wtf @Delta ? I booked my wife an I in seats 21B and C, and you decided randomly to switch us to 29c and 38D? Then when I asked about it, I was relocated into the last row of the plane so we were together again? Why'd your app let me select seats if you're not going to honor them? This doesn't feel like the sort of service a medallion member should receive. I don't think I'm being unreasonable to expect the seats I selected...

I received this phishing call today. Never heard of this person or company before, certainly never applied for a loan with them. I've reported to the FTC & Better Business Bureau's Scam Tracker. Stay vigilant, friends.

If you’re hiring for senior leadership and lead with an ask for applicants to take generic aptitude tests, you’re filtering for compliance, not measuring signal. That usually selects the wrong people.

A major international brand seeking senior engineers should probably have an application flow that does not die on a CORS error. 🤦‍♂️

There's a disconnect in most tech interviews, focusing on recall & syntax over how engineers think. After years of leading development teams, I care more about how someone thinks through problems than writing code from memory under artificial pressure. willvincent.com/2026/01/27/t…

I must be doing something right, I've started receiving scammy emails from "recruiters" impersonating real people. Sorry pal, I predate the Internet, your feeble ruse will not work on me.

Just received what I assume was a #phishing attempt on my @coinbase account. Phone call from some random number in texas, automated voice prompt saying an attempt to change my password just occurred, and to press one if it was NOT me. Instead, I hung up - logged into my account, updated my password to an even more secure VERY LONG password, and enabled passkey in addition to the TOTP authenticator 2fa that was already enabled. Stay vigilant, friends.

Job searches and SaaS marketing fail for the same reason. Great execution. Terrible communication of value. willvincent.com/2026/01/19/w…

Laracasts is the single best investment one can make if they want to increase knowledge of Laravel and adjacent tech. I recommend it frequently, and will continue to do so forever.

🚀 Heading into the new year at high speed! Just released v1.1.0 External verification provider count now at 8 with the addition of @abstractapi & @qkemailverify in this version. #Laravel

🎉 Happy New Year’s Eve, @Laravel devs! I just released Laravel Email Verifier, the most comprehensive email verification package in the Laravel ecosystem. Local validation optional external verification via drivers for @UseBouncer, @EmailableHQ, @Kickbox, @NeverBounce, @ZeroBounce1, and VerifyEmail... or bring your own! Configure once. Swap providers anytime. github.com/willvincent/larav…

Most/all images are failing to load for me on X today; 403 errors. Videos load fine. Just me, or this happening for others?

That's about the worst password validation I've come across in the wild lately. Go figure - it's a government website. No more or less than 6 characters. Worst case scenario a password that short would take ~3min to crack. With such stupid rules I wonder whether they even bother to hash passwords on their end. Coupled with the social security number user id for login, this is just a fantastic service they're providing. 😬

After nearly 9 years at OnSpot Data, I'm excited to dive into new senior software engineering opportunities (FT/PT/contract). With 20 years of hands-on experience across diverse tech stacks (including being one of the first 12 Acquia Certified Drupal Grand Masters worldwide), I've specialized in: • AWS ecosystem (architecture, deployment, optimization, migrations; including RDS, Aurora, Redshift) • Bare-metal and VPS server administration • Database design, optimization, and scaling (MySQL/Postgres focus) • Full-stack development, node/vue/PHP/etc, with a strong preference for Laravel projects • Delivering scalable systems, leading cloud migrations, and building reliable infrastructure that drives real business impact Open to fully remote roles (US-based preferred) where I can hit the ground running and add serious value from day one. If you're hiring for backend/full-stack engineering, database architecture/administration, or especially Laravel-focused gigs, I'd love a tag, DM, or intro. Grateful for any leads or RTs to help spread the word! 🚀 #OpenToWork #Laravel #AWS #SoftwareEngineer #Hiring #TechJobs #FullStack #BackendDeveloper #DatabaseArchitect #RemoteJobs

In looking into displaying all @Laravel user sessions, when using something other than the DB session driver I found it was a recurring thing that people wanted, so I rolled a package. It uses the default DB sessions table to track the metadata (user_id, ip, user_agent, last access) - updated via middleware when not using the db driver; limited by a configurable throttle. So even with redis sessions, you can see all of a user's sessions and log them out of any specific one(s), all but current, or all across the board. Easy to use with a Facade, and you can optionally install the MaxMind GeoLite2 DB and enrich the session list with location details. Check it out? Would love to hear what you think. 😎 github.com/willvincent/larav…

I know I can work around this by manually installing the latest version, but it would be nice to be able to use the in-place update functionality.. Interestingly, it works on my m2 macbook air, but doesn't on the m4 pro mini. The mini is running Sequoia, don't recall off hand what the air is running, that's the only thing I can think that _might_ be different. Any ideas, or ways I might get more insight/help debug, @marcelpociot?

I think I've changed my mind about the ⚡️ for livewire 4. First look my reaction was "eww, gross" but, nah, I think I see the value. You win @calebporzio 😅