What Is Reverse SSH Tunneling? (and How to Use It)
Eny Setiyowati/Shutterstock.com Need to SSH to an unreachable Linux computer? Have it call you, then burrow down that connection to get your own remote SSH session....
Where to Place Your Router for the Best Wi-Fi Speeds
Casezy idea/Shutterstock If your home Wi-Fi seems slow in some rooms, your router might not be in the best location. Wi-Fi doesn’t travel far—especially through metal...
Mira Jacob Recommends 5 Inspiring Books That Aren’t By Men
It doesn’t feel like an exaggeration to say that Mira Jacob’s latest book Good Talk is a blueprint for a kinder world. In this graphic memoir,...
Are Ducks Evolving Backwards?
CJ Hauser’s novel, Family of Origin, tells the story of two estranged half-siblings who journey to a Gulf Coast island inhabited by quack scientists—where their father,...
These Books About How to Evaluate What You See and Hear Have Never Been More Important
Can a book change the way we think? I don’t mean that in the sense of a reader’s opinion or ideology shifting—of course the right literary...
4 Novels That Need the Graphic Novel Treatment
Not every prose story can make it as a graphic novel. The dialogue has to be particularly strong, the world-building top notch, the pace active enough...
16 Mystery Book Series That Keep the Twists Coming
For a reader, finding a good series is like hitting the literary jackpot. It takes all the guesswork out of deciding what to read next (at...
The Omegaverse Plagiarism Lawsuit, One Year On
We’ve seen a fair number of copyright controversies in the last year or so. First up in May 2018 there was the ‘Cockygate’ controversy, where author...
Can Pacemakers (and Other Medical Devices) Really Be Hacked?
Swapan Photography/Shutterstock From pacemakers to smartwatches, we’re increasingly becoming a cybernetic species. That’s why recent headlines about vulnerabilities in implanted medical devices might set off alarm...
Keep Reading, or, a Letter to My Younger Self
Dear 17-Year-Old Me (and anyone who ever needed to hear it, too), I know you feel a little bit like an outcast and you think the...
