Bemused ramblings some dude says on the internet
Zero Trust Architecture is a simple concept which boils down to: Never trust, always verify. This phrase really doesn’t have a clear source and has been passed around the security community to the point it means many things to many people. In the context of zero trust systems, this means that just because a device is on your network or something you need to work with that you shouldn’t implicitly trust it.… Read the rest
3D printing isn’t new, but it’s finally hitting the point it’s more mainstream than experimental. You take ingredients, a shape you want to recreate, compute thin cross-sectional slices, and use an additive printing process to deposit layers to create the object. This can range from food products to concrete, but most commonly uses plastics, resins, or foods at a consumer level.… Read the rest
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. Simply put, RSS is a standardized format using a computer (and human) readable format that shows what’s changed for a website. Atom is a similar (but slightly different) competing format. RSS and Atom help with tracking the updates to constantly changing sites such as blogs, podcasts, news sites, etc.
Most WordPress (WP) blogs have a link for RSS or Atom (usually at /feed or similar for newer WP installs).… Read the rest
A few days ago thunderstorms rolled in unannounced. A crash of thunder hit as my lights went out and the blackened sky lit up for a moment. A few minutes, before the power had come back on, sirens blared as firetrucks headed down my street, a few houses down. I expected my file server to be down, but I hadn’t expected it to have fried.… Read the rest
REST API’s are powerful tools for automation and data analysis among other tasks, but they are also one of the most frustrating parts of building a new application. It’s cool I can theoretically combine so much data, but sometimes it’s extremely hard due to limitations, other times it makes no sense.
This transcends knowing about an API or experience. Some API’s suck compared to their applications, others lack in other ways.… Read the rest
Big data is cool. Being able to use it right and make it all actually make sense is even cooler. The problem is, there are a lot of pitfalls to working with large data sets and each minor misstep can make the next step in the process slightly off or even wreck the whole thing. People lose sight of the art in the science.… Read the rest