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A typical website visit in 2022
1. Figure out how to decline all but essential cookies
2. Close the support widget asking if I need help
3. Stop the auto-playing video
4. Close the “subscribe to our newsletter” pop-up
5. Try and remember why I came here in the first place
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"The timeline won't allow us to test that, we'll fix it in production"
Production:
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I am a programmer.
A journalist asked me what makes code bad.
I said...
No comment.
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To whoever is trying to run these Python backdoors on our F5 #BigIP honeypot: Slow down... it doesn't work because you keep overwriting your files. Or randomize your filenames better.
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2020 has already been something of a year, with an extra leap day at that, but at least it will end right on time and not one second longer. hpiers.obspm.fr/iers/bul/bul…
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My uncle works at the place where they make rumours for WhatsApp and he says that next week there'll be one about the army confiscating toasters.
Turns out it's possible to burn out a @TPLINK powerline adapter with enough bandwidth. Should have plenty of time to run some Cat 6!
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REMOTE WORKERS!
👂🏻 I’ve been hearing y’all speak about struggles with routine working remotely.
Here’s what helps me:
🔋 Start on a fully charged laptop
🔌 Work unplugged
🏋🏾♂️ When the battery is very low, that’s my cue for self-care or to go for a walk
⚡️ Charge it
♻️ Repeat – at Berlin, Germany
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The growth of command line options, 1979-Present
danluu.com/cli-complexity/
ALT Table showing the growth of command line options over time for commonly used command line tools from 1979 to 2017
While I was busy overreacting to high load on a single network appliance this evening, I love that the network engineer rightfully cutting me down to size was delighted to find out what happens when you hit 1 in top. There's always something new to learn!
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Certificates shouldn’t expire on a specific date. As they age, they should trigger increasingly painful delays in TLS negotiation until someone looks into the problem and replaces them.
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It’s here again. Apricity: the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.
(I’ll bring this word back if it kills me.)