Every Thursday, Nick Chase and Eric Gregory from Mirantis go over the week’s cloud native and industry news. This week they discussed: CRI-O vulnerability Updates to NSA’s Kubernetes hardening guidance HackerOne responsible security drive Biden warns of possible cyberattacks against U.S. private sector Legislation in Washington The conversation on microservices Red Hat and domain names … Continued
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Kubernetes is built for resilience. By deploying applications as ephemeral, replicable microservices, container orchestration provides a hedge against server crashes and downtime. But data is a different story. Kubernetes alone isn’t enough to protect a company’s valuable data. In the event of disaster—from fire to weather to targeted ransomware attacks—organizations stand to lose persistent data … Continued
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At Mirantis, we pride ourselves on being an engineering-driven company. Without a doubt, our greatest resource is our world-class engineering talent. One of the most important responsibilities of our product team is working to align engineers’ passions with company strategy, and giving them the freedom to work on things they love. To that end, one … Continued
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We’re excited to announce that Mirantis Kubernetes Engine now integrates with Cilium, giving users a powerful new option when choosing a container network interface (CNI) plugin for their cloud native infrastructure. As our customers have increased the number of applications and services deployed on Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE) clusters, some have requested support for additional … Continued
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One of the biggest challenges for implementing cloud native technologies is learning the fundamentals—especially when you need to fit your learning into a busy schedule. In this series, we’ll break down core cloud native concepts, challenges, and best practices into short, manageable exercises and explainers, so you can learn five minutes at a time. These … Continued
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Mirantis and Equinix have combined forces to create cloud solutions that comply with GDPR privacy regulations but still enable performant and scalable applications. In this webinar, Rick Pugh, Sr. Product Manager at Mirantis, and James Malachowski, Head of Solution Architects at Equinix Metal, discuss those solutions and other topics related to maintaing GDPR compliance with … Continued
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Every Thursday, Nick Chase and Eric Gregory from Mirantis go over the week’s cloud native and industry news. This week they discussed: Mirantis’ Lens Knative Google’s acquisition of Mandiant Cloud & Russia and Ukraine The latest in cloud news out of China Mobile World Congress The latest in the metaverse You can watch the full … Continued
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Welcome back to our “WordPress.com Favorites” series! In these interviews, we’ll be highlighting bloggers about their passion project. Caution: contents guaranteed to be inspiring. This interview has been lightly edited.
Shortly after Empish Thomas earned her journalism degree in the mid-’90s, she began experiencing severe headaches and sensitivity to light. After a visit to the eye doctor, she was diagnosed with uveitis, a generalized eye inflammation that can quickly escalate to permanent damage. Unfortunately, Empish fell into that category, losing her sight fully within a few years.
Since then, she’s been a writer, journalist, and advocate for blindness and disability rights, telling stories and championing awareness along the way.
Empish generously took the time to answer a few of my questions and share some ideas on how we can all be better advocates for disability rights.
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. What do you write about and why? How long have you been blogging?
I am a freelance writer and blogger. I started off as a writer many years ago and later started blogging in 2013. Although I have a journalism degree, I love writing for the pure pleasure of it. I launched my own blog about two years ago as a safe place to write my own thoughts and ideas about things that concerned me. I write especially about my life as a blind person because when I became disabled 20+ years ago, I rarely saw positive and interesting stories about the disabled.
2. What are some of the most common negative portrayals you see about folks with disabilities in the news or in pop culture?
Well, there are actually two things I notice. One is the “superhero crip” image. That is a disabled person overcoming these incredible challenges and doing amazing things that everyone is impressed by. It sends a message that all disabled people are supposed to or want to be that way. It communicates a false expectation. At the end of the day, we are all human beings and live lives like everyone else.
The second one is that we are not visible at all. Many times, I will read a story or watch a news segment and wonder, “Where are the blind people? What is happening to those with disabilities?” This is not necessarily a negative thing, but more [shows our] exclusion from the storyline.
3. Let’s move to the workplace. How can employers become better allies and advocates for disability rights?
First, making sure that disabled employees get their accommodations to perform their jobs.
Then, providing the support, encouragement, and motivation to help them move upward in the company the way you would an abled-bodied person. Sometimes I think that people with disabilities are not encouraged to move up into management or higher-level positions. It is like people can’t imagine a blind person as a supervisor or director. But with the right support, they could do the job like anyone else.
A Few of Empish’s Favorite Posts:
Working and Writing in the Disability Non-Profit WorldI’ve Become My Own Tech Support When Working From HomeIt’s a White Cane Not a StickMy Laundry Isn’t Smart But I AmMy Blindness Protected Me From the Full Grief and Horror of September 11th
4. You’ve mentioned podcasts in a number of blog posts. Do you have any favorite listening experiences to recommend?
Yes, some of my favorite podcasts are HISTORY This Week, LeVar Burton Reads, The Stacking Benjamins, Code Switch, and Grammar Girl.
5. What can someone do today to be a better advocate for disability rights, especially in the online space?
For me, being a better advocate is learning as much as you can about blindness and visual impairment. Reading things written by disabled people in their own voices. Through my years of writing about the disabled, I have had people reach out to me to learn more and that is a good thing.
Also, helping those of us with visual disabilities get access to the internet. I can’t begin to tell you the number of websites I go to with accessibility issues. It is a regular challenge. Reaching out to web developers is hard and exhausting sometimes. But having allies to help in this process would be wonderful. It could be a simple thing like bringing awareness, because people don’t think that blind people are online.
6. Do have any tips for aspiring bloggers or freelance writers?
Depending on the type of blog you are writing, it is so important to be organized. I use an editorial calendar where I jot down blog ideas for each month. I think about things coming up, current events, trending topics, etc., and add them to the calendar. This helps me to keep a good flow of blog posts.
Once people start subscribing they expect to see posts on a regular basis, and having an editorial calendar helps me stay on track.
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With cloud adoption on the rise, it’s imperative to sharpen the cloud skills among your staff. Companies are seeking modern skills in cloud and container technology to differentiate themselves against competitors. When looking for new talent, 72% of hiring managers are more likely to hire someone with a certification or the latest technical training. 92% … Continued
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In case you missed it, we’ve been rolling out a new set of powerful site design tools called Full Site Editing (or “FSE”) and it’s now available for all WordPress.com users!
Don’t worry if you’re just hearing about Full Site Editing for the first time. We’ve been releasing these new tools in a way that doesn’t actually require you to do anything with your existing site(s). If you are up for a change though, we’re happy to announce the launch of a brand new family of themes made specifically with Full Site Editing features in mind. As of this writing we have over two dozen themes available that support Full Site Editing.
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These new themes have been designed with a wide variety of sites cases in mind. But their potential stretches well beyond their screenshots and demo sites. Because each theme is fully editable in the Site Editor, every one of these themes can be heavily customized to fit your site’s needs. You can start with theme that features single minimalist homepage, and then add as many menus and sidebars as you wish. Or, you can start with a complex business theme and strip it down to something minimal to suit your vision.
The Site Editor also includes a new feature called “Global Styles,” which allows you to edit site-wide settings for color, typography, and more. You’re free to change your theme’s default color scheme to whatever fits your mood, or even make all site text larger or smaller in a couple of clicks. To kick off this new feature, we’re also providing a few pre-built variations on some of these new themes.
All the new themes and variations can be found in the Theme Showcase. Or, if you’re starting a fresh site, they’ll be offered to you automatically in the site creation flow. This collection of themes is just the beginning, and we’re excited to continue launching a variety of diverse theme options for you. What would you like to see in the next set of themes on WordPress.com?
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