Software
Houses The Clan Domeshaven have lived in their valley for centuries. Millenia, probably – there are no written records. The old woman […]
Category: Technology
VPN
I have finally got WireGuard working as a VPN. WireGuard®, I have heard, is extremely simple. This was not at all my experience. Here I would like to record everything that went wrong, and rant about what this means for software and computer security generally.
Backups
All Linux backup software is terrible. There is also a great deal of terrible advice on the Internet. Here I exhaustively report what backup software should achieve, what features it needs, and exactly how every piece of Linux software I know fails to satisfy those points.
Identity
I’m opposed to social media bans for under-16s. But I’m finding it hard to express why, in a debate filled with toxic opinions. Instead, I want to describe the kind of practical solutions to social media harms I’d like to see.
Inflation
Two questions about how LLMs affect macroeconomics, in particular inflation. I think we’d all like to know what happens next. I’ve read quite a lot of commentary from economists, but not to the point that I have answers.
New Phone
My initial thoughts after using the FLX1s Linux phone from FuriLabs for a couple of days. The conclusion so far is that this needs work before it can replace my iPhone, mostly from my side. It’s disappointing on a few dimensions, but so far I haven’t seen anything that can’t be fixed or worked around.
Scam
A shaggy dog story about how carefully Air France’s emails are contrived to perfectly resemble a scam.
Generation
The question was raised, are generation ships ethical? The first answer is, that’s a silly question. So is the second answer. But the third answer may surprise you.
Andor
The Star Wars universe can only hold reactionary stories. Andor attempts to do something else, but it only works if you don’t think too hard about what it’s all for.
Music Videos
“Artificial Intelligence” is now an inescapable part of music videos. I flirt with the idea that this is a terrible change that will destroy an art form that I love.