Yes, I like animated GIFs. And yes, I like using them as reactions in text messages. But to put not too fine a point on it, they can […]
digital publishing / publishing
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First and Exclusive rights… and how robots.txt might impact those rights
One of the things that authors have to know about rights are how the terms “first” and “exclusive” relate to their works. At first blush, it seems simple. […]
bigot / discrimination / social justice / structural discrimination
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Just Wait Until Twitter Comes For You: Addressing and Fixing Unintended Privilege and Bigotry
TL;DR: When a social justice criticism was brought to us, we acknowledged the mistake, engaged with those criticizing, and fixed the problem instead of doubling down or protesting […]
internet / security / technology
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Updating your firewall on Linux – and blocking malware IP addresses at the same time
Firewalls on linux/*nix are somewhat complicated, but stupidly powerful. “UFW” – the “uncomplicated” firewall – is… well, it’s uncomplicated in comparison to actually dealing with iptables. But there […]