Owning My Internet
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For some access, I use an anonymous VPN proxy. When publishers block that kind of a VPN, I instead roll my own network with a Raspberry Pi from home.
Technology
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Email Lock-down
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Thanks to the beauty of open source (and other, smarter developers who’ve already traveled down this rabbit hole), I don’t have to figure out how to set up a personal mail server on my own. All of the tools are readily available!
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Security, Internationalization, and Performance
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When I began writing code for WordPress projects, I had no idea how to properly internationalize my content, There were a few blog posts at the time that accused developers like me of doing a disservice to our customers. I took offense at the time, but they had a point. Internationalization is extraordinarily important for…
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Deprecate Magic Constructors in PHP
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Along the lines of the argument to make code easier to understand for quick readers, I want to propose something a little less radical and just as useful for devs: Deprecate the magic `__construct()` function.
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The Value of HTTPS Everywhere
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GoGo Inflight is eavesdropping on your traffic!
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Wireless Safety
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Beware of who else might be watching your wireless traffic … and what they might be doing with that information.
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Spirit of Democratization
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Does WordPress really embrace a spirit of democratization?
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Layers of Security
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There are many layers to any notion of security. How well do you understand each?
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Iterative Improvement
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Fundamentally, though, your application should always be broken up into separate components – each should be capable of functioning somewhat on its own.
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JavaScript: The Importance of Input Validation
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Always sanitize and/or validate the inputs of every function before assuming the data is valid.