Kevin Wammer
@cliophate.wtf
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I collect hobbies like Pokémon. 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.
6 months ago
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Share your thoughts please thanks xoxo.
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10 days 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
.
11 days ago
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reposted by
Kevin Wammer
overkill 🟪
24 days 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.
about 1 month 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
about 1 month ago
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I'm downloading a file with one nanobyte per second.
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about 1 month ago
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about 1 month 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.
about 2 months ago
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This Linux experiment is going extremely well, I’ve only killed my install thrice so far.
about 2 months ago
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Kevin Wammer
overkill 🟪
about 2 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.
about 2 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.
about 2 months ago
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And it took me only a week before I started distro-hopping.
about 2 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
about 2 months ago
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Does any of my
#Linux
people run a 2025
#rogflowz13
?
2 months ago
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This is my longest review yet, I believe.
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2 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?!?!
2 months ago
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Hold up, Linux was born on September 17, 1991? I was born a day after that.
2 months ago
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W O R L D E X C L U S I V E
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2 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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2 months ago
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First part: done. So many feelings…
2 months ago
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Fedora KDE or nah?
2 months ago
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So we're just calling every mini PC a Steam Machine alternative or Steam Machine killer now?
2 months ago
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reposted by
Kevin Wammer
overkill 🟪
2 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.
overkill.wtf/remarkable-paper...
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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.
2 months ago
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reposted by
Kevin Wammer
overkill 🟪
2 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
2 months ago
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I prepared a blog post for
@overkill.wtf
in case Half-Life 3 launches.
2 months ago
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I miss it already.
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3 months ago
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reposted by
Kevin Wammer
overkill 🟪
3 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!
3 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
3 months ago
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I reviewed a thing.
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3 months ago
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I'm currently reading Enshittification by Doctorow, and ChatGPT Atlas would have its own 40-page chapter.
3 months ago
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I'll be reviewing it.
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3 months ago
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I'm full on nerd-mode right now!
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3 months ago
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reposted by
Kevin Wammer
overkill 🟪
4 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.
4 months ago
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I posted this, and then proceed to clone my boot drive (990 Pro) to a newer, faster one (9100 Pro). So I guess, first update? I’ll update the page when I’m sure nothing will explode.
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4 months ago
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I wrote about my, admittedly very overkill, setup. Here is an ongoing list of all the stuff I used, inspired by my friends over at
@macstories.net
.
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4 months ago
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I wrote a first draft for
@overkill.wtf
on why I created a home server, and this led to another rabbit hole: I basically watched every video on Omarchy I could find. Am I about to run Linux???
4 months ago
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reposted by
Kevin Wammer
overkill 🟪
4 months ago
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The thing is, once you start messing with self-hosted apps, you want to host everything and anything. Or at least, I do. Anyway, what cool self-hosted apps are out there that might not be obvious?
4 months ago
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Please be true, please be true, please be true!
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4 months ago
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I spent the last days setting up a home-server, and I now have Tailscale and Docker and Reverse Proxies and more stuff like that running. I'm basically Elliot at this point.
4 months ago
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reposted by
Kevin Wammer
Chris Brandrick
4 months ago
I'm stepping away from
@overkill.wtf
. It's been a blast, and I can't wait to see where
@cliophate.wtf
takes things. More here:
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It's been overkill
After just over three years, I'm moving on from overkill.
https://overkill.wtf/its-been-overkill/
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Time to finally share it. overkill is dead. Kind of. After three years, we decided to close the company structure running overkill.
4 months ago
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A Sunday of announcements is upon you.
4 months ago
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Is there a free tool, maybe one that I run on my Mac, that copies posts from Mastodon/Fediverse automatically to Bluesky?
4 months ago
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I started creating music playlists, and will probably do so every week until I get bored.
cliophate.wtf/random-playlists
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Random Playlists - cliophate.wtf
I started creating music playlists last Friday, and will probably do so every week until I get bored. I'll be adding 10 songs to a new list every week. Here …
https://cliophate.wtf/random-playlists
4 months ago
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