Have you ever noticed a correlation between a running microwave and your internet connection stuttering? In my childhood home, I have a Pavlovian response to the sound of someone opening the microwave; deep down, I know that I'm getting disconnected from the wi-fi. My wife sighs when I tell her our video call might disconnect. Back in high school, my gaming friends called it “Bobbie got ganked by microwave”: it was like getting ambushed by the enemy team, except more embarrassing. Just th...
