Tootfinder

Shopware 6: I found a database snapshot command in Shopware's source, wrote half a blog post about it, then the console insisted it doesn't exist. It does — just only in one specific environment. A reminder that some Shopware services hide behind an env check you'd never think to look for.

Ancient Christian Complex Reopens in Syria After 14 Years, a War, and an Earthquake https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ancient-christian-site-reopens-in-syria-after-14-years-a-war-and-an-earthquake/

Human shit and a tumbleweave. Never change, #Memphis

"The tragic recent death of Corey Ruiz in Madison is the latest reminder of a system in crisis. Nine city residents have been shot by Madison #police since the 1990s... taxpayers paid over $10 million in civil settlements.
Focusing on 'bad apples' misses the point. The problem is not that we have a few rogue cops; it is a work design and tactical culture system that predictably …

Building an Effective Strategy and Coalition
IF EUROPE’S POLICE CAN, WHY CAN’T WE? A Systems-Thinking Case for Improving Police Use of Deadly Force [Executive Summary: Constitutional baselines like Graham v. Connor set a …

Hill: Ashton Jeanty’s trash talk of Jets reminds us sports are supposed to be fun https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/sports-columns/adam-hill/hill-ashton-jeantys-trash-talk-of-jets-reminds-us-s…

Was recently reminded of this short SF story I wrote a year ago today.
"Terminal Pacifism"
https://serd.es/2025/10/31/Terminal-Pacifism.html

I have spent most of the time since Labor Day out across the country,
campaigning, knocking on doors, speaking at rallies ahead of the midterms.
I’ve been in upstate New York and eastern Pennsylvania, in northern Montana and the Central Valley of California, on the Kansas-Missouri line and southern Maine, in eastern Iowa and south-central Michigan, in Austin and in Dallas.
And I’ve been online more nights than not, helping with phone banks into every part of America.

I Knocked on Hundreds of Doors Ahead of the Midterms. Here’s What I Learned
After knocking on several hundreds doors across America ahead of the 2026 midterms, I came away with four basic reminders on where we are as a nation.

Pay it forward.
https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/pay-it-forward

Pay it Forward
Pay It Forward was a 2000 romantic drama featuring Kevin Spacey, Haley Joel Osment, and Helen Hunt. Decently well-received, I found it a good, heart-warming, thought-provoking movie. It is also an allegory for how open source works.

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@saraislet/112408334609054136
I was reminded of this list last night because I had an encounter with a prickly pear cactus pad, in which my shoulder just BARELY brushed what I thought were only long sturdy spikes
I spent an hour with tweezers pulling dozens of tiny tiny spikes out of my shoulder and shirt
burn every opuntia to the ground, every last one