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> is basically hacking around a load of text files telling their trillion dollar wonder machine it absolutely must stop talking to customers about goblins, gremlins and ogres? I wo…

My theory is a state-sponsored actor targeting some of these services, but maybe that's just too 'tinfoil hat' of me, who knows.

I assume you're joking, but as an FYI, Rebecca Heineman died: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/legendary-game-desig...

ChatGPT and Claude are down as a result, too. Y'know, along with most other SAAS services.

Yes exactly - and they still have aging hardware, only 1Gb Ethernet and have recently nerfed H.265 support.

Too little, too late. I finished my 48TB Unraid build a couple of weeks ago :) If Synology want me back as a customer, they also need to get modern CPUs, 2.5Gb or 10Gb Ethernet and…

Hi Matthew, Cloudflare just charged my card $235 with no prior warning (for a service I intended to cancel when I received the renewal reminder). I did not receive any renewal remi…

A great essay, and it explains exactly why I left software development (as a career working for someone else). Too much of what I call emergency-led management.

Their own summary is here: https://youtu.be/yGXaAWbzl5A Paul Hibbert (a UK tech YouTuber) was also hacked in a similar way, and he dived into info on that here: https://youtu.be/0N…

Interesting for sure. The first time I done it, I had a beauty score of 5. I then put glasses on and got better lighting, and got up to a 7. It kept saying my age was 18-20, but I'…

I'd be stunned if the Nasdaq above 11,800 (i.e. it's current level). There seems to be too many economic headwinds. I think today was a short term relief rally, not the turning poi…

It is 'yet another' standard yes, but it's worth pointing out that Matter was jointly launched by the ZigBee Alliance (who now call themselves the Connectivity Standards Alliance).…

Agreed, Caseta are worth their price premium IMO. The only downside is that they aren't available in the UK, but that's not uncommon for non-mainstream smart home products.

(Disclosure: I have a smart home blog and YouTube channel) A nice write-up. Insteon have (had?) some great products, so this is a shame. I do think that Matter will improve things …

Great article, thanks for posting. I've been on a smart home journey myself, but I'm still currently relying on Alexa for most integration and a Hue Bridge. It works well for the 3…

That's what multiple newspapers including The Times are reporting, yes. Since Boris' job is on the line, he's apparently panicking and due to roll out a series of popularist polici…

That's an annoying blog. I was half way through reading when a full page "enter your email address" pop-up appeared. I closed it, and was sent to the top of the page again. (Samsun…

I do agree generally, but it's funny that the suggested solution (spacers) are basically back to the old 1px transparent gif trick from the 90s/early 00s. Nothing wrong with the su…

I watch Netflix at 1.25x and YouTube at 1.5x-2x - but this is mainly because I find some shows/channels a bit too slow at 1x speed. Some YouTube channels are unbearable at 1x speed…

Yep true, although it's not just laptops. I often see 'high end editing PCs' with 16GB of RAM, which is possibly sufficient for 1080p editing, but nowhere near enough for 4K editin…

Good. The more exposure this tactic gets, the better. I remember trying to cancel my The Times (of London) subscription a few years ago. It was a terrible experience - having to en…