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@FritzAdalis it's very subtle — basically you only see it if you click on \"Tools\" in the search results.
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You can create a custom search query in your browser that looks like this:
https://gist.github.com/april/39a832da337e8e798fcd1c61a70289f8
And that will limit your search results to only pages crawled before 2023. Really helps cut down on the amount of slop you stumble across. Feel free to tweak date ranges to your edification.
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You can create a custom search query that looks like this:
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","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/114365767663522585","date_published":"2025-04-19T17:18:44+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-19 17:18","date_timestamp":1745083124,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"62551951","content_html":"holding out for the Web integer to overflow, hopefully Web -2147483648.0 will be less miserable.
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/114365642282296406","date_published":"2025-04-19T16:46:51+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-19 16:46","date_timestamp":1745081211,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"60987169","content_html":"@jstatepost there’s a really good for macos called SoundSource that does that.
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/114246046763896080","date_published":"2025-03-29T13:52:08+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-29 13:52","date_timestamp":1743256328,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"60909466","content_html":"@smsm1 lol yes maybe each one of my three work monitors counts as a screen hehe
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/114240424168319185","date_published":"2025-03-28T14:02:14+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-28 14:02","date_timestamp":1743170534,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"60874292","content_html":"@matt i’ve been pushing against the earth in the opposite direction of its spinning
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/114237585521443053","date_published":"2025-03-28T02:00:20+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-28 02:00","date_timestamp":1743127220,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"60873428","content_html":"??????, thanks apple
@flooey yup! they all have a setting to turn it down, so you end up with whatever app thinks its the quietest. I had to turn it off in every single app for my input volume to stay the same.
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/114061112211374091","date_published":"2025-02-24T22:00:51+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-24 22:00","date_timestamp":1740434451,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"58346115","content_html":"@petrillic @jacqueline @gsuberland god forbid women have hobbies (turning their friends into women)
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/114059878623274818","date_published":"2025-02-24T16:47:08+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-24 16:47","date_timestamp":1740415628,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"58345725","content_html":"dear applications,
please stop automatically adjusting my mic volume, i set it at that volume for a reason. i’m not clipping.
that includes you zoom, teams, skype, and edge (edge! wtf! why is this turned on by default behind a hidden flag??)
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","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113819275946695513","date_published":"2025-01-13T04:58:42+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-13 04:58","date_timestamp":1736744322,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54892163","content_html":"@calcifer @PinoBatch @technicat “coding under fire” incidents are still usually done in your usual development environment and typically involve code you’re familiar with, with a suite of debugging tools. and not some weird puzzle that was dropped in front of your face minutes ago where you’re forced to work in the worst development environment ever.
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113819265639633675","date_published":"2025-01-13T04:56:05+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-13 04:56","date_timestamp":1736744165,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54891940","content_html":"@tcurdt @licho I could see an exercise like this for a sysadmin, asking them to figure out why something is broken. That is frequently their job. Code developed this way, however, is almost universally garbage.
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113819245972978271","date_published":"2025-01-13T04:51:05+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-13 04:51","date_timestamp":1736743865,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54891875","content_html":"@khleedril @bujiraso same for me (except monolisa for development)
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113819236675747572","date_published":"2025-01-13T04:48:43+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-13 04:48","date_timestamp":1736743723,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54803140","content_html":"all things considered, which of these two would you rather have?
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113811590991183675","date_published":"2025-01-11T20:24:19+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-11 20:24","date_timestamp":1736627059,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"54801786","content_html":"@haaseg yup, it’s definitely a tax against those who don’t have computer science degrees (which i don’t)
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113811518442579404","date_published":"2025-01-11T20:05:52+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-11 20:05","date_timestamp":1736625952,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54794076","content_html":"@bujiraso yup, it’s so weird how much harder it is to code without my familiar color scheme and familiar font and familiar keybindings.
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113810996839236020","date_published":"2025-01-11T17:53:13+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-11 17:53","date_timestamp":1736617993,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54793194","content_html":"@toldtheworld either looking at past experiences or allowing a take home test where they can develop in their usual IDEs with access to debuggers and all the other usual creature comforts
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113810924949249733","date_published":"2025-01-11T17:34:56+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-11 17:34","date_timestamp":1736616896,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54787907","content_html":"@jomo maybe it’s a US only thing but pretty much every tech company does it, with a few enlightened ones (such as Netflix) doing smart take home coding exercises instead.
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113810606132149895","date_published":"2025-01-11T16:13:52+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-11 16:13","date_timestamp":1736612032,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54786779","content_html":"@jomo nope it’s entirely unnatural and uncomfortable and doesn’t reflect real development at all and yet it’s a fundamental part of almost every single hiring loop because ???
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113810537104087687","date_published":"2025-01-11T15:56:18+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-11 15:56","date_timestamp":1736610978,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54786458","content_html":"me: i’ve single-handedly written software used by tens of millions of people, you can see it right over at github.com/april
prospective employers: sorry, but unfortunately you did poorly in a high-stress 40-minute coding exercise, writing code with no time to think about how to solve a problem you’ve never seen before, in a terrible dev environment, while someone stares at you the whole time
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113810512372121188","date_published":"2025-01-11T15:50:01+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-11 15:50","date_timestamp":1736610601,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"54757713","content_html":"@Axomamma @middleclasstool Circuit City is who I think you’re thinking of?
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113807692661090056","date_published":"2025-01-11T03:52:56+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-11 03:52","date_timestamp":1736567576,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54751907","content_html":"what's fascinating to me is how every company seems to brag about their complex, custom, secret, in-house AI safety controls (that barely work)
unlike every other infosec protective control, where people tend to collaborate to find the best solutions
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113807132745795836","date_published":"2025-01-11T01:30:32+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-11 01:30","date_timestamp":1736559032,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"54331633","content_html":"@opsnlops but i still see plenty of bunnies bouncing around my neighborhood in december!
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113777144696728531","date_published":"2025-01-05T18:24:11+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-05 18:24","date_timestamp":1736101451,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54261826","content_html":"@bmitch yeah, that's great! I was gonna look at all the month names that people use (April, May, June, August) and seasons I see (Summer and Autumn being most common)
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113773304007997426","date_published":"2025-01-05T02:07:26+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-05 02:07","date_timestamp":1736042846,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54261636","content_html":"the feminine urge to file an FOIA request so I can finally answer the question, “what percentage of people named April are born in April?”
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113773280854920822","date_published":"2025-01-05T02:01:33+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-05 02:01","date_timestamp":1736042493,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"53448455","content_html":"@markus i mean i did wish i had it today, hence my post
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113726502690873628","date_published":"2024-12-27T19:45:15+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-27 19:45","date_timestamp":1735328715,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"53444271","content_html":"@markus the interface was effortlessly good and simple, it was quick and responsive, available everywhere. i don’t know if there’s a big market for it these days alas.
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113726273111684412","date_published":"2024-12-27T18:46:52+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-27 18:46","date_timestamp":1735325212,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"53442096","content_html":"@james i was wishing i had access to it today, this reality is broken
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113726190520463303","date_published":"2024-12-27T18:25:52+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-27 18:25","date_timestamp":1735323952,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"53441270","content_html":"therapist: it’s normal for painful memories to soften over time
me: but what if they don’t? what if they only hurt more as i age?
therapist: do you have any memories in particular you’re thinking of?
me: yes, it’s… *sobs* the end of google reader
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","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113723639556683265","date_published":"2024-12-27T07:37:07+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-27 07:37","date_timestamp":1735285027,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"53400983","content_html":"@danafus haha that’s excellent
","url":"https://macaw.social/users/april/statuses/113723637769306598","date_published":"2024-12-27T07:36:40+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-27 07:36","date_timestamp":1735285000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"53375943","content_html":"hey chat, i need your help with a bit of fiction i’m writing.
what would you say is the onomatopoeia of a modem connecting?
please feel free to be as elaborate as possible.
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113721942496395579","date_published":"2024-12-27T00:25:32+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-27 00:25","date_timestamp":1735259132,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"51787883","content_html":"was asked a really interesting question in an interview yesterday: given a budget, which areas of security spending produce the greatest and worst (or negative) ROI?
my answer:
positive: SSO/OAuth, hardware keys
worst: DAST, DLP, honorable mention to poorly configured IDS’s
what’s your answer?
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113629389469127825","date_published":"2024-12-10T16:08:05+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-10 16:08","date_timestamp":1733846885,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"50609278","content_html":"gonna leave spelling errors and grammer mistakes and missing punxtafuon in all my posts from now on as proof that im not an ai
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113557272608218019","date_published":"2024-11-27T22:27:49+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-27 22:27","date_timestamp":1732746469,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"50593023","content_html":"my wish for an incredibly minor operating system setting that would nevertheless significant improve my experience and which would likely be used by a ton of apps:
being able to set a default emoji heart color, e.g. 💛
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113556470245854176","date_published":"2024-11-27T19:03:46+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-27 19:03","date_timestamp":1732734226,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"50215717","content_html":"would you take a pay cut to work a 4x8 work week?
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113528268317985952","date_published":"2024-11-22T19:31:38+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-22 19:31","date_timestamp":1732303898,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"50131578","content_html":"Handling Cookies is a Minefield:
inconsistencies in the HTTP cookie specification and its implementations have caused a situation where countless websites (including Facebook, Netflix, Okta, WhatsApp, Apple, etc.) are one small mistake away from locking their users out.
https://grayduck.mn/2024/11/21/handling-cookies-is-a-minefield/
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\nwhich has done a better job of teaching people to not click on untrusted links?
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113518043687474774","date_published":"2024-11-21T00:11:23+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-21 00:11","date_timestamp":1732147883,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"49969470","content_html":"Instead of spinning off Chrome, the Department of Justice should have split Google into:
• Google Chat
• Google Talk
• Google Wave
• Google+ Huddle
• Google Spaces
• Google Meet (original)
• Google Meet
• Google Buzz
• Google Allo
• Google Hangouts
one thing i love about being in a long tech career is seeing how far things have come over the years.
when i started it was all “ugh clippy is so obnoxious” and decades of progress have gotten us all the way to “ugh this ai assistant is so obnoxious.”
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113449035196181986","date_published":"2024-11-08T19:41:37+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-08 19:41","date_timestamp":1731094897,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"49084595","content_html":"my dog ate my homework
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\ngot laid off in the big dropbox layoffs today.
if anybody is looking for a staff-level engineer who loves mentoring and who is an expert in web security, email security, TLS/PKI, key and secrets management, and general defense security stuff, please feel free to hit me up.
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113397941515935587","date_published":"2024-10-30T19:07:49+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-30 19:07","date_timestamp":1730315269,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"48312135","content_html":"close, it’s actually:
input -> unexpected condition -> unhandled exception
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macOS designers speedrunning ways to cause security warning fatigue while failing to provide any actual security benefits.
begging them to talk to anyone who has done security UX research.
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dad: what is it you do again?
me: i built a ton of features into firefox
dad: okay i guess
me: and now i secure systems with an almost incalculable amount of data
dad: ???
me: also today i got quoted by consumer reports
dad: *EYES BUG OUT OF HEAD*
https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/digital-security/tips-for-better-passwords-a3656305306/
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113150497379170429","date_published":"2024-09-17T02:19:31+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-17 02:19","date_timestamp":1726539571,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"45638791","content_html":"dad: what is it you do again?
me: i built a ton of features into firefox
dad: okay i guess
me: and now i secure systems with an almost incalculable amount of data
dad: ???
me: also today i got quoted by consumer reports
dad: *EYES BUG OUT OF HEAD*
https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/digital-security/tips-for-better-passwords-a3656305306/
","summary":"","url":"https://macaw.social/@april/113150472414493904","date_published":"2024-09-17T02:13:10+00:00","author":{"name":"April King","url":"https://macaw.social/@april","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmacawsocial.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F345%2F098%2F783%2F367%2F386%2Foriginal%2F62ebb41f702c20ec.png","_microblog":{"username":"april@macaw.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-09-17 02:13","date_timestamp":1726539190,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}