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Nifty: SSH login using TouchID
Title says it all… https://github.com/ntrippar/sekey Another interesting project extending this idea is https://github.com/maxgoedjen/secretive “Secretive is an app for storing and managing SSH keys in the Secure Enclave. It is inspired by the sekey project, but rewritten in Swift with no external dependencies and with a handy native management app.”
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Facebook Isn’t Recording Your Conversations, But It May as Well Be
“Don’t assume that you have to sacrifice your privacy in order to enjoy the advantages of technology. In the long run, tech is only sustainable if it can deliver both.” This article takes a closer look at how Facebook sneakily (or cleverly) combines data to track you more effectively. Without too much FUD and with…
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The Philosophical Parent
Definitely a great read for any new parent. 26 excellent points, well articulated and thought provoking. Go! Being a parent can be one of the sources of our greatest joys. It is also – intermittently – the cause of some of our deepest sorrows. It is likely that we will spend at least some of…
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Collection of the most common vulnerabilities found in iOS applications – Felix Gröbert
Great read for any iOS developer, nice overview with great examples / best practices. Source: GitHub – felixgr/secure-ios-app-dev: Collection of the most common vulnerabilities found in iOS applications
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How Good Is My Doctor?
Very interesting perspective on the importance of truly measuring your own performance and researching how to improve. “Excellence came from seeing, on a daily basis, the difference between being 99.5-per-cent successful and being 99.95-per-cent successful” The difference in effectiveness between treatment centers can be enormous. Historically, patients haven’t known this. So what happens when they…
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The past, present, and future of design in Silicon Valley | TechCrunch
Interesting perspective on what design is and how it impacts product development. The automatic retort to any questions regarding feasibility is, “Anything is a possible.” “Can we do this is? is the wrong question to ask. It’s Why should we do this? How should we do this?…It doesn’t matter what ideas you have, it’s all…
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MariaDB on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
So this is a new approach… No longer allowing password based auth for the DB root solves a whole lot of possible security snafu’s, but at the expense of some friction in learning ‘the new way’ The idea with the new set-up is that you shouldn’t be using passwords at all. What’s especially relevant is…
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TripMode for mac – easy bandwidth control
Not just to save your 4G data bundle, but also great to squeeze the most out of a crappy Wi-Fi hotspot when abroad (or on the ‘Wi-Fi in de Trein’ in NL). By blocking large background transfers like CrashPlan, Box and Google Drive, the limited bandwidth is all available for your foreground tasks! TripMode Mac…
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Benchmarks for the Top Server-Side Swift Frameworks vs. Node.js
Very interesting research, even if already a few months old. Interesting to see how this space will develop in 2017! Edit Oct 7th: Checkout my Follow Up: Benchmarks for Linux (Ubuntu) Source: Benchmarks for the Top Server-Side Swift Frameworks vs. Node.js
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Hans Rosling | World Health Statistics expert extraordinaire
In Hans Rosling’s hands, data sings. Global trends in health and economics come to vivid life. And the big picture of global development—with some surprisingly good news—snaps into sharp focus. Source: Hans Rosling | Speaker | TED.com