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Collateral Damage

Most web users tolerate ads; many web users hate advertising with the fiery passion of a thousand suns. There are many good reasons that users dislike ads (they’re bad for performance, security, and privacy) as well as less universal, more arguable, grievances (e.g. annoyance factor, disagreement about the value exchange for ad-funded services, etc). Apple,Continue reading “Collateral Damage”

Medical Bills

In April, Noah (22 months) fell on the playground. It wasn’t an especially bad fall, but he bumped his head pretty hard. He cried, but mostly because he dropped the ball he was carrying– he quickly stopped when it was returned to him. No big deal. He had a nasty bruise and some swelling, butContinue reading “Medical Bills”

The Muse

There’s a writer living in my head, and he’s a genius. Or so he tries to convince me, as his prose flows freely day in and out, filling most idle moments– while I’m showering, driving, dining, taking out the trash, or performing any of the other mundane tasks of daily life. His prose is brilliant–Continue reading “The Muse”

Unsecure Content

Chrome has landed their change that allows you to mark unsecure (HTTP) content as insecure or dubious. Visit chrome://flags/#mark-non-secure-as to set the toggle. You can choose to mark as Dubious: …or as Non-Secure: The expectation is that eventually one of these modes will be the default for sites that are transferred over insecure protocols likeContinue reading “Unsecure Content”

HTTP Caching Public Service Announcement

There are many interesting thing to say about HTTP caching. I’ve blogged about them a lot in the past. Today’s public service announcement to clear up two extremely common misconceptions: 1. The no-cache directive does not mean “do not cache” (even though IE versions prior to IE10 implemented it that way). What it really meansContinue reading “HTTP Caching Public Service Announcement”