Favorite Articles From 2025
In case you're looking for some additional reading material during the holiday break, here's my list of favorite articles from 2025:
- The Lethal Trifecta - An excellent article by Simon Willison on the inherent security flaws of generative AI.
- 21 Lessons from 14 years at Google - A great article on successful . . .
"Spring cleaning" a bit early
This is just a friendly reminder to consider:
- Removing unused apps on your phone (and delete unnecessary accounts associated with them)
- Blocking/unsubscribing from legitimate newsletters that aren't useful. Obviously be careful clicking links!
- Checking around your desk/area for out-of-place items. My personal goal . . .
Introducing getstat.dev
They say necessity is the mother of invention, right? :-)
About a week ago, I published a simple little page called https://getstat.dev. It's live now.
It's nothing fancy; just an easy client-centric way to verify connectivity to the public internet without the excessive bloat of visiting an actual web site. I . . .
Arby's Style Sauce Recipe
I dug up an old BBQ sauce recipe from notes a long time ago and tried it again. Super tasty!
Reminds me of Arby sauce (sweet and tangy, yet savory).
Here's the recipe if you want to try it out:
- 1/2 cup ketchup (good ol’ Heinz seems to work best).
- 1 teaspoon water.
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar.
- 1/2 . . .
Music for focus - Flow Tunes
EDR Silencing
This article is an interesting read from Fabian Bender regarding altering name resolution as a technique to bypass or hinder EDR communication.
Breathing principles
Eric Barker is a hilarious writer. He's also got a lot of really relevant and informative information on his blog. This article on breathing principles caught my eye.
Check it out when you get a chance. It's well worth the read.