Control

11 minute read Published: 2026-02-20

Nobody can buy RAM right now. SSDs are in a similar situation. Now, even spinning disks are hard to come by. Of course, GPU prices have been skyrocketing for some time. While geopolitics and supply chain issues compound the issue, the largest driver of demand is clear: the AI industry spinning up more and more compute to serve their oracles.

Our inability to buy computing power, while not necessarily the AI companies' direct objective, is absolutely a happy outcome for their bosom buddies, cloud service providers.

Goodbye, Goodbye, Hello

6 minute read Published: 2026-02-11

After nearly five years, The Taggart Institute is changing locations. We are departing Teachable as our course platform and Discord as our community gathering space. I've been contemplating these moves for a while, but recent events have convinced me that now is the right time.

Introducing Ringspace: A Proposal for the Human Web

4 minute read Published: 2025-12-17

The Mozilla Cycle, Part III: Mozilla Dies in Ignominy

17 minute read Published: 2025-11-21

TOAD Attacks via Entra Guest Invites

2 minute read Published: 2025-11-14