Ask me how I know!
Sending your family or friends a plug-and-play Tailscale device can help out both sides: with exit node access, remote tech support, file sharing, and more. Here's our guide to setting up a VPN by mail: tailscale.com/blog/exit-no...
November 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ask me how I know!
I'll see you there, too. #AllThingsOpen
The Tailscale team will be at #AllThingsOpen next week! Stop by and see us on the 4th floor outside of the main stage. We are bringing tons of stickers, swag and friendly faces to discuss all things #zerotrust. 🔒 🚀 @allthingsopen.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I'll see you there, too. #AllThingsOpen
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imagine fleeing the Vietnam War and in your arms you're carrying a baby who will one day grow up to correct the US Secretary of Defense on his jeans. like bringing a football into the end zone
August 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
imagine fleeing the Vietnam War and in your arms you're carrying a baby who will one day grow up to correct the US Secretary of Defense on his jeans. like bringing a football into the end zone
Among the many things that improve once you set up your gear on a Tailscale tailnet: no longer having to remember IP addresses and passwords for SSH-ing into headless devices. tailscale.com/blog/tailsca...
Tailscale's web-based SSH is the easiest way to log into weird little computers
You deserve some always-on gadgets—and an easier way to access them.
tailscale.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Among the many things that improve once you set up your gear on a Tailscale tailnet: no longer having to remember IP addresses and passwords for SSH-ing into headless devices. tailscale.com/blog/tailsca...
I have a "Home State Movie Club" with some friends, and this is my household's pick for Upstate NY*. "Nobody's Fool" feels more like upstate NY than any movie I've seen.
* Having NYC in your selection pool is like having 1/4 of all movies available, so we chose creative constraints.
* Having NYC in your selection pool is like having 1/4 of all movies available, so we chose creative constraints.
Bonus Ghost content for today's launch: I stopped by @kphipps3000.bsky.social & @scotttobias.bsky.social's The Reveal to write about one of my favorite comfort food movies, Paul Newman's absurdly charming 1994 comedy Nobody's Fool. thereveal.film/weekend-watc...
July 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I have a "Home State Movie Club" with some friends, and this is my household's pick for Upstate NY*. "Nobody's Fool" feels more like upstate NY than any movie I've seen.
* Having NYC in your selection pool is like having 1/4 of all movies available, so we chose creative constraints.
* Having NYC in your selection pool is like having 1/4 of all movies available, so we chose creative constraints.
After I got the CMS keys, I got down to the first order of business at @tailscale.com : Writing 2,000 words about using Tailscale to make Chromebooks more multi-OS-friendly. No more Drive folder named "Drop" for me! tailscale.com/blog/tailsca...
Upgrading a Chromebook with Tailscale, Taildrop, and Taildrive
How Tailscale makes trading files between a Chromebook and other devices secure and easy.
tailscale.com
July 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
After I got the CMS keys, I got down to the first order of business at @tailscale.com : Writing 2,000 words about using Tailscale to make Chromebooks more multi-OS-friendly. No more Drive folder named "Drop" for me! tailscale.com/blog/tailsca...
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incredibly well-researched, super helpful, and, frankly, fun piece from @kimberstreams.bsky.social about how to deal with tariffs when shopping online!
How to Avoid a Huge Customs Bill on a Cheap Online Order
An exemption for imports from China worth less than $800 has been lifted, leaving some buyers stuck with big tariff bills. Here’s what to do.
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
incredibly well-researched, super helpful, and, frankly, fun piece from @kimberstreams.bsky.social about how to deal with tariffs when shopping online!
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Love that guys who won like 6 games here a year come back and are treated like heroes and will do anything for us. Buffalo is a weird stupid family
Ryan Fitzpatrick got the Buffalo faithful hyped pregame in a way only he can.
January 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Love that guys who won like 6 games here a year come back and are treated like heroes and will do anything for us. Buffalo is a weird stupid family
My obligation (?) to share this good game professionally (?) has long since passed. Also, I did write about it, twice! But this was a very good game, and I am going to replay it for both the build choices and dialogue trees (!!!) store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/...
Tactical Breach Wizards on Steam
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to ...
store.steampowered.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My obligation (?) to share this good game professionally (?) has long since passed. Also, I did write about it, twice! But this was a very good game, and I am going to replay it for both the build choices and dialogue trees (!!!) store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/...
The only reliable wireless printing, or even just networking printing, I have been able to achieve at home in this lifetime is by running a dedicated CUPS server on a Raspberry Pi (now a Pi Zero 2W).
Don't even let people tell you something is a solved problem. Gutenberg: still relevant in 2024.
Don't even let people tell you something is a solved problem. Gutenberg: still relevant in 2024.
December 23, 2024 at 11:46 AM
The only reliable wireless printing, or even just networking printing, I have been able to achieve at home in this lifetime is by running a dedicated CUPS server on a Raspberry Pi (now a Pi Zero 2W).
Don't even let people tell you something is a solved problem. Gutenberg: still relevant in 2024.
Don't even let people tell you something is a solved problem. Gutenberg: still relevant in 2024.
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Instead of having playoffs, the college football championship should be between the best college team and the worst NFL team. If the college team wins, they get to become an NFL franchise, and the NFL team has to become a university.
December 22, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Instead of having playoffs, the college football championship should be between the best college team and the worst NFL team. If the college team wins, they get to become an NFL franchise, and the NFL team has to become a university.
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Did the NYT really rip off a verge story about an influencer allegedly ripping off the aesthetic of another influencer? Or did they just happen to cover the same lawsuit in a similar way a couple of weeks later? www.theverge.com/2024/11/26/2...
December 5, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Did the NYT really rip off a verge story about an influencer allegedly ripping off the aesthetic of another influencer? Or did they just happen to cover the same lawsuit in a similar way a couple of weeks later? www.theverge.com/2024/11/26/2...
I have Parker House rolls, freestanding rosemary olive bread, and English muffins all slow proving in the fridge. The sourdough starter has never felt so 🍄🦠🐲aliiiive🧬🍄🟫🍇.
November 28, 2024 at 4:46 AM
I have Parker House rolls, freestanding rosemary olive bread, and English muffins all slow proving in the fridge. The sourdough starter has never felt so 🍄🦠🐲aliiiive🧬🍄🟫🍇.
These rolls (from “A Good Bake”) are half sourdough, half instant yeast, all wonderful. Made for Friendsgiving, might have to make again.
November 24, 2024 at 4:02 AM
These rolls (from “A Good Bake”) are half sourdough, half instant yeast, all wonderful. Made for Friendsgiving, might have to make again.
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NOTE TO ALL GAMING PR PEOPLE, PLEASE STEAL THIS IDEA
Email I got for [embargoed review game] includes estimated completion times for:
* "One run of the game"
* "Time to gain a good overview of the game and gameplay cycle"
* "Unlock all characters and weapons"
* "Completionist"
Email I got for [embargoed review game] includes estimated completion times for:
* "One run of the game"
* "Time to gain a good overview of the game and gameplay cycle"
* "Unlock all characters and weapons"
* "Completionist"
October 24, 2024 at 3:16 PM
NOTE TO ALL GAMING PR PEOPLE, PLEASE STEAL THIS IDEA
Email I got for [embargoed review game] includes estimated completion times for:
* "One run of the game"
* "Time to gain a good overview of the game and gameplay cycle"
* "Unlock all characters and weapons"
* "Completionist"
Email I got for [embargoed review game] includes estimated completion times for:
* "One run of the game"
* "Time to gain a good overview of the game and gameplay cycle"
* "Unlock all characters and weapons"
* "Completionist"
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When I say DC is undergoing a cycling/streets-level revolution, this is what I mean.
For the fifth straight month, Capital Bikeshare ridership hit an all-time high in September 2024.
It was the 33rd straight month (!) with year-over-year growth: ggwash.org/view/97337/b...
For the fifth straight month, Capital Bikeshare ridership hit an all-time high in September 2024.
It was the 33rd straight month (!) with year-over-year growth: ggwash.org/view/97337/b...
October 21, 2024 at 9:11 PM
When I say DC is undergoing a cycling/streets-level revolution, this is what I mean.
For the fifth straight month, Capital Bikeshare ridership hit an all-time high in September 2024.
It was the 33rd straight month (!) with year-over-year growth: ggwash.org/view/97337/b...
For the fifth straight month, Capital Bikeshare ridership hit an all-time high in September 2024.
It was the 33rd straight month (!) with year-over-year growth: ggwash.org/view/97337/b...
I wrote about moving away from Buffalo, NY, a city that is easy to caricature, tough to love, impossible to fully leave behind. thepurdman.com/leaving-buff...
October 18, 2024 at 8:57 PM
I wrote about moving away from Buffalo, NY, a city that is easy to caricature, tough to love, impossible to fully leave behind. thepurdman.com/leaving-buff...
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Today I saw a Burger King commercial call food a “hunger hack” and felt the need to offer the world an apology
October 14, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Today I saw a Burger King commercial call food a “hunger hack” and felt the need to offer the world an apology
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1924: what if automation did all our backbreaking labor and freed us to pursue art and philosophy
2024: what if automation did all our art and philosophy and we
2024: what if automation did all our art and philosophy and we
September 13, 2024 at 11:48 PM
1924: what if automation did all our backbreaking labor and freed us to pursue art and philosophy
2024: what if automation did all our art and philosophy and we
2024: what if automation did all our art and philosophy and we
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This is not an article about epoxy river tables.
I mean, it is. But it's not. But it is.
Or maybe it isn't.
www.southernfriedscience.com/this-is-not-...
I mean, it is. But it's not. But it is.
Or maybe it isn't.
www.southernfriedscience.com/this-is-not-...
June 4, 2024 at 7:09 PM
This is not an article about epoxy river tables.
I mean, it is. But it's not. But it is.
Or maybe it isn't.
www.southernfriedscience.com/this-is-not-...
I mean, it is. But it's not. But it is.
Or maybe it isn't.
www.southernfriedscience.com/this-is-not-...
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What is the best Legend of Zelda game and why is it the one that came out closest to when you were 12?
Great Washington Post nostalgia study. Adults think U.S. society was historically nicest and comfiest—most moral and close-knit, families happiest—whenever they happened to be little kids, and culture (music, movies, TV, fashion, sports, food) best whenever they were adolescents. wapo.st/3WXd9xS
May 29, 2024 at 7:31 PM
What is the best Legend of Zelda game and why is it the one that came out closest to when you were 12?
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Thanks to @kevinpurdy.bsky.social for helping me realize my "artist's conception" image caption running joke has been running on Ars for >12 years now!
First appearance: arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/...
Latest appearance: arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/...
Full(?) list: www.google.com/search?q=%22...
First appearance: arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/...
Latest appearance: arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/...
Full(?) list: www.google.com/search?q=%22...
Why don't more game developers see royalties from their work?
UK developer Simon Roth explains why arguments about "supporting the …
arstechnica.com
March 8, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Thanks to @kevinpurdy.bsky.social for helping me realize my "artist's conception" image caption running joke has been running on Ars for >12 years now!
First appearance: arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/...
Latest appearance: arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/...
Full(?) list: www.google.com/search?q=%22...
First appearance: arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/...
Latest appearance: arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/...
Full(?) list: www.google.com/search?q=%22...
The workers must seize the chill lo-fi beats of production.
October 28, 2023 at 3:57 PM
The workers must seize the chill lo-fi beats of production.
Happy Barbenheimer to those who celebrate.
July 22, 2023 at 1:05 PM
Happy Barbenheimer to those who celebrate.