Mosquitoes Are a Choice

YouTube Cuts Reach of Re-uploaded Shorts in Africa

YouTube will recommend re-uploaded Shorts less often, a global rule that hits African creators who depend on repost networks for reach.

1d ago ·riotimesonline.com

pfft...yet another finance tracker? think again :)

This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend Why I Built Living in India, we heavily utilise UPI for payments.

• Designed for iPhone users in India to track spending without manual logging
• Uses text messages to automatically read bank transactions, prioritizing privacy
• Categorizes transactions via AI open-weight model on local Mac processing

1d ago ·dev.to

My Health Check Watched the Wrong File

I wrote a rule for my own agents: Liveness is not usefulness. Artifact age beats PID. A job that is loaded, looks healthy to the supervisor, and is producing nothing is the failure worth catching.

• Health check tool misidentified Telegram poller jobs as dead
• Jobs were actually functioning correctly, not stopped
• Tool relied on outdated file, misunderstanding job behavior

1d ago ·dev.to

Port 22 Explained: Check SSH Connectivity Without Guessing

When an SSH connection fails, “port 22 is open” can mean several different things. A service might be listening on the server but blocked by a firewall, or a TCP connection might succeed without the…

• Port 22 is default TCP port for SSH protocol.
• TCP connection test verifies server reachability.
• Open port 22 exposes server to potential attacks.

1d ago ·dev.to

Guatemala Commission Approves Revised Cybersecurity Bill

A Guatemalan congressional commission approved a revised cybersecurity bill on 4 October 2026, moving Initiative 6347 closer to a full vote in Congress.

1d ago ·riotimesonline.com