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Google Search Now Requires JavaScript: Security or Something Else?

2025-01-17
Google Search Now Requires JavaScript: Security or Something Else?

Google has announced that its search engine now mandates JavaScript for use. The stated reason is to better protect against malicious activity like bots and spam, improving the overall user experience. However, this move may inconvenience users relying on accessibility tools and has sparked speculation about Google's intent to limit third-party search trend analysis tools. While Google claims the affected user percentage is minuscule, the sheer volume of daily Google searches means millions are still impacted, leading to widespread discussion.

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HTMX v2.0.4 Release Notes: Bug Fixes and Improvements

2024-12-14
HTMX v2.0.4 Release Notes: Bug Fixes and Improvements

The HTMX v2.0.4 release notes detail numerous bug fixes and improvements. This release focuses on stability and compatibility enhancements, including fixes for nested shadow root issues, improved `hx-boost` behavior on forms, better support for Web Components and Shadow DOM, and updated extensions for improved performance and reliability. Adjustments to the `htmx.ajax` function and optimizations to `hx-trigger` event handling are also included.

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FTC Slams GoDaddy for Lax Data Security

2025-01-28
FTC Slams GoDaddy for Lax Data Security

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against GoDaddy for allegedly failing to implement reasonable security measures, leading to multiple data breaches since 2018. The FTC alleges GoDaddy misled customers about its data security protections. The proposed settlement requires GoDaddy to establish a comprehensive data security program and undergo independent security assessments. This action highlights the importance of robust security practices for web hosting providers and underscores the FTC's commitment to protecting consumer data.

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Data, Not Compute: The Next AI Bottleneck

2025-09-03
Data, Not Compute: The Next AI Bottleneck

For years, we've misinterpreted the Bitter Lesson; it's not about compute, but data. Increasing GPUs requires a 40% data increase, otherwise it's wasted resources. The internet's data is nearing saturation. The future lies in 'alchemists' (high-risk, high-reward data generation) and 'architects' (steadily improving model architecture), not just compute. The article analyzes the pros, cons, and risks of both paths, concluding that solving data scarcity in 2025 will determine AI company survival in 2026.

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The Dopamine Economy: How Tech Giants Manipulate Your Brain

2025-02-01
The Dopamine Economy: How Tech Giants Manipulate Your Brain

This article explores how the 'addiction economy' manipulates the dopamine reward system to influence industries ranging from food to social media. The author argues that many of history's most successful companies rely on addictive mechanisms to create demand and profit, citing examples from tobacco, food, and pharmaceutical industries. The piece analyzes how tech companies, especially social media platforms, utilize algorithms to maximize user engagement, leading to addiction and mental health issues. Ultimately, the author warns that this addictive mechanism, combined with inherent human biases and conflict tendencies, can lead to severe societal consequences, urging caution regarding the risks of technological advancements.

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Google Maps Timeline Data Lost: Technical Glitch Leaves Users with No Recovery Options

2025-03-24
Google Maps Timeline Data Lost: Technical Glitch Leaves Users with No Recovery Options

A technical issue with Google Maps has resulted in the loss of Timeline data for numerous users. Google recently transitioned Timeline data storage from the cloud to local devices to improve privacy. However, a technical glitch during this transition led to the accidental deletion of location history for many. Google has confirmed the issue; only users who proactively created encrypted cloud backups can recover their data.

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(arstechnica.com)
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Biomachining: Using Bacteria to Machine Metal

2025-01-28

Biomachining is a novel machining process employing lithotrophic bacteria, such as Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and Thiobacillus thiooxidans, to remove material from metal parts. These bacteria utilize the chemical energy from iron or copper oxidation to remove material from a metal surface when immersed in a culture fluid. Unlike traditional chemical or physical machining, biomachining offers a low material removal rate and a superior surface finish, making it ideal for micromachining. This process has been successfully used on pure iron and copper, and involves masking the areas not to be machined, similar to chemical milling. The process's depth is influenced by factors like stirring rate and temperature.

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Shared Unix Hosting vs. the Cloud: A Veteran Blogger's Migration Tale

2025-02-17

After 15 years with Dreamhost, a veteran blogger migrated their oils.pub domain to Mythic Beasts due to instability in Dreamhost's FastCGI support. The post explores the trade-offs between shared Unix hosting and cloud services. The author argues that while cloud services appear modern, they lack open protocols and long-term stability; shared hosting, while limited in options, offers better programmability and portability based on Unix, making it more suitable for lightweight scripting and long-term maintenance. Several shared hosting providers are compared, ultimately recommending Mythic Beasts and OpalStack for their strong Unix support.

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How AI is Changing the Tech Interview

2025-02-07
How AI is Changing the Tech Interview

AI's growing proficiency in complex tasks like coding is challenging traditional technical interview methods. The author recounts their experience, highlighting the shortcomings of LeetCode and system design interviews: overemphasis on algorithms and formulaic approaches, disconnect from real-world work. AI can now easily pass some technical interviews, forcing companies to rethink their processes. The author proposes incorporating code reviews, as they better assess candidates' ability to evaluate code quality, security, performance, etc. – crucial in the age of AI.

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From $60M to Physics in Hawaii: A Former CEO's Journey of Self-Discovery

2025-01-02

After selling his company, a former CEO found himself adrift despite immense wealth and freedom. His journey involved forays into robotics, scaling a Himalayan peak, and working for DOGE, ultimately leading him to study physics in Hawaii. This dramatic tale reflects his inner turmoil and search for meaning. He ultimately realized that embracing uncertainty and foregoing grand ambitions is true freedom.

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(vinay.sh)
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The X-Clacks-Overhead Header: A Digital Tribute to Terry Pratchett

2025-07-05
The X-Clacks-Overhead Header: A Digital Tribute to Terry Pratchett

The X-Clacks-Overhead HTTP header, inspired by Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, is a subtle tribute to the late author. Inspired by the fictional 'Clacks' network, websites silently transmit 'GNU Terry Pratchett' in their headers, similar to how a character in Pratchett's *Going Postal* used the Clacks to perpetuate his son's memory. Major sites like Mozilla, Debian, and Xml.com participate, keeping Pratchett's legacy alive on the internet.

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Cloudflare's 2025 Internet Predictions: AI Everywhere, Privacy Takes Center Stage

2025-01-06
Cloudflare's 2025 Internet Predictions: AI Everywhere, Privacy Takes Center Stage

In a Cloudflare TV episode, Cloudflare CTO John Graham-Cumming reflects on 2024's achievements – advancements in Workers, AI capabilities, and hardware innovations – and offers predictions for 2025. He anticipates AI's seamless integration into daily life, but highlights the crucial balance between AI and privacy. Other key trends include quantum-resistant encryption, cybersecurity threats, IoT device proliferation, DDoS attacks, and zero-trust architecture adoption. Cloudflare's commitment to energy efficiency and reducing AI's carbon footprint is also emphasized.

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The Illustrated Guide to a PhD: A Visual Journey

2025-01-12

This article visually explains the PhD journey. Knowledge is represented as a circle, and a PhD is depicted as pushing the boundaries of that circle, making a dent representing the contribution of original research. The author uses simple diagrams to illustrate the stages involved, from undergraduate studies to the final breakthrough. The article emphasizes perseverance and the importance of seeing the bigger picture.

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Amazon Unveils Alexa+, the Next-Gen AI Assistant

2025-02-26
Amazon Unveils Alexa+, the Next-Gen AI Assistant

Amazon introduced Alexa+, its next-generation AI assistant powered by generative AI. Alexa+ is more conversational, intelligent, and personalized, helping users accomplish tasks ranging from entertainment and learning to organization, summarizing complex information, and engaging in diverse conversations. It can manage a smart home, make reservations, help discover new artists, and search for and purchase items online, offering personalized suggestions based on user interests. Simply ask, and Alexa+ delivers.

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(www.aboutamazon.com)
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Salt Typhoon Continues Telecom Attacks Despite US Sanctions

2025-02-15
Salt Typhoon Continues Telecom Attacks Despite US Sanctions

Despite US sanctions, the Chinese government-linked hacking group Salt Typhoon continues its attacks on telecommunication providers, according to Recorded Future. Five telecom firms were breached between December 2024 and January 2025, including a US affiliate of a major UK provider, and companies in Italy, South Africa, and Thailand. Salt Typhoon exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco devices and conducted reconnaissance on Myanmar's Mytel. Universities were also targeted, possibly for research access. While the US Treasury sanctioned Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology, linked to Salt Typhoon, Recorded Future expects the attacks to persist.

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(techcrunch.com)
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No Silver Bullet: 10 Ways to Keep Secrets Out of Logs

2025-09-07

This blog post tackles the persistent problem of sensitive data leaking into logs. The author argues there's no single solution, but a multi-layered defense strategy is key. Six common causes are identified, including direct logging and error objects containing secrets. Ten solutions are proposed, ranging from architectural changes and data transformations to custom data types, read-once objects, log formatters, unit testing, sensitive data scanners, log pre-processors, taint checking, and team training. The author stresses a layered approach for robust protection.

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GitHub Project: Daily Dutch Vocabulary Email Automation

2024-12-27
GitHub Project: Daily Dutch Vocabulary Email Automation

This GitHub project automates the daily delivery of an email containing three C1-level Dutch words, their English translations, and example sentences. The author created this project due to a lack of suitable learning tools, leveraging ChatGPT for word suggestions and AWS services (including Lambda, DynamoDB, and SES) for automation. The project architecture is straightforward but offers room for improvement, such as refactoring the Python code for better performance.

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Factorio Learning Environment: A New Benchmark for LLMs

2025-03-11

Large Language Models (LLMs) are rapidly exceeding existing benchmarks, demanding new open-ended evaluations. The Factorio Learning Environment (FLE) is introduced, using the game Factorio to test agents on long-term planning, program synthesis, and resource optimization. FLE offers open-ended, exponentially scaling challenges—from basic automation to complex factories processing millions of resource units per second. Two settings are provided: lab-play with 24 structured tasks and fixed resources, and open-play, the unbounded task of building the largest factory from scratch on a procedurally generated map. Results show LLMs still lack strong spatial reasoning. In lab-play, LLMs show promise in short-term skills but fail in constrained environments, highlighting limitations in error analysis. In open-play, while LLMs discover automation strategies improving growth (e.g., electric drilling), they fail at complex automation (e.g., electronic circuit manufacturing).

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The Royal Navy's Century-Long Battle Against Lightning Rods

2025-03-07
The Royal Navy's Century-Long Battle Against Lightning Rods

In the mid-18th century, Benjamin Franklin elucidated the nature of lightning and advocated for lightning rods. Yet, a century later, the British Navy remained unconvinced. Dr. William Snow Harris invented a shipborne lightning rod system and demonstrated its principles through an ingenious booklet with interactive, gold-leafed illustrations. Despite his decades-long efforts, backed by data, experiments, and key lightning incidents, the Navy resisted. Only after political maneuvering was Harris finally successful in 1842, getting his lightning rods installed on all Royal Navy vessels. His victory was short-lived, however; the advent of ironclad ships rendered them obsolete. This story highlights the enduring struggle between scientific discovery and political decision-making.

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SEC's X Account Hijacked in Bitcoin Pump-and-Dump Scheme

2025-02-12
SEC's X Account Hijacked in Bitcoin Pump-and-Dump Scheme

An Alabama man pleaded guilty to identity theft and access device fraud for hijacking the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) X account to artificially inflate Bitcoin's price. He and his co-conspirators falsely claimed the SEC approved Bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin's price surged before plummeting after the SEC's chairman debunked the claim. The hack exploited SIM swapping, a social engineering technique to gain control of accounts. This case highlights the vulnerability of cryptocurrency markets and the dangers of SIM swapping.

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(gizmodo.com)
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Diablo Speedrun Champion Exposed as Cheater

2025-02-15
Diablo Speedrun Champion Exposed as Cheater

Maciej "Groobo" Maselewski reigned supreme in Diablo speedrunning for years, his 3-minute, 12-second Sorceror run seemingly unbeatable. However, a team of speedrunners, attempting to replicate his seemingly lucky dungeon runs using external software, uncovered inconsistencies. An automated search through billions of legitimate Diablo dungeons proved Groobo's run impossible within the game's legitimate parameters. This revelation sparked controversy within the speedrunning community, exposing years of unearned praise and accolades based on fraudulent gameplay.

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(arstechnica.com)
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Contribute to Transitous: An Open Source Public Transit Routing Service

2025-06-16

Transitous, a community-run public transport routing service built on the MOTIS engine and thousands of global datasets, powers features in apps like GNOME Maps. This post details how to contribute data improvements: First, verify Transitous data against reality; then, learn how to add and improve GTFS static data, GTFS Realtime data (including trip updates, service alerts, and vehicle positions), GBFS shared mobility data, and GTFS-Flex on-demand service data. Finally, it encourages contributions to OpenStreetMap data, particularly indoor floor level information. Transitous welcomes contributions of all kinds, whether code, data, math, transportation expertise, or IT operations.

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(www.volkerkrause.eu)
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Bypassing Windows Kernel Mitigations: A Deep Dive into Violet Phosphorus

2024-12-13

This post delves into bypassing modern Windows 10 and 11 kernel mitigations like SMEP and VBS. The author details Violet Phosphorus, a universal VBS/SMEP bypass technique, providing PoC code and a ROP chain. It explains SMEP and VBS, demonstrating how to exploit a vulnerability in the HackSysExtremeVulnerableDriver to use ROP gadgets and the MiGetPteAddress function to modify page table entries for kernel code execution. The author also shows how to use Kristal-G's SYSRET shellcode to return to user mode. This is a valuable resource for kernel exploit development and security researchers, categorized as Development.

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Statistical Formulas for Programmers: A Cheat Sheet

2025-03-13

This article compiles commonly used statistical formulas for programmers, covering averages, proportions, count data, and distribution comparisons. Each formula is explained concisely with context and references provided for further learning. This practical guide empowers programmers to enhance their data analysis skills, turning raw data into insightful conclusions.

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(www.evanmiller.org)
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Bocoup Goes Worker-Owned: Focusing on Public Interest Tech

2025-03-03

Software consultancy Bocoup has transitioned to a worker-owned cooperative, with each team member becoming a worker-owner. They're sharpening their focus on developing capture-resistant, privacy-preserving technology for the public good, continuing their commitment to interoperability, accessibility, and robust testing. Bocoup retains its existing corporate entity, meaning existing contracts remain unchanged, and they are committed to serving clients focused on public interest. They champion equal pay, four-day workweeks, and personal growth, aiming to build a more equitable model of prosperity.

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(www.bocoup.com)
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The Humble Silica Gel Packet: Unsung Hero of Global Supply Chains

2025-04-01
The Humble Silica Gel Packet: Unsung Hero of Global Supply Chains

Have you ever noticed those tiny silica gel packets tucked into shoeboxes and snack bags? This article delves into the surprisingly complex world of these ubiquitous desiccant packets. It explores the science behind their moisture-absorbing properties, their manufacturing history, and their diverse applications, revealing their crucial role in maintaining global product transport and storage. From microscopic structure to macroeconomic impact, the article highlights the intricate connection between technological advancement and globalization, arguing that the widespread use of silica gel isn't a case of it 'taking over the world', but rather a consequence of the evolution of global supply chains.

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NotepadJS: A Minimalist PWA Notepad

2025-01-22
NotepadJS: A Minimalist PWA Notepad

NotepadJS is a minimalist PWA application that mimics the Windows Notepad. The developer aimed to recreate the simplicity and ease of use of the classic Notepad, leveraging the modern File System Access API for local file reading and writing. This project marks the developer's first foray into Vue.js, and contributions in the form of criticism, issues, and pull requests are welcomed.

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Microsoft's Open-Source CLI Text Editor: Edit – Lightweight, Fast, and VS Code-like

2025-06-18
Microsoft's Open-Source CLI Text Editor: Edit – Lightweight, Fast, and VS Code-like

Microsoft has released Edit, a lightweight, fast, and easy-to-use open-source command-line text editor. Designed with a user experience similar to VS Code, Edit aims to fill the gap in recent Windows versions which lack a built-in CLI text editor. While primarily targeted at Windows users, Edit also works on Linux and macOS. Its modeless editing, blazing-fast file opening, and minimalist feature set make it ideal for quick text edits. Though lacking advanced features like syntax highlighting, its speed and simplicity make it a compelling alternative.

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(www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
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Flat Design is Dead: Long Live Diamorphism!

2025-05-27
Flat Design is Dead: Long Live Diamorphism!

Airbnb's recent redesign signals a paradigm shift in design, moving away from flat design and embracing vibrant, dimensional aesthetics. The author coins the term "Diamorph" to describe this new style, emphasizing depth, texture, and light, rather than mimicking the real world. The rise of AI has also lowered the barrier to entry for this style, allowing more people to participate. While AI simplifies the creative process, core design skills like composition, lighting, depth, and taste remain crucial. Ultimately, it's a step forward towards a more expressive, emotional, and purely digital design language.

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