When I was a kid, the rumor was that the school district superintendent would decide to have a snow day based on how fast his dog came back to the door when he was let out for his morning constitutional. I could see that being true in the early 90s. If it were true now, we’d have a livestream cam on that dog to see if he’d take a shit or run back inside.
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Congrats WordPress 4.4!
WordPress 4.4 is now available on a website near you. First up, the release video: WordPress 4.4 added some major things behind the scenes (REST API infrastructure) and really sweet things on the front end, like responsive imaging. For all of you Jetpack users, Photon already supports the vast majority of new hotness with responsive…
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Two Factor Authentication with Jetpack
Over the summer, I wrote up a quick one-file plugin to force site administrators to use Jetpack’s Single Sign-On via WordPress.com, specifically with two-factor authentication1. It was closed-sourced initially, for no other reason than it was experimental and didn’t want to make a promise it was coming without it being proven. Without further ado, I…
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Security Shouldn’t Be This Hard
I really like the idea of being very secure. I like crypto. I like PGP keys. I like to sign and encrypt e-mails. I’ve had my PGP key published on this site for a long time now. I can count on one hand with fingers to spare how many people I’ve actually communicated with using…
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Tiny Band, Big Heart – Texas Monthly
Twenty-five strong after a bass drummer got his grades up and earned eligibility, the Rotan Yellowhammers got their first look inside San Antonio’s Alamodome, where they would perform the next day in the state marching competition. The 72,000 seats in the stadium were a far cry from Rotan’s 400-capacity football field. Source: Tiny Band, Big…
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Happy Birthday Twins
From last weekend, the Picture of the Week is Ana and Dorothy teaching us the proper way to eat a cupcake.
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Let’s Encrypt!
Let’s Encrypt—the free, automated SSL certificate authority is now in public beta. Check out my experience installing it on Nginx.