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Redundant Linux backups with a single command

March 8, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

Set up military-grade, cost-effective backups with Borgmatic—combining local USB and Hetzner cloud storage—in just 15 minutes, ensuring your data is safe even if your laptop takes a coffee bath.

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Notes from the Internet: How Dostoevsky’s Underground Man Lives Online

March 8, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

Ever wondered why your rants feel like 19th-century Russian literature?

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Django News - Django 5.1.7, 5.0.13, and 4.2.20 - Mar 7th 2025

March 7, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Django security releases issued: 5.1.7, 5.0.13, and 4.2.20 Django releases critical security patches in versions 5.1.7, 5.0.13, and 4.2.20 to address a potential denial-of-service vulnerability in the django.utils.text.wrap() and wordwrap functions. djangoproject.com Join the DEFNA Board as Corporate Secretary! DEFNA is seeking a Corporate Secretary to support its board by managing compliance, record-keeping, and communications for th…

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Django security releases issued: 5.1.7, 5.0.13 and 4.2.20

March 6, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 5.1.7, Django 5.0.13 and Django 4.2.20. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2025-26699: Potential denial-of-service in django.utils.text.wrap() The django.utils.text.wrap() and wordwrap template filter were subject to a potential denial-of-service attack when used with very long strings. Thanks to sw0rd1ight f…

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Why I can't use a new tech-stack

March 5, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

Why I’m Still Betting on Django in 2025 (And Why That’s Not a Bad Thing)

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Why I Was Wrong About NextJS and LLMs: A Django Advocate's Reckoning

March 3, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

Confession: Why I abandoned NextJS for Django to save my LLM project from becoming a code nightmare—and why your AI stack might need the same intervention.

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A Battle-Tested Way to Structure React Projects

March 3, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

Learn how to structure your React projects with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and team collaboration.

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Django News - Wagtail 6.4.1 - Feb 28th 2025

Feb. 28, 2025 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Introducing our new Terms of Service - The Python Package Index Blog PyPI is formalizing its policies to help move forward with some new services. pypi.org Django Software Foundation DSF Monthly Meeting Notes A reminder that the DSF Board's monthly meeting notes are also available for anyone to see. djangoproject.com Steering Council Minutes The new Django 6.x Steering Council has been meeting we…

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Email Reputation and Onboarding - Building SaaS #216

Feb. 28, 2025 » Django on Matt Layman » [Archived Version]

In this episode, I did checking on the email reputation of my SaaS apps because I got feedback from a customer that my emails were going to spam. Along the way, we learned about DMARC as a capability to track and report on email compliance. After making some DNS changes to enable DMARC, I worked on some onboarding changes for my homeschool application. We are going to simplify the onboarding flow so that users have a faster path to success with the app.

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AI makes developing with frameworks useless

Feb. 27, 2025 » Josh Karamuth » [Archived Version]

Free yourself from evil frameworks by leveraging AI to code

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