chore: add post descriptions

src/posts/2017/ajit-pai-accused-conflict-helping-former-client.md

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 date: '2017-08-10'
+title: 'Ajit Pai accused of conflict for helping former client'
+description: "A prisoners' rights group has accused Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai of having a conflict of interest because he used to represent a prison phone company as a lawyer."
 draft: false
-title: Ajit Pai accused of conflict for helping former client
 tags: ['politics']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/app-sarahah-uploads-contacts-without-permission.md

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 date: '2017-08-27'
-draft: false
-title: Sarahah uploads your contacts without permission
+title: 'Sarahah uploads your contacts without permission'
+description: "This behavior seems to be all too common lately and, while most apps ask for permission to access contacts, it's worth bearing in mind that they may not need that access. Additionally, once that access is granted, it isn't always clear what's actually done with the data."
 link: https://theintercept.com/2017/08/27/hit-app-sarahah-quietly-uploads-your-address-book/
+draft: false
 tags: ['iOS', 'privacy']
 ---
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ tags: ['iOS', 'privacy']
 
 > Sarahah bills itself as a way to "receive honest feedback" from friends and employees. But the app is collecting more than feedback messages. When launched for the first time, it immediately harvests and uploads all phone numbers and email addresses in your address book.<!-- excerpt -->
 
-This behavior seems to be all too common lately and, while most apps ask for permission to access contacts, it's worth bearing in mind that they may not need that access. Additionally, once that access is granted, it isn't always clear what's actually done with the data.[^1] If an app asks for access to sensitive data, it's worth considering what they intend to use it for and how securely it might be stored should they copy it off of your device.
+This behavior seems to be all too common lately and, while most apps ask for permission to access contacts, it's worth bearing in mind that they may not need that access. Additionally, once that access is granted, it isn't always clear what's actually done with the data[^1]. If an app asks for access to sensitive data, it's worth considering what they intend to use it for and how securely it might be stored should they copy it off of your device.
 
 **Update:** apparently the app [is going to be updated to discontinue this behavior](https://threatpost.com/anonymous-messaging-app-sarahah-to-halt-collection-of-user-data-with-next-update/127668/). Better late than never, I suppose.
 

src/posts/2017/castro-v23-released.md

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 date: '2017-02-22'
+title: 'Castro v2.3 released'
+description: "Castro is easily one of the best podcast apps on iOS, and it just keeps getting better."
 draft: false
-title: Castro v2.3 released
 tags: ['iOS']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/cbo-analysis-confirms-gop-health-bill-is-little-more-than-class-warfare.md

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 date: '2017-03-13'
+title: 'CBO analysis confirms GOP health bill is little more than class warfare'
+description: "This bill amounts to tax cuts for the rich by stripping healthcare subsidies away from individuals that desperately need them. It should not be allowed to pass."
 draft: false
-title: CBO analysis confirms GOP health bill is little more than class warfare
 tags: ['politics']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/chuck-schumer-the-internet-belongs-to-the-people-not-powerful-corporate-interests.md

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 date: '2017-03-03'
-draft: false
 title: 'The Internet belongs to the people, not powerful corporate interests'
+description: "The Internet is an invaluable platform on which we depend to spur innovation and job creation. Our economy works best when innovators, entrepreneurs, and businesses of all sizes compete on a level playing field. Ensuring that the playing field would be level was the basis for the FCC's decision to protect net neutrality by properly classifying broadband as a telecommunications service."
+draft: false
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/clearing-mod-pagespeed-cache.md

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 date: '2017-02-20'
+title: 'Clearing mod_pagespeed cache'
+description: "I use mod_pagespeed on this server to help speed up asset delivery and force optimization best practices across all the sites I host."
 draft: false
-title: Clearing mod_pagespeed cache
 tags: ['Apache', 'development']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/comcast-continues-whine-about-net-neutrality.md

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 date: '2017-07-18'
+title: 'Comcast continues to whine about net neutrality'
+description: "This is, of course, nonsense as the article goes on to explain. Comcast and so many of the other players in the net neutrality argument appear to either miss or intentionally bury the point: in the absence of competition, consumers and the open internet need net neutrality protections. Failing that, customers need dramatically more choice in selecting an ISP."
 draft: false
-title: Comcast continues to whine about net neutrality
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/comment-on-the-fccs-proposal-to-kill-net-neutrality.md

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 date: '2017-05-23'
+title: "How to comment on the FCC's proposal to kill net neutrality"
+description: "The Verge has a handy write-up on how to comment on the FCC's proposal to kill net neutrality"
 draft: false
-title: How to comment on the FCC's proposal to kill net neutrality
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/congress-guts-internet-privacy-protections.md

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 date: '2017-03-28'
+title: 'Congress guts internet privacy protections'
+description: "Thanks to a cash-soaked Congress there will be neither broadband competition, nor functional regulatory oversight of an industry with a documented history of aggressive, anti-consumer and anticompetitive behavior. What could possibly go wrong?"
 draft: false
-title: Congress guts internet privacy protections
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/data-toxic-asset.md

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 date: '2017-09-08'
+title: 'Data is a toxic asset'
+description: "We can be smarter than this. We need to regulate what corporations can do with our data at every stage: collection, storage, use, resale and disposal. We can make corporate executives personally liable, so they know there's a downside to taking chances. We can make the business models that involve massively surveilling people the less compelling ones, simply by making certain business practices illegal."
 draft: false
-title: Data is a toxic asset
 tags: ['security']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/dhs-boss-calls-for-more-fear-less-encryption.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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 date: '2017-04-20'
+title: 'DHS Boss Calls For More Fear, Less Encryption'
+description: "This is wonderful stuff if you're a fan of authoritarianism. Shut up and show your support. It's a message that's been sent several times by the new president. Now, it's being echoed by his top officials."
 draft: false
-title: DHS Boss Calls For More Fear, Less Encryption
 tags: ['politics', 'security', 'privacy']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/dont-like-systematic-privacy-violations-stop-using-the-internet.md

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 date: '2017-04-14'
+title: "Don't like systematic privacy violations? Stop using the internet"
+description: "We desperately need to stop electing officials that have no understanding of the impact of the legislation they help pass."
 draft: false
-title: Don't like systematic privacy violations? Stop using the internet
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/eff-argues-border-patrol-agents-need-warrants-search-electronic-devices.md

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 date: '2017-08-08'
+title: 'EFF argues border agents need warrants to search digital devices'
+description: "It's ludicrous that a warrant is not currently required for these searches. If a search is truly necessary, the authorities in question should be able to obtain a warrant with ease."
 draft: false
-title: EFF argues border agents need warrants to search digital devices
 tags: ['politics', 'security']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/ending-net-neutrality-will-end-internet.md

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 date: '2017-09-30'
+title: 'Ending net neutrality will end the Internet as we know it'
+description: "The path forward is clear. The FCC must abandon its ill-conceived plan to end net neutrality. Instead of creating fast lanes for the few, it should be moving all of us to the fast lane by encouraging competition in local broadband connectivity and pushing companies to deliver higher speeds at more affordable prices. It's the right thing for us as consumers and as citizens."
 draft: false
-title: Ending net neutrality will end the Internet as we know it
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/equifax-breach-disaster.md

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 date: '2017-09-08'
+title: 'The Equifax breach is a disaster'
+description: "At some point, we need to rethink why we've given Equifax, Experian and TransUnion so much power over so much of our everyday lives. You can't opt-out. They collect most of their data without us knowing and in secret. You can't avoid them. And now we know that at least one of them doesn't know how to secure that data."
 draft: false
-title: The Equifax breach is a disaster
 tags: ['security']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/fcc-and-isps-begin-campaign-to-gut-net-neutrality-while-pretending-to-protect-it.md

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 date: '2017-05-03'
+title: 'FCC and ISPs begin campaign to gut net neutrality while pretending to protect it'
+description: "All this amounts to is ISPs attempting to irreperably harm the internet in an effort to prop up businesses that would otherwise not be competetive. Strong net neutrality protections are absolutely vital to the ongoing health of the internet and companies that depend on it."
 draft: false
-title: FCC and ISPs begin campaign to gut net neutrality while pretending to protect it
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/fcc-chair-offers-poor-excuses-as-he-seeks-to-strip-consumer-protections.md

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 date: '2017-03-01'
+title: 'FCC chair offers poor excuses as he seeks to strip consumer protections'
+description: "Eliminate functional regulatory oversight and refuse to address limited competition? The end result is... Comcast Corporation and its record-shatteringly-bad customer service, high prices, and usage caps."
 draft: false
-title: FCC chair offers poor excuses as he seeks to strip consumer protections
 tags: ['politics', 'privacy']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/fcc-continues-disregard-public-opposition-net-neutrality-repeal.md

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 date: '2017-08-31'
+title: 'FCC continues to completely disregard public opposition to net neutrality repeal'
+description: "Let's not mince words: the FCC's plan to gut net neutrality protections in light of severe public opposition is likely one of the more bare-knuckled acts of cronyism in modern technological and political history."
 draft: false
-title: FCC continues to completely disregard public opposition to net neutrality repeal
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/fcc-ignoring-public-interest-net-neutrality.md

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 date: '2017-08-04'
+title: 'FCC is ignoring public interest in net neutrality repeal'
+description: "Although ISPs have claimed that the net neutrality rules harm investment, the cable industry's top lobbying group recently boasted that US Internet speeds are continuing to soar and that the cost of data per megabit has gone down."
 draft: false
-title: FCC is ignoring public interest in net neutrality repeal
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/fcc-throwing-consumer-privacy-protections-out-the-window-to-help-isps.md

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 date: '2017-03-11'
+title: 'FCC throwing consumer privacy protections out the window to help ISPs'
+description: "There's not really a bright side here for consumers. Internet providers asked for permission to start sharing your private data again, and without much of a fight, they're about to get it."
 draft: false
-title: FCC throwing consumer privacy protections out the window to help ISPs
 tags: ['politics', 'privacy']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/googles-new-obsession-with-your-photos.md

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 date: '2017-05-27'
+title: "Google's new obsession with your photos"
+description: "'Sergey Brin says that Google wants to be the third half of your brain,' [Pedro] Domingos says. 'But now think about it: Do you really want the third half of your brain to make a living by showing you ads? I don't.'"
 draft: false
-title: Google's new obsession with your photos
 tags: ['Google', 'privacy']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/gop-advances-plan-for-ring-free-voicemail-spam.md

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 date: '2017-05-23'
+title: 'GOP advances plan for ring-free voicemail spam'
+description: "It's like a U2 album release — but for annoying political crap."
 draft: false
-title: GOP advances plan for ring-free voicemail spam
 tags: ['politics', 'privacy']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/gop-senators-new-bill-would-let-isps-sell-your-web-browsing-data.md

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 date: '2017-03-08'
+title: "GOP senators' new bill would let ISPs sell your Web browsing data"
+description: "'Big broadband barons and their Republican allies want to turn the telecommunications marketplace into a Wild West where consumers are held captive with no defense against abusive invasions of their privacy by internet service providers,' [Sen. Edward] Markey said."
 draft: false
-title: GOP senators' new bill would let ISPs sell your Web browsing data
 tags: ['politics', 'privacy']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/installing-http2-ubuntu-16.04.md

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 date: '2017-03-19'
+title: 'Installing HTTP/2 on Ubuntu 16.04 with virtual hosts'
+description: "Now that HTTP/2 is fairly stable and widely available, I decided to try and install and run it on this server. I'm currently running the Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS with virtual hosts configured, so I can serve a number of sites beyond this one. All the sites this server hosts are also served securely using certificates from LetsEncrypt."
 draft: false
-title: Installing HTTP/2 on Ubuntu 16.04 with virtual hosts
 tags: ['Apache', 'development']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/internet-privacy-rules-repealed.md

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 date: '2017-04-03'
+title: 'Internet privacy rules repealed'
+description: "No, customers should be able to expect that their data remain private and, the fact of the matter is, customers typically have a choice who they provide their data to (whether that be Facebook, Google — you name it)."
 draft: false
-title: Internet privacy rules repealed
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/iphone-spam-call-blockers.md

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 date: '2017-03-04'
+title: 'iPhone spam call blockers'
+description: "I've tried all the apps Marco calls out in this post and I agree with his assessment of all of them. I liked Nomorobo a lot, and it worked reliably, but I've settled on a different app that wasn't called out in this post."
 draft: false
-title: iPhone spam call blockers
 tags: ['privacy']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/isps-look-to-fcc-to-kill-net-neutrality.md

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 date: '2017-09-29'
+title: 'ISPs look to the Supreme Court to kill net neutrality'
+description: "None of this would be necessary if ISPs and cable companies were capable of creating and providing services that consumers actually wanted to use. Instead, they pursue legal action to cripple competitors and force consumers to use their, at best, substandard services."
 draft: false
-title: ISPs look to the Supreme Court to kill net neutrality
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/keep-the-internet-open.md

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 date: '2017-03-14'
+title: 'Keep the Internet Open'
+description: "'The internet is a public good, and I believe access should be a basic right. We've seen such great innovation in software because the internet has been a level playing field. People have been able to succeed by merit, not the regulatory weight of incumbency.'"
 draft: false
-title: Keep the Internet Open
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/lawmakers-blast-fcc-net-neutrality-rollback.md

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 date: '2017-07-26'
+title: 'Lawmakers blast FCC net neutrality rollback'
+description: "The current incarnation of the FCC is entirely pro-industry and anti-consumer in its approach to regulating the market it oversees."
 draft: false
-title: Lawmakers blast FCC net neutrality rollback
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/lawmakers-want-to-require-border-agents-to-obtain-a-warrant-for-smartphone-searches.md

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 date: '2017-04-04'
+title: 'Lawmakers want to require border agents to obtain a warrant for smartphone searches'
+description: "I'd love to see this implemented, but I just can't see it happening."
 draft: false
-title: Lawmakers want to require border agents to obtain a warrant for smartphone searches
 tags: ['politics', 'privacy']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/lawsuit-seeks-records-fcc-net-neutrality-discussions.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 date: '2017-07-26'
+title: 'Lawsuit seeks records of FCC net neutrality discussions'
+description: "hey're listening to ISPs and their lobbyists — they couldn't care less about the public."
 draft: false
-title: Lawsuit seeks records of FCC net neutrality discussions
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/misleading-arguments-against-net-neutrality-abount.md

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 date: '2017-07-20'
+title: 'Misleading Arguments Against Net Neutrality Abound'
+description: "Comcast's argument that gutting existing net neutrality rules will help members of protected classes is totally disingenuous. The best way to protect consumers and the open internet across the board is to leave the existing rules intact. Comcast has only its best interests in mind, not those of their customers or any other consumers."
 draft: false
-title: Misleading Arguments Against Net Neutrality Abound
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/npr-internet-privacy-rules-in-part-face-a-halt-at-the-fcc-the-two-way.md

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 date: '2017-02-26'
+title: 'Internet Privacy Rules in Part Face a Halt at the FCC'
+description: "Rolling back privacy protections for consumers is only good for ISPs. This move reflects the current FCC chair's willingness to work for the interests of the businesses his agency should be regulating over those of consumers."
 draft: false
-title: Internet Privacy Rules in Part Face a Halt at the FCC
 tags: ['politics', 'privacy']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/protecting-your-privacy.md

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 date: '2017-04-23'
+title: 'Protecting your privacy'
+description: "Nonsense. If you're not paying for the service your data is being monetized in a way that benefits the interests of the company providing the service, not you."
 draft: false
-title: Protecting your privacy
 tags: ['politics', 'privacy']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/responsible-encryption.md

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
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 date: '2017-10-10'
+title: 'Responsible encryption'
+description: "The Department of Justice has said that they want to have an 'adult conversation' about encryption. This is not it. The DOJ needs to understand that secure end-to-end encryption is a responsible security measure that helps protect people."
 draft: false
-title: Responsible encryption
 tags: ['politics', 'security']
 ---
 
 **[Kurt Opsahl, The EFF:](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/deputy-attorney-general-rosensteins-responsible-encryption-demand-bad-and-he)**
 
-> The Department of Justice has said that they want to have an “adult conversation” about encryption. This is not it. The DOJ needs to understand that secure end-to-end encryption is a responsible security measure that helps protect people.<!-- excerpt -->
+> The Department of Justice has said that they want to have an "adult conversation" about encryption. This is not it. The DOJ needs to understand that secure end-to-end encryption is a responsible security measure that helps protect people.<!-- excerpt -->

src/posts/2017/rss-beats-social-media-news.md

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 date: '2017-09-10'
+title: 'RSS still beats social media for tracking news'
+description: "Gizmodo has a simple explainer on why RSS still beats social media for news. If you don't currently use an RSS reader, check out the post and the services it recommends."
 draft: false
-title: RSS still beats social media for tracking news
 tags: ['RSS']
 ---
 
 **[David Nield, Gizmodo:](http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/why-rss-feeds-still-beat-facebook-and-twitter-for-track-1800722740)**
 
-> Whether you’ve never heard of it before or you've abandoned it for pastures new, here's why you should be using RSS for your news instead of social media.<!-- excerpt -->
+> Whether you've never heard of it before or you've abandoned it for pastures new, here's why you should be using RSS for your news instead of social media.<!-- excerpt -->
 
 Gizmodo has a simple explainer on why RSS still beats social media for news. If you don't currently use an RSS reader, check out the post and the services it recommends.

src/posts/2017/securing-your-personal-devices-and-accounts.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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 date: '2017-02-20'
+title: 'Securing your personal devices and accounts'
+description: "With the current US administration pondering the possibility of forcing foreign travelers to give up their social media passwords at the border, a lot of recent and justifiable concern has been raised about data privacy. The first mistake you could make is presuming that such a policy won't affect US citizens."
 draft: false
-title: Securing your personal devices and accounts
 tags: ['privacy', 'security']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/senate-chooses-isps-over-customer-privacy.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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 date: '2017-03-23'
+title: 'Senate chooses ISPs over customer privacy'
+description: "I truly wish I could be shocked or surprised by a move like this coming out of the senate but, lately, congress appears to be dedicated to making decisions that actively harm their constituencies in order to benefit entrenched business interests."
 draft: false
-title: Senate chooses ISPs over customer privacy
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/senator-attacks-argument-for-net-neutrality-repeal.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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 date: '2017-07-20'
+title: 'Senator attacks ISP and FCC argument for net neutrality repeal'
+description: "ISPs are already investing in infrastructure with existing regulations in place. They want net neutrality restrictions repealed so that they can more freely continue their existing abusing and anticompetitive behavior."
 draft: false
-title: Senator attacks ISP and FCC argument for net neutrality repeal
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/senators-warn-against-net-neutrality-repeal.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 date: '2017-02-10'
+title: 'Senators warn against net neutrality repeal'
+description: "The unfortunate reality of the situation is that the current administration will always prefer the vested interest of corporate telecoms and lobbyists over those of the consumers they serve."
 draft: false
-title: Senators warn against net neutrality repeal
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/silicon-valley-fights-to-preserve-net-neutrality.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 date: '2017-04-12'
+title: 'Silicon Valley fights to preserve net neutrality'
+description: "I sincerely hope that net neutrality is preserved in its current form. Voluntary commitments from companies with the appalling track record shared by most ISPs are simply not going to be enough to preserve the internet freedoms we've become accustomed to."
 draft: false
-title: Silicon Valley fights to preserve net neutrality
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/spotify-begins-to-gain-leverage-in-its-relationship-with-labels.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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 date: '2017-03-19'
+title: 'Spotify begins to gain leverage in its relationship with labels'
+description: "Spotify has done a lot to make music more accessible and available since it first launched. It's spent a lot of time since its launch beholden to labels and content providers so anything it can do, at this point, to gain leverage over those providers is only going to benefit it, and its users, in the long term."
 draft: false
-title: Spotify begins to gain leverage in its relationship with labels
 tags: ['Spotify']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/techdirt-podcast-on-the-new-fcc.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 date: '2017-02-20'
+title: 'Techdirt podcast on the new FCC'
+description: "I really enjoyed this episode — it's an engaging deep dive into the history of net neutrality and where it stands under the oversight (or lack thereof) of the new FCC chairman, Ajit Pai."
 draft: false
-title: Techdirt podcast on the new FCC
 tags: ['politics']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/three-days-left-comment-fcc-net-neutrality-repeal.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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 date: '2017-08-28'
+title: 'Three days left to comment on the FCC plan to kill net neutrality'
+description: "The Verge has a helpful write-up on how to comment on the FCC's plan to roll back net neutrality protections, along with details about the decision. If you care about a free and open internet, you should take the time to make your voice heard (provided the FCC actually listens)."
 draft: false
-title: Three days left to comment on the FCC plan to kill net neutrality
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/todoist-server-alert-tasks.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 date: '2017-09-23'
-draft: false
 title: Using server alerts to generate Todoist tasks
+description: "I manage a few different servers (including this one) for several different friends and clients. As part of managing each server and site hosted on it, I'll typically receive alerts for errors, common tasks or downtime. For a while I had settled on filing these alerts into a separate mailbox to keep them from overwhelming my inbox."
+draft: false
 tags: ['development', 'Todoist']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/trump-fcc-chair-begins-dismantling-consumer-protections-and-subsidies.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 date: '2017-02-04'
+title: 'Trump FCC chair begins dismantling consumer protections and subsidies'
+description: "We're barely two weeks into the new presidential administration, and it looks like net neutrality will be yet another casualty of this administration's drive to strip away consumer-friendly regulations."
 draft: false
-title: Trump FCC chair begins dismantling consumer protections and subsidies
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/unobstruct-for-ios.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 date: '2017-08-10'
+title: 'Unobstruct for iOS'
+description: "I had been using the 1Blocker extension to hide floating share bars but this content blocker makes the whole process dramatically easier."
 draft: false
-title: Unobstruct for iOS
 tags: ['iOS']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/updating-to-latest-git-ubuntu.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 date: '2017-08-13'
+title: 'Updating to the latest version of git on Ubuntu'
+description: "If you're using git on Ubuntu, the version distributed via apt may not be the newest version of git (I use git to deploy changes on all the sites I manage)."
 draft: false
-title: Updating to the latest version of git on Ubuntu
 tags: ['development', 'Git', 'Linux', 'Ubuntu']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/verizon-argues-throttling-isnt-throttling.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 date: '2017-07-25'
+title: "Verizon argues throttling isn't throttling"
+description: "Throttling is throttling. The justification on Verizon's part doesn't matter — they should be passing through traffic without filtering it."
 draft: false
-title: Verizon argues throttling isn't throttling
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/vote-for-pai-is-vote-for-big-cable.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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 date: '2017-09-30'
+title: 'A vote for Pai is a vote against consumers and for Big Cable'
+description: "Mr. Pai, has a long track record of putting big cable before consumers, big corporations above small businesses and pay-to-play over the free and open internet."
 draft: false
-title: A vote for Pai is a vote against consumers and for Big Cable
 tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/we-should-all-care-about-encryption.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 date: '2017-08-01'
+title: 'We Should All Care About Encryption'
+description: "If we squander privacy by allowing back doors or building illicit vulnerabilities into encryption tools, there is nothing to protect us from prying corporations, spying governments or even criminals bent on abusing our data. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a back door that only lets the good guys in."
 draft: false
-title: We Should All Care About Encryption
 tags: ['politics', 'security']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/why-keep-using-facebook.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 date: '2017-09-16'
-draft: false
 title: 'Why do we keep using Facebook?'
+description: "Facebook offers a terrible bargain: It gives you the connectedness you crave, but it's unfulfilling and leaves you wanting more. It's like drinking Coke, or eating McDonald's, except you don't even have to pay for it."
+draft: false
 tags: ['social media']
 ---
 

src/posts/2017/wired-the-next-big-blue-collar-job-is-coding.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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 date: '2017-02-12'
+title: 'The next big blue collar job is coding'
+description: "I couldn't agree more with this article. There are ranges in every profession, but development is filled with rich opportunities that more people could benefit from with the proper support."
 draft: false
-title: The next big blue collar job is coding
 tags: ['development']
 ---