I fix tech for a living. This is where I write about it off the clock — what broke, where I went, and the stories behind everyday things.
Chainalysis went from "no evidence" of stolen credentials to live tokens exposed for every user in under a week. Lesson: an early "no evidence" isn't a verdict, and you should know how fast you can rotate every key.
Read itThe first traffic signal was installed in London in December 1868 — before cars existed.
Horatio Spafford was a successful Chicago lawyer and a devoted Christian.
In 1968, a 3M chemist named Spencer Silver was trying to make a super-strong glue.
AO3 took itself offline for two to four weeks after finding evidence of a security incident. The lesson: decide who gets to pull the plug before you need to.
The first spam email went out on May 3, 1978, long before most people had heard of the internet.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day.
I’ve spent my career keeping websites, phones and servers running for small businesses. Off the clock I write about what breaks, what’s worth knowing, and whatever road I’m on that weekend. Opinions are my own.
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