apenwarr
@apenwarr.ca
wvdial, bup, sshuttle, netselect, popularity-contest, redo, gfblip, GFiber, and now CEO @Tailscale.com doing WireGuard mesh. Top search result for "epic treatise."
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apenwarr
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· Oct 14
So I’m being told that “we put the net in skynet” is not a good motto for some obscure reason
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Sounds great. How about we expand it to all AI companies as well? Or like ... maybe just every tech company that isn't Tailscale.
Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.,and John Curtis, R-Utah, want to hold social media companies accountable for the negative impacts their algorithms have on people. They spoke to NPR about their bill. n.pr/3JZlY6o
2 Senators want to hold big tech accountable for harms caused by algorithms
Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.,and John Curtis, R-Utah, want to hold social media companies accountable for the negative impacts their algorithms have on people. They spoke to NPR about their bill.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Sounds great. How about we expand it to all AI companies as well? Or like ... maybe just every tech company that isn't Tailscale.
Countries, as measured by their airport wifi
Lisbon: doesn’t work, 404 not found
Zürich: chargea money
Helsinki: just works, no nonsense
Lisbon: doesn’t work, 404 not found
Zürich: chargea money
Helsinki: just works, no nonsense
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Countries, as measured by their airport wifi
Lisbon: doesn’t work, 404 not found
Zürich: chargea money
Helsinki: just works, no nonsense
Lisbon: doesn’t work, 404 not found
Zürich: chargea money
Helsinki: just works, no nonsense
A status update on my ongoing ChatGPT product naming chat:
"These feel slightly too epic or narrative-heavy, like installing a creation myth."
"These feel slightly too epic or narrative-heavy, like installing a creation myth."
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A status update on my ongoing ChatGPT product naming chat:
"These feel slightly too epic or narrative-heavy, like installing a creation myth."
"These feel slightly too epic or narrative-heavy, like installing a creation myth."
Ironically the word enshittification has been enshittified by its own users, far faster than any of the products it was meant to explain.
November 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Ironically the word enshittification has been enshittified by its own users, far faster than any of the products it was meant to explain.
Someday I hope to achieve this level of optimistic outlook
Today's weather has a lot of positives actually
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Someday I hope to achieve this level of optimistic outlook
What is “executive misalignment?”
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
What is “executive misalignment?”
#til that not only do Atlantic salmon and Pacific salmon exist, but there is also North Sea salmon and it’s awesome. Thanks Finland. See you next time!
November 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
#til that not only do Atlantic salmon and Pacific salmon exist, but there is also North Sea salmon and it’s awesome. Thanks Finland. See you next time!
And also, here’s your periodic reminder that Baby Shark is technically K-Pop
A friend of mine has early access to cutting edge corporate jargon, I heard the phrase "let's double-click on that" from him long before anywhere else. I asked him what's new these days and he says it's "the shark closest to your body" for the most urgent issue.
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
And also, here’s your periodic reminder that Baby Shark is technically K-Pop
Arriving in Finland. Seems misnamed. Lots of Finns, hardly any fins. Certainly not on land
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Arriving in Finland. Seems misnamed. Lots of Finns, hardly any fins. Certainly not on land
Idea: a decentralized data plane
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Idea: a decentralized data plane
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the two types of organizations: spreadsheets and cults
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 AM
the two types of organizations: spreadsheets and cults
I like nuance and I like that this thread adds some.
My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
November 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I like nuance and I like that this thread adds some.
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dont sleep on fusion. fusion has the juice. look at this shit. impeccable sci fi vibe. alien curvature for reasons u wouldnt understand bc u dont know what poincare sections of the plasma beam are. it's even greebled with ports and domes and shit. u can tell the physics nerds are really cooking here
November 16, 2025 at 5:06 AM
dont sleep on fusion. fusion has the juice. look at this shit. impeccable sci fi vibe. alien curvature for reasons u wouldnt understand bc u dont know what poincare sections of the plasma beam are. it's even greebled with ports and domes and shit. u can tell the physics nerds are really cooking here
I predict that we‘ll invent ai telepathy, and the mechanics of it will be pretty straightforward (copy parts of compatible LLM state over Ethernet, bypassing the language bit). And I’m looking forward to this updating the debate about human telepathy.
November 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I predict that we‘ll invent ai telepathy, and the mechanics of it will be pretty straightforward (copy parts of compatible LLM state over Ethernet, bypassing the language bit). And I’m looking forward to this updating the debate about human telepathy.
Hmm, 5.3x boost in 3-ish years. Not too far off Moore’s Law.
As I like to say, Moore’s Law is still with us, it just keeps getting weirder.
As I like to say, Moore’s Law is still with us, it just keeps getting weirder.
Research shows local language models handle 88.7% of queries, cutting dependence on cloud infrastructure. With a 5.3x boost in energy efficiency since 2023, local AI transforms large-scale processing and conserves resources. https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.07885
Intelligence per Watt: Measuring Intelligence Efficiency of Local AI
ArXiv link for Intelligence per Watt: Measuring Intelligence Efficiency of Local AI
arxiv.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Hmm, 5.3x boost in 3-ish years. Not too far off Moore’s Law.
As I like to say, Moore’s Law is still with us, it just keeps getting weirder.
As I like to say, Moore’s Law is still with us, it just keeps getting weirder.
Tailscale continies its trend of being perfect for AI despite being 0% optimized for AI
It turns out that Tailscale is really perfect for how I use the Spark.
Almost nothing I do is graphical, but I’ve already found myself running multiple little ML services on it that I can just… use from my phone, wherever.
As well as just being able to SSH into it from my laptop for dev purposes.
Almost nothing I do is graphical, but I’ve already found myself running multiple little ML services on it that I can just… use from my phone, wherever.
As well as just being able to SSH into it from my laptop for dev purposes.
The tiny new computer is setting itself up
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Tailscale continies its trend of being perfect for AI despite being 0% optimized for AI
Sooooo, do I know anybody in Lisbon this week?
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Sooooo, do I know anybody in Lisbon this week?
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For such a useful tool, Tailscale are bizarrely quiet about `tailscale file`.
`tailscale file cp filename.ext machine:` - on macOS, file lands in the target machine's Downloads folder.
No faff. No public keys. Whoosh pop.
And don't get me started about `tailscale serve` and `tailscale funnel`.
`tailscale file cp filename.ext machine:` - on macOS, file lands in the target machine's Downloads folder.
No faff. No public keys. Whoosh pop.
And don't get me started about `tailscale serve` and `tailscale funnel`.
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
For such a useful tool, Tailscale are bizarrely quiet about `tailscale file`.
`tailscale file cp filename.ext machine:` - on macOS, file lands in the target machine's Downloads folder.
No faff. No public keys. Whoosh pop.
And don't get me started about `tailscale serve` and `tailscale funnel`.
`tailscale file cp filename.ext machine:` - on macOS, file lands in the target machine's Downloads folder.
No faff. No public keys. Whoosh pop.
And don't get me started about `tailscale serve` and `tailscale funnel`.
So is e-ink intended to be pronounced as “aink” or “eynk“?
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
So is e-ink intended to be pronounced as “aink” or “eynk“?
I’ve read most of this article, then closed it after realizing that every person on every side of the issue will think it supports their view
If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I’ve read most of this article, then closed it after realizing that every person on every side of the issue will think it supports their view
"What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad." — Morpheus on IPv4
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
"What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad." — Morpheus on IPv4
This is pretty neat labeler for quieting the noisiest parts of ”extremely online” discussions without having to block people. bsky.app/profile/stec...
bsky.app
November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This is pretty neat labeler for quieting the noisiest parts of ”extremely online” discussions without having to block people. bsky.app/profile/stec...
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This might seem unimportant but you’re going to need this knowledge VERY soon and you’ll be glad I posted about it
September 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This might seem unimportant but you’re going to need this knowledge VERY soon and you’ll be glad I posted about it
More sweet sweet fine tuning as the week continues. Now, your GitHub Actions can join your tailnet without needing authkeys at all. If you trust GitHub, we trust GitHub.
Workload identity federation allows infrastructure and CI/CD systems to authenticate themselves inside your Tailscale tailnet, using your trusted identity provider—no secrets or keys needed.
Blog: tailscale.com/blog/workloa...
Webinar (1pm EDT today!): tailscale.com/events-webin...
Blog: tailscale.com/blog/workloa...
Webinar (1pm EDT today!): tailscale.com/events-webin...
October 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
More sweet sweet fine tuning as the week continues. Now, your GitHub Actions can join your tailnet without needing authkeys at all. If you trust GitHub, we trust GitHub.