Everything you should know about certificates and PKI but are too afraid to ask
Recommended read: Everything you should know about certificates and PKI but are too afraid to ask https://smallstep.com/blog/everything-pki/
If so I've definitely been doing my Christmases wrong! Can't even think when the last time I saw it was
Recommended read: How tracking pixels work https://jvns.ca/blog/how-tracking-pixels-work/
API Practices If You Hate Your Customers
Recommended read: API Practices If You Hate Your Customers https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3375635
Out of interest where are you moving to?
Because GitHub is willing to work with ICE https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/13/github-faces-more-resignations-in-light-of-ice-contract/ but at least GitLab are being up front about their politics?
Although yes I agree they're not amazing
All my code hosting is on https://gitlab.com/jamietanna
Static site hosting is on https://netlify.com and VPS hosting is on https://hetzner.cloud
Although some things that I contribute back to are on https://github.com
r/AskReddit - What free things online should everyone take advantage of?
Recommended read: r/AskReddit - What free things online should everyone take advantage of? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ecscwk/what_free_things_online_should_everyone_take/
Between and I took 16388 steps.
How to tweet with accessibility in mind
Recommended read: How to tweet with accessibility in mind https://amberley.blog/2019-05-21-accessible-tweeting/
Dear Americans: Be Very, Very Afraid Of The EU's New Copyright Rules
Those of us in the EU are pretty worried about it, so I can imagine it's not going to be fun for folks whose countries haven't even had a say in it!
Recommended read: Dear Americans: Be Very, Very Afraid Of The EU's New Copyright Rules https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191220/16454343611/dear-americans-be-very-very-afraid-eus-new-copyright-rules.shtml
Cash withdrawals in the European Economic Area are now free!
Recommended read: Cash withdrawals in the European Economic Area are now free! https://monzo.com/blog/cash-withdrawals-in-the-european-economic-area-eea-are-now-free/
Working for Microsoft cost me $200 million
An interesting look at why you'd want to work for a startup, not a tech giant - although not everyone will have the same experience.
Recommended read: Working for Microsoft cost me $200 million https://blog.garrytan.com/working-for-microsoft-cost-me-200-dollars-million
I found Christmas the loneliest time of year. Then I started working at Crisis
Recommended read: I found Christmas the loneliest time of year. Then I started working at Crisis https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/24/christmas-loneliest-crisis-charity
I guess, that's a fair point. Would still be good if we can improve the usability of password managers for not-as-technical folks