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You Should Use Hashtags

I put hashtags in my posts. You should, too. Not to boost social media engagement (gross), but rather to empower readers to curate their timelines.

Any Updates?”

Open-source projects are developed in plain sight — the current status is almost always fully visible to everyone. Which is why posting comments like “Any updates?” is just about the least helpful comment anyone can make.

Fortressa — The App Store for Open Source

Fortressa is the app store for open source, providing you with open-source SaaS alternatives to take back control over your data and reduce your software costs.

Introduction to Long-Term Investing

How to invest for long-term wealth building, financial freedom, and security in retirement.

Homebrew Python Is Not For You

Don’t use Homebrew Python. It’s not meant for you.

The High Cost of the Early Adopter Tax

Being an early adopter of technology has significant costs that may not be worth paying.

U2F Hardware Security Keys

Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) hardware security keys and multi-factor authentication (MFA) combine to provide strong security and good usability — the best of both worlds.

Multi-Factor Authentication, Phones, and SMS

Most implementations of multi-factor authentication (MFA), also known as two-factor authentication (2FA), rely on sending codes via SMS text messages or phone calls. There are serious problems with this approach.

Don’t Make Your Own Two-Factor Authentication App

Multi-factor authentication can be poorly implemented in a multitude of ways, and one of those ways is to ship a custom branded authentication app.

Multi-Factor Authentication Best Practices

Two-factor authentication (2FA), also known as multi-factor authentication (MFA), comes in many flavors. But not all are created equal. Best practices should involve at least two selections from this list: FIDO U2F hardware keys, one-time passwords (OTP), and recovery codes.

Tacklebox for Fish Shell

Tacklebox is a framework for organizing and sharing Fish shell functions, plugins, modules, and themes.

Articles from sites I follow

App Store developers: suggest your small ideas for improvement

After gathering feedback from fellow App Store developers, I’m going to write a blog post (next week?) presenting a …

via The Desolation of Blog 19 March 2026

The Unite Pro giveaway winners!

The Unite Pro giveaway has ended, and I have winners to announce! The winners! Congratulations to: Sven Sackers Michael Steadman …

via BrettTerpstra.com - The Mad Science of Brett Terpstra 18 March 2026

Python’s True Superpower

Python appears to be everywhere nowadays! How did it happen, that a language that almost died in the Python 2 …

via Hynek Schlawack 19 September 2025