Notes from migrating Linux to a new hard drive
Migrating a Linux install to a new drive can be easy (Clonezilla) or hard. I chose hard. It was a learning experience.
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Prepared remarks: Center for American Progress panel on June 30, 2025
I am slated to appear tomorrow afternoon at a virtual panel hosted by the Center for American Progress entitled “Uniformed Disservice: How Trump’s Agenda Harms Veterans and Service Members“. Below is the outline of my prepared remarks. I encourage you to join me and the other panelists for an informative and challenging discussion.
A letter to the rabbi of a local congregation
I just sent this letter to the rabbi of a local congregation regarding the sermon he gave from the pulpit this past Shabbat morning, which focused on the war Israel had just started with Iran. Not a fan, 0/10, would not recommend.
Today’s example of why Luigi Mangione had a point
United Healthcare is doing everything they can to avoid paying me $158.70 they owe me, because they are scumbags. Five hurdles and still counting!
Appearance on the Plutopia podcast
I recently sat down with the folks at Plutopia, Wendy Grossman, Jon Lebkowsky, and Scoop Sweeney, to talk about my past, our precarious present, and the dire future we seem to be careening toward. Watch or listen here. Enjoy!
Honest this time, “Vintage” comics are working now for Comics Kingdom
As far as I know, Comics Kingdom has finally fixed their daily emails well enough to make the comics designated as “Vintage” work properly in the comics aggregator. See the user guide for instructions reading Comics Kingdom in the aggregator. If you notice any comics that aren’t working, let me know.
Sysadmin journal: setting up wireguard on all of my Linux desktops
I had to hack together a few things to use wireguard transparently on my Android phone and all of my Linux laptops and desktop.
Holding money at wise.com may be the next best thing to opening an offshore bank account
Wise.com use by U.S. citizens has some of the benefits of an offshore bank account but not all of them.
Handle MFA like a pro so you don’t get locked out or let the bad guys in
Why you should use MFA, what about passkeys, what kind of MFA to use, how to make it easier to use, and how to protect yourself against being locked out of an account because of MFA.
Rollout of new Massachusetts unemployment site handled poorly for people with multiple email addresses
Telling people “Your email addresses on the two sites need to match!” without telling them what to do if they don’t is a user-hostile act.