All Posts — Digital Sanctuary

Strange moment when an Ulta ad appeared on 10MinuteMail - two separate projects colliding.

Life & Personal

A murmuration of dark starlings converging on a solitary stone lighthouse on a rocky coast.

Devon

February 22, 2010 1 min read

DDOS Against 10MinuteMail

10MinuteMail faced a multi-country botnet DDOS attack - solved with firewall tuning instead of IP blocking.

10MinuteMail Security

Wooden seed-sorting tray with river pebbles sorted into two small bowls under warm low-angle light.

Devon

February 22, 2010 2 min read

Making Search Keywords Easy

SortFix wraps Google results to surface related keywords you can add/remove to refine your search.

Productivity Tools

Ceramic sieve catching large translucent spheres while small amber beads fall through into a terracotta bowl.

Devon

February 17, 2010 2 min read

Make Google Ignore JSESSIONID

Google's Webmaster Tools now lets you tell crawlers to ignore session parameters like JSESSIONID.

DevOps & Infrastructure SEO

A flat rectangular panel mounted on a dark charcoal wall with a soft teal and magenta glow radiating outward.

Devon

February 16, 2010 1 min read

Awesome!

Color-changing LED bias lighting behind the monitor creates impressive ambient effects.

Tech & Gear DIY

A diagonal border between a wild golden meadow and a trimmed lawn at twilight, with a dandelion releasing seeds at the edge.

Devon

February 11, 2010 1 min read

It's my Birthday

Turning 30 marks a psychological shift - the 20s' freedom gives way to the 30s' perceived settled life.

Life & Personal

Devon

February 10, 2010 1 min read

I'm 1337

Hit Hacker News and landed a score of 1337 - can't post there anymore.

Life & Personal

Brass balance scale with one iron ingot outweighed by overflowing copper discs on the other pan.

Devon

February 3, 2010 7 min read

Why ATG's Core Based Licensing is Stupid

ATG's CPU-based licensing made sense in 1999, but virtualization and cloud broke the whole model.

Career & Business ATG

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Devon

February 2, 2010 1 min read

Twitter Love

TripIt broke with JetBlue's new reservation system, but their Twitter response was fast and personal.

Life & Personal Tools

Polished obsidian slate resting on weathered teak with warm amber window light and a long soft shadow.

Devon

January 29, 2010 5 min read

Why I Am Buying an Apple iPad

Controversy surrounds the iPad, but its form factor and ecosystem could redefine how people consume content.

Tech & Gear

Devon

January 27, 2010 1 min read

Semicolon Usage

Semicolon debate resurfaces with a memorable take on proper usage.

Life & Personal

Lighthouse beam sweeping over dark rocky coastline at night under a navy sky.

Devon

January 27, 2010 4 min read

Automated ClamAV Virus Scanning

Automate ClamAV virus scanning on Linux with cron and firewall tuning for continuous protection.

DevOps & Infrastructure Security Linux

Cast-iron lamp glowing amber over snow-dusted brick sidewalk at dusk with bare elm branches above.

Devon

January 4, 2010 1 min read

Cambridge, MA - Winter 2009

Winter photography in Cambridge captures Harvard Square's charm despite freezing temperatures.

Life & Personal Photography

Devon

January 4, 2010 1 min read

Saturday Morning Chores

Firearms maintenance finally tackled - a chore week in the making.

Life & Personal

Devon

November 27, 2009 1 min read

Pumpkins!

Halloween pumpkins from our garden - photos included.

Life & Personal Photography

Tangled ball of frayed fishing line in yellow-green and rust orange on weathered concrete.

Devon

November 3, 2009 2 min read

Terrible Code

Bad variable names and confusing method signatures make code harder to maintain - here are real examples.

Software Development

Corroded copper pipes and brass fittings beside a freshly cut bright copper joint on a worn wooden workbench.

Devon

October 15, 2009 1 min read

Plumbing

DIY plumbing emergency: replaced corroded valves and sink hardware with one soaked mishap and a skinned knuckle.

Life & Personal DIY

Ceramic tank releasing a cascade of water through a brass pipe into a tiled basin on a stone wall.

Devon

October 12, 2009 5 min read

Flush the Cache Droplet Upon CA Deployments

Flush your ATG cache after deployments using a component triggered by Deployment Events to prevent stale data.

Software Development ATG

Aerial view of two river channels side by side, one cluttered and turbulent, the other wide and smoothly flowing.

Devon

September 19, 2009 1 min read

East Coast Starbucks

East Coast Starbucks lack the operational flow of West Coast locations - poor cash handling slows everything down.

Career & Business

Curated Scandinavian living room vignette with linen sofa, wooden side table, ceramic lamp, and wool rug in warm afternoon light.

Devon

September 15, 2009 3 min read

Selling Through Context

Retailers should sell the lifestyle first - IKEA shows how context and story drive product sales.

Career & Business

Don't Cross the Streams!

DDOS Against 10MinuteMail

Making Search Keywords Easy

Make Google Ignore JSESSIONID

Awesome!

It's my Birthday

I'm 1337

Why ATG's Core Based Licensing is Stupid

Twitter Love

Why I Am Buying an Apple iPad

Semicolon Usage

Automated ClamAV Virus Scanning

Cambridge, MA - Winter 2009

Saturday Morning Chores

Pumpkins!

Terrible Code

Plumbing

Flush the Cache Droplet Upon CA Deployments

East Coast Starbucks

Selling Through Context