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HATEOAS vs GraphQL in Drupal

📅 Posted on 2020-03-17 | 📁 In drupal | 💬

The other day I had the chance to participate in an interesting thread in the Drupal Slack.

My position in this problem space has been known for quite a while. I think REST (with HATEOAS) is a superior technology to GraphQL. This is for several reasons:

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My computer's screenshot

📅 Posted on 2020-03-17 | 📁 In notes | 💬

Yesterday I spent some time customizing my Linux. Today I took a screenshot.

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I want a GNOME notification when not connected to VPN

📅 Posted on 2020-03-12 | 📁 In notes | 💬

I use a setup that ensures that I am connected to a VPN when I join certain Wi-Fi networks. However, sometimes I connect to other networks and I forget to check for the key icon that reminds me I am not connected to my VPN.

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Candor and Kindness in Software

📅 Posted on 2020-03-09 | 📁 In notes | 💬

There are many processes that aim to increase the quality of the software during development. A critical one is honesty. However, honesty can be harsh and it can be counterproductive. That’s why we need to complement candor with kindness.

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Google Slides no Longer Mandatory at DrupalCon

📅 Posted on 2020-03-06 | 📁 In web-development , drupal | 💬

If you are following this blog you probably know that the Drupal Association recently announced the call for proposals for Lightning Talks and they made Google Slides mandatory. I am happy to report I have been able to collaborate with the DA to amend the situation.

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Backing up Files with CodiMD

📅 Posted on 2020-02-23 | 📁 In web-development | 💬

I recently started renting a VPS server to host some of the ethical alternatives to the typical host of surveillance services.

One service that I have enjoyed in the past is Dropbox Paper. However this “free” (as in beer, not in freedom) service preys on your personal data, just like its big brother Dropbox. To me this is not acceptable, so I decided to give CodiMD a try. CodiMD is an evolution of HackMD, a free software alternative inspired in its free software cousin Etherpad. CodiMD is licensed under Affero General Public License¹.

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Google Slides Made Mandatory at DrupalCon

📅 Posted on 2020-02-13 | 📁 In web-development , drupal | 💬

DrupalCon North America is the anual conference about the Open Source CMS, and it is amazing. However this year there is something we need to help fix. It seems that in an effort to streamline the event’s organization the use of Google Slides is required to participate in the ignite talks.

My goal with this post is to encourage people to participate in this discussion so we can see other points of view.

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Adding Matomo to my Blog

📅 Posted on 2020-02-10 | 📁 In web-development | 💬

Yesterday I decided to add some analytics to my blog. This was not something that I decided lightly since web site analytics are a type of tracking. For the longest time I considered analytics to be against the rights of privacy that this blog wants to defend.

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Privacy in FOSDEM

📅 Posted on 2020-02-06 | 📁 In notes | 💬

If you are interested in the online privacy space and software development, then you should check out this track in FOSDEM 2020.

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Ignite Talk about Privacy

📅 Posted on 2020-02-01 | 📁 In privacy | 💬

This last week I have been in Palm Springs attending the retreat of the company I work for, Lullabot. One of the evening activities are ignite talks. I presented one about privacy.

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