I Won’t be at ZendCon
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Next week kicks off the latest version of ZendCon in Las Vegas. Though I had, for a time, expected to be there … I won’t be. You should know why.
Eric Mann
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Mastodon: Social Media Made Social
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March 23, 2008 was the day my friend Sean introduced me to Twitter. It was a foreign concept to me. A website that would forward text messages from you to a group of friends – and forward any messages they sent back to you. I was hooked. Sean had called the system “crack” and, honestly,
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System76 Oryx Pro – First Impressions
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The past few weeks have been exciting! I recently purchased the new Oryx Pro by System76 and have been absolutely loving the new machine. Here are some photos and first thoughts from my setup experience. Unboxing First and foremost, it took a bit longer for my machine to arrive than I’d expected. I was one of
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Configuring Yubikeys, GPG, and Keybase
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Rather than use GPG and SSH keys housed on individual machines, I embed my GPG private keys on Yubikeys by default. This allows me to keep my keys somewhat portable (i.e. I can use them on multiple devices) while preventing my keys from leaking if anyone accesses my machine without my permission. This is the same workflow I
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Disclosure: SQL Injection in Cart66 Pro
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Last month I discovered a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the no-longer-developed yet still actively used Cart66 Pro plugin for WordPress. Here are the details …
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Introducing Secure Updates for WordPress
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Today I introduce the a new plugin that provides secure updates for WordPress: DGXPCO.
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Open Letter to the Democratic Party of Washington County
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I hereby resign my position as a precinct committee person of the Democratic Party of Washington County.
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The Value of Repetition
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Repetition is the key to memorizing and becoming an expert in almost anything.
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The Value of Fiction
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There’s inherent value in stories that are entirely made up. Part of the magic is that they can be subtle wrappers around tricky issues – it’s easier to discuss a sensitive topic when done within the context of an alien civilization.
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Software Vulnerabilities, Disclosure, and Marketing
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Consumers have a certain amount of upgrade fatigue. It’s not uncommon for end users to ignore an update notification for months to avoid the frustration that comes with trying to fix something that worked before the update.