"><em>Installer</em> homepage</a>.) </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I'm back from parental leave! Part time, anyway. Thanks to everyone who sent well wishes and tips for managing three kids. I need 'em all. This week, I've been reading about <a href="https://thebaffler.com/outbursts/bad-manors-wagner"><strong>McMansions</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.mlive.com/business/2026/10/outmaneuvered-outmatched-and-outspent-how-data-centers-are-overwhelming-small-town-america.html"><strong>data centers</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/sports-cards-gambling"><strong>sports cards</strong></a> <strong></strong>and <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/icann-top-level-domains-meow/"><strong>ICANN</strong></a>, trying to run my life on <a href="https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101881227-12839518?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dell.com%2Fen-us%2Fshop%2Flaptop-computers%2Fspd%2Fxps13dx13267"><strong>the Dell XPS Googlebook</strong></a>, testing a new and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXJ8VZ39?th=1&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=vergenewsletter-20&amp;linkId=d63c4a5c47d46b22793ba74dec5bc218&amp;language=en_US&amp;gaOptInStatus=true&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl"><strong>very purple Kindle</strong></a>, reinventing my whole note-taking system now that Google Docs can <a href="https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-docs-vs-obsidian/"><strong>handle Markdown files</strong></a>, listening to episode …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1008836/social-reckoning-cupertino-techlash-installer">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>