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James Cundle

I got phished on Facebook. Then shut the scam site down and reclaimed my data.

One day in November 2023 I was phished in a Facebook scam, but that wasn’t the end of it. Discover what I did next to protect my data.

14 min readJan 12, 2024

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I got phished on Facebook. Then shut the scam site down and reclaimed my data.

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James Cundle

How a hidden MySQL ‘feature’ triggered a significant security review

How type conversion errors can expose your data, and parameter bindings won’t save you!

4 min readJul 13, 2023

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How a hidden MySQL ‘feature’ triggered a significant security review

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James Cundle

How not to write a cold email — by someone who receives thousands of them

So you bought my email address then I didn’t reply. What exactly happened after you hit send?

5 min readOct 31, 2022

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How not to write a cold email — by someone who receives thousands of them

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James Cundle

Hidden Gotchas of Google Mobile Usability Issues

Are you getting unexplained ‘Clickable elements too close together’ or similar in Google’s Search Console? Me too…

4 min readOct 24, 2022

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Hidden Gotchas of Google Mobile Usability Issues

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James Cundle

Find the largest tables in MySQL

If you find yourself regularly needing to find the largest tables in your MySQL database, the following SQL statement should help…

3 min readJul 5, 2022

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Find the largest tables in MySQL

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James Cundle

Why is Alexa sounding like a badly tuned radio?

And no, it’s not due to your Wi-Fi speed.

4 min readApr 12, 2022

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Amazon Alexa joined to a group for multi-room playback

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Running Virtual Machines Under Vagrant on the New Mac M1 and M2

Finding a working VM alternative when VirtualBox no longer works

9 min readDec 22, 2021

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Running Virtual Machines Under Vagrant on the New Mac M1 and M2

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James Cundle

5 Ways To Block Adult Content For Free

With so many kids being home schooled right now, there’s increased demand from parents to filter inappropriate content. Here’s how to do…

3 min readFeb 15, 2021

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5 Ways To Block Adult Content For Free

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James Cundle

ActiveMQ’s / AWS Amazon MQ’s Re-delivery Policy Explained

Understanding ActiveMQ / AWS Amazon MQ’s re-delivery strategies and message failure routines

4 min readAug 7, 2020

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ActiveMQ’s / AWS Amazon MQ’s Re-delivery Policy Explained

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James Cundle

Design Principles of a Decentralized Universal Messaging System

An practical framework for discussion

6 min readApr 3, 2020

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Design Principles of a Decentralized Universal Messaging System

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James Cundle

James Cundle

I’m a CTO, technical co-founder, Y-Combinator alumni, software engineer, musician, record collector, amateur brewer and qualified wine maker rolled in to one.

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