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A letterbox in the DMZ
How to accept webhooks from the public internet without exposing anything that matters — by building the smallest possible thing and putting it where it can do no harm.
Read the pieceWhy this site has no database
A personal site doesn't need a content management system, a database, or a login. Here's the case for flat files, and what you get back when you drop all three.
Read the pieceWhat container-tracking APIs actually give you
The gap between "track your shipment" on a carrier's website and what their API will really tell you — milestones, schedules, reefer telemetry, and where each one goes quiet.
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