Aaron Parecki

Okay, I just got off the phone with a tech recruiter and I have some pretty deep frustrations with how this went on many axes. Tech recruiters, please read this thread - especially if you're in a "diversity & inclusion" team.

Writing 100 lines of code in an hour isn't a useful skill to test for. The best solutions often involve writing only a small amount of code to clue existing, good code together in a useful way. Understanding how stuff works and being able to tie things together is way more useful

I'm at the point of my life where I hoard security keys to give away to anyone I know/meet who needs to lock down their online accounts, and plushies + storybooks as gifts for friends who have children. No regrets.

1/ OK, time for a generic tweetstorm

topics off the topomyhead
User Accounts & Identities
Ordering Data
Data Models
Local Storage
Discovering Devices
Exchanging Data
Backup
Reconciling Changes
Indexes & Queries
Encrypted Data
Blocking
Moderation & Deletion
Network Monitoring
The Future

Also h/t @aaronpk because I'm working through OAuth 2.0 simplified right now and it's refreshingly well-organized as a tour :)

The #IndieWeb wiki-docs are excellent.

Feels like how I wish a lot of api-docs read.

(h/t @t)

https://indieweb.org/Getting_Started

I'd love for a feature that allowed close friends to moderate your feed before it gets to you

It's much less upsetting to see unwarranted rudeness directed at someone else. A close friend would know how to filter the worst of it on your behalf without as strong an emotional hit

This has me missing Camera Camp a little. We should have two a year! A spring and fall edition. What do you think @ijustine? 😜

Excellent explanation by @aaronpk of @okta of why PKCE is important in #OAuth2. I feel like @nbarbettini, the guy on the left asking these questions.

https://oauth.net/2/grant-types/implicit/

Totally agree, things wouldn’t be the same. Could re-direct some of $1 trillion we spend each year on highway maintenance to transit & other productive uses; eliminate the leading cause of death & injury; address climate change; end oil wars

Yeah things def wouldn’t stay same

Gaining followers as a woman on Twitter is hard but not for the reasons you would think. It's kinda like 2 steps forward, 1 step back except it's 2 followers gained, 1 follower blocked.

The way we create technology shapes it's values and affordances. Those affordances then shape the people who use it.

I’m on the train, and the chap in the seat behind me is on the phone to his bank. He has just gone through security verification. I know his name, date of birth, mother’s maiden name, address, and all the account details. Don’t be this guy. He’s an idiot. #privacy #security 😖

Rabble, on SSB, 2019-10-30: “It’s interesting to see how the #indieweb community has forged forward with an inclusive and really anarchistic punk vision of a web for all, where everyone can DIY and co-create the future.”

You had me at homebrew... until I realized it wasn’t about beer... then you had me at indieweb

I think the point is being missed here, Federation is one part of indieweb, but the biggest part is being in control. When external places decide to close shop, you lose everything, you have zero control. But if you post somewhere you control, you make the decisions.

When I die, please charge for parking at my funeral.