Kevin Purdy
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Popular Linux orgs Freedesktop and Alpine Linux are scrambling for new web hosting
Having worked “around the clock” to move from Google Cloud Platform after its open source credits there ran out, and…
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Bambu Lab pushes a “control system” for 3D printers, and boy, did it not go well
Bambu Lab, a major maker of 3D printers for home users and commercial “farms,” is pushing an update to its…
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Report: Apple Mail is getting automatic categories on iPadOS and macOS
Unlike numerous other new and recent OS-level features from Apple, mail sorting does not require a device capable of supporting…
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Startup necromancy: Dead Google Apps domains can be compromised by new owners
Lots of startups use Google’s productivity suite, known as Workspace, to handle email, documents, and other back-office matters. Relatedly, lots…
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I keep turning my Google Sheets into phone-friendly webapps, and I can’t stop
Software is eating the world and I have snacks for it How I tackled takeout, spices, and meal ideas with…
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Flour, water, salt, GitHub: The Bread Code is a sourdough baking framework
One year ago, I didn’t know how to bake bread. I just knew how to follow a recipe. If everything…
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Dystopika is a beautiful cyberpunk city builder without the ugly details
Some of my favorite games deny me the thing I think I want most. Elden Ring refuses to provide manageable save files…
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40 years later, X Window System is far more relevant than anyone could guess
Widely but improperly known as X-windows — One astrophysics professor’s memories of writing X11 code in the 1980s. Kevin Purdy…
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Cryptmaster is a dark, goofy dungeon crawler powered by word games and typing
A different kind of text adventure — Ask a necromancer to lick a shield. Type out “HIT,” “YELL,” “ZAP.” It’s…
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Sony backs down, won’t enforce PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players on Steam
Purge the stain of this failure with the peroxide of victory — What will Sony do next for an audience…
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