Thank You For Your Interest
A composite of job rejection emails. Claude wrote it. I just cut things.
String Literal
Thoughts about privacy, security, hacking, surveillance, journalism, AI, and more.
Latest posts
Stop Telling Me To Ask An LLM
I already did.
Anti-Social 2026: Summer Edition
A recap of last quarter's social media posts, so you can spend less time (and be less reliant on) social media.
How to Keep The Feds Out of Your Signal Messages
It starts with securing your phone.
Scams Don't Exploit Ignorance. They Exploit Being Human.
The security advice I've given for over a decade won't stop scams. The real fixes are structural.
What My Privacy and Security Stack Actually Looks Like
This is what I actually use, as opposed to what I recommend (which usually involves a lot of "it depends").
You Are Being Recorded
On AI notetakers, the erosion of consent, and the hidden cost of the permanent record
I Read The Comments
I've been told not to, but I read every one. I treat them as data, not conversation.
Anatomy of an Article
Some open secrets about what you're reading
Google Workspace’s Security Warning Was Actually Just A Sales Pitch
A frustrating upsell to Workspace users
Made in America, Watched Worldwide Wins Prestigious Award
The package won the Overseas Press Club's Malcolm Forbes and Morton Frank Award for best international business news reporting.
A Leg To Stand On
An incomplete, but hopefully useful, fractured lower limb survival guide
2025 In Review
Each year, I like to run through the projects that I'm proud of or think others can benefit from. I hope it helps you learn something new, whether that's an idea you can take with you into 2026, a resource you're unaware of, or
16 Tools For Freelancers
One for each year I've freelanced...
Options for Phones at Protests
Simply showing up to a protest leaves you susceptible to all sorts of surveillance, including cameras, drones, facial recognition, and more. There's not always a lot you can do about pernicious street-level surveillance, but you do have a lot of choices when it comes to your phone.