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When I logged in to my FreshRSS installation running on a spare Mac mini server I noticed that the Autoblog RSS feed was having problems. It’s been a couple of days since I read articles on the site and a quick investigation shows the site had been sold and they discontinued the RSS feed. I could subscribe to them through the normal Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or other social media platform but that is not a substitute for directly reading the articles through an RSS feed. [Read More]

Google Domains was recently sold to Squarespace so I decided to move stad.us to Porkbun, a registrar with a funny name but good service. To do that I had to remove the old Pages configuration I had at GitLab and replace it with a new configuration. This is just a test to make sure everything still works.

Other than that, still at Workiva and enjoying the challenge.

It’s been a hot minute since my last post here so I decided to drop some text and an update. As a cloud security architect I’ve been working with my colleagues around the world on a number of recent events. It started with the Log4Shell vulnerability. We worked through a number of sleepless nights to ensure we were not affected by the vulnerability and then patching the few instances where 3rd party products used the affected versions. [Read More]

This has been an absolutely crazy year on a number of fronts, political, social, medical, and personal. I’ve switched jobs during a pandemic and have witnessed both the good and the bad in people.

I hope this message finds you and yours safe and secure this New Year’s Eve and that 2021 will bring better times and happier days.

I have been attending a number of virtual conferences over the last few months and I’ve come to the conclusion that I miss in person conferences. From Kubecon to re:Invent, I miss the interaction with other people in the field. Talking at birds of a feather sessions help to understand where the industry is moving and help solve common problems we all face. Not to mention the fact that I miss going to Las Vegas for re:Invent. [Read More]

I am moving on from my position as a Senior Security Analyst at Bank of America to become a Cloud Security Architect at Workiva. I’ve decided to move back in to the development side of the business but still keep my Security focus. I look forward to the new opportunity and am grateful for being able to make such a move during the pandemic.

Welcome to the new home of Software Tool & Die. Here you will find my occasional musings on software development, security research, kubernetes, containers, and just about anything else that is on my mind. Software Tool & Die is my consulting company based in Denver, CO. When I decide to strike out on my own and work 1099, STAD comes to the rescue. This site is rendered using a static site generator called Hugo with a customized theme. [Read More]