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OpenFreeMap Hit by 3 Billion Requests in 24 Hours: A Collaborative Drawing Site's Unexpected Consequence

2025-08-09

OpenFreeMap, a free and open-source map tile service, faced a massive surge of 3 billion requests in just 24 hours, resulting in 215 TB of bandwidth usage. The culprit? A collaborative drawing website, Wplace.live, whose users bombarded the service with scripted requests. Despite OpenFreeMap's robust architecture and Cloudflare's bandwidth sponsorship, the incident highlighted the need for improved traffic control. The author contacted Wplace.live's developer and plans to implement Cloudflare rules to limit traffic and enhance server configuration to address missing tiles.

Chinese Paraglider's 28,000-Foot Ascent: A Tale of Real Footage and AI Deception

2025-05-30

The recent news of Chinese paraglider Peng Yujiang's ascent to 8,598 meters (28,000 feet) after being sucked into a cloud has gone viral. Major news outlets shared videos of the event, but the authenticity is questionable. Analysis reveals AI-generated scenes with inconsistencies in camera angles and the pilot's equipment. While other parts of the video might be genuine, the footage appears to be a compilation of scenes from different times and using different equipment. The incident highlights not only the challenges of high-altitude paragliding but also the difficulties in discerning real from AI-generated content in the media, underscoring the need for critical evaluation of online videos.