iOS 18.2.1 Released for iPhone & iPad with Bug Fixes
Apple has released iOS 18.2.1 for iPhone users, and iPadOS 18.2.1 for iPad users. The new software updates are said to include important bug fixes, and are therefore recommended for all users to install. No published security updates are included in the release, and it’s not entirely sure what the specific bug fixes are either. … Read More ⌘ Read more
Synthesizing Music from JSON
tl;dr: pl_synth is a tiny music synthesizer for C & JS and an editor (“tracker”) to create instruments and arrangements.
You can try it out at [phoboslab.org/synth/](https://phoboslab.org/synth/#eJytk9mNwCAMRBuaD8xhoBaU/tvYGSCH9pKyWpDBNiaYZzJaboYxRgWbRYNhqt2Q6AhBzohSLMEocFjnkkIdHKAtsR8YnHAKTo3+YanBcsGcS8B72287t7e2Ukvl4an4m5227W/t4xCGhbgLixPwqUcdwyPYYG6FahbT3iJaF+TCoVYhTXCRvujScfWLNGUfHDC/dbUJhrIJreUTD2Xn/XXbt8vSKNpPVIrL+9aaywxTKlkH0r0jPgcmkdBAM0puWoLDDQ91vk … ⌘ Read more
No more stupid little DDoS(s) from fucking China now 🤣
No more stupid little DDoS(s) from fucking China now 🤣 ⌘ Read more
**(#cmttsmq) Note for reference I was trying to write and fix this rule (fixed version below):
# Ignore Content-Type restrictions for Git
S ...**
Note for reference I was trying to write and fix this rule ( _fixed version below_):
SecRule REQUEST_HEADERS:Host “@streq git.mills.io” “id:101,phase:1,t:none,nolog,ctl:ruleRemoveById=920420”
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(#cmttsmq) Notably the custom operator @lookupASN
Notably the custom operator @lookupASN ⌘ Read more
(#cmttsmq) I’ll try to add a README for caddy-waf soon™ (going back to bed now) at least document the customizations I’ve made to this WAF ( …
I’ll try to add a README for caddy-waf soon™ ( going back to bed now) at least document the customizations I’ve made to this WAF ( which I forked from caddy-coraza) ⌘ Read more
**(#cmttsmq) This is how I build my caddy:
proxy-1:~# cat build.caddy.sh
#!/bin/sh
xcaddy build \
--with github.com/caddy-dns/cloudflare \
...**
This is how I build my caddy:
proxy-1:~# cat build.caddy.sh
#!/bin/sh
xcaddy build
--with github.com/caddy-dns/cloudflare \
--with github.com/caddyserver/cache-handler \
--with git.mills.io/prologic/caddy-ratelimit \
--with git.mills.io/prologic/caddy-waf
proxy-1:~#
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**(#cmttsmq) Ahh fuck! Sorry I was fixing a rule 🤣 This is much better!
proxy-1:~# grep -c 'Bad ASN' /var/log/caddy/caddy.log
2441
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Ahh fuck! Sorry I was fixing a rule 🤣 This is **much** better!
proxy-1:~# grep -c ‘Bad ASN’ /var/log/caddy/caddy.log
2441
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Parsing 101 with Fluent Bit
Member post originally published on Chronosphere’s blog by Sharad Regoti Introduction Fluent Bit is a super fast, lightweight, and scalable telemetry data agent and processor for logs, metrics, and traces. With over 15 billion Docker pulls, Fluent… ⌘ Read more
**(#cmttsmq) @bender@bender Yes they are rather large 🤣 Here you go:
proxy-1:~# cat /etc/caddy/waf/bad_asns.txt
# CHINANET-BACKBONE No. ...**
[@bender](https://twtxt.net/user/bender/) Yes they are rather large 🤣 Here you go:
proxy-1:~# cat /etc/caddy/waf/bad_asns.txt
CHINANET-BACKBONE No.31,Jin-rong Street, CN Why: DDoS4134
CHINA169-BACKBONE CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone, CN Why: DDoS4837
CHINAMOBILE-CN China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd., CN Why: DDoS9808
FACEBOOK, US Why: Bad Bots32934
proxy-1:~ … ⌘ Read more
**(#cmttsmq) @bender@bender AS Number):
An autonomous system (AS) is a collection of connected Internet Protocol (IP) routing prefixes under …**
@bender AS Number:An autonomous system (AS) is a collection of connected Internet Protocol (IP) routing prefixes under the control of one or more network operators on behalf of a single administrative entity or domain, that presents a common and clearly defined routing policy to the Internet.[ … ⌘ Read more
CES 2025 Day 1: Samsung Adds AI to TVs and Companies Get Clever With MagSafe
It’s time for the annual CES event where all kinds of tech products and accessories are being debuted, and we sent MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera to check out what’s new this year. While CES officially begins tomorrow, there are pre-show events like CES Unveiled, plus Samsung shared highlights.
_Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos._
Samsung often us … ⌘ Read more
Fact Check: Melania Trump’s Nude Photos Aired on Russian State TV
Aleksandra Wrona, Staff Writer - Yahoo! News | Snopes
_Stephan: Russian state media a few days after the U.S. election aired soft porn photos of soon-to-be first lady Melania Trump. I am leading with this story today because I think it is telling us something very important about the geopolitical trend showing the decline of the United States. Think about it for a moment. The American people … ⌘ Read more
Newborns are being left in dumpsters in Texas, but Republicans don’t seem to care
Amanda Marcotte, Senior Writer - Salon
_Stephan: A major part of the Great Schism Trend I have been reporting on for years, which both politicians and media largely ignore is politicians not physicians making healthcare laws, and legalizing the government’s – read men’s – control over women’s bodies. Nowhere is that made clearer than in Texas where, as this ar … ⌘ Read more
The Fossil Fuel Industry Spent $219 Million to Elect Trump and Republicans in Congress
Karin Kirk, Staff Writer - Reader Supported News | Yale Climate Connections
_Stephan: The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, as I have told you many times, legalized the renting of politicians like hiring prostitutes. A large percentage of American voters either don’t realize this, or don’t care but it has corrupted American democracy so compl … ⌘ Read more
Bezos’s Blue Origin poised for first orbital launch next week
, - Agence France-Presse (France)
_Stephan: I have been thinking about this report from France for several days. Think about this: Because of the way the Republicans rigged the tax code during the Reagan administration to overwhelmingly favor the rich, we now have two men so wealthy they own and are running their own competitive space programs. Ahh, but you must also remember this. Because of the c … ⌘ Read more
CPico RP2040 a Cost-Effective MCU Board with Debugging Enhancements
The CPico RP2040 is a microcontroller board based on the RP2040 microcontroller. Designed to closely match the Raspberry Pi Pico, it maintains full pin compatibility, allowing developers to integrate it into existing setups without modification. Powered by a dual-core ARM Cortex-M0+ processor, the CPico RP2040 provides efficient, high-performance computing suitable for a variety of applications. […] ⌘ Read more
UK : Des milliers de gamines violées, les gauchistes accusent l’extrême-droite
L’année 2025 est encore jeune, mais elle démarre dans l’horreur, celle de la prise de conscience (enfin !) des abominables viols massifs de jeunes filles au Royaume-Uni qui ont lieu depuis plus de trente ans et sur lesquels la presse britannique et occidentale avait consciencieusement choisi de rester fort discrète. Des affaires anciennes Ces affaires ne […] ⌘ Read more
10 Disturbing Superstitions That Killed
Humanity has always had a thing for superstitions—those quirky, often nonsensical beliefs that spice up our lives with a touch of paranoia. They have us knocking on wood when we tempt fate, giving black cats the side-eye, and detouring around ladders like they’re crime scenes. Harmless, right? Not always. While most superstitions are charming little […]
The post [10 Disturbing Superstitions That Killed](https://listverse.com/2025/01/06/10-disturbing-supe … ⌘ Read more
My hobby’s not the same without my huge, heavy, ugly wingman
It can be a massive hassle, but I’ve never gone without at least one CRT TV in my house. The hardest part is choosing which one to keep. ⌘ Read more
Spitz Plus GL-X2000 is an Upcoming Wi-Fi 6 and 4G LTE CAT 12 Router
The Spitz Plus GL-X2000 is a 4G LTE Wi-Fi 6 router designed to deliver reliable connectivity for remote work, travel, and rural internet access. It supports advanced network features like Multi-WAN, Failover, and Load Balancing, enhancing connection stability and ensuring dependable performance. The router is powered by a Qualcomm dual-core processor running at 1 GHz, […] ⌘ Read more
next-20250106: linux-next
Version:next-20250106 (linux-next)Released:2025-01-06 ⌘ Read more
Cool! 😎 So I can now block ASN(s) 🤣 (And I bet no-one noticed anything)
Cool! 😎 So I can now block ASN(s) 🤣 ( And I bet no-one noticed anything) ⌘ Read more
(#dzdazga) @kat I love blue 🤣
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz I love blue 🤣 ⌘ Read more
(#4haff4q) @aelaraji Still in my cache 🤣
@aelaraji @aelaraji.com Still in my cache 🤣 ⌘ Read more
(#dzdazga) @aelaraji Bahahaha, you know where the default theme lives 🤣 PRs welcome!
@aelaraji @aelaraji.com Bahahaha, you know where the default theme lives 🤣 PRs welcome! ⌘ Read more
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"Plez give me all the compute, money, and copyright allowance and i give you shitty autocomplete for fee!" - Tech Bro.
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@xuu@txt.sour.is ROFLMAO! 🤣 reading that, the Tech bro sounded in my mind like Cow from Cow and Chicken
It’s nice to see that some Crawlers actaully respect rate limits and respect a 429 Too many requests response 👌 Thank you Google! 🙌 …
It’s nice to see that some Crawlers actaully respect rate limits and respect a 429 Too many requests response 👌 Thank you Google! 🙌 
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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
(#axb3ekq) @bender@bender So you mean, get failtb2n to look at my Caddy audit logs for violations and then just block at the firewall level f …
@bender So you mean, get failtb2n to look at my Caddy audit logs for violations and then just block at the firewall level for repeated violations? 🤔 ⌘ Read more
(#oktfrhq) @kat token will still be valid 👌
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz token will still be valid 👌 ⌘ Read more
(#a46vupa) @kat 🙌
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz 🙌 ⌘ Read more
(#n57rgiq) @kat Yeah that’s what the admin function does. Normal user password reset is different but requires working email 🤣
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz Yeah that’s what the admin function does. Normal user password reset is different but requires working email 🤣 ⌘ Read more
(#nww6fla) @kat Speaking of KVM, Tiny Pilot and Jet KVM look really good!
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz Speaking of KVM, Tiny Pilot and Jet KVM look really good! ⌘ Read more
(#uxttbva) @kat It’ll be whatever the actual server’s time zone is.
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz It’ll be whatever the actual server’s time zone is. ⌘ Read more
(#uwd4atq) @kat Temporally change the admin account on your pod to another account. Then login with that and reset the password on your main acc …
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz Temporally change the admin account on your pod to another account. Then login with that and reset the password on your main account. ⌘ Read more
(#tokn7wa) What didn’t work? Hmmm 🤔
What didn’t work? Hmmm 🤔 ⌘ Read more
(#tv6ifoa) Hmm? 🤔
Hmm? 🤔 ⌘ Read more
(#cn5kamq) @seabirdie@seabirdie 👋 Welcome to Yarn.social 🙌
@seabirdie @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz 👋 Welcome to Yarn.social 🙌 ⌘ Read more
(#tpykhda) @kat Haha 🤣
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz Haha 🤣 ⌘ Read more
should get back to reading doctorow’s internet con, it’s so good
(#boohdlq) Also yarnd supports video too 🤣
Also yarnd supports video too 🤣 ⌘ Read more
[ANN] MoneroTalk #336: Unmasking Elon Musk: Derrick Broze on Free Speech and Technocracy
In this episode of MoneroTalk, Douglas Tuman speaks with independent journalist Derrick Broze about Elon Musk’s true intentions, cryptocurrency, and freedom movements.
Links:
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[ANN] [CCS] Draft: Monero - Intro Video ‘What is Monero?’
In line with the new website design currently in progress, we’ve created an updated version of the “What is Monero?” video. We’ve kept the original script but made some factual updates. If approved, the plan is to create a light mode version too. Looking forward to feedback/input.
Links:
- https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=KkgqcLrNRvw
- [MO report](/vostoemisio-ccs-proposals-animated-videos-fcmps-what-is-monero/ … ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 13 January 2025 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Monday, January 13 2025 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 2 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels.
This meeting’s chairperson will probably be rbrunner73 and the agenda should include various topics: Seraphis4/JAMTIS5, FCMPs6, and other long-term Monero development issues.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Obser … ⌘ Read more
Features of Adulthood
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(#boohdlq) @kat Thanks! I built my own video hosting platform too but not nearly as fancy as what you use 🤣
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz Thanks! I built my own video hosting platform too but not nearly as fancy as what you use 🤣 ⌘ Read more
(#t4bkusa) 👋 Welcome to Yarn.social 🙌
@ @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz 👋 Welcome to Yarn.social 🙌 ⌘ Read more
(#axb3ekq) @bender@bender Wre I’m talking about Web right? 🤣
@bender Wre I’m talking about Web right? 🤣 ⌘ Read more
(#buvh2sa) @aelaraji Nice! 🙌
@aelaraji @aelaraji.com Nice! 🙌 ⌘ Read more
(#tw5ulrq) @bender@bender you’re right the scale wasn’t that large, but analyzing the logs. It definitely was a detox attack. 🤣 I woke up …
@bender you’re right the scale wasn’t that large, but analyzing the logs. It definitely was a detox attack. 🤣 I woke up this morning to see six other small spikes like this which I’ll have to analyze later tonight… ⌘ Read more
(#tw5ulrq) @movq Yes
@movq @www.uninformativ.de Yes ⌘ Read more
(#boohdlq) @kat What do you use for this btw? 🤔
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz What do you use for this btw? 🤔 ⌘ Read more
** Not what I was expecting **
A while ago I was talking with someone about books. I mentioned that I like to read capital R romance novels, and like 19th century literary realism.
This person excitedly recommended Victor LaValle’s The Changeling. Knowing nothing about it, and because I pretty much say“yes” to any book recommendation I get from a real live person that I can find at the library, I’ve been reading it.
My dude. What the fuck!? This is just horror. 🥲😨 ⌘ Read more
6.13-rc6: mainline
Version:6.13-rc6 (mainline)Released:2025-01-05Source:linux-6.13-rc6.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more
CES 2025: Lutron Debuts HomeKit-Compatible Caséta Smart Shades
Lutron today announced the launch of new Caséta Smart Shades that are able to integrate with HomeKit and other smart home platforms. Priced at $399, the Caséta shades can be controlled using schedules, in-wall controls, remotes, the Lutron app, the Home app, or Siri voice commands.
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Additionally, I’ thinking of; How to detect DDoS attachs?
Here’s one way I’ve come up that’s qu …**
So I need to figure out how to block ASN(s)…
Additionally, I’ thinking of; How to detect DDoS attachs?
Here’s one way I’ve come up that’s quite simple:
Detecting DDoS attacks by tracking requests across multiple IPs in a sliding window. If total requests exceed a threshold in a given time, flag as potential DDoS. ⌘ Read more
(#tw5ulrq)
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(#d6gewza) @lyse@lyse Cool 👌
@lyse @lyse.isobeef.org Cool 👌 ⌘ Read more
Hmmm so I’ve sustained two DDoS attacks on my Gitea server today. A few hours apar. Still analyzing the traffic…
Hmmm so I’ve sustained two DDoS attacks on my Gitea server today. A few hours apar. Still analyzing the traffic… ⌘ Read more
Linda McMahon Has no Education Experience Except Wanting to Defund Public Schools
Jessica Washington, Staff Writer - The Intercept
_Stephan: Betsy DeVos Trump’s Secretary of Education in his first administration did everything she could to sabotage free public schools. This time he seeks to appoint Linda McMahon, who knows and has no experience with public education at all, and will do Trump’s bidding. United States public school children a … ⌘ Read more
‘Can it be done?’ Mike Johnson seeks to shut 75% of federal agencies with Elon Musk’s help
David Edwards, Senior Editor - Raw Story
_Stephan: In 16 days the first convicted multiple-felon and sex offender in American history will become the President of the United States, and, as he tells us repeatedly, he will immediately seek to change the country into a racist, male-dominant, christofascist pseudo-democracy. He yet again is what the … ⌘ Read more
What Makes Someone Wise? Global Study Finds Cross-Cultural Agreement on 2 Major Factors
, - Nice News
_Stephan: A reader sent me this, and I found it a very interesting report on research about wisdom. I see so little wisdom in our politics and religion today, and so little understanding of what defines it, that I thought you might like to see this report as well. To download the research paper upon which it is based: https://www.nat … ⌘ Read more
Single cigarette takes 20 minutes off life expectancy, study finds
Ian Sample, Science Editor - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: I found the research paper upon which this report is based in the medical research literature and then found this excellent article on the research in The Guardian which is one of the most reliable sources of fact-based journalism. If you are still smoking please consider what this research is saying about your life. If you know som … ⌘ Read more
Top Ten Ways to Become a Zombie
Zombies aren’t just figments of horror movies and video games—they’re inspired by very real and very horrifying diseases. The world is teeming with ways to turn you (or something else) into the walking undead. Whether it’s a syndrome that convinces you you’re already dead or a virus that rewires you to bite your neighbors, this […]
The post Top Ten Ways to Become a Zombie appeared first on [Listverse]( … ⌘ Read more
10 Book Adaptations You Forgot About
Books are an excellent source of inspiration for filmmakers. If they take a literary classic and adapt it to the screen, they practically guarantee the project’s success. After all, the story already works on the page, so all the screenwriters have to do is translate it. Doing so will put the movie, TV show, or […]
The post 10 Book Adaptations You Forgot About appeared first on [Listvers … ⌘ Read more
Get the AirTag 4-Pack for the All-Time Low Price of $69.99 on Amazon
Today we’re tracking the return of an all-time low price on Apple’s AirTag 4-Pack, which has hit $69.99 on Amazon, down from $99.00. This deal was first introduced during Black Friday back in November, and we’ve only seen it return twice so far since then.
 Bots. They (thankfully) publish a JSON endpoint that you can use to block all OpenAI …
For the time being… I’ve just blocked all of OpenAI(s) Bots. They ( thankfully) publish a JSON endpoint that you can use to block all OpenAI crawlers from reaching your server ( in my case, blocking it at the edge). Example:
proxy-1:~# curl -qs https://openai.com/gptbot.json | jq -r '.prefixes[].ipv4Prefix' | xargs -I{} ./block-ip.sh {}
Where … ⌘ Read more
**(#buvh2sa) @aelaraji Yes! 👏 This is exactly what it is! 🤣 I will of course soon™ be hosting this service, likely at validator.twtxt.net ...**
[@aelaraji _@aelaraji.com_](https://twtxt.net/external?uri=https://aelaraji.com/twtxt.txt&nick=aelaraji) Yes! 👏 This is exactly what it is! 🤣 I will of course soon™ be hosting this service, likely atvalidator.twtxt.net😅😅 ⌘ [Read more](https://twtxt.net/twt/rmyrhwq)
(#f26jg3a) @kat Haha 🤣 If someone figures this out, please let me know 🙏🙏 – In the meantime, I’m going to very soon™ write a daemon …
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz Haha 🤣 If someone figures this out, please let me know 🙏🙏 – In the meantime, I’m going to very soon™ write a daemon that will watch the audit log for repeated violations and add to the network firewall. ⌘ Read more
**(#4nndfsa) This is better:
proxy-1:~# ./audit-log-by-ip.sh 4.227.36.76 | coraza-log-formatter -m -
2025/01/04 23:17:04 4.227.36.76 58982 GE ...**
This is better:
proxy-1:~# ./audit-log-by-ip.sh 4.227.36.76 | coraza-log-formatter -m -
2025/01/04 23:17:04 4.227.36.76 58982 GET /external?aff-HY0BLO=&f=mediaonly&f=noreplies&nick=g1n&uri=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-president-codes.linegames.org null 0 On OWASP_CRS/4.7.0
Actionset: OWASP_CRS/4.7.0
Message: Bad User Agent
Severity: 0
Raw: SecRule REQUEST_HEADERS:User-Agent “@pmFromFile /etc/cadd … ⌘ Read more
**Nice! I wrote another useful tool 👌
proxy-1:~# ./audit-log-by-ip.sh 4.227.36.76 | coraza-log-formatter -m -
Actionset: OWASP_CRS/4.7.0
M ...**
Nice! I wrote another useful tool 👌
proxy-1:~# ./audit-log-by-ip.sh 4.227.36.76 | coraza-log-formatter -m -
Actionset: OWASP_CRS/4.7.0
Message: Bad User Agent
Severity: 0
Raw: SecRule REQUEST_HEADERS:User-Agent “@pmFromFile /etc/caddy/waf/bad_user_agents.txt” “id:2000,log,phase:1,deny,msg:‘Bad User Agent’”
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**How in da fuq do you actually make these fucking useless AI bots go way?
proxy-1:~# jq '. | select(.request.remote_ip=="4.227.36.76")' /v ...**
How in da fuq do you _actually_ make these fucking useless AI bots go way?
proxy-1:~# jq ‘. | select(.request.remote_ip==“4.227.36.76”)’ /var/log/caddy/access/mills.io.log | jq -s ‘. | last’ | caddy-log-formatter -
4.227.36.76 - [2025-01-05 04:05:43.971 +0000] “GET /external?aff-QNAXWV=&f=mediaonly&f=noreplies&nick=g1n&uri=https%3A%2F%2Fmy-hero-ultra-impact-codes.linegames.org HTTP/2.0” … ⌘ Read more
(#d6gewza) Done.
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(#d6gewza) @lyse Oh good! It works haha 🤣 I’ll bump it up a bit 👌
@lyse @lyse.isobeef.org Oh good! It works haha 🤣 I’ll bump it up a bit 👌 ⌘ Read more
everoddandeven releases ‘Monero Daemon GUI’ v1.1.0
everoddandeven1 has released Monero node manager monerod-gui 2 version 1.1.0 Toughness 3 with various UI and daemon fixes and improvements:
UI fixes and improvements
Daemon settings fixes
Minor code reorganization
Upgrade dependencies
Consult the Github repository2 for the complete changelog4, a demo and usage instructions.
To support further developmen … ⌘ Read more
Cyrix126 releases Gupaxx v1.7.0
Cyrix1261 has released Gupaxx 2 version 1.7.03 with UI improvements, new features, and various bugfixes:
Changes overviewThis release improve a bit the UI, simplify the use of custom arguments, add better reactivity from p2pool regarding the node connectivity, adds new features and also brings improvements/bugfixes.
[UI] Ability to resize height of consoles
[UI] Friendly custom start options interface
[ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/cyrix126-releases-gupaxx-v1.7.0-ui-improvements-new-features-fixes/)Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 1 2025: 18 PRs, 4 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 (17)
monero-project/monero:
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The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter December 2024
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Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again!
This issue covers the month of December 2024.
Like this newsletter, many projects and their efforts in the XMPP community are a result of people’s voluntary work. If you are happy with the services and software you may be using, please consider saying thanks or help thes … ⌘ Read more
Should Waymo Robotaxis Always Stop For Pedestrians In Crosswalks?
“My feet are already in the crosswalk,” says Geoffrey A. Fowler, a San Francisco-based tech columnist for the Washington Post. In a video he takes one step from the curb, then stops to see if Waymo robotaxis will stop for him. And they often didn’t.
Waymo’s position? Their cars consider “signals of pedestrian intent” including forward motion wh … ⌘ Read more
And now I’ve applied rate limits on every site to reasonable values 👌
And now I’ve applied rate limits on every site to reasonable values 👌 ⌘ Read more
Apple settles eavesdropping class action for $153 million
A US class action had alleged the tech giant was using its virtual assistant Siri’s microphone to record conversations occurring without users’ knowledge. ⌘ Read more
(#fc4hw5q) @bender@bender Isn’t that why um yarning my progress 🤣
@bender Isn’t that why um yarning my progress 🤣 ⌘ Read more
It was probably my most productive first week of January so far. Big progress in the apartment: lots of furniture (and a large wall unit) dismantled, two rooms painted and much more. Tomorrow maybe a bit more relaxed program, so that I don’t need a vacation from vacation straight away. 😅 ⌘ Read more
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The fact that the official Python docs don’t clearly state what a function returns, grinds my gears. This has cost me so much time over the years. You always have to read through a huge block of text.
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@movq@www.uninformativ.de woah it’s like a cheatsheet with explanations! java is kind of arcane magic sorcery to me so i’m having trouble understanding it but i have that with most programming languages. this is like so much easier to actually look at and read instead of my eyes glazing over lol
(#7xqzija) @kat I’ve actually moved most of my stuff of of Cloudflare now 🤣 I’m actually very happy with my edge proxy setup that reverse pro …
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz I’ve actually moved most of my stuff of of Cloudflare now 🤣 I’m actually very happy with my edge proxy setup that reverse proxies, caches and acts as a web application firewall 🥳 ⌘ Read more
(#vyg3vca) @kat Have you seen the SSG that I built and use on all my static sites? zs 🤔
@kat @yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz Have you seen the SSG that I built and use on all my static sites? zs 🤔 ⌘ Read more
Oh gawd. I can’t enable caching on my edge proxy everywhere 😱 Some shit™ doesn’t deal with a caching reverse proxy in front of it very well …
Oh gawd. I can’t enable caching on my edge proxy everywhere 😱 Some shit™ doesn’t deal with a caching reverse proxy in front of it very well for some reason I don’t have time to dig into right now 🤔 ⌘ Read more
What’s a reasonable per second or per minute rate limit that I could apply in general at my edge proxy for all clients? (no matter what) … L …
What’s a reasonable per second or per minute rate limit that I could apply in general at my edge proxy for all clients? ( no matter what) … LIke a good reasonable upper bound? 🤔 ⌘ Read more
(#qed3omq) @movq@movq Yeah I swear to god the engineers that write this shit™ don’t know how to write distributed cralwers that …
@movq @www.uninformativ.de Yeah I swear to god the engineers that write this shit™ don’t know how to write distributed cralwers that don’t happy the shit™ out of their targets 🤦♂️ ⌘ Read more
(#qed3omq) @doesnm@doesnm No. I generally don’t put up any robots.txt files at all really, because they mostly get ignored. I don’t g …
@doesnm @doesnm.p.psf.lt No. I generally don’t put up any robots.txt files at all really, because they mostly get ignored. I don’t generally mind if “normal” web crawlers crawl things. But LLM(s) can go fuck themselves 🤣 ⌘ Read more
(#qed3omq) @movq Yeah it’s starting to piss me off too 🤣 Not nearly as much as that guy, but stil. Anyway I’m having fun! Now I just need to …
@movq @www.uninformativ.de Yeah it’s starting to piss me off too 🤣 Not nearly as much as that guy, but stil. Anyway I’m having fun! Now I just need to find a good IP/Subnet list that I can blacklist entirely, ideally one that’s updated frequently so I can refresh firewall rules. ⌘ Read more
(#qed3omq) Bloody fucking hell. I think one of Google’s GenAI crawlers was just hitting my Gitea instance quite hard. Fuck 🤬 Geez
Bloody fucking hell. I think one of Google’s GenAI crawlers was just hitting my Gitea instance quite hard. Fuck 🤬 Geez ⌘ Read more
The fact that the official Python docs don’t clearly state what a function returns, grinds my gears. This has cost me so much time over the years. You always have to read through a huge block of text.
You could at least put a list of possible return values in there (always at the same location, please!), here’s a mockup:
(#m3hwsra) @movq@movq Oh 🤦♂️
@movq @www.uninformativ.de Oh 🤦♂️ ⌘ Read more
I just banned 41 bad user agents from accessing any of my services. 😱
I just banned 41 bad user agents from accessing any of my services. 😱 ⌘ Read more
(#m3hwsra) @movq How do you manage to get those skulines on your photos? 🤔
@movq @www.uninformativ.de How do you manage to get those skulines on your photos? 🤔 ⌘ Read more
New Year’s attacks fuel fears of extremism in military
Brad Dress, Staff Writer - The Hill
_Stephan: Did you particularly note that the two terrorists that recently murdered innocent Americans were militarily trained MAGAts? The rising percentage of MAGAts in active service, or recent retirement, in the armed forces is a trend I having been following and reporting on (see SR archive) in SR for years. It really concerns me because if Trump orders the use of the militar … ⌘ Read more
Gun Violence by the Numbers in 2024
Chip Brownlee , Reporter - The Trace
Stephan: Here, as bad as it still is, is some good news about gun violence in the United States. Gun violence is going down, so are gun sales. Children killed by gun violence is down. Mass shootings are down, although still high. Federal spending for research on gun violence is much larger. We still have the most gun violence in the developed democracies, but the trends are better, so that is good news.
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