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Strava - As Experience Vehicle - Data and UI

Strava – As Experience Vehicle – Data and UI

We continue to capture more and more data and we process this data as fast as the firehose (see Kinesis) can accept. One platform that continues to aggregate the data that fuels the future of augmented reality (AR) is Strava. As brief background, Strava is a platform built around athletes and their recorded events whether outdoor or inside Zwift and Peloton Cycle . They have recently added new…

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Good BASH-LINUX Reference Sheets -Resources

Good BASH-LINUX Reference Sheets -Resources

Having great BASH, LINUX resources can be critical to keep with you in your administration journey. Good images at bottom to utilize/print. Hope it helps your digital efforts. Here’s an Embedded GIST:

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Chuck E. Cheese Tokens - Microservices and Cryptocurrencies.

Chuck E. Cheese Tokens – Microservices and Cryptocurrencies.

An important piece of experience is the value of the TOKEN. Today, more than ever, tokens play an increasing important role in our interaction with APIs and microservices. They allow for authentication but more importantly a definition of services in a micro-services architecture. { “message”: “Authorization Error”, “errors”: [ { “resource”: “Athlete”, “field”: “access_token”, “code”: “invalid” }…

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Signing Commits - A Proposal.

Signing Commits – A Proposal.

You step up to the counter. You’re thirsty and just want your drink. The cashier asks you to pay and you use your credit card. A piece of paper pops out and they ask you to sign the transaction? Why do they need that? The argument goes that some verification is needed from you that you authorized the transaction. But in this increasingly fast paced world, do we care about signing transactions?…

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"I See Dead People" - Machine Learning and Post Mortems.

“I See Dead People” – Machine Learning and Post Mortems.

Machines help us learn. Machines can avoid failure, assist failures and reverse failures. One component of the “learning revolution” is the ability to employ tivo-like capabilities on events. A common end process in many organizations is the post mortem (Autopsy). Google famously studies post mortems to grow and evolve their approaches. However, what can we learn from looking at these past…

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Hardware Security Key - Ledger Nano S - U2F

Hardware Security Key – Ledger Nano S – U2F

In order to provide another layer of security, you can include a hardware key with a private key to authenticate with services like GMAIL or Github. This hardware key support storing cryptocurrencies along with its U2F (Universal 2 Factor) authentication. There are other hardware key like the Yubikey NEO which can utilize NFC and operates as a U2F but it doesn’t have an LCD and secure element for…

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Yubikey - Encryption - OTP - 2FH - Challenge-Response - Better Security - FIDO Certified

Yubikey – Encryption – OTP – 2FH – Challenge-Response – Better Security – FIDO Certified

Recently, in order to take the security story further I purchased a Yubikey from http://www.yubico.com. My decision was prompted to use better security for all places that I use keys. 1. Laptop – Login to Device (Challenge-Response) 2. Access to hosting provider (VULTR) 3. SSH access to systems (VPS, AWS) 4. Move away from Google Authenticator (2FH) 5. Laptop access to websites via password…

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AWS Cloudformation - EC2 and Ephemeral Drives JSON Script:

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Using Keybase Here's Proof.

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Certification: DevOps. Continuously Deliver Better Software

Certification: Udemy Class: DevOps. Continuously Deliver Better Software

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Certification: Learn DevOps Continuously Deliver Better Software

Completed Udemy Course: Learn DevOps Continuously Deliver Better Software

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Certification: Introduction to Kubernetes using Docker Completed Class: Introduction to Kubernetes using Docker

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Email's Fierce Competition-Can It Survive?

Email’s Fierce Competition-Can It Survive?

Competition Heating Up for Email’s replacement. While a variety of chat applications are available and used for enterprise communications, this is BRIEF comparison of enterprise grade workplace applications addresses four players in the space. Slack Microsoft Teams Cisco Spark Atlassian HipChat+Trello SLACK: Slack is the disruptor. A tool that grew out of a startup’s need for a fast and thin tool…

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This was originally posted on Linkedin but wanted to post here also to test cross-posting to Medium plug-in. Donuts and bagels usually start off their lives very similar but quickly they take very different development paths to their final delivery. Operations like Dunkin and Einstein’s have different approaches to delivering their products and it comes through in their Brands. Their brands can…

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WebSite Post Test-Dec. 2016

WebSite Post Test-Dec. 2016

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Lizard and Trail Photos

Lizard and Trail Photos

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