2026-08-26
Meta settled with 47 states for up to $18 billion over claims it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children. Here's what the settlement actually changes, what it doesn't, and why it might not matter as much as it sounds.
2026-08-14
Google pulled the last Manifest V2 code out of Chromium in July 2026, and uBlock Origin is being removed from the Chrome Web Store on August 31. Here's what actually broke, why Google's security claims don't hold up, and why I moved to Zen Browser.
2026-08-14
Bloomberg's investigation into Phoebe Gates' shopping app Phia pulled "cookie stuffing" out of ad-tech obscurity and into federal wire fraud territory — with leaked Slack messages showing founders knew for months.
2026-07-24
How a uniquely-shaped raccoon from Seattle's Ballard neighborhood became July 2026's biggest internet celebrity, complete with Google easter eggs, D&D stat blocks, Skyrim mods, and a city proclamation.
2026-07-24
The complete story of Neil, a southern elephant seal born on the wrong beach who became a global celebrity by flattening traffic cones, blocking cars, and stealing hearts — while raising hard questions about wildlife fame.
2026-07-23
TSLA plunged 15% after Q2 earnings missed estimates by a mile. Free cash flow went negative, capex doubled, and Musk's AI bet is costing $25B a year. Here's the full breakdown.
2026-07-21
A deep dive into the review agent system on crumpits.com — how opencode agents research movies, interview me for opinions, and auto-generate MDX review files with zero manual data entry.
2026-07-21
Sysdig researchers caught JADEPUFFER re-entering a previously breached Langflow instance to deploy ENCFORGE, a UPX-packed Go ransomware engineered to encrypt AI model weights, vector databases, and training pipelines — and it's only getting started.
2026-07-20
How to keep your static site's dynamic data fresh using a three-tier cache layer and a scheduled GitHub Actions workflow that fetches API data, commits it back to the repo, and triggers a redeploy.
2026-07-19
Apple Music prices went up for the first time in four years. But it's not just music — Macs, iPads, HomePods, and even the Apple TV all cost more now. Here's what changed, by how much, and why.
2026-07-18
I set up both Tailscale and Twingate in my homelab. Here's how they work under the hood, what the setup process actually looks like, and which one I'm keeping.
2026-07-17
What it's really like to build a full-stack Next.js site entirely through AI agents in opencode — the initial frustration, the breakthrough moments, and why it's worth pushing through.
2026-07-16
My first blog post on the new site.