I just noticed that my unread messages counter was off by quite a bit. It showed 8, but I only saw one unread message. Even after restarting my client, which recalculates the number of unread messages, it remained at eight. Weird. Looking in the database revealed that this is indeed correct.
Apparently, my query to build up the message tree must be incorrect. It somehow misses seven messages. They all are orphaned, maybe that’s a clue. However, generating missing root messages (and thereby including the replies) typically works just fine. Hmm.
iPhone 18’s Costly 2nm Process Adoption Could Lead to Price Hikes
Apple’s iPhone 18 models will adopt TSMC’s 2nm manufacturing process for the next-generation A20 chip, which will bring substantial performance and power efficiency improvements to next year’s iPhones, but it may also incur significantly more costs that Apple could pass onto the customer.
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@prologic @bender @eapl.me @andros I'm new in the neighborhood and I would like to ask you something :) When a new extension is published in twtxt.dev , is it open for discussion or ready for implementation?
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@javivf@adn.org.es Generally speaking if it has been reviewed, discussed and merged, then we accept it as a standard to the set of specs we support. However we might want to document this process and set some guidelines about this to be clear 🤣 We’ve been fairly lax/lose here and I think that’s okay given teh size of our community 👌
How to Get SSL Certificate Info in Safari on Mac
The latest versions of Safari for Mac have changed how a person might find SSL certificate information for a particular website, something that is commonly needed in web development, information security, and developmental web work in general. While in prior versions of Safari you could simply click on the little padlock icon next to the … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Get SSL Certificate Info in Safari on Mac
The latest versions of Safari for Mac have changed how a person might find SSL certificate information for a particular website, something that is commonly needed in web development, information security, and developmental web work in general. While in prior versions of Safari you could simply click on the little padlock icon next to the … Read More ⌘ Read more
It’s ready 🥳! https://dm-echo.andros.dev/
An example: https://dm-echo.andros.dev/generate/?url=https://twtxt.andros.dev/
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Armbian Introduces Optimized Cloud Images for x86 and aarch64 Deployments
Armbian has expanded its support for cloud infrastructure with a new line of dedicated cloud images designed for generic x86 and aarch64 platforms. These images are tailored for performance, efficiency, and streamlined deployment in virtualized and cloud-native environments. The new Armbian cloud image set aims to meet the growing demand for lightweight and reliable Linux […] ⌘ Read more
How to Run DeepSeek LLM Locally on Mac
If you follow AI news, or even tech news, you might have heard of DeepSeek by now, the powerful Chinese Large Language Model that has capabilities rivaling ChatGPT while having dramatically lower training costs. DeepSeek is designed for advanced reasoning, with general purpose natural language and ChatBot abilities, task competency, research, while also being excellent … Read More ⌘ Read more
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Hit by the arvo sun rays behind the window I was convinced that it is t-shirt weather. Deep blue sky, yeah, for sure! It turned out to be just 15°C and declining, though. So, I had to wear my jacket on today's windy stroll. Pretty nice. Didn't take many photos, but there you go: https://lyse.isobeef.org/waldspaziergang-2025-04-10/
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@bender@twtxt.net @movq@www.uninformativ.de Thanks! I’ll think about switching to higher resolution teasers in the future. The reasoning behind the thumbnails is to avoid wasting traffic. Maybe folks in the outback or on expensive mobile networks appreciate it. Yeah, they could disable images in general.
iPad 11 vs. iPad Air Buyer’s Guide: 30+ Differences Compared
The iPad Air costs at least $250 more than the entry-level iPad, so is choosing the pricier model worth it? Or should you save the money and buy the 11th-generation iPad? This guide helps you to understand the differences between the two models and decide which is best for you.
 generates a static index.html page 2) the page is a prompt generator where all the prompts are from hotdiva2000!!!!!
this makes more sense if you look at it check it out
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@prologic@twtxt.net it’s fine, I never expected my yeets, to be preserved for future generations. Any art I posted here, can be found through my (now almost entirely HTML 5 complient) website.
Found means fixed: Reduce security debt at scale with GitHub security campaigns
Starting today, security campaigns are generally available for all GitHub Advanced Security and GitHub Code Security customers—helping organizations take control of their security debt and manage risk by unlocking collaboration between developers and security teams.
The post [Found means fixed: Reduce security debt at scale with GitHub security campaigns](http … ⌘ Read more
Apple Releases New Immersive Video App for Mac and Vision Pro
Apple today released a new app for managing an immersive video library on a Mac.
Apple Immersive Videos are 3D videos recorded in 8K resolution, with a 180-degree field of view and Spatial Audio. For example, recent performances by singer The Weeknd and … ⌘ Read more
created a page positioning ourselves against “generative AI” | https://compudanzas.net/ai.html
Vibe coding with GitHub Copilot: Agent mode and MCP support rolling out to all VS Code users
In celebration of MSFT’s 50th anniversary, we’re rolling out Agent Mode with MCP support to all VS code users. We are also announcing the new GitHub Copilot Pro+ plan w/ premium requests, the general availability of models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI, next edit suggestions for code completions & the Copilot code review agent.
The post [Vibe coding with GitHub Copilot: Agent mode and MC … ⌘ Read more
1st Beta of iOS 18.5, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, iPadOS 18.5 Released for Testing
While Apple may have just released the final versions of MacOS Sequoia 15.4, iOS 18.4, and iPadOS 18.4 to the general public, they’re already back on the beta train. This time around we’ve got the first beta versions of iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, and MacOS Sequoia 15.5. It’s not clear what the focus of these … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/04/02/1st-beta-of-ios-18-5-macos-sequoia-15- … ⌘ Read more
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An interesting episode about naming stuff, and some implications of the "Trademarks"
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In Mexico you couldn’t register the word Sonora (state), nor Taqueria (kind of restaurant) as there are two common words, but perhaps the combination of both is trademarkable, I’m not sure, so many ‘taquerias’ here don’t file a trademark request. It’s usually “Taquería [LAST_NAME]” or “Taquería [PLACE]”.
At the same time, the word “taqueria” was trademarked in UK, like it would be “Paris” or “Pub” I guess, so basically Sonora Taqueria didn’t reply to the cease and desist, based on:
[Lizbeth García]: A brand may not use a word that is generic or descriptive of the products or services it is putting into circulation on the market.
Since he (Ismael, Taqueria’s representative) didn’t get any response, he decided to leave it in the hands of his law firm.
In early 2023, after all the noise on the internet and the mobilization caused by this case, an agreement was finally reached with Taquería to settle the matter peaceably.
In March 2023, Michelle and Sam decided to register the Sonora Taquería brand and logo with the UK Intellectual Property Office.
iOS 18.4 Bug Seemingly Resurrects Previously Deleted iPhone Apps
Apple’s latest iOS 18.4 software update appears to be causing long-deleted apps to reappear on some users’ iPhones, based on corroborating reports on forums and social media.
iOS 18.4 Update with Ambient Music, New Emoji, Priority Notifications, Mail Categorization for iPad, Released
Apple has released iOS 18.4 for iPhone, along with iPadOS 18.4 for iPad. These updates include a few new features, as well as bug fixes and security enhancements. iOS 18.4 for iPhone includes new emoji icons, an ambient music generator, a Priority Notifications feature for Apple Intelligence, and various bug fixes and security patches. iPadOS … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03/3 … ⌘ Read more
iOS 18.4 Update with Ambient Music, New Emoji, Priority Notifications, Mail Categorization for iPad, Released
Apple has released iOS 18.4 for iPhone, along with iPadOS 18.4 for iPad. These updates include a few new features, as well as bug fixes and security enhancements. iOS 18.4 for iPhone includes new emoji icons, an ambient music generator, a Priority Notifications feature for Apple Intelligence, and various bug fixes and security patches. iPadOS … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03/3 … ⌘ Read more
[$] Fedora change aims for 99% package reproducibility
The effort to ensure that open-source software is reproducible has been
gathering steam over the years, and gaining traction with major Linux
distributions. Debian, for example, has been working toward reproducible\
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Gurman: New iPad Pro and MacBook Pro Models With M5 Chips to Launch Later This Year
Apple’s next-generation iPad Pro models with the M5 chip will “launch this year,” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said the new iPad Pro model … ⌘ Read more
Debian bookworm live images now fully reproducible
In a short\
note to the Reproducible Builds
mailing list, Debian developer Roland Clobus announced that live
images for Debian 12.10 (“bookworm”) are now 100% reproducible. See the reproducible\
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I want to present the twtxt feed from Python Valencia: https://twtxt.python-valencia.es/
Technical curiosity: It is generated using n8n, using the official rss.
#welcome
Customize Adaptive Audio on AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2
Apple’s AirPods 4 and second-generation AirPods Pro have an Adaptive Audio feature that includes Adaptive Noise Control, Personalized Volume, and Conversation Awareness, which are all features that adjust sound and Active Noise Cancellation in response to the environment around you. If you haven’t used Adaptive Audio, it could be worth a look – especially since iOS 18 allows you more control over the feature.
 builds are typically the last version of a beta cycle before the software gets issued to the general public, indicating that final versions of iOS 18.4, MacOS Sequoia 15.4, and iPadOS 18.4 are coming soon, possibly … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/ … ⌘ Read more
Software Engineer Runs Generative AI on 20-Year-Old PowerBook G4
In a blog post this week, software engineer Andrew Rossignol (my brother!) detailed how he managed to run generative AI on an old PowerBook G4.
While hardware requirements for large language models (LLMs) are typically high, this particular PowerBook G4 model from 2005 is equ … ⌘ Read more
Julien Malka proposes method for detecting XZ-like backdoors
Julien Malka has
called for the NixOS project to use build-reproducibility to detect when a program has a maintainer-generated tarball that results in a different artifact than building from source. There are good reasons for projects to release maintainer-generated tarballs, but since the materials included in them are usually documentation, extra build scripts, and so on, it makes sense to check that they don’t … ⌘ Read more
iPhone Users Who Pay for iCloud Storage Receive a New Perk
If you pay for iCloud storage on your iPhone, Apple has a new perk for you, at no additional cost.
iCloud+ is the official name for Apple’s paid iCloud storage plans, which range from 50GB for $0.99 per month to 12TB for $59.99 per month in the United States. iCloud+ plans already come with multiple perks for free, such as Hide My Email and HomeKit Secure Video, a … ⌘ Read more
@movq@www.uninformativ.de I have no doubt that you’re not seeing the images correctly 😀. It’s just that it’s broken when viewing them, in my case, and analyzing the URLs, I’ve seen everything I mentioned.
Regarding the hash, you’re right. I’ll have to investigate what’s going on. I’m having a hard time getting the hash generation to work properly.
@andros@twtxt.andros.dev Hm, looks correct to me. The image to be displayed is a thumbnail and this links to the full-sized image. The thumbnail (JPG) is auto-generated from the full image (PNG), hence the two extensions.
What does look strange, though, is that your client came up with the hash pqsmcka, while it should have been te5quba. 🤔
chromem-go：Go 語言 RAG 應用的高效輕量級向量數據庫
前言在開發 RAG（Retrieval-Augmented Generation）應用時，起初你可能更傾向於選擇一款輕量級的向量數據庫，而非複雜的大型數據庫。例如，在關係型數據庫的選擇上，許多人會更願意使用 SQLite 而不是 PostgreSQL 或 MySQL，以減少額外的配置和維護成本。在 Go 語言中，chromem-go 提供了一種簡潔高效的解決方案——它是一款可嵌入到 Go 程序中的 ⌘ Read more
Apple Passwords App Bug Left Users Vulnerable to Phishing Attacks for Months Before Being Fixed
Apple fixed a bug in its Passwords app with December’s iOS 18.2 update that had left users vulnerable to phishing attacks in the three months since the launch of iOS 18.
According to an Apple security update spotted by _[9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/18/apples-passwords-app-was-vulnerable-to-phi … ⌘ Read more
How to Show QR Code for Wi-Fi on iPhone, Mac, iPad
One very easy and convenient way to share access to a wi-fi router is by generating a QR code for joining that wi-fi router, which can be useful for house guests, offices, waiting rooms, rentals, restaurants, shops, and just about anywhere else with wi-fi that people might want to join. It can also make it … Read More ⌘ Read more
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calendar.txt: Keep your calendar in a plain text file
https://terokarvinen.com/2021/calendar-txt/
It's a lot of fun to have a calendar system.
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Yeah. It’s mostly a parser at the moment. But I have extended the calendar.txt to include todo.txt and a repeat syntax to generate future occurances of events and todos.
Bit of an update, there is now a general licence for all my stuff:
“Unless projects are accompanied by a different license, Creative Commons apply (“BY-NC-ND” for all art featuring the Canine mascot and “BY-NC” for everything else).”
It’s even included on my website, where most of the demand for a clear licence originated from:
In practice this changes nothing, as I was never enforcing anything more than this anyway and given permission for other use too. Now it’s just official that this is the baseline, of what can be done, without having to ask for permission first.
Best Apple Deals of the Week: Launch Discounts Hit New iPad, iPad Air, and MacBook Air, Plus AirPods 4 for Just $99.99
Apple’s new 11th generation iPad, M3 iPad Air, and M4 MacBook Air launched this week, and discounts are already available for all of these products on Amazon. Additionally, we’re tracking ongoing record low prices on the AirPods 4, M4 MacBook Pro, and Apple Pencil Pro.
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The other day, after a discussion online, we came to the conclusion that using awk+sed+tr could replace much of the development that requires a database. However, using SQLite to have a SQL syntax isn't a bad idea either. What do you think?
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@andros@twtxt.andros.dev If something fits in a CSV file, it typically doesn’t require a database. I agree with that. Depending on the application, more complicated queries might benefit from a database, though. I don’t know awk very well, but I could imagine that grep, sed and cut reach their CSV processing limits rather quickly when you have to deal with escaped (multiline) fields.
I only very rarely have to deal with CSV files or databases in my day to day life. Maybe, these classic Unix tools offer some tricks I’m not aware of. When I have some more complicated CSV input, I generally reach for Python.
gogen：一鍵生成 Go 項目，開發者的效率利器
在 Go 開發中，手動搭建項目結構是不是讓你覺得效率低下？有沒有想過一個工具能一鍵搞定模板生成，像 Rust 的 cargo generate 那樣簡單？我開發的 gogen 就是爲此而生——輕量、靈活，專爲 Go 開發者打造。幾秒鐘內，你就能擁有一個定製化的項目骨架。接下來，讓我帶你看看它有多實用！gogen 是一個 Go 項目生成工具，靈感源自 Rust 的 cargo generate，旨在 ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 10 2025: 10 PRs, 0 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.
Opened (6)
monero-project/monero:
Best Apple Deals of the Week: Pre-Order Deals Arrive for New iPad Air/MacBook Air, Plus Steep Discounts on AirPods and Apple Watch
The highlight of Apple deals this week is Best Buy’s and Amazon’s pre-order discounts on the just-announced M3 iPad Air, 11th generation iPad, and M4 MacBook Air. You’ll also find great, record-low prices on AirPods Pro 2, Apple Watch Series 10, and the previous generation M2 MacBook Air.
[ANN] [Bounty] Generate Feather icon for desktop entry in local dir
Icon missing when “creating .desktop entry” after reboot on Tails. Creating it the icon in .local would fix this issue.
Link: https://bounties.monero.social/posts/183/
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Emoji Picker Shortcut Not Working in MacOS Sequoia? Let’s Fix It
Some MacOS Sequoia users have discovered the familiar handy Emoji keyboard shortcut to access the Emoji & Symbols panel is no longer working as expected. This can be immensely frustrating, especially if you rely on it for quick access to emojis in messages, emails, documents, and in general. While it might seem like a minor … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03/07/emoji-picker-shortcut-not-workin … ⌘ Read more
iPhone 17 Pro Max Said to Be Thicker to Accommodate Larger Battery
Apple has increased the thickness of the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro Max compared to the current generation iPhone 16 Pro Max, claims the Chinese leaker known as Ice Universe.
Apple is said to have increased the depth of the iPhone 17 Pro Max to 8.725mm, up from 8.25mm on the iPhone 16 Pro Max, which wou … ⌘ Read more
iOS 18.4 to Include AI-Generated Review Summaries in App Store
Apple has begun rolling out AI-generated summaries of App Store reviews in the latest iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 beta releases. The feature uses large language models to analyze user reviews and condense common themes into a short paragraph.
First spotted by _[Macworld](https://www.macworld.com/article/2628166/ios-18-4-beta-introduces-ai-powere … ⌘ Read more
Apple Unveils 11th-Gen iPad With A16 Chip and More Storage
Apple today announced the 11th-generation iPad, now featuring the A16 Bionic chip and more storage.
The announcement came alongside the debut of the new [iPad Air](https://www.macrumors.com/roundup … ⌘ Read more
ASUS NUC 15 Pro+ Starts at $810 with Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
ASUS has just provided pricing details for the ASUS NUC 15 Pro+, a compact computing system powered by Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2), offering up to 99 TOPS of AI acceleration and an 18% increase in performance compared to the previous generation. As of now, the product page indicates that the ASUS NUC […] ⌘ Read more
Monero Observer Blitz #39 - February 2025
Here’s a recap of what happened this February in the Monero community:
- binaryFate published a long overdue February 2025 Monero General Fund transparency report ( 1)
- Rucknium publicly released all OSPEAD-related documents and code after 3+ years of research ( 2)
- **There were four Monero Research Lab … ⌘ Read more
Deals: iPad 10th Gen for $279, AirTags 4-pack for $68
Amazon is offering the 10th generation iPad at a 20% discount, taking the price down to $279 from the $349 retail price from Apple. The iPad 10th gen model features a modern design, 10.9″ Retina LCD display, A14 chip, Touch ID on the power button, 64GB base storage, 12MP front and back cameras, all day … Read More ⌘ Read more
OpenAI Debuts New GPT-4.5 Model for ChatGPT
OpenAI today introduced the next iteration of its AI models, GPT-4.5. GPT-4.5 is OpenAI’s “best model yet” for chat purposes, with scaling in unsupervised learning that allows the model to better recognize patterns, draw connections, and generate creative insights.
GPT-4.5 has a more natural feel with an improved personality, and is able to … ⌘ Read more
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This document is the result of a series of discussions between Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin and John Ousterhout, held between September 2024 and February 2025. The text addresses three main topics: method length, comments, and Test Driven Development (TDD).
https://github.com/johnousterhout/aposd-vs-clean-code/blob/main/README.md
This is something to read and reflect on for days.
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@andros@twtxt.andros.dev Just before the pandemic, we watched Uncle Bob videos once a week in the lunch break. While almost all of my old teammates agreed with his views, I partially found them to be very odd and even counterproductive.
I didn’t come across John Ousterhout or any of his work before, at least not deliberately. So, this document is my first contact.
I only finished the chapter on comments and I totally agree with John so far. This document just manifests to me how weird Bob’s view is on certain subjects.
I always disagreed with the concept of a maximum method length. Sure, generally, shorter functions are probably better, but it always depends. And I’ve certainly seen super short methods that just made the code flow even worse to follow. While “one function should only do one thing” is a nice general rule, I’m 100% in team John with the shown examples. There are cases, where this doesn’t help readability at all. Not even close.
To me, a function always has to justify its existence. Either by reusing it at least at another place or by coming up with dedicated tests for it. But if it is just called once and there are no tests, I almost always decide against it. Personally, I don’t mind longer methods. We just recently had a discussion about that and I lost against two other workmates who are more in Uncle Bob’s camp, they refactored one medium sized method into three very short ones. Luckily, we agree on most other topics.
Lol, what!? The shorter the method, the longer the variables inside? I first thought I misread or the writeup mixed it up. I’ll always do it the other way around.
I’ve been also bitten badly by outdated comments in the past, but Bob must have worked on really terrible projects to end up with such an attitude to dislike comments. Oh well. No doubt, I’ve come across by several orders of magnitude more useless comments, in my experience (autogenerated) JavaDocs fall in the category more frequently than not. So, I know that there are different types of comments. A comment doesn’t automatically mean that it is good and justified.
But I also partially agree with Bob and John and think that a good name has a proper chance to save a comment. Though, when in doubt, I go John’s route and use a shorter name with a comment rather than use a kilometer long identifier. Writing good comments typically takes some time, sometimes much longer than writing the code. It regularly takes me several minutes. It’s a hard art.
I perhaps should read up on John’s work. He seems to be more reasonable and likeminded. :-) Let me continue to complete this document.
Amazon Debuts Alexa+ Generative AI
Amazon today announced the launch of Alexa+, a new version of Alexa that includes large language models, agentic capabilities, services, and devices at scale to redefine “the way we interact with digital assistants.”
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I heard that congratulations to Germany are in order, is that right? If so, congratulations!
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Na, you’re spot on, @movq@www.uninformativ.de! The result is an expected, terrible disaster. It just seems the absolute catastrophy is delayed for another four years.
Even though I’m the last one who wouldn’t be glad about banning the nazis, I’m not a fan of banning parties in general. I believe that a healthy democracy has to withstand extremists. Whether it’s still healthy is debatable. To me it appeared that the failed attempts to ban NPD in the past actually helped them gain more supporters.
The big established parties are all bad traitors. I blame them and their actions to help raise AfD. They just give a fuck about the ordinary people, they’re only concerned about their private gain and power. I bet nothing will change, to the contrary, it will only get worse. The winners do have the chance to turn it for the better, but they just will not. No way, unfortunately.
But then, we must not forget that people are just dumb and stupid, too. Also, that won’t change. AfD won’t help these idiots either, but they still vote for them. I also don’t understand how there is still so much support for the other big parties left. Education is important. Very important. But I have the impression that we’re lacking it.
My hypothesis about that thing breaking my twts is that it might have something to do with the parenthesis surrounding the root twt hash in the replay twt-A when I replay to it with fork-twt-B; I imagine elisp interpreting those as a s-expression thus breaking the generation precess of hash (#twt-A) before prepending it to for-twt-B … but then I’m too ignorant to figure out how to test my theory (heck I couldn’t even recalculate the hashes myself correctly in bash xD). I’ll keep trying tho.
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(#xi2cema) @aelaraji Works 👌
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@prologic@twtxt.net Agreed! But clients can hallucinate and generate wrong hashes aka Lies 🤣 Also, If you chheck your own twt on twtxt.net, it looks like a root twt instead of a replay.
@andros@twtxt.andros.dev is it me or twtxt-el generates a wrong twt hash when I use the [ ↳ Reply to twt ] button?
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here is my progress so far: https://github.com/eapl-gemugami/twtxt-direct-message-php
The encryption part seems to work, if I decrypt it the message with OpenSSL.
I think it can help you for some key parts not well explained in OpenSSL documentation.
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@eapl.me@eapl.me Nope, I switched to the openssl library in PHP. But our rubberducking 🦆 seems to be working. Your find https://crypto.stackexchange.com/a/79855 for the IV generation may be the breakthrough …
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Today is an important day. We have a new extension: Direct message 🪇🗨️🚀🥳❤️
https://twtxt.dev/exts/direct-message.html
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@arne@uplegger.eu Hi! I love that you’re implementing it! Maybe, when we’re both done, we could test the clients by communicating both.
I don’t think I’m going to be able to help you much, my knowledge of OpenSSL and PHP is not as high as I’d like it to be.
Maybe the OpenSSL version uses SHA-1 by default in PHP. Or that the IV is derived together with the key (not generated separately). But I’m not able to answer your questions, sorry.
I’m invoking the commands directly, without any libraries in between. Maybe that would help you?
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@andros I have really tried to get behind it. For an implementation for my TwtxtReader (PHP) I simply lack the knowledge of the standard-openssl parameters.
All my solution approaches require “nonce” or “initialization vector” on one or the other side. In addition, the “magic numbers” (“Salted__”) were not consistent in my tests.
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@arne@uplegger.eu Well, just for my understanding. The command:
echo "Lorem ipsum" | openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -pbkdf2 -iter 100000 -out message.enc -pass file:shared_key.bin
will take the input string from echo to openssl. It then will
- use the content of
shared_key.binas password
- use
PBKDF2with an iteration of 100000 to generate a encryption key from the given password (shared_key.bin)
- use the
PBKDF2generated key for anaes-256-cbcencryption
The final result is encrypted data with the prepended salt (which was generated by runtime), e.g.: Salted__q�;��-�T���"h%��5�� ....
With a dummy script I now can generate a valide shared key within PHP ‘openssl_pkey_derive()’ - identical to OpenSSL.
I also can en-/decrypt salted data within my script, but not with OpenSSL. There are several parameters of PBKDF2 unknown to me.
Question:
- Is the salt, used by
aes-256-cbcandPBKDF2the same, prepended in the encrypted data?
- Witch algorithm/cipher is used within
PBKDF2: sha1, sha256, …?
- What is the desired key length of
PBKDF2(https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.openssl-pbkdf2.php)?
To be continued …
How to Disable Apple Intelligence on iPhone, Mac, iPad
Apple Intelligence is an intriguing and powerful set of AI features available on the latest models of Mac, iPhone, and iPad with modern versions of system software. These AI features are tied to ChatGPT and range from useful writing and summarization tools, to business plan creation, to writing emails on your behalf, image generation with … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/18/how-to-disable-apple-intelligence-on-iphone … ⌘ Read more
How to Disable Apple Intelligence on iPhone, Mac, iPad
Apple Intelligence is an intriguing and powerful set of AI features available on the latest models of Mac, iPhone, and iPad with modern versions of system software. These AI features are tied to ChatGPT and range from useful writing and summarization tools, to business plan creation, to writing emails on your behalf, image generation with … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/18/how-to-disable-apple-intelligence-on-iphone … ⌘ Read more
iPhone 16E Name is Increasingly Likely Instead of iPhone SE 4
Apple is expected to announce a new entry-level iPhone model tomorrow, and it is increasingly likely that the device will be named iPhone 16E.
Most rumors have referred to the device as a new iPhone SE, since it will succeed the iPhone SE (3rd generation), but there is mounting evidence t … ⌘ Read more
iPhone SE 4’s Specs Could Lead to Enhanced Resale Value
Apple is expected to announce the fourth-generation iPhone SE as soon as tomorrow, potentially with improved long-term value retention, according to analysis by SellCell.
Despite its lower price point, the iPhone SE has historical … ⌘ Read more
iPhone 17 Pro: Here’s What It Might Look Like
Is this what the iPhone 17 Pro model looks like in Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 series? Front Page Tech’s 3D artist Asher this morning shared this image of the alleged design of the iPhone 17 Pro, offering perhaps the most polished example yet of Apple’s next-generation premium smartphone, should it turn out to be accurate. The image is based on increasingly consistent reports that Apple … ⌘ Read more
OpenWrt One AP 24 XY Brings Open Source Networking to a Custom Router
The OpenWrt One/AP-24.XY is a router board based on the MediaTek MT7981B (Filogic 820) SoC, combined with the MediaTek MT7976C dual-band Wi-Fi 6 chipset. Developed in collaboration with Banana Pi, the OpenWrt One is the first official hardware platform supported by the OpenWrt open-source community, designed for OpenWrt learning, IoT applications, and general networking use […] ⌘ Read more
jeffro256, SNeedlewoods CCS proposals fully funded
jeffro256’s full-time development 2025Q1 1 and SNeedlewoods’s part-time dev work 2 CCS proposals were fully funded today, with help from the Monero General Fund3:
jeffro256:
* 114 XMR raised in 19 contributions (38 XMR sent from GF)
SNeedlewoods:
* 23 XMR raised in 14 contributions (7.67 XMR sent from GF)
To learn more about the two proposals, consult the previous Monero Observer reports4’[ … ⌘ Read more
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Excellent article where you reflect on why it is important to write in your blog, even knowing that nobody will read it.
https://andysblog.uk/why-blog-if-nobody-reads-it/
At least this article does.
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@andros@twtxt.andros.dev The article is a good reminder of the true blogging mindset. But let’s try to think beyond. 2 ideas: (1) writing “forces clarity, structures your thoughts, sharpens your perspective”. But it also generates thoughts in the sense of Heinrich von Kleist (1805). (2) You’re writing for “the future you, one right person, one day” but you are also writing for the AI. The idea of AI as an audience.
UK Authorities Demand Back Door Access to iCloud Backups Globally
The British government has demanded that Apple give it blanket access to all user content uploaded to the cloud, reports The Washington Post.
The undisclosed order is said to have been issued last month, and requires that Apple creates a back door that allo … ⌘ Read more
GitHub Copilot: The agent awakens
Introducing agent mode for GitHub Copilot in VS Code, announcing the general availability of Copilot Edits, and providing a first look at our SWE agent.
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binaryFate publishes long overdue February 2025 Monero General Fund transparency report
Core Team member binaryFate1 has published a long overdue and much welcomed2’3 preliminary Monero General Fund transparency report4 which presents data until February 6th 2025:
I will give it few days for any discussion to take place and see if anything needs further clarification. After that we can make a blog post on getmonero.org. [..] End of 2023 … ⌘ Read more
Deals: AirPods 4 for $99 (22% Off), Apple Watch 10 for $329, AirTags 4-pack for $70
Amazon is offering a really great deal on the latest generation AirPods 4 for 22% off, Apple Watch Series 10 for 18% off, and a pack of AirTags for 29% off… why pay more than you have to for the same Apple gear you want? Check out these deals while they’re available! AirPods 4 – … Read More ⌘ Read more
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@doesnm.p.psf.lt Huh? 🤔 I'm curious to what other features you'd want from a messaging app! Also, you can easily send in a couple of feature requests, the dev is pretty receptive 👌
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General is “peoples”. Our community want replies and reactions minimum. Currently used Telegram+Matrix (most on Telegram and me from bridge)
Open source AI is already finding its way into production
Open source AI models are in widespread use, enabling developers around the world to build custom AI solutions and host them where they choose.
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MacOS Sequoia 15.3 Update Brings Genmoji & Bug Fixes
MacOS Sequoia 15.3 update is now available to all Mac users running Sequoia. The latest software update for Mac includes Genmoji support, which allows users with Apple Intelligence supported hardware to generate custom Emoji icons in Messages, along with changes to improve AI summaries, bug fixes, security enhancements, and some other minor changes. For Mac … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/27/macos-sequoia-15-3-upda … ⌘ Read more
iOS 18.3 Update Released with Bug Fixes & AI Summary Improvements
iOS 18.3 for iPhone and iPadOS 18.3 for iPad have been released for all eligible devices. The new software updates focus on bug fixes, security enhancements, and bring some changes to AI features like Visual Intelligence and Apple Intelligence Summaries, the latter of which were generating inaccurate summaries and headlines which bothered some people. Since … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/ … ⌘ Read more
Latest iPhone SE 4 Dummy Images Back Up Display Notch Rumors
With Apple’s fourth-generation iPhone SE launch inching ever closer, new alleged dummy models have emerged online that give us further clarification on some of the details of the device.
Leaker Majin Bu shared these images on X (Twitter), along with a [short video](https://x.com/MajinBuOff … ⌘ Read more
Anon donates ~23 XMR to Monero General Fund
An anonymous contributor has donated a total of 23.4965657 XMR (~5.1K USD)1 to the Monero General Fund address2.
plowsof’s monero-fund-watch 3 Python script tweeted4 the donation alert earlier today:
💝 +23.4965657 #xmr 💝 $5155.15
This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.
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I want to share a little idea for a new extension with the goal of adding direct messages in #twtxt https://github.com/tanrax/twtxt-direct-message-extension
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@andros@twtxt.andros.dev How about putting the whole encrypted conversation into a sperate twtxt-file. Just like the archive feature (?). That way, the general clients don’t have to cope with the decrytption stuff and it won’t break the general public conversations.
Toradex Adds SMARC iMX8M Plus and iMX95 to Its Embedded Portfolio
Toradex has introduced a new System on Module family to support projects requiring the SMARC standard. Featuring connectivity, advanced multimedia, and machine learning capabilities, the modules are compatible with Torizon Embedded Linux, offering long-term support and secure remote management. The SMARC iMX8M Plus incorporates four Arm Cortex-A53 cores at 1.6 GHz for general processing and […] ⌘ Read more
How we evaluate models for GitHub Copilot
We share some of the GitHub Copilot team’s experience evaluating AI models, with a focus on our offline evaluations—the tests we run before making any change to our production environment.
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Supporting the next generation of developers
Here’s your opportunity to empower the teen in your life to get a start in open source development.
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Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 22 January 2025 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
How to Generate AI Images with Image Playground on Mac, iPhone, iPad
Image Playground is an artificial intelligence tool from Apple available for iPhone, Mac, and iPad, that allows you to quickly create and generate images and artwork based upon descriptions or even photos and people from your image library. It’s a fun tool to use, and also super easy. To use Image Playground on your device, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/14/how-generate-ai-images-image-playground-m … ⌘ Read more
Deals: Get iPad Mini 7 for $399 ($100 Off), AirTags 4-pack for $70
The iPad mini is a popular iPad model for users who want a very portable table experience. The 7th generation iPad mini is particularly well suited for modern use, being the first iPad mini model to support Apple Intelligence AI features, an 8″ LCD display, and the speedy A17 processor, which is the same powerful … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/13/deals-get-ipad-mini-7-for-399-100-off-airtags-4-pa … ⌘ Read more
iPad 11: Two Key Upgrades Will Bring Apple Intelligence to Budget iPad
The next-generation, entry-level iPad will support the Apple Intelligence suite of AI features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
In his [Power On newslett … ⌘ Read more
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What say you @movq @lyse @eapl.mx / @darch @andros (new client author)? 🤔 Shall I PR this up?
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Or using the same twt hash method, but only for the URL, to generate the nick, if it doesn’t exist, like so, @5vxo4ia@twtxt.net
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@johanbove But which one(s)? 🤔🤔 Serious question; my neighbor next door swears by the BBC and ABC (I'm Australian); but honestly even those news sources are full of political rhetoric and non-facts (opinions, etc) -- I have yet to see a single news source of actual facts and nothing more.
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@prologic@twtxt.net Since I live in Germany, I do believe the media here is generally reputable. It really depends where you live of course. Source I look at are Reuters, NPR, The Guardian, Die Zeit, NY Times, CNN, Tagesschau, Spiegel Online, RP Online (for local news), … I would never just trust what I see in my social media feeds.
How to use GitHub Copilot: What it can do and real-world examples
Real-world examples show you how Copilot can generate unit tests, refactor code, create documentation, perform multi-file edits, and much more
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ASRock Industrial Introduces Next-Generation NUC(S) Ultra 200 Series
ASRock Industrial has announced the NUC(S) Ultra 200 BOX and Motherboard Series, powered by Intel Core Ultra 200H processors (Arrow Lake-H), offering up to 99 TOPS of AI inferencing for advanced computing applications. The NUC(S) Ultra 200 BOX Series integrates Intel’s hybrid performance architecture with Intel Arc GPUs and NPUs, offering a multitasking platform for […] ⌘ Read more
iPhone 17 Design to Feature Smoother Edge-to-Rear Material Transition
The design of this year’s next-generation iPhone 17 will allegedly feature a smoother transition between the edges of the device and the back cover, owing to Apple’s use of a new glass-and-metal splicing material process. That’s according to the Weibo-based leaker Fixed Focus Digital.
In a post on Monday, the Chi … ⌘ Read more
messing with gemini again, this time a static site generator called gssg - https://git.sr.ht/~gsthnz/gssg
my capsule is linked in my profile but just in case it’s over at gemini://lazuli.sayitditto.net
Monero Observer Blitz #37 - December 2024
Here’s a recap of what happened this December in the Monero community:
Apple Vision Pro May Now Be Out of Production
Apple’s first-generation Vision Pro headset may have now ceased production, following reports of reduced demand and production cuts earlier in the year.
In October, The Information’s Wayne Ma reported that Apple had abruptly reduced production of the Vision Pro headset ahead of po … ⌘ Read more
Standard iPhone 17 Display Again Said to Feature Higher Refresh Rate
Apple’s standard iPhone 17 next year will feature a display with a higher refresh rate, potentially bringing “ProMotion” technology to the base model in Apple’s flagship iPhone lineup for the first time.
Weibo-based Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station claimed over the week … ⌘ Read more
New iPad Expected to Ship With iPadOS 18.3 in Spring 2025
Apple plans to release an entry-level iPad 11 in the spring and iPadOS 18.3 will be pre-installed on the shipped devices, according to a source with a proven track record for upcoming Apple software updates.
Several reports in the last few months have suggested Apple is developing an 11th-generation iPad t … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] [Bounty] Gamepad-controlled cryptographic multitool with offline wallet address generator
Links:
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Apple Teams Up With NVIDIA to Speed Up AI Language Models
Apple has shared details on a collaboration with NVIDIA to greatly improve the performance of large language models (LLMs) by implementing a new text generation technique that offers substantial speed improvements for AI applications.
Apple earlier this year [published](https://mac … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Phantom Circuit: Introduction
Phantom Circuit is a fictional short story generated entirely by AI. It was inspired by a Darknet Diaries podcast episode [..] I also managed to work in some mention of Monero…
Link: https://cyberspace.dad/book/
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iCloud Backups No Longer Available for iPhones and iPads Running iOS 8 or Earlier
Making a device backup over iCloud now requires iOS 9 or later, which means iPhones and iPads that are running iOS 8 or earlier are no longer able to be backed up using iCloud.
Apple [announced the change in November](https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/18/apple-icloud-backup-ios-9-min … ⌘ Read more