The Definitive Rankings for NFC North Helmets

My next irrelevant weekend blog post! This time, we’re ranking the best helmets in team history for the NFC North football teams.
The Definitive Rankings for NFC East Helmets

My next irrelevant weekend blog post! This time, we’re ranking the best helmets in team history for the NFC East football teams.
Cursor: The Ultimate API Easy Mode

Using Shodan’s API: A Simple Authentication Example

We’ve been looking at simple API examples that don’t require any authentication. Today let’s take a look at a simple example that does require some authentication, and for that we’ll use the very popular API of Shodan. If we look at the Python code below, there’s a variable that you would need to enter for […]
Quick and Easy JSON Formatting with Python’s JSON2HTML Library

There are a few Python libraries that have a special place in my heart. Like when I first found out about the XLSX writer library that lets you produce well-formatted Excel spreadsheets with highlighting and all that – I felt bad for how many programs I’d made over the years that just spit out CSV […]
Simple Python for Querying an API

Here is a short video and code sample for pulling a random cat fact from the Cat Facts API available here.
Why OSINT Practitioners Should Get Comfortable with APIs

During my time with the government, I got to travel across the country and around the world, helping people with their OSINT problems and doing training. One thing that came up constantly was people wanting to improve their coding skills. I would always recommend Python because of how popular it is and how comparatively easy […]
The Definitive Rankings for AFC West Helmets

My next irrelevant weekend blog post! This time, we’re ranking the best helmets in team history for the AFC West football teams.
The Definitive Rankings for AFC South Helmets

My next irrelevant weekend blog post! This time, we’re ranking the best helmets in team history for the AFC South football teams.
Understanding a Python Website Monitor with Slack Alerts

Intro Today, we’ll dive into the Python script we posted yesterday that monitors website availability and sends alerts through Slack. Core Components and Setup The script is built around a WebsiteMonitor class that handles all the monitoring functionality. Let’s break down its key components: Initial Setup and Dependencies The script uses several important Python libraries: […]