Ryne Andal

38 year old Software Developer, Husband, Father.

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Posts:

  • Why PDFs Are a Security Nightmare

    PDFs are a security nightmare because they became a mandatory part of online business while they accumulated more features and technical debt over time.


  • Exporting Book Metadata from Apple Books

    I've always used Apple's Books (formerly iBooks) for my reading. One issue I've always run into is no export functionality. I wanted a list of books I already owned, and there was no easy way to do it since I always purchase DRM-free ebooks. This post describes how and why I wrote a simple program to export the metadata for my books.


  • macOS Terminal One-liners: When Free Costs Your Keychain

    Terminal one-liners have become a very popular attack vector for compromising macOS systems. I break down how this one particular one-liner works, and how it exfiltrates your digital life.


  • When Productivity Becomes Punishment: Rebooting My Life After Burnout

    After years of equating output with worth, I hit the limits of human capacity. This is the story of collapsing under chronic stress, rebooting my life in Spain, and learning that healing means doing differently—not doing more.