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Running a Monitoring SaaS on Cloudflare Workers + Supabase for Almost Nothing

Originally published on the Merlonix blog . Merlonix monitors uptime, SSL/TLS, DNS, email authentication, blacklists, Certificate Transparency, Core Web Vitals, and MCP servers for agencies.

  • System runs on eight Cloudflare Workers and Supabase Postgres database with row-level security.
  • Monitoring cadence enforced only for paying customers, using revenue-gated SLA throttle.

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The homoglyph trick against similarity checking is documented - as not working

Drop a Cyrillic о into the middle of a word and a string matcher stops seeing the word, while the page looks identical. It is the kind of thing you would write in ten lines and it is exactly the kind…

  • Homoglyph trick exploits similarity checking software
  • Cyrillic о inserted into word, fails recognition
  • Turnitin algorithms detect and correct substitutions

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Spring JPA Fundamentals for Tailored Software Solution...

If you've spent any real time building Java backends, you've probably felt the moment where your database layer starts eating your codebase alive. Spring JPA exists to stop that from happening.

  • Spring JPA simplifies Java backend database layer
  • Core components: Entity classes, Repositories, EntityManager, Transactions
  • Transactions use @Transactional for automatic rollback

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TM Keen To Participate In SALAM Submarine Cable Project

Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has expressed interest in participating in the SALAM submarine cable project, which aims to strengthen connectivity between Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia. Group chief executive officer Datuk Amar Huzaimi Md Deris said the company is evaluating its options and is keen to participate in the initiative.

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Micron Launches $10 Billion Memory Research Lab

U.S. memory semiconductor company Micron will invest a total of $10 billion over 10 years to establish a large-scale dedicated memory research lab.

  • Micron invests $10 billion for a new memory research lab.
  • Lab to open in Boise, Idaho, with hundreds of researchers.
  • Focus areas include next-gen memory tech and AI-driven data challenges.

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China accelerates 6G development

As 6G transitions from laboratory research to field trials and industrial applications, its development path is becoming clearer and its progress increasingly steady.

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The Navy is rethinking what a laser weapon looks like

This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars , a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The U.S. Navy has a unusual proposition for the U.S. defense industry: take your high-energy laser weapons and break them into pieces.

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