Image: FreepikWhat Is a VPN Really Doing to Your Internet Traffic
A practical, no-nonsense breakdown of what a VPN actually does to your internet traffic, how it tunnels, encrypts, and reroutes your data, and what privacy it truly delivers.
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Image: Notepad++Wait - What happened to Notepad++?
Our old friend Notepad++ was hijacked by Chinese state-sponsored actors via its update mechanism. Most users were fine, but it’s a cold world out there. Stay frosty.
Image: UnsplashHow to Write Requirements So Your Engineers Don't Hate You
It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s gotta do it. Writing a good requirement is the secret sauce for finishing projects on time without traumatizing your engineering teams.
Image: UnsplashEmail Security is Kind of Sketchy
Email is old, weird, and full of surprising quirks. It's the internet's tortoise, slow, stubborn, yet somehow indispensable.
ELI5: How Do LLMs Work?
LLMs are here to destroy us or help us, sources say is too early to tell. In effort to know thy enemy, let's take a bit of a deep dive.
Image: The New York TimesWe’re Not Ready to Regulate AI
AI is transforming society, but who's in charge of regulating it? From self-driving car accidents to AI errors in customer service, current laws are struggling to keep up. This post dives into the risks of AI and how lawmakers, who can barely understand basic tech, are nowhere near ready to regulate it.
Image: Sotheby'sNFTs Proved Just as Stupid as We Always Thought
NFTs were once hailed as the future of digital ownership, but they devolved into a speculative mess that left many holding the bag. From celebrity endorsements to outright scams, let's take a look at the rise and fall of the NFT craze.