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Don't Roll Your Own ... (Susam Pal)
14

Among computer programmers, and especially among those who work on security-sensitive systems, there is a well-known maxim: Don't roll your own crypto. Of course, you can roll your own crypto for learning purposes. But if you are going to use cryptography in software or services…

Fresh Bubbles

First time in a Briefing. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.

Culture

  1. Rich Brain (orbific weblog)
    8

    An excellent article by Arnand Giriharasas, Rich Brain, looks at the Epstein files and considers what they tell us about the ultra-rich. His observation is…

  2. Piri (Manuel Moreale)
    3

    This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Piri, whose blog can be found at pketh.org. Tired of RSS? Read this in your browser…

Life

  1. re: Your phone is making you bored (Forking Mad+)
    12

    I think we all know that constant access to the internet and social media on our smart devices is rotting our brain cells. It's easy to pick up your hand-sized…

  2. I went to an event about moths (Topopa)
    9

    Yesterday I attended a night event at my local park about moths lead by a quirky old lady who wore a butterfly blouse and a butterfly necklace and a butterfly…

  3. Why we plan (Happily Imperfect)
    5

    In response to Don’t Plan So Much which is an interesting theory if your life allows for it. You might think that you cant head out because you have kids, but…

Tech

  1. No Trial or Monthly version = No Thanks (Forking Mad+)
    13

    Before committing to yet another subscription model, I always want to check out the offering, or have access to a demo. I'm currently looking at email…

  2. 💌 Newsletter #009 - Social Media Alternatives (Good!), Bill C-22 (Not So Good!), and The End of Google Search as We Know It (Technically Good ✨)
    5

    ✨ In This Edition ✨ 📟 Short-Form Content: Slopified grad ceremonies, Stochastic slot machines, RIP Google search, and spookiness long before Halloween. 📰…

  3. Prettier palettes with previews (Robert Birming)
    4

    The Bearming palettes page has a new look — split preview cards showing light and dark mode, a one-click copy button, and three new Swedish-named palettes.

  4. PayPal Has No Undo Button and It Cost Me $687.75 (Zarar's blog)
    2

    AAAAAARRRGGHHH!!!!!! A customer just cancelled one of the recurring events they were running and picked the wrong date - last week instead of next week. So…

  5. WordPress 7.0 (Happily Imperfect)
    2

    I love Louis Armstrong but I fear this new version of WordPress may be the death knell for me and, given I’ve been using WordPress since 2004 (version 1.2), I…

Still Bubbling

Already featured in a Briefing before. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.

  1. F* Sponsored Web (Andre Franca)
    12
  2. Neolithic Orkney (Part 1 - Chambers that are not Maeshowe) (Yunzi's Blog)
    3
  3. plex's lifetime price hike (mint city lights)
    5
  4. BitWarden selling out? Self hosting a password vault? (Firesphere's musings)
    5
  5. ‘How Deepfakes Tore a High School Apart’ (Pixel Envy)
    8
  6. The most pointless use of generative AI I've seen so far (Danielle's Diary 💖)
    13
  7. Fuck google (Kia Kamgar)
    3
  8. Make your website or blog fediverse-ready (Stefan Bohacek)
    34

Tiny Bubbles

Fresh posts with exactly one vote in the last 24 hours.