Redis doesn't ship with TLS support out of the box, a heinous omission to be sure. TLS support can be enabled by compiling a custom build yourself, but the official "Securing Redis" guide recommends t…
I have been working on a project that uses Backblaze B2 object storage, I really like the service, but I have been frustrated by the user interface. They automatically log the user out after 5 minutes…
I just released a new version of my password manager which replaces the old and deprecated application cache (for offline operation) with the new ServiceWorker API. In the process, I learned a few imp…
This is a cross-post with the cyberia computer club blog. What is Capsul? Some friends from cyberia.club started out working on Capsul as a "for fun" project to host multiple VMs with different operat…
When I was younger, I worked with my dad on a project he was doing for his job. He is a Physics teacher and he had received a grant to write a new curriculum unit for teaching radioactivity and radiat…
Namecoin is an old crypto-currency, one of the original forks of Bitcoin. It still exists today and has good security, primarily because it can be merge-mined with Bitcoin. This means that Namecoin…
I like to say that I "grew up" using Git GUI applications. When I started using Git, I was a novice programmer, and the Git Command Line Interface infuriated me. These days, I have more respect for…
At the end of this year, I will be saying goodbye to my current employer and exchanging contact information with many of the great people who I have called my colleagues, mentors, and teammates over t…
I have a node.js application that is talking HTTPS with some server I don't have access to... How can I capture the traffic so that I can see the contents of the requests and responses? Yes, this h…
I have a Java application that is talking HTTPS with some server I don't have access to... How can I capture the traffic so that I can see the contents of the requests and responses? This post is P…
