rsalz

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Akamai, IETF, QuicTLS.
Previously DataPower->IBM, OpenSSL.
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rsalzMay 28
I'm late to the party, but this is still brilliant: https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-costco-theory-of-the-internet/
The Costco theory of the internet

At FedMart, the discount chain Sol Price built in 1950s San Diego, you could buy a can of WD-40 in one size, the big one, and that was the end of the conversation. Anyone who wanted the small can went without. Price called it the intelligent loss of sales: carry

Westenberg.
rsalzMay 28
Show threadabadideaMay 28
phishing training really doesn’t spend enough time on “how to structure your mass corporate communications in such a way that your employees won’t conclude that you communicate exactly like scammers and still expect a reply so they’d better assume scammy emails are legitimate”
rsalzMay 21
Jan SchaumannMay 21

Naming things? Cache invalidation? Pffft.

Shell variable quoting and evaluation.

rsalzMay 13
We're building out a bunch of tools and such for our customers to use. Any recommendations for good dev-rel sites we can look at, life advice from, etc?
rsalzMay 11
And now we can say it publicly https://www.akamai.com/blog/security/akamai-anthropic-collective-defense-project-glasswing
rsalzMay 11
210561 ✨ [Q] @ GPN ☎️ 7960May 11
ah the sweet sweet taste of petty victory
rsalzMay 10
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rsalzMay 6
Sad and very very funny. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/pope-leo-xiv-bank-customer-service.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.-90Z.eWMDB6xhD-x7&smid=url-share
What Happened When Pope Leo XIV Had to Call Customer Service

Spoiler alert: There was no miracle.

The New York Times
rsalzMay 6
Matthew GreenMay 6
There’s something ominous about the speed with which the entire world has marched to require identification on platforms and, as I expected, begin the process of banning anonymous VPNs.
rsalzApr 28
"90% of women leave tech within 10 years," according to an Akamai study. https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366642319/Almost-90-of-women-leave-tech-industry-within-10-years
Almost 90% of women leave tech industry within 10 years

Women aren’t staying in the tech sector for longer than 10 years, but may come back after leaving if the circumstances are right for their return

ComputerWeekly.com