Why Westminster Doesn’t Get Digital Sovereignty
There is a distinct kind of modern exhaustion that comes with trying to engage in civic life as someone who actually cares about where data lives, how infrastructure functions, and…
September 2026
September 2026
The Smart Home Wi-Fi Trap: Are We All Being Conned by Convenience?
I spent way too much time scrolling through a social media thread this morning about setting up smart home gear for a beginner. You know how it goes. Someone asks…
Upgrading Jellyfin to Version 12.0: Migration Guide
Jellyfin 12.0 changes how major updates are numbered, moving away from the old 10.x.y scheme used since 2018. Previously, massive under-the-hood overhauls, like rewriting the entire database structure were bundled…
The Great Smartphone Digital ID Panic: Separating Fact from Fiction
You may have seen the social media posts in the past 24 hours, “The UK Government announces that all the UK phones will require digital ID proof. This means that…
Why Big Tech’s War on Game Servers Should Terrify Every Home Lab Enthusiast
Coming across the video “They’re Banning Your Home Servers” from creator Loyal Moses discussing the California legislative battle over the “Protect Our Games Act” (AB 1921) immediately caught my eye,…