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Ukraine warns of Dahua camera breaches involving cloud access

Ukraine’s cybersecurity authorities have warned that hackers are infiltrating Dahua surveillance cameras and video recorders through predictable serial numbers, weak passwords and unpatched software vulnerabilities. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine, CERT-UA, identified intrusions in which attackers altered device configurations and created unauthorised accounts, potentially giving…

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Europe changed clocks on Sunday, the US does it next Sunday. Check your scheduled posts

Every year I tell myself I'll remember this before it happens. Every year somebody pings me on a Monday asking why the 9am posts went out at 8. Europe moved clocks back on October 25.

  • Europe turns clocks back on October 25, US sets clocks forward on November 1
  • Time difference between locations like Madrid and New York shrinks by one hour
  • Issues arise from storing time in offsets, using UTC for local thinking

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How indie makers in China actually get paid by overseas customers (with the real fee math)

If you build from China and sell to overseas customers, the product is the easy part. The hard part is the money plumbing: which channel actually lands money in a Chinese bank account, and how much of…

  • PayPal charges $35 withdrawal fee, deeper into smaller amounts
  • Digital product sales on Gumroad/Payhip incur 30% marketplace fee
  • Marketplaces like Etsy handle payouts but sacrifice control/margin

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Django Explained: Python's Batteries-Included Framework

Introduction Django is Python's most popular web framework, and its philosophy is the opposite of minimal: "batteries included".

  • Django is Python's most popular web framework with "batteries included" philosophy
  • ORM, admin panel, authentication, forms, and security are built-in features
  • Django automatically generates database schema, forms, and admin interface from models

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