Signal, thank you for not collecting my data. But I won’t use you.

Facebook has given an ultimatum for WhatsApp users to either share their data with Facebook or leave the service. And that date is February 8th. ...

January 8, 2021 · Rukshan

You might want to block Pinterest to save your data

I guess this is the first blog post of the new year, even though I’m not someone who is keen on celebrating a new year, I sincerely hope every one would have a very bright 2021. ...

January 5, 2021 · Rukshan

Reddit mods please stop automated blocking

In a recent post, I talked about a dark practice that Reddit uses to funnel people to install their app. ...

December 31, 2020 · Rukshan

Please don’t spam my blog. SEO myths you need to stop believing

I have several WordPress blogs, related to different topics. Including my personal blog. Each day I have to moderate several comments on all of my blogs, which are made my people trying to boost their SEO to their websites, most of them are selling fake medications, or fake online offers, or people trying to build back links to rank higher on Google results. ...

December 29, 2020 · Rukshan

Sri Lanka need unlimited internet connections

There is a post making rounds on social media about internet charges of Sri Lanka. I don’t know how accurate the post really is, but Sri Lankan telco companies and their ISPs run one of the most shadiest businesses in the country, and it’s doing more harm than good. ...

December 28, 2020 · Rukshan

Somethings are never meant to be invented. The story of BlockEvent

Every few years there comes a technology that people get hyped about, everyone wants to be a specialist in that field because it appears to be the next big thing. ...

December 23, 2020 · Rukshan

This community is available in the app

Yesterday’s post was an awesome one, I learned a lot in JavaScript and and I was happy to see people doing what I thought impossible. Writing a simple todo app within 280 chars, in plain js. ...

December 22, 2020 · Rukshan