botwerks

reflecting on how surveillance concerns have shifted from fringe to mainstream in just a decade

eye-popping fraud in the bike pump industry and amazon's apathetic return policies

thoughts on hardware security vulnerabilities, housing policy hypocrisy, and the placebo effect of psilocybin microdosing

reflections on finding empathy for those with different perspectives on COVID across socioeconomic divides

becoming a bike enthusiast, wealthy homeowner hypocrisy, and class-based noise tolerance

a clear, byte-by-byte explanation of TLS 1.3 connection establishment

excessive political fundraising emails and international crony capitalism comparisons

fallows' prescient media critique, walking for clarity, and car-centric urban mistakes

single-serve coffee makers, prosecutorial misconduct, and spyware company troubles

democratic voters' continued support despite frustration with party leadership