Job Search – Unreasonable Expectations
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I found a great job listing with Canonical. Despite my love for their products and experience in the field, after just the first interview step I’m withdrawing.
Technology
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Technology has gotten dumber
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I was searching Digital Ocean’s website for a specific product. I found it! Except, it doesn’t actually exist. It seems technology has just gotten dumber over time …
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WordPress Drama: Crossfire
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Automattic faces a cease-and-desist letter over alleged trademark violations concerning WP Fusion Lite. But it really does look like their use could be classified as “fair use.” If not, any WordPress site using the .org repo is also in violation …
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WordPress: The Drama Continues
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The WordPress.org team has forked the Advanced Custom Fields plugin amidst a legal dispute with WP Engine, raising concerns about user awareness and security updates. Were they right to do so? It’s complicated, but likely yes.
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WordPress Drama: From the Sidelines
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Yeah … the inside track of WordPress is a mess right now. I’m sure we all have opinions, so I figured I should log mine in as well.
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WordPress, Hosts, and Hosting
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After nearly a decade out of WordPress, I visited WordCamp US and met with several hosts. TLDR: the state of WordPress hosting is stale.
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Bounties and Risk
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I reflect on my experiences in cybersecurity, emphasizing the challenges and risks involved in reporting security issues. I’ve had positive experiences, such as receiving a bug bounty from Dropbox, and negative ones, like a legal threat from a university. Despite occasional hostilities, I strongly believe in responsibly reporting security problems and advocate for compensating security…
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The Great Migration: Mastodon
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I migrated my personal Mastodon server from a cloud-hosted machine to a mini PC in my home office. Learn how I wrangled Docker and Cloudflare Tunnels to make this work!
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Password Security
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How do you address password security? What controls do you put in place? Do they matter? What does a strong password look like? Learn how to protect your users in 2024 and beyond!
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The Great Migration: Next Steps
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With a new server set up, the next step in the great migration was to start moving services to it from the cloud. First up, my toy encrypted secret sharing service!