Wordle Broke My Group Chat
My family group chat used to be about dogs and airport pickups. This week it's just rows of green and yellow squares, and I've finally figured out why.
Netflix Raised Prices, Then Six Days Later Told Us Growth Is Slowing
Netflix raised US prices on January 14th, then six days later warned investors that subscriber growth is stalling out. The stock tanked in after-hours trading.
The Little Green Squares Have Taken Over My Family Chat
The whole family group chat has turned into daily grids of green and yellow squares. Some notes on getting hooked on Wordle, colorblind mode, and the people who post their score before 9am.
Twelve Days Into My Wordle Habit
Twelve days into a daily word-guessing habit that's suddenly everywhere, some thoughts on starting words, spoiler etiquette, and why six guesses feels exactly right.
When Kazakhstan Went Dark, Bitcoin Felt It
Kazakhstan's internet blackout this week is a human rights story first, but it's also quietly rattling Bitcoin's global hash rate since the country hosts a huge share of the world's mining.
CES Without Half of Tech Actually Showing Up
Half of tech just bailed on CES 2022 over Omicron, my press-release inbox didn't get the memo, and Kazakhstan shutting off its entire internet put the whole drama in perspective.
Four Log4j Patches Later, Here's Where Things Actually Stand
Log4j just shipped its fourth patch of the month (2.17.1, December 28th) and I spent part of my holiday break re-checking every server I run. Here's where things actually stand and what to check first.
Log4j Patch Number Four Just Dropped and I'm Done
Apache shipped Log4j 2.17.1 on December 28th, the fourth patch in three weeks, and it ate what was left of my holiday.
The Weekend I Didn't See Spider-Man
Two weeks into the Log4j mess and a third CVE later, I finally admit the patching is eating my whole holiday week, Spider-Man included.
A Cable, Ten Billion Dollars, and One More Delay
NASA pushed the James Webb Space Telescope launch again, this time over a loose communication cable, days before it's set to finally fly.
How a Minecraft Bug Ate My Saturday
A weekend spent patching a home UniFi controller, a Minecraft server, and a forgotten Elasticsearch box after Log4Shell, plus some thoughts on how a Minecraft chat exploit turned into a federal cybersecurity directive.
My Weekend Patching a Minecraft Server for Log4Shell
A personal, slightly panicked account of patching a home Minecraft server (twice) after Log4Shell blew up the internet's Java software this week.