Stevie Nicks on Internet feuds: ' About 10 years ago, Katy Perry was talking to me about the internet armies of all the girl singers, and how cruel and rancid they were. I said, “Well, I wouldn’t know because I’m not on the internet.” She said, “So, who are your rivals?” I just looked at her. It was my steely look. I said, “Katy, I don’t have rivals. I have friends. All the other women singers that I know are friends. Nobody’s competing. Get off the internet and you won’t have rivals either.” '

Stevie Nicks on Kamala Harris, Fleetwood Mac, and Making New Music

In a nearly four-hour interview, Stevie Nicks talks Kamala Harris, longevity, why Fleetwood Mac are finished, making new music and much more

I don't have rivals. I have people I block and get on with my life. (Mind you, it helps being someone nobody wants to rival.)

I want a villain arc.

Because you NEED a PCI-E parallel port. #sysadmin

TechRadar

This has to be one of the weirdest PCIe cards ever sold — Japanese firm fuses antiquated parallel port with PCIe slot, and promises it is compatible with Windows XP

The drivers come on a CD-ROM, because of course they do

Hacker friends: Am I correct in thinking passkeys replace "something you know" with something you have," or am I missing something here?

I have known for years--YEARS--that Ingram lives by their own rules. Today, I learned that they have their own HTTP ERROR CODES. My #sysadmin will now understand in their *bones* that my every gripe about Ingram is legit.

The UK is surrendering the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. I'm glad to see the Brits getting out of places they never should have conquered. It threatens the existence of the .io TLD, which is super inconvenient for me.

The Disappearance of an Internet Domain

How geopolitics can alter digital infrastructure

Fortunately I have mwl.sh, which is for... the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan de Cunha. Sigh. :flan_tired: Should a change be needed, maybe I should just fall back to mwl.name?

Today, I have been a full time writer for ten years. Uh... shouldn't I have more books out by now? #writing

Unsolicited advice. 23 and Me is likely to go bankrupt soon. If you ever used them now would be a very good time to log in and delete your data because your data is their single most valuable asset right now.

In case you missed the late Friday announcement: "Run Your Own Mail Server" is leaking out! Get it from my store: https://www.tiltedwindmillpress.com/product/ryoms-ebook/ Or from other, lesser stores. Links at

Sysadmin Tools – Michael W Lucas

Normal authors: release book to the public early in the week, with much fanfare. Me, late Friday afternoon, from a dark alley: "psst! Hey, you! Yeah, you! #sysadmin! Buddy! You ever wanted to Run Your Own Mail Server?" #ryoms https://www.tiltedwindmillpress.com/product/ryoms-ebook/ (boosts appreciated! :flan_beg: )