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A really simple Drupal 7 example module
I developed this module back when I managed my self-hosted Drupal system. Since then I’ve found that there’s more to life than managing your own web site, and that it’s cheaper and more effective to do...
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The Migrating Web Site
I am moving my Cryptosmith web site to WordPress.com. This will give me a lot more time to work on content while wasting a lot less time on mucking with the site. There are things I love about Drupal,...
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Migration Round Trip
A few weeks from now I’ll throw the switch and redirect Cryptosmith web traffic to its new home. For now, cryptosmith.com still goes to the old site, though popular content and the RSS feed go to the...
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Cryptosmith Institute is a retirement-time enterprise of Dr. Rick Smith, author of Elementary Information Security (Jones and Bartlett, 2011, 2015, 2021), Internet Cryptography (Addison-Wesley, 1997)...
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[Revised 17 Dec 22] This post is inspired by Tessa Flattum’s post, “How to Write a Novel with ADHD.” I self-diagnosed my own ADHD after my son was diagnosed as a child. I’ve written three technical...
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Like lots of other people, I’m looking at Mastodon as a newer, better tech-social community. I’m trying to auto-post from this site to a Mastodon ID, and I have a separate Mastodon ID that I use for...
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Update: My autoposting mechanism never really worked. Fortunately, WordPress.com developed an autopost mechanism that I can use through their social media settings. I’m reposting this article as part...
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