Okta Took Two Months to Tell Anyone
Okta finally admitted Lapsus$ had access to a support engineer's laptop back in January, and the two-month gap before anyone outside the company knew is the part that actually bothers me.
Why My Mac Studio Is Stuck Somewhere Near Shenzhen
My Mac Studio order got delayed this week, which sent me down a rabbit hole into the Shenzhen COVID lockdown and why one city's outbreak can slow down half of Apple's lineup at once.
Apple's $1,599 Monitor Has a Webcam Problem
The Mac Studio and Studio Display shipped this week, and reviewers agree on one weird thing: Apple's $1,599 monitor has a genuinely mediocre webcam.
The Mac Studio Looks Great, the Stand Tax Does Not
Apple's new Studio Display starts at $1,599, but if you want the stand to actually adjust height, that's another $400 on top. A closer look at the one line item from last week's Apple event that's still bugging me.
Apple Wants Another $400 So Your Monitor Can Tilt Properly
Apple's new Studio Display starts at $1,599, and the stand that actually adjusts height costs $400 more. I have thoughts.
Elden Ring, My Frame Rate, and a Weekend I'm Not Getting Back
A week and a half into Elden Ring and I'm still fighting the frame rate as much as the bosses — some thoughts on FromSoftware's long history of janky PC ports.
Nvidia's Hackers Have Weirdly Relatable Demands
Nvidia confirmed a breach and hackers are reportedly demanding they kill the RTX 30-series mining limiter and open-source their drivers, a ransom note that sounds a lot like a Reddit thread.
Elden Ring, and a Week Nothing Else Got Noticed
Starting Elden Ring during the strangest possible week to start anything, plus a small note on the Nvidia security incident that got buried by bigger news.
Elden Ring Ate My Weekend (And My Frame Rate)
Elden Ring and the Steam Deck both launched on the same day, and I only had room in my life for one of them — plus some thoughts on the PC version's frame pacing problems.
The Coinbase QR Code Ad Was Cool for About Ninety Seconds
Coinbase's bouncing QR code Super Bowl ad was the talk of Sunday night, but the part everyone's skipping over is that it briefly took the app down.
The NYT Bought Wordle and My Family's Group Chat Didn't Even Blink
The New York Times bought Wordle for a low-seven-figure sum, and instead of writing about the deal itself I want to talk about what a dumb little word game did to my family's group chat.
Cancelling Spotify (Sort Of)
After Neil Young's catalog got pulled from Spotify this week, I finally cancelled my own Premium subscription — and spent a weekend untangling eleven years of playlists to do it.