Freezing My Credit Tonight (Thanks, Equifax)
Equifax just disclosed a breach touching roughly 143 million people, so tonight's post is a practical walkthrough of actually freezing your credit at all four bureaus, not just the one in the headline.
The Avocados Were Fine
A weekend trip to the newly Amazon-owned Whole Foods, where the avocados got slightly cheaper and the checkout line did not.
Waiting on the Essential Phone
The Essential Phone from Android co-founder Andy Rubin finally started shipping this week, minus mine. Notes on the ceramic back, the missing headphone jack, and the accessory that isn't ready yet.
My Eclipse Photos Are Garbage (And I Don't Care)
A week-late recap of watching the partial eclipse from the driveway, why my phone photos of it are all garbage, and how the Essential Phone's launch got completely buried under all the eclipse noise.
The Eclipse Glasses Recall Almost Ruined My Monday
A last-minute scramble after Amazon recalled a batch of counterfeit eclipse glasses, and how a Cheerios box saved eclipse Monday.
The Guy Who Runs Half the Internet Had a Bad Morning
Cloudflare's CEO admitted he pulled a neo-Nazi site's protection because he woke up in a bad mood, and that admission is the part worth sitting with.
My Eclipse Glasses Might Be Fake
A last-minute scare over fake eclipse glasses sends me down a rabbit hole of ISO safety codes, price-gouged backup orders, and some strong opinions about who should be liable when it counts.
The Leak That Spoiled Its Own Keynote
Apple accidentally shipped its own iPhone X secrets inside a HomePod firmware build, and a few developers with disassemblers found everything before the keynote even had a date.
HBO Got Hacked and Now I'm Muting Half of Twitter
HBO's data breach and multi-million dollar ransom demand have me less worried about corporate security and more worried about surviving Twitter until the next Game of Thrones episode.
Woke Up and Bitcoin Had Split in Two
Bitcoin split into two coins this week and I spent way too much time watching exchange rates instead of just enjoying my evening.
SoundCloud Is Cutting 40% of Its Staff and I Don't Know Where My Old Mixes Go
SoundCloud just announced it's cutting about 40% of its staff and closing two offices. Some notes on what that actually feels like from someone who's had an account since 2012.
Musk's Own Words: "Production Hell"
Tesla handed over the first 30 Model 3s last night, and Musk used the same breath to warn of months of "production hell" ahead — the number that actually stuck with me wasn't the price.