Ripping Vinyl
Ripping vinyl has never been easier, which is good because I have my dad's entire 1960s-80s vinyl collection.
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Technology
Computing, mobile, tablet, and IoT
AI is Digital Microplastics
AI Slop is infecting the internet like Microplastics. It's found everywhere and nobody is asking for it.
2024 Subscription Audit
It's the last day of 2024, that means it's time for my annual subscription and services audit.
2025 Privacy Check-up
Well, looks like it's time for another privacy check-up heading into 2025...
Automakers are sharing consumers' driving behavior with insurance companies
General Motors is sharing driving data with data brokers - often without customer consent - and insurance companies are jacking up rates.
Linux Mint saved a 2015 MacBook Air
Linux Mint was able to completely resuscitate a sluggish 2015 MacBook Air.
Substack is a Nazi Bar
Substack has become - through decisions wholly of their own (!) - to become a place that allows Nazi hate speech and monetizes it.
Unraid NAS
A loss of over 100GB of photos on my Mac made me think about data redundancy and the 3-2-1 backup strategy.
The great Reddit diaspora
Reddit's hostile behavior to 3rd party app developers in advance of their IPO is a case study in how to speedrun a gutter valuation.
AI's Carbon Footprint
“We’re talking about ChatGPT and we know nothing about it. It could be three raccoons in a trench coat.” - Sasha Luccioni