Guerrilla Infrastructure in the Age of the Electrostate

The Overlap · Feb 19, 2026 · 42m

I am currently holding a used Dell Optiplex with the same reverence usually reserved for religious icons, and quite frankly, I have every right to. This week on The Overlap; we explore why your local hardware store is actually a digital graveyard and why your smart TV is effectively a spy for a landlord who might not exist by Tuesday. We dive into the sheer comedy of 2026 economics; where a 32GB RAM kit costs more than a weekend in Cabo and hard drive manufacturers have decided that individual consumers are basically a “legacy nuisance” in their AI-fueled bank accounts. Along the way; we…