Greetings web traveler! My name is Mike. I am a security researcher and Internet homesteader (among many other things). Welcome to my digital garden — a florilegium of personal works across all things infosec, technology and life. This site also serves as the canonical identity (a veritable root system) for myself on the web. There's a lot to discover here, so sit a spell, take some time to really dig around and explore. Wanna contact me? Don't be shy now either! C'mon and say hi anytime.
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PHP2Chaos
Oct 22, 2026Wow, this whole PHP (PHP2Shell) situation is pure chaos. Everyone seemingly wants credit for it, sites are being ripped down everywhere, the disclosure process was apparently botched, (attempted) exploitation is being observed in the wild (though there’s a big difference between a PoC and an actual working, reusable, reliable exploit), and oh, it seems like official patches might also not fully mitigate the vulnerability. Wow, where to begin…
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Scroll quadrāgintā septem
• 10/27/26Welcome to volume forty-seven of Scrolls, a newsletter for sharing cool stuff from the IndieWeb, Fediverse & Cybersecurity realms.
Blog Posts
PHP2Chaos • 10/22/26
Things You Might Not Know About This Site • 07/06/26
Gardenlog: April Showers Bring May Showers • 05/26/26
Gardenlog: Getting My Hands Dirty • 05/18/26
Outside • 05/13/26
Good ol' fashioned long-form blog posts.
PHP2Chaos • 10/22/26
Things You Might Not Know About This Site • 07/06/26
Gardenlog: April Showers Bring May Showers • 05/26/26
Gardenlog: Getting My Hands Dirty • 05/18/26
Outside • 05/13/26
110 more blogs...
Notes
World Wide Web • 07/07/26
Flora & Fauna • 05/11/26
Adventure • 04/26/26
AI Vulnerability Names • 03/18/26
Useful Pokémon • 03/12/26
Short-form content including microblogs, syndicated social media posts and more.
World Wide Web • 07/07/26
Flora & Fauna • 05/11/26
Adventure • 04/26/26
AI Vulnerability Names • 03/18/26
Useful Pokémon • 03/12/26
264 more notes...
Scrolls
Scroll quadrāgintā septem • 10/27/26
Scroll quadrāgintā sextus • 07/10/26
Scroll quadrāgintā quīnque • 06/12/26
Scroll quadrāgintā quattuor • 06/05/26
Scroll quadrāgintā trēs • 05/29/26
42 more scrolls...
A weekly newsletter / link roundup / information digest at the intersection of the IndieWeb and the Fediverse, with a splash of Cybersecurity stuff.
Scroll quadrāgintā septem • 10/27/26
Scroll quadrāgintā sextus • 07/10/26
Scroll quadrāgintā quīnque • 06/12/26
Scroll quadrāgintā quattuor • 06/05/26
Scroll quadrāgintā trēs • 05/29/26
42 more scrolls...
Devlogs
Planting a Website on Codeberg Pages • 05/05/26
RSScaping • 03/19/25
The Changelog • 03/17/25
Mastodon Auto-PESOS • 03/11/25
Site Search • 03/04/25
Insights into how I am building Shellsharks.
Planting a Website on Codeberg Pages • 05/05/26
RSScaping • 03/19/25
The Changelog • 03/17/25
Mastodon Auto-PESOS • 03/11/25
Site Search • 03/04/25
5 more devlogs...
Links
Wonders of Web Weaving #5: Mike via jamesg.blog • 06/09/26
The Colonization of Confidence via Sightless Scribbles • 03/09/26
Why I email complete strangers via Good Internet • 02/20/26
Fun With The Web via Patrick Brosset • 02/13/26
Write about the future you want via Dave Rupert • 02/13/26
Linking to cool places from around the web.
Wonders of Web Weaving #5: Mike via jamesg.blog • 06/09/26
The Colonization of Confidence via Sightless Scribbles • 03/09/26
Why I email complete strangers via Good Internet • 02/20/26
Fun With The Web via Patrick Brosset • 02/13/26
Write about the future you want via Dave Rupert • 02/13/26
31 more links...
Captain's Log (Journal)
Captain's Log, Entry: April 28, 2026
Captain's Log, Entry: March 30, 2026
Captain's Log, Entry: February 26, 2026
Captain's Log, Entry: January 30, 2026
Captain's Log, Entry: April 30, 2025
A (mostly) unstructured stream-of-consciousness dedicated to life, tech and infosec minutiae.
Captain's Log, Entry: April 28, 2026
Captain's Log, Entry: March 30, 2026
Captain's Log, Entry: February 26, 2026
Captain's Log, Entry: January 30, 2026
Captain's Log, Entry: April 30, 2025
45 more captain logs...
Infosec-Only
Scroll quadrāgintā septem • 10/27/26
PHP2Chaos • 10/22/26
Scroll quadrāgintā sextus • 07/10/26
Scroll quadrāgintā quīnque • 06/12/26
Wonders of Web Weaving #5: Mike • 06/09/26
Come here for just infosec stuff? Welcome to the Grimoire.
Scroll quadrāgintā septem • 10/27/26
PHP2Chaos • 10/22/26
Scroll quadrāgintā sextus • 07/10/26
Scroll quadrāgintā quīnque • 06/12/26
Wonders of Web Weaving #5: Mike • 06/09/26
151 more infosec posts...
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Infosec.pub • A threadiverse community for infosec folks
32-Bit Cafe • A website building community
Vulnerability Garden • List of named vulnerabilities & attacks
Tomatosharks • My forays into gardening
A selection of interesting pages across my site and beyond. There's more too, try clicking on the top-left menu to get site-spelunkin'!
Blogroll • My favorite blogs
Uses • The gear, software and other stuff I use
Why • The guiding principles for this site
Bookmarks • Cool sites I've saved
Thanks • Those I give thanks to
Slashes • My collection of Slash pages
Infosec.pub • A threadiverse community for infosec folks
32-Bit Cafe • A website building community
Vulnerability Garden • List of named vulnerabilities & attacks
Tomatosharks • My forays into gardening
The Curatorial
Getting Into Information Security • 05/30/19
A 5 Year Infosec Education Retrospective • 10/16/20
Vulnerability Management Bootcamp • 04/23/21
Why I Blog. You Should Too! • 07/13/21
The Enchiridion of Impetus Exemplar • 07/30/22
IndieWeb Assimilation • 07/16/23
Hark Threaders! The Fediverse is good for you • 11/16/23
Owning My Own Social • 03/28/24
Welcome to the Fediverse! • 01/10/25
Good Sitekeeping • 03/12/25
A curated list of my best, and most popular content.
Getting Into Information Security • 05/30/19
A 5 Year Infosec Education Retrospective • 10/16/20
Vulnerability Management Bootcamp • 04/23/21
Why I Blog. You Should Too! • 07/13/21
The Enchiridion of Impetus Exemplar • 07/30/22
IndieWeb Assimilation • 07/16/23
Hark Threaders! The Fediverse is good for you • 11/16/23
Owning My Own Social • 03/28/24
Welcome to the Fediverse! • 01/10/25
Good Sitekeeping • 03/12/25
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