Ross McKay
@webaware.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
WordPress hooker.
Python Djangler.
Bean enthusiast.
Microbe wrangler.
Deep sigh-ops.
Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia
WP: https://profiles.wordpress.org/webaware/
[bridged from https://fosstodon.org/@webaware on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Python Djangler.
Bean enthusiast.
Microbe wrangler.
Deep sigh-ops.
Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia
WP: https://profiles.wordpress.org/webaware/
[bridged from https://fosstodon.org/@webaware on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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React just announced their new logo. Pretty bold for them, I must say
December 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
React just announced their new logo. Pretty bold for them, I must say
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One of the crappiest trends I’m seeing in my mentorship sessions today is people getting laid off from large corporations after 20-40 years of silo right now. It’s really appalling if not unexpected.
If you’ve been somewhere over 5, 10, 20 years it’s worth looking at your employability elsewhere.
If you’ve been somewhere over 5, 10, 20 years it’s worth looking at your employability elsewhere.
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
One of the crappiest trends I’m seeing in my mentorship sessions today is people getting laid off from large corporations after 20-40 years of silo right now. It’s really appalling if not unexpected.
If you’ve been somewhere over 5, 10, 20 years it’s worth looking at your employability elsewhere.
If you’ve been somewhere over 5, 10, 20 years it’s worth looking at your employability elsewhere.
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“Word wrap on or off?”
“How about break-in-the-middle-of-the-line?”
“How about break-in-the-middle-of-the-line?”
December 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“Word wrap on or off?”
“How about break-in-the-middle-of-the-line?”
“How about break-in-the-middle-of-the-line?”
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/115740500373677782
I like that Firefox is (through @jaffathecake) communicating. But the point is not really if you can disable the features TBH.
I think the problem is how Firefox/Mozilla is perceived: Putting a whole lot of resources into AI […]
I like that Firefox is (through @jaffathecake) communicating. But the point is not really if you can disable the features TBH.
I think the problem is how Firefox/Mozilla is perceived: Putting a whole lot of resources into AI […]
Original post on tldr.nettime.org
tldr.nettime.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/115740500373677782
I like that Firefox is (through @jaffathecake) communicating. But the point is not really if you can disable the features TBH.
I think the problem is how Firefox/Mozilla is perceived: Putting a whole lot of resources into AI […]
I like that Firefox is (through @jaffathecake) communicating. But the point is not really if you can disable the features TBH.
I think the problem is how Firefox/Mozilla is perceived: Putting a whole lot of resources into AI […]
> The Plugin "…" appears to be abandoned (updated December 18, 2023, tested to WP 6.9.0).
Well, thanks Wordfence but I think tested up to WP 6.9.0 indicates that it isn't abandoned.
Sometimes, plugins don't need fixes or new features. 🙄
#wordpress #wordfence
Well, thanks Wordfence but I think tested up to WP 6.9.0 indicates that it isn't abandoned.
Sometimes, plugins don't need fixes or new features. 🙄
#wordpress #wordfence
December 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
> The Plugin "…" appears to be abandoned (updated December 18, 2023, tested to WP 6.9.0).
Well, thanks Wordfence but I think tested up to WP 6.9.0 indicates that it isn't abandoned.
Sometimes, plugins don't need fixes or new features. 🙄
#wordpress #wordfence
Well, thanks Wordfence but I think tested up to WP 6.9.0 indicates that it isn't abandoned.
Sometimes, plugins don't need fixes or new features. 🙄
#wordpress #wordfence
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Ran into a problem in prod?
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.
#foss #devops #cloudflare #infosec
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.
#foss #devops #cloudflare #infosec
December 16, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Ran into a problem in prod?
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.
#foss #devops #cloudflare #infosec
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.
#foss #devops #cloudflare #infosec
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Computer science is less relevant to software development than most social sciences.
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Computer science is less relevant to software development than most social sciences.
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It's the unexpected consequences of AI which have me worried. Whichever way I think about this headline, it's not good.
December 9, 2025 at 6:10 AM
It's the unexpected consequences of AI which have me worried. Whichever way I think about this headline, it's not good.
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RE: https://phpc.social/@Xdebug/115662135830755552
I have just released Xdebug 3.5.0!
In the next few weeks I will create some content (text, and perhaps video) highlighting some new features in more detail.
Please share it with the world!
#php #php85 #xdebug #debugging
I have just released Xdebug 3.5.0!
In the next few weeks I will create some content (text, and perhaps video) highlighting some new features in more detail.
Please share it with the world!
#php #php85 #xdebug #debugging
phpc.social
December 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
RE: https://phpc.social/@Xdebug/115662135830755552
I have just released Xdebug 3.5.0!
In the next few weeks I will create some content (text, and perhaps video) highlighting some new features in more detail.
Please share it with the world!
#php #php85 #xdebug #debugging
I have just released Xdebug 3.5.0!
In the next few weeks I will create some content (text, and perhaps video) highlighting some new features in more detail.
Please share it with the world!
#php #php85 #xdebug #debugging
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If you need an SVG of the instragram logo, you can just go and download the official _11MB bitmap wrapped in an SVG trenchcoat._ 🙃
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
If you need an SVG of the instragram logo, you can just go and download the official _11MB bitmap wrapped in an SVG trenchcoat._ 🙃
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"median mobile page is now 70 times larger than the total storage of the computer that landed men on the moon … The result is a web that increasingly punishes the poor for their bad luck while paying developers huge salaries to deliver business-undermining results." - important stuff from Big Al […]
Original post on social.vivaldi.net
social.vivaldi.net
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"median mobile page is now 70 times larger than the total storage of the computer that landed men on the moon … The result is a web that increasingly punishes the poor for their bad luck while paying developers huge salaries to deliver business-undermining results." - important stuff from Big Al […]
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A long time ago I worked in bookshops, when high street bookselling went to shit, the focus on deep discounts etc.. booksellers knew you made more profit on the backlist titles people who loved books selected, but they were ignored because corporate folk assumed they were all marxists or […]
Original post on glasgow.social
glasgow.social
November 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A long time ago I worked in bookshops, when high street bookselling went to shit, the focus on deep discounts etc.. booksellers knew you made more profit on the backlist titles people who loved books selected, but they were ignored because corporate folk assumed they were all marxists or […]
Dynamically loaded content really is a PITA. Thank goodness for MutationObserver and scrollIntoView().
#js #whyismycoffeeempty
#js #whyismycoffeeempty
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Dynamically loaded content really is a PITA. Thank goodness for MutationObserver and scrollIntoView().
#js #whyismycoffeeempty
#js #whyismycoffeeempty
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I do feel like MS/Azure, AWS, and Cloudflare need to do a better job of coordinating their outages so some of yall can get some much needed time away from IT
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I do feel like MS/Azure, AWS, and Cloudflare need to do a better job of coordinating their outages so some of yall can get some much needed time away from IT
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Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @[email protected] as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @[email protected] as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the […]
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'So let’s rewrite the new OWASP item. It’s not “Software Supply Chain Failures”. It’s more accurate to say “Collection of random software I found in the couch cushions that I don’t understand and we don’t know where most of it comes from”.'
nicely phrased by @joshbressers […]
nicely phrased by @joshbressers […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
'So let’s rewrite the new OWASP item. It’s not “Software Supply Chain Failures”. It’s more accurate to say “Collection of random software I found in the couch cushions that I don’t understand and we don’t know where most of it comes from”.'
nicely phrased by @joshbressers […]
nicely phrased by @joshbressers […]
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The next person who suggests we’ll be able make bank fixing AI slop in the post-bubble collapse is getting smacked across the face.
I want to build new, innovative things. I don’t want to fix AI slop!
I want to build new, innovative things. I don’t want to fix AI slop!
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The next person who suggests we’ll be able make bank fixing AI slop in the post-bubble collapse is getting smacked across the face.
I want to build new, innovative things. I don’t want to fix AI slop!
I want to build new, innovative things. I don’t want to fix AI slop!
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Twenty-nine years ago on this day, #httpget 0.1 was released.
I found the tool a few days later and within a few months I became the maintainer. We later renamed it. Twice. The last name it got is #curl. It stuck.
httpget was my first insight and lesson into HTTP and since then I have kept […]
I found the tool a few days later and within a few months I became the maintainer. We later renamed it. Twice. The last name it got is #curl. It stuck.
httpget was my first insight and lesson into HTTP and since then I have kept […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Wow, this campaign website against Google's plan to kick out XSLT is a thing of beauty.
https://xslt.rip/
https://xslt.rip/
XSLT 安息吧
XSLT RIP (xslt.rip)
15:39 ↑ 112 HN Points
xslt.rip
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Wow, this campaign website against Google's plan to kick out XSLT is a thing of beauty.
https://xslt.rip/
https://xslt.rip/
New post: Bulk redirection with nginx maps.
https://snippets.webaware.com.au/howto/bulk-redirection-with-nginx-maps/
#nginx
https://snippets.webaware.com.au/howto/bulk-redirection-with-nginx-maps/
#nginx
snippets.webaware.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
New post: Bulk redirection with nginx maps.
https://snippets.webaware.com.au/howto/bulk-redirection-with-nginx-maps/
#nginx
https://snippets.webaware.com.au/howto/bulk-redirection-with-nginx-maps/
#nginx
New post: Redirect to add a trailing slash for WordPress.
https://snippets.webaware.com.au/howto/redirect-to-add-a-trailing-slash-for-wordpress/
#wordpress #apache
https://snippets.webaware.com.au/howto/redirect-to-add-a-trailing-slash-for-wordpress/
#wordpress #apache
snippets.webaware.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
New post: Redirect to add a trailing slash for WordPress.
https://snippets.webaware.com.au/howto/redirect-to-add-a-trailing-slash-for-wordpress/
#wordpress #apache
https://snippets.webaware.com.au/howto/redirect-to-add-a-trailing-slash-for-wordpress/
#wordpress #apache
Is there a reason why the theme-color meta tag no longer works in Safari on iOS 26 for *some websites*? Sites that I built and tested not-this-year suddenly no longer show the theme colour in the screen footer. 🤷
Two sites with identical theme colours, one works and one does not. 🤷
<meta […]
Two sites with identical theme colours, one works and one does not. 🤷
<meta […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Is there a reason why the theme-color meta tag no longer works in Safari on iOS 26 for *some websites*? Sites that I built and tested not-this-year suddenly no longer show the theme colour in the screen footer. 🤷
Two sites with identical theme colours, one works and one does not. 🤷
<meta […]
Two sites with identical theme colours, one works and one does not. 🤷
<meta […]
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Are you forced to work with Linux?
Do you miss the convenience of Microsoft spying on you and keeping track of everything?
https://github.com/rolflobker/recall-for-linux
Do you miss the convenience of Microsoft spying on you and keeping track of everything?
https://github.com/rolflobker/recall-for-linux
Recall for Linux
Comments
github.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Are you forced to work with Linux?
Do you miss the convenience of Microsoft spying on you and keeping track of everything?
https://github.com/rolflobker/recall-for-linux
Do you miss the convenience of Microsoft spying on you and keeping track of everything?
https://github.com/rolflobker/recall-for-linux
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If you write "We work with Chrome, Edge and Safari. Sorry, we don't support the browser you're using. For the best experience, we recommend using Chrome."
Then all I am reading is "I don't know how to make websites or applications".
Then all I am reading is "I don't know how to make websites or applications".
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
If you write "We work with Chrome, Edge and Safari. Sorry, we don't support the browser you're using. For the best experience, we recommend using Chrome."
Then all I am reading is "I don't know how to make websites or applications".
Then all I am reading is "I don't know how to make websites or applications".