Finally built my own PC, should have done it years ago!
I got a much faster computer for much less than it would have cost if I had bought something pre-assembled.
Category Archives: Computers
City of Boston electronic poll books: they DO know what they’re doing!
Boston has robust plans in place to ensure that Poll Pad failures will not compromise an election, but I still have some concerns.
Don’t abuse open-source software maintainers or this might happen
If you abuse me privately, I will name and shame you publicly.
Why software product support is (sometimes) a terrible job
Software maintainers can’t help people who can’t or won’t read and answer straightforward questions, and some people who need help with software are incapable of reading and answering straightforward questions.
Boston Election Department switching over fully to electronic poll-books; I hope they know what they’re doing!
Using electronic poll-books at 275 precincts on election day is a much heavier lift than using them at ten early-voting locations. I hope they’ve covered all their bases!
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.
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.
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.
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.