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The Windows 11 Keynote Told Me Nothing I Didn't Already Know

Microsoft officially unveiled Windows 11 on Thursday, but thanks to a leaked build I'd already been living with the rounded corners and centered taskbar for over a week.

June 25, 2021·4 min read

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Windows 11 Leaked Before Microsoft Could Even Show It Off

A full Windows 11 build leaked days before Microsoft's official reveal, so tomorrow's big event already feels like a recap. Some thoughts on the centered taskbar, leak culture, and running an old VM to poke around.

June 23, 2021·4 min read

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I Installed the Leaked Windows Build Before Microsoft Even Announced It

A leaked build of the next Windows landed on forums this week, a full eight days before Microsoft's own event, and I could not resist installing it in a VM.

June 17, 2021·4 min read

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Metroid Dread Is Actually Real

Nintendo's E3 Direct confirmed Metroid Dread is real after sixteen years of rumors, plus another moody Breath of the Wild 2 teaser with still no release date.

June 15, 2021·4 min read

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Amazon Turned Sidewalk On Without Really Asking

Amazon switched on its Sidewalk bandwidth-sharing network for Echo and Ring devices by default this week, buried the opt-out three menus deep, and I have complaints about that pattern in general.

June 9, 2021·3 min read

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The Bitcoin Was Never Actually Untraceable

The DOJ says it recovered $2.3 million of the Colonial Pipeline ransom by tracing bitcoin on the blockchain — a smaller and more specific story than the headlines make it sound.

June 8, 2021·4 min read

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First the Gas, Now the Beef

A ransomware attack on JBS, the world's largest meat processor, hit right after Colonial Pipeline, and I noticed it first at the grocery store checkout.

June 1, 2021·4 min read

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Notes on the New Blue iMac (and the $200 Catch)

My new blue 24-inch iMac arrived this week, and between the $200 price gap for Touch ID and the leftover chin, I've got some notes.

May 29, 2021·4 min read

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WhatsApp vs. India: The Encryption Fight Nobody's Talking About

WhatsApp sued the Indian government over traceability rules that would break end-to-end encryption, and it's getting buried under bigger headlines this week.

May 28, 2021·3 min read

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Nvidia's Mining Limiter and the Great GPU Price Non-Drop

Nvidia rolled out mining-limited RTX cards the same week Bitcoin crashed under $30k, and I'm still stuck refreshing eBay for a GPU at anything close to retail.

May 26, 2021·3 min read