Blocking JavaScript on a per API basis

Posted on April 14, 2015 in Dev • 2 min read

JavaScript is widely used on the Internet, and living without it can be a real pain. However, JavaScript use raises some security concerns, in particular because some JavaScript APIs can be really sensitive. Indeed, WebRTC calls can be used to detect your real IP even the private one, on your …


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Devops tools for workstations

Posted on April 06, 2015 in ConfigPorn • 4 min read

There is a growing interest in devops tools, such as Docker, Puppet / Ansible / Puppet / Chef to set up continuous integration, have the same working environment during development, testing, staging and production, and to manage thousands of servers in the cloud. However, I recently thought that some of these technologies could …


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Quick comparisons of solutions for 3D cross-platform (mobile) development

Posted on March 27, 2015 in Dev • 7 min read

I spent some time lately comparing available development toolkits for 3D games / apps on mobile platforms (mostly for hobby / indy apps). I do not want to have to adapt to much my base code depending on the target platform, and was then looking at a toolkit to write most of …


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“You are not selfhosting”…

Posted on March 26, 2015 in Selfhosting • 6 min read

“You are not selfhosting”… that is more or less what Laurent Guerby (founder of Tetaneutral.net told me last week after a presentation at the ENS). At first, it surprised me, because I am selfhosting. I have my own server to serve this blog, to handle my emails, to connect …


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TupperVim du 03/03/2015

Posted on 14 March 2015 in ConfigPorn • 2 min read

J’ai été à la TupperVim le 3 mars dernier dans les locaux de mozilla à Paris. Voici quelques notes de trucs que j’ai appris et noté pour ne pas les perdre.

  1. ^A (respectivement ^X) sert à incrémenter (respectivement décrémenter) le premier terme que Vim peut incrémenter (respectivement décrémenter …

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