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This discussion atop Hackernews right now about how someone bought 30 WordPress plugins and planted a backdoor in all of them has me wondering, is there a plugin that blocks plugins from being automagically updated if the plugin's ownership changes?
a bit of #SelfPromo: I’m looking for new projects and would absolutely love to work with folks who are here in the Fediverse.
I provide #marketing services and use absolutely no AI in my work. My specialties include:
- #Email marketing (segmentation, flow / automation, campaign strategy, email design & copy, reporting)
- #Content marketing (ops or creating research reports, sales enablement, blogs, zines, SEO)
- #Research on audiences and markets (interviews, surveys, social listening, digging through public data & specialized publications)
- Per-hour #consulting or workshops to train your team
I've worked with companies like Hachette Book Group, Semrush, Maryville Consulting (part of Accenture), and plenty of startups. :blobfoxartist:
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If you have a bug zapper up, it's time to take it down.
A University of Delaware study analyzed nearly 14,000 insects killed by zappers over one summer. Mosquitoes accounted for less than 1%. The other 99%? Moths, beetles, midges, fireflies, and other beneficial insects.
It's even worse than it sounds: mosquitoes find you by carbon dioxide, body heat, and skin chemistry. Your zapper is completely invisible to them.
Meanwhile it's running all night massacring the pollination night shift.
#Nature #Insects #Bugs #Pollinators
Have you seen this news?
#Mastodon just got funding to add end to end encryption into their software.
So, some time next year, you’ll be able to send truly private messages to the vast majority of the #Fediverse
Im so excited about this.
Because it’s an open spec, this opens the doors for every Fediverse app to join the party.
Yesterday, this project was a proof of concept. Today, Mastodon has turned it into a stampede.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/sovereign-tech-agency-funding/