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Enter your email in the Subscribe box on the home page, or use the Subscribe button at the top of any page. There's no name or password to fill in. We'll email you a link: open it to confirm your email and you're in.

Yes. Membership is free.

• Full access to members-only posts.
• New posts and newsletters by email.
• Your own account, where you can manage your newsletter and security settings.

Check your spam or promotions folder. The link expires after 15 minutes, so if it's old, just subscribe again with the same email and we'll send a fresh one. If you ask for several in a short time, wait a minute before trying again.

No. If your email already has an account, we send you a sign-in link instead of creating a second account.

Use Sign in at the top of the page. There are three ways in:

1. Email me a sign-in link: no password needed.
2. Sign in with a passkey, if you've added one.
3. Your email and password, if you've set one.

Sign-in links work once and expire after 15 minutes. They also stop working if you change your email address. Request a new one from the Sign in page.

Open the link on the device and browser where you want to be signed in.

Some email security tools open links automatically. The Sign in button makes sure only you can use your link.

No. After using a sign-in link you'll still be asked for your two-factor code.

To protect accounts, sign-in links and sign-ups are limited to a few per minute. Wait a minute and try again.

No. You can always sign in with an email link. A password is optional.

Go to Account → Security. If you don't have a password yet, choose Set a password (no current password needed). To change an existing one, enter your current password first.

Use Forgot your password? on the Sign in page, or just sign in with an email link instead.

Some account pages, like Security, ask you to confirm it's you. If you have a password, type it in. If you don't, press Email me a confirmation link and open the link on the same device.

Yes. Both are under Account → Security.

Once you're signed in, the Account button at the top right opens your account:

• Overview: your newsletter status and the latest posts.
• Profile: your name and email.
• Newsletter: subscribe or unsubscribe.
• Security: password, two-factor authentication and passkeys.

Log out is at the top of the account page.

No. Your name is optional. If it's blank, we show the first part of your email address instead.

Go to Account → Profile and update it. You'll then need to verify the new address. Sign-in links sent to your old address stop working.

Go to Account → Profile → Delete account (at the bottom). Confirm with your password, or by typing your email address if you don't have a password. Your account is permanently deleted and you're signed out everywhere.

Use the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of any newsletter email and press Unsubscribe. No sign-in needed. You can also turn the switch off under Account → Newsletter. Many email apps also show their own one-click Unsubscribe button.

Sign in and turn the switch back on under Account → Newsletter.

• Check that Account → Newsletter is switched on.
• Make sure you've confirmed your email (newsletters only go to confirmed addresses).
• Look in your spam or promotions folder.
• If emails to your address bounced in the past, or a newsletter was marked as spam, we stop sending to protect your inbox. Contact the site owner to have your address unblocked.

You're unsubscribed automatically and won't get more newsletters.

Posts marked Members only show a short preview to visitors. Sign in (membership is free) to read the whole post. If you're signed in but haven't confirmed your email yet, you'll be asked to confirm it first.

The home page shows the five newest posts. Press See more posts under them to load five more, as many times as you like. Tag pages and search results show ten at a time with Older posts and Newer posts buttons.

Up to three more posts you might like, picked by shared tags (the ones with the most tags in common first), then the newest posts.

Start typing in the search box on the home page: matching posts appear as you type. Use the arrow keys and Enter to open one, or press Enter to see all results. The magnifying glass at the top left opens the search page, where results update as you type. Search looks through post titles, summaries, tags, and the text of public posts.

Type in the box at the top: questions filter as you type, and only answers containing every word you typed are shown.

Yes. Use the RSS link in the footer (/feed) in your feed reader. Members-only posts show only their summary there.