How I Ran Gigabit Ethernet Over Cat3 Cable and Sinned Against the Ethergods
Can you run Gigabit ethernet over 1990’s-era Category 3 cable? Opinions differ as to whether it would work fine or drive me to madness, so I decided to find out myself.
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I’ve Had it With EV Misinformation
The right-wing misinformation machine really, REALLY hates electric cars. Let’s debunk some of the many lies about EVs.
NATO Sea Shanties
I’d like to tell you about the NATO Sea Shanties dream I had last night. Yes. Official NATO sea shanties.
The Biggest Blabbermouths of Animal Crossing New Horizons
I write serious articles about tech. Except when I write not serious articles about the most annoying chatterboxes in Animal Crossing New Horizons.
An MFA Primer for All Stakeholders in an Organization
Writing as a guest blogger for Softlanding Solutions, I explain how the implementation of Multi-Factor Authentication is not only a critical goal to ensure your organization's security, but also a critical discussion that all stakeholders at a company need to participate in.
This is Not Political
This is not a political post.
To Retain our Sovereignty, Canada Must Control our Technology
With this week’s revelation that the CIA sold compromised encryption devices to spy on America’s allies, and the allegations that Huawei’s technologies contain backdoors for Chinese authorities, Canada is faced with the grim reminder that our technology infrastructure may be acting as agents to foreign governments. If we wish to retain sovereignty over our own information and communications, we…
Guest on CBC's The Current
On Jan 31st, I was a brief guest on CBC’s The Current with Matt Galloway to discuss the epidemic of cell phone porting scams. You can listen to the full program on the CBC website.
Video: How Encryption Works and Why it's So Important
Encryption is a crucial part of the technology we use every day. When governments talk about outlawing it, they're proposing a fundamental destruction of our technology infrastructure. This video explains how encryption works, and why it can't be broken in the ways that government and law enforcement want. The video I’ve created – How Encryption Works and Why it’s So Important – is the culmination…
Don't Do the Two-Step
After a long hiatus, I'm back to blogging with OpenMedia! Today I'm tackling the important differences between 2FA and 2-step. One keeps you safer, the other... not so much. Read on to find out more!
If You Don't Like It, Then Stop Watching
The solution is simple: if you don’t like something, stop watching it.
All of My Friends Will be Dead - Meditations on the Great Battle of Game of Thrones
This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones – You have been warned!
Your Instructions Are Bad, But Don't Feel Bad
It’s not your fault. Life – and the internet in particular – has conditioned you to write shitty instructions. Instructions which are ambiguous, rambling, incomplete, or insufficiently informative. So how can you fix them?
Meseeks Box
I made a Meseeks Box from Rick and Morty, complete with sound effects! If you’d like to find out how I did it, check out the Instructable I made.
Life's Too Short for Video Ports
As a jack-of-all-trades IT pro, I have a lengthy list of frustrations – both of the large and small variety. However, after more than 15 years working IT in a small office environment, there’s one nuisance that has come to trump all others. VIDEO. PORTS.
The Greatest Episode of the Simpsons
My hot take in which I argue that Trash of the Titans is the best episode of The Simpsons, and more to the point, the most important and enduring.
Güdboi Resort and Spa
Here's a concept: a spa and resort populated (or should I say, pupulated? ...sorry) by adorable canine companions. The ultimate answer to the cat-café. Anyway, here's some toiletries labels I created for fun.
Zoey Crow
'Tis the season for angry crows here in Metro Vancouver (they're guarding their nests – eggs and now fledglings). Inspired in part by this, and wanting to do an artistic project in Adobe Illustrator, I drew this artwork, "Zoey Crow". Zoey Crow is mad because you're too close to her nest and not readily giving up your food. Silly hoo-man. It's an attempt to make something complicated with lots of…
Technocalypse
Sometimes, you just gotta have yourself a good rant…
A Theremin in Garageband
My website logs show that someone was looking for my now-11-year-old tutorial on making a theremin in GarageBand. Shockingly, the instrument still works after all these years (probably because its generator is so simple). The original tutorial is provided as-is herewith. Some adjustment may be required for modern versions of GarageBand.