programming is a medium.
your product is a canvas.
understanding is the brush.
how one uses their brush to paint a canvas is what differentiates the greats from the forgotten.
the how is the art. it says a lot about the author. itβs what evokes that butterfly feeling when you enter a codebase.
the how explains the why. the why explains the what. the what explains the who. the who explains the for.
the for is where the beauty lies.
the for is the purpose.
if your product doesnβt convey purpose then it is not fulfilling.
a product without purpose is just noise in the ether.
it clutters, it confuses.
peak outfit courtesy of @RedHat and @CapitalOneCA at @AWSEvents AWS Summit Toronto
lots of interesting learning and chalk talks as well as deep dives. learned more than I ever knew about IAM policy too.
THIS GUY LIVES UNDER SFO'S TAKEOFF PATH SO HE BUILT A CEILING PROJECTOR THAT TRACKS EVERY PLANE FLYING OVER HIS HOUSE IN REAL TIME
he uses a cheap $30 radio receiver to pick up the signals that planes broadcast while flying.
then projects them onto his ceiling in real time
when a jet flies over his house you hear it outside and at the exact same moment a plane glides across his ceiling labeled with the airline, aircraft type, and destination
pure black background so the projector's rectangle disappears and only the aircraft are visible
but he didn't stop at planes
it also draws the real sky behind them. sun, moon, bright stars, constellations, and live satellites including the ISS. all at their true positions for his exact location and time in real time
so he's lying in bed watching the actual night sky projected onto his ceiling with real planes crossing through it as they take off from SFO
there is a huge market for every man alive that runs outside to see the helicopter
vibe coded the whole thing himself with a cheap radio, a projector, and some clever software
Recently accomplished the @ine eJPT Junior Penetration Tester certification.
This is my second certification after receiving the @ISC2 CC late last year.
It has been a personal struggle but one by one Iβm making it happen to become an ethical hacker and purple teamer.
Who is attending the @awscloud@AWSEvents AWS Summit Toronto 2026 this Wednesday, June 3rd?
Iβll be there looking to connect with cloud security speakers / colleagues / companies.
@ine Iβm working my way through the eJPT and I can honestly say this environment and training is top notch.
I love the video learnings. Itβs so helpful seeing how the tools work and getting the explanation of the why behind them.
Alexis is the goat.