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Category: Blog

Datacus extractus: Harry Potter publisher breached without resorting to magic

2025-01-202025-01-20 Danie
A Funko Pop! figure resembling a young wizard with glasses, wand, and broom, wearing a red robe.

There is a link in the article to how such vulnerabilities were discovered in the Planet Technology WGS-804HPT industrial Ethernet switches which were being used by the publisher. The key takeaways though for any self-hosters […]

Blogsecurity, technology, vulnerabilities

New study suggests that the co-location of solar farming with sheep grazing is not negatively impacting wool production

2025-01-172025-01-17 Danie
Sheep grazing under solar panels on a field.

Yes, this is likely no surprise to many, but seemingly it is a surprise for the few who thought this would have a negative impact. “The findings suggest that the co-location of solar farming with […]

Blogenvironment, solar, technology

I Feel Like a Hacker Using These Cool Linux Terminal Tools

2025-01-172025-01-17 Danie
Screenshot of a system monitoring tool displaying CPU, memory, disk, and network usage on a computer.

Most of these tools will only excite a YouTuber wanting to have some geeky stuff happening in the background, but actually gping is a graph view of the ping command in the terminal, and Bpytop […]

1 CommentBloglinux, opensource, technology

BusKill is an open source laptop kill cord that can trigger your computer to lock or shutdown when it’s physically separated from you

2025-01-162025-01-16 Danie
Graphic with text “BusKill: A USB Kill Cord for your Laptop” featuring a USB stick, and a hooded figure carrying a laptop.

BusKill can trigger your laptop to lock, shutdown, or self-destruct if it’s physically separated from you. It’s actually been around for a few years, but this was the first time it popped up in my […]

Blogdeadmanswitc, opensource, security, technology

7 hidden features in Krita to boost your creative workflow

2025-01-152025-01-15 Danie
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Krita is a fantastic open-source tool for creative image manipulation. While Krita is one of many alternatives to Photoshop, it stands alone as a go-to creative tool for many digital artists and illustrators, even for […]

Blogopensource, technology

The streams repository is a self-hosted Fediverse server that offers more of a Facebook alternative type experience

2025-01-142025-01-14 Danie
Close view of a stream flowing towards the camera. Various brown rocks litter the bed of the stream. In the background can be seen some green vegetation.

The name refers to the code repository, so there is no actual branding for this service. Hence, “the streams repository”. It isn’t a product. It’s just a collection of code which implements a Fediverse server […]

Blogdecentralised, opensource, selfhosting, socialnetworks, technology

Microsoft patch to Linux kernel is disabled — Maybe this explains the numerous Windows vulnerabilities

2025-01-142025-01-14 Danie
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Intel and AMD engineers have stepped in at the eleventh to deal with a code contribution from a Microsoft developer that could have broken Linux 6.13 on some systems. So this patch never went live. […]

Blogmicrosoft, technology

Be Careful What You Wish For — What is RedNote, the Chinese social media app that US TikTokers are flocking to?

2025-01-142025-01-14 Danie
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As Supreme Court justices ponder the future of TikTok in the United States, a growing number of American social media users have responded by moving to an unlikely alternative: Xiaohongshu, a hugely popular social media […]

Blogban, censorship, socialnetworks, technology

Why I Switched to Firefox and Never Looked Back

2025-01-142025-01-14 Danie
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Yes, Firefox is actually a pretty solid browser and has none of the drama that surrounds what Google does next to Chrome. After reading the linked article, I’ve also switched back to it in place […]

Blogbrowsers, firefox, technology

AppFlowy is an open-source alternative to Notion, Trello, and Asana

2025-01-132025-01-13 Danie
Laptop with screen open. On the screen is a project name saying Mobile App Launch. It has a list of tasks below it, and various priorities, progress, dates, and photos assigned to each task.

AppFlowy is a privacy-first, open-source workspace designed for notes, wikis, projects, and more, giving you full control over your data and customizations. The linked article says quite a bit about the user experience with the […]

Blogalternativeto, opensource, productivity, selfhosting, technology

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