Kevin Wammer
@cliophate.wtf
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Not actively checking this. Send me an email. I write
@overkill.wtf
.
https://cliophate.wtf
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(Posting an updated intro.) Hi. I’m Kevin. Co-founder of
@overkill.wtf
, a very opinionated tech publication covering handhelds, gadgets, and more. Studied journalism, and now lead Content Performance at a newspaper. I also blog on
cliophate.wtf
where I explore rabbit holes. Based in Luxembourg.
9 months ago
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Just a little reminder that I don't check this account; it only exists for auto-posting my writings. If you want to get in touch, please send me an email.
16 days ago
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19 days ago
Pixel week 1: switching after 18 years on iPhone After 18 years on iPhone, I switched to a Google Pixel 10. Week one starts with the move, the data transfer, and a surprise or two.
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Pixel week 1: switching after 18 years on iPhone
After 18 years on iPhone, I switched to a Google Pixel 10. Week one starts with the move, the data transfer, and a surprise or two.
https://overkill.wtf/pixel-week-1/
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22 days ago
I’m bringing everything under one roof I’m back from a break with a big decision: I’m merging my websites into one home here at overkill.
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I’m bringing everything under one roof
I’m back from a break with a big decision: I’m merging my websites into one home here at overkill.
https://overkill.wtf/changes-merger/
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Step aside, phone: week 4
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Step aside, phone: week 4
The last week of this experiment saw my phone usage time explode. To be fair, I have a very good reason: I got a new phone. After 18(?) years of iOS, it is the first time I have used an Android device full-time. I spent the last few days setting up, customizing, installing and deleting apps, looking
https://cliophate.wtf/posts/step-aside-phone-week-4
28 days ago
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Step aside, phone: week 3
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Step aside, phone: week 3
I completely messed my stats up this week. And it was all due to me refreshing my email app several times a day, as I was (and am) waiting to hear back from someone. (I'll share in my private RSS club more info.) I've also spent a whole bunch of time on YouTube on my phone. Normally, I only watch Yo
https://cliophate.wtf/posts/step-aside-phone-week-3
about 1 month ago
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The first one goes live today, in case you still want to join!
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about 1 month ago
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Secret RSS Club
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Secret RSS Club
I thought I’d try something new. I’m launching a secret RSS Club for this blog. I’ll be publishing things there (potentially close to daily) I might not necessarily want to be public for whatever reason. Or that I don’t want some LLM thing to gobble up and use against me if there is ever some kind
https://cliophate.wtf/posts/secret-rss-club
about 1 month ago
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Hiding the data
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Hiding the data
At my job I spend most of my days looking at data. I'm the Head of Audience at a news organization which runs four different publications (in four different languages). I start my days making coffee looking at my various dashboards for any data emergencies. If there are any, I'll warn the respectiv
https://cliophate.wtf/posts/metrics
about 1 month ago
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Step aside, phone: week 2
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Step aside, phone: week 2
This week's Screen Time was higher than last week's. At least, I feel like it was. I am unsure about the exact numbers as Screen Time on my iPhone is still broken, but I have the distinct feeling I wasted more time dicking around on my phone. Mostly in the evenings, when I was watching TV. I realiz
https://cliophate.wtf/posts/step-aside-phone-week-2
about 1 month ago
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A reasonable amount of overkill
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A reasonable amount of overkill
One of my ongoing jokes is that the company I created (and killed last year) was called overkill Media, and not reasonable Media. This would explain why I do things the way I do them. This is probably most obvious with my hobbies. I have a slight(?) obsessive behavior whenever there is something new
https://cliophate.wtf/posts/reasonable-overkill
about 2 months ago
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Step aside, phone: week 1
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Step aside, phone: week 1
When I embarked on this experiment with Manu, I told him in advance that there was no chance I would be able to get even remotely close to his Screen Time minutes. In his post for the week, he himself explained why this is the case: Now, one consideration about this first week: in order to push my
https://cliophate.wtf/posts/step-aside-phone-week-1
about 2 months ago
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No more teleporting
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No more teleporting
It keeps creeping up on me. I've realized I've been spending too much time again doing fuck-knows-what. Too much time on social media, too much time reading news, too much time reading emails, too much time listening to podcasts, too much time refreshing the same handful of apps over and over and o
https://cliophate.wtf/posts/no-more-teleporting
about 2 months ago
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Share your thoughts please thanks xoxo.
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2 months ago
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I started watching the Bashos a year ago, and this is the most exciting one yet. Both Yokozunas struggling, so many people fighting for first. Gotta love
#sumo
.
2 months ago
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3 months ago
I feel a bit dirty, but I vibe-coded a parcel tracking app for Linux because my beloved
parcelapp.net
doesn’t exist there. It uses the Ship24 API for tracking and works well so far. One less reason to stay on macOS.
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Some housekeeping: tech takes go to
@overkill.wtf
from now on. This account stays for other hobbies.
3 months ago
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Now that
@overkill.wtf
isn’t a company anymore, I set up a Ko-fi if you want to support the work.
ko-fi.com/cliophate
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Support Kevin Wammer | cliophate
https://ko-fi.com/cliophate
3 months ago
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I'm downloading a file with one nanobyte per second.
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3 months ago
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4 months ago
Well, I for my part, do not own any ModRetro products. Anduril metal or not.
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I told you, I’m not the only one into
#Linux
this year.
4 months ago
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This Linux experiment is going extremely well, I’ve only killed my install thrice so far.
4 months ago
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4 months ago
And with that, the company running overkill is officially closed. Thanks for reading and for sticking around. Overkill continues as a passion project, written by
@cliophate.wtf
.
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I might be suffering from the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon, but I’m seeing more and more people give Linux a shot lately and enjoy it. I mean, I’m one of them.
4 months ago
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At this point, my search for a MacBook Pro replacement is down to four contenders: Lenovo ThinkPad P14s (Intel) Asus Zephyrus G14 Asus Flow Z13 (currently reviewing this) And if I decide to go full overkill: HP ZBook Ultra G1a The ThinkPad is currently in the lead.
4 months ago
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And it took me only a week before I started distro-hopping.
4 months ago
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Fantastic interview by
@michaeltunnell.bsky.social
. But now I’m honestly not sure if Fedora KDE will become my main OS/distro. Might choose
@bazzite.gg
Dev instead.
youtu.be/K6-GMTq2T7s?...
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Bazzite Is Booming But Why? Exclusive Interview with Jorge Castro of Bazzite, Bluefin, & Aurora
YouTube video by Michael Tunnell
https://youtu.be/K6-GMTq2T7s?si=V6eKCaxx6egyO69K
4 months ago
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Does any of my
#Linux
people run a 2025
#rogflowz13
?
4 months ago
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This is my longest review yet, I believe.
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4 months ago
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If I'm a sub, I can follow topics on
@theverge.com
that I care about. Can I also do the opposite and NEVER FUCKING SEE A BLACK FRIDAY/CYBER MONDAY POST EVER AGAIN?!?!
4 months ago
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Hold up, Linux was born on September 17, 1991? I was born a day after that.
4 months ago
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W O R L D E X C L U S I V E
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4 months ago
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Fedora KDE it is. I'll make a list of macOS apps I use regularly, and then will see how I can replicate some of it. And I'm fully expecting the experience to differ a lot, and want to lean into that.
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4 months ago
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First part: done. So many feelings…
4 months ago
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Fedora KDE or nah?
4 months ago
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So we're just calling every mini PC a Steam Machine alternative or Steam Machine killer now?
4 months ago
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4 months ago
reMarkable Paper Pro Move: My desk-only pocket notebook Despite its name, the Paper Pro Move rarely leaves my desk. It's the perfect list-handling sidekick to the larger Paper Pro.
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reMarkable Paper Pro Move: My desk-only pocket notebook
Despite its name, the Paper Pro Move rarely leaves my desk. It’s the perfect list-handling sidekick to the larger Paper Pro.
https://overkill.wtf/remarkable-paper-pro-move-review/
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I ended up installing Bazzite (Fedora KDE) on one of the SSDs on my Gaming PC and… why do I like this more than Windows 11 and macOS combined? It's probably because it's all new and I haven't broken anything yet (except the elgato Wave XLR), but so far I like it here.
4 months ago
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4 months ago
🟪 125: The Steam Machine price panic and my goodbye to the XBOX Ally X Anno 117 ate my day, Steam Machine pricing spooks me, XBOX Ally X goes back, Pocket Vert looks off while Windows handheld mode rolls out.
overkill.wtf/125/
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🟪 #125: The Steam Machine price panic and my goodbye to the XBOX Ally X
Anno 117 ate my day, Steam Machine pricing spooks me, XBOX Ally X goes back, Pocket Vert looks off while Windows handheld mode rolls out.
https://overkill.wtf/125/
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@davidpierce.xyz
I feel like I'm tripping. I have this device too, and text has a lower PPI, yeah, but it doesn't look blurry to me? Do I just have the font-size too high to realize?
www.theverge.com/tech/823873/...
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Boox Palma 2 Pro review: one step forward, one step back
Not every new feature is a good new feature.
https://www.theverge.com/tech/823873/boox-palma-2-pro-review
4 months ago
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I prepared a blog post for
@overkill.wtf
in case Half-Life 3 launches.
5 months ago
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I miss it already.
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5 months ago
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5 months ago
Valve showed the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame early. Coming in early 2026.
overkill.wtf/valve-steam-mach...
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Valve showed the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame early
The new hardware is coming in early 2026.
https://overkill.wtf/valve-steam-machine-steam-controller-steam-frame/
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I don't know who has to write this stuff (I feel for you), but I'm about to kick Kotaku out of my RSS reader because their deal posts are fucking obnoxious. That shit is making me develop a nut allergy!
5 months ago
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I updated my
#reading
list with five new
#books
. I went heavy on non-fiction this past month:
cliophate.wtf/reading
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cliophate's digital bookshelf
All the books I'm reading and that I've read so far.
https://cliophate.wtf/reading
5 months ago
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I reviewed a thing.
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5 months ago
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I'm currently reading Enshittification by Doctorow, and ChatGPT Atlas would have its own 40-page chapter.
5 months ago
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I'll be reviewing it.
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6 months ago
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I'm full on nerd-mode right now!
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6 months ago
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6 months ago
🟪 #120: The XBOX ROG Ally is not an XBOX The reviews of ASUS’s and Microsoft’s latest handhelds are live. I also shared my setup and complained about handhelds.
overkill.wtf/120/
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🟪 #120: The XBOX ROG Ally is not an XBOX
The reviews of ASUS’s and Microsoft’s latest handhelds are live. I also shared my setup and complained about handhelds.
https://overkill.wtf/120/
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I'm in the process of removing ads from
@overkill.wtf
. There's a 30-day grace period before everything's fully gone. Once monetization's off, I can finally drop my spiciest takes without anyone calling it clickbait. Like, for example: I don't actually like the Steam Deck that much.
6 months ago
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