Aaron Parecki

I once again am asking mobile devs to not ship their API keys in their app bundles.

(No, compiling it into native code won’t make it any more secure. I could extract it from native code in 5 minutes, and that’s not an exaggeration.)

(No, putting it in react-native-env etc won’t… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1646889008612642817

If a luxury brand like Porsche realizes that buyers don't actually want complex and unsafe touchscreens, perhaps the rest of the car industry can too
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/buttons-are-back-at-porsche-as-we-see-the-2024-cayenne-interior/

Cool, now I have an excuse to buy a Porsche. Do they make e-bikes?

I started http://Waxy.org on this day in 2002, and as a special 21st birthday present, Twitter just suspended this account’s API access. So this bot is officially dead! You can follow Waxy on Mastodon at http://xoxo.zone/@waxy and via RSS at https://waxy.org/feed/ ✌️

I stop working halfway through a task.

Specifically, at a point where I know what the next few steps are, the path forward is clear. And, ideally, fun.

It makes it *super* easy to pick back up the next day. Builds momentum, and makes it easy to get back into flow.

I’m just going to say, if you’re a Star Trek fan who stopped watching #Picard, then get up from the meeting you’re currently in, apologize, say there’s a family emergency, go home, read a plot summary of the first two seasons and then watch S3 right now. It’s that damn fun.

Government-funded media photography of a Tesla engulfed in flames, a massive explosion in the streets of San Francisco during a Defund NPR protest. Cinematic lighting.

Excited to host the "Security Superstream: Application Security" event tomorrow with @OReillyMedia. Join experts in the field to learn about the latest techniques for securing your applications and data.

Register now: https://www.oreilly.com/live-events/security-superstream-application-security/0636920083707/0636920083706/
#security #appsec #cybersecurity

NPR's analytics show that less than 2% of our traffic comes from Twitter. It's not a surprise to people who work in media, but even before the labeling saga, there was a pretty strong business case that the game wasn't worth the candle https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1646195092661891072

Taibbi: I'm leaving Twitter because of Elon's decisions

NPR: We're leaving Twitter because of Elon's decisions

Elon: My screen name is Harry Bōlz and my building says Titter on it, also the nonpaying blue checks go away on 4/20 now, haha