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Author: Danie

DBAN is a relic for HDD wiping, and ShredOS is the only software you should use

2026-03-142026-03-14 Danie
Disk Erasure Report for model ST3500312CS showing erasure status, business and customer details, and contact information.

“When “wiping a hard drive clean,” a quick format doesn’t actually erase anything at all. Instead, it just removes the drive’s file index. That leaves the underlying data sitting there until something overwrites it. That’s […]

Blogopensource, security, technology

The Creator of Wordle Just Came Out With a New Game, and It’s Difficult

2026-03-122026-03-12 Danie
Screenshot of Daily Puzzle #43 by Palak Shah showing a cryptic clue and explanation involving word selection, replacements, container transform, and definition "slant".

“Cryptic crosswords, on the other hand, treat each clue as its own puzzle. Instead of straightforward definitions, the clues rely on wordplay that hints at the answer. The rules can be tricky to explain, and […]

Bloggames, puzzles, technology, words

Europe is building an alternative to Microsoft Office

2026-03-122026-03-12 Danie
Logo of Office EU, Europe's open-source productivity suite, displayed over a blurred European Union flag background with yellow stars.

“Office EU is a cloud-based office suite built entirely on open-source software and hosted exclusively on European servers, has launched as a direct competitor to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Its pitch is straightforward: keep […]

Blogdigitalsovereignty, opensource, technology

AmneziaVPN is a self-hosted VPN that works in countries where WireGuard gets blocked

2026-03-112026-03-11 Danie
A close-up of a computer screen displaying network IP addresses with a red background, cursor in view, and battery indicator at the top.

“It’s also worth noting that AmneziaVPN has been security audited as recently as January 2025. While the auditors found a few risks categorized as critical and high, the platform has resolved all identified issues. Amnezia […]

Bloganticensorship, privacy, technology, VPN

Portracker – an open source self-hosted real-time port monitoring and discovery tool

2026-03-102026-03-10 Danie
Illustration of a cartoon dog with a magnifying glass (a tracker dog) near a harbor or port, promoting "Portracker", an open-source, self-hosted port discovery tool.

I’m using this tool to identify which docker container ports are published or exposed (from the container) as well as which internal ports are available on your containers. This tool helps see where there may […]

Blogdocker, networking, opensource, selfhosting, technology

10 tricks you can do with FFmpeg on Linux

2026-03-092026-03-09 Danie
A video player displays hands working with fabric while terminal commands and system info are visible in the background on a Linux desktop.

FFmpeg is an incredibly powerful piece of software and often sits in the background powering many graphics and audio conversion apps we use. So you may not know it, but you very likely are already […]

Blogaudio, technology, video

More than 800 gamers took an exam to prove they could complete an ’80s adventure game without peeking at a walkthrough—and only 2 passed

2026-03-072026-03-07 Danie
A cartoonish scene featuring a skeleton lying on the floor next to a character, against a stone wall with a blue door and barred window.

“Designed by developer Woe Industries, the AGAT challenged players to complete an ’80s adventure game without using a walkthrough. Players weren’t told what adventure game they’d be playing in advance, and they were monitored via […]

Bloggaming, retro, technology

No surprise: Meta Workers Say They’re Seeing Disturbing Things THROUGH USERS’ SMART GLASSES

2026-03-032026-03-03 Danie
A colorful graphic featuring blue glasses and a circular design resembling an eye against a bright yellow background.

“And regardless of the wearer’s intention, much of the footage being recorded by the glasses is being sent to offshore contractors for data labeling, a widely-used preprocessing step in training new AI models in which […]

Blogprivacy, technology

The US has ordered its diplomats to lobby against foreign data privacy laws that could limit American tech firms

2026-02-252026-02-25 Danie
wtf is ai

“The US administration has ordered US diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate American technology companies’ handling of foreigners’ data, saying in an internal diplomatic cable that such efforts could interfere with AI-related services.” If […]

Blogdigitalsovereignty, privacy, technology

Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents

2026-02-252026-02-25 Danie
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“Why OOXML has never been, is not, and will never be a standard format unless Microsoft decides to completely redesign its office applications.” TL;DR — If Microsoft had been sincere about making this a true […]

Blogopensource, openstandards, technology

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