technology, rubyrspec and exceptionsA surprising way in which an exception doesn't always cause a test to fail. Or indeed have run at all...
technologyFirefox add-ons, 15 years onAfter 15 years of using Firefox, and with the approaching release of the extension-breaking Firefox 57, I reflect on which extensions I use, which I can do without, and how things are moving on.
technologyNot helpful, “aws s3 sync”The aws s3 sync "--metadata-directive" option: what does it do? Does it work? AWS themselves aren't clear on the matter...
technologyThe AWS S3 Inventory Service: don't end the destination prefix with “/”If you end the destination prefix with "/", then you'll end up with an unusable manifest.
technologySQL report funThis is just a little anecdote. Don't expect it to be deep or meaningful. I don't know, maybe there's something in here about feedback loops or focussing development effort in the right place, whatever.
technologySave money and be tidy with s3-upload-cleanerAmazon Web Services (AWS) S3 is a popular, highly-scalable object storage service. It's used by a lot of big companies, including the one I work for. But it's very easy gradually to accumulate billable "invisible" storage.
technologyCisco and their IPv6 DNScisco.com is now resolvable over IPv6. But something is still amiss..
diversity, technologyDiversity at QCon London 2015Diversity in the technology sector remains a challenge, with much work to do. How did QCon London 2015 measure up?
technologyopenssl and the default cert fileopenssl s_client appeared to be claiming that a certificate was expired, when it wasn't.
technology, presentationsWhy I gave the AWS keynotes a missThe keynote presenters at AWS re:Invent need to focus more on the audience, and less on big launches.
technologyManaging AWS CloudFormation templates using stack-fetcherAt the AWSUKUG meetup in September I talked about Video Factory, and a tool we've created for managing stack templates.
technologyPersonal highlights from the AWS Enterprise SummitYesterday I attended the AWS Enterprise Summit in London — I've chosen my highlights, and reflected on the summit as a whole.
technology, diversityAmazon Web Services fails at diversityThe Amazon Web Services Enterprise Summit yesterday wasn’t exactly a shining beacon of diversity.
