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btaskeron Kubernetes Needs an LTS

> I don’t see how that addresses the LTS issues since k8s is updating so often that you have to keep pace with the updates (that you now need to do).

They're not saying they moved to running k8s on a VPS - they're saying they moved to using a VPS instead of k8s (i.e. have escaped the k8s upgrade cycle).

btaskeron Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?

https://www.bentasker.co.uk

I write about a range of stuff, though there's usually a tech angle to it

btaskeron SecureLogin Authentication Protocol 1.0

>When I try to reset my Gmail password it boils down to: "dude you forgot your password, no backup email... we cant help here".

Have Google changed something? I had to go through account recovery a while back on a gmail account (with no backup email/number set).

They asked a bunch of questions to try and prove whether I was actually familiar with the account (when did you create the account, provide an address you've emailed more than once in the last month etc). It was a PITA, but I eventually regained access

btaskeron SecureLogin Authentication Protocol 1.0

Oh god, there are so many things in that post which make me sad.

> Unfortunately OWASP is out of touch with reality. First Top10 was released in 2003 and back then the web was a mess. CSRF? Everywhere. XSS? Give me a minute. SQL injection? Just try another parameter.

This is idealistic to say the least. Those things are still very much issues, and sadly are likely to continue to be for some time.