Investigation: a network of 400+ domains and apps linked to Chinese-language developers bypasses app store reviews to generate nonconsensual deepfakes and CSAM (Matt Burgess/Wired)

Getting to know Cloudflare Tunnel on Docker: How it Works and a Practical Guide to Publishing Web without Opening Ports

In the two previous articles, we have laid two crucial foundations: Setting Up Docker on a Linux VPS: Keeping Your Application Active 24/7 Without Fear of Reboots — Building a stable server…

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Java Virtual Threads Aren't Free: 6 Hidden Costs to Check Before Production

Java virtual threads make it cheap to run a huge number of concurrent tasks, but they don't make your system's limits go away.

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Nibnib says 4bpp. The file still has a header.

My tiny nibnib file was larger than the raw RGB image I fed into it. For a 16×16 synthetic gradient, the raw RGB pixels took 768 bytes . The nibnib file took 1,220 bytes .

• nibnib file size 1,220 bytes for 16×16 gradient, compared to 768 bytes for raw RGB
• File stores dimensions and fixed palette before row data with explicit pixel pairs
• nibnib version 0.1.0 used, independent reader verified documented layout and decoder

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My parser read past the input. AddressSanitizer stayed quiet.

I gave a deliberately broken parser three bytes. It read byte four. AddressSanitizer said nothing. Then I changed the allocation around the input.

• Parser read beyond input's fourth byte
• AddressSanitizer failed to detect error
• Fix involves allocating space for zero

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Two Truths and a Lie: Developer Edition.

We all know the classic icebreaker: three statements, two true, one a lie. Today we're playing it with a developer twist. Below are three rounds.

• Two statements are true, one is a lie
• Topics include programming origins and tech history
• Participants share personal developer experiences

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