The Wayforward Machine

What will the internet look like in 25 years? Find out with Internet Archive’s new Wayforward Machine.

https://wayforward.archive.org/ia2046/

@DevMisc
#web #misc

Why this Website is not, and may never be, HTTPS

Recently, I have been receiving increasingly hostile exhortations from users of various forums to "fix this website".

http://misc-stuff.terraaeon.com/articles/not-https.html

@DevMisc
#tls #web #misc

Parsing inputs in Nim

Nim offers us several different ways to parse a file, ranging from very simple to writing our own grammar parser. What to choose depends on the input, as well as on personal preferences.

https://narimiran.github.io/2021/01/11/nim-parsing.html

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#learn #nim #misc

SSRF in PDF export with PhantomJs

To export a PDF, it means that the page has to be rendered ;)

https://xhzeem.me/posts/SSRF-in-PDF-export-with-PhantomJs/read/

@DevMisc
#security #browser

More secure Facebook Canvas: Tale of $126k worth of bugs that lead to Facebook Account Takeovers

A combination of logic flaws in Facebook gaming system lets an attacker gain control over a Facebook account just by opening the game.

https://ysamm.com/?p=708

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#security #bugbounty #facebook

Facebook: We Disconnected Our Data Centers From the Internet

A detailed overview of the October 4 Facebook downtime.

https://datacenterfrontier.com/facebook-we-disconnected-our-data-centers-from-the-internet/

@DevMisc
#facebook #downtime

SSH Tunneling, Explained

The typical use case of SSH is to access a remote server securely, but you can also transfer files, forward local and remote ports, mount remote directories, redirect GUIs, or even proxy arbitrary traffic, and this is just a small set of what’s possible with SSH.

https://goteleport.com/blog/ssh-tunneling-explained/

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#ssh #learn #misc

Ć Programming Language

Translated automatically to C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Swift, TypeScript and OpenCL C.

https://github.com/pfusik/cito

@DevMisc
#c #overview #misc

Spread the word about your next cool project

Free resources you may use to promote your next startup.

https://github.com/trekhleb/promote-your-next-startup

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#promote #startup #extra

GPU.js

GPGPU operations using pure javanoscript!. Accelerate javanoscript functions using a GPU

https://gpu.rocks/#/

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#gpu #javanoscript #extra

Self-parking Car in 500 Lines of Code

Training the car to do self-parking using a genetic algorithm.

https://trekhleb.dev/blog/2021/self-parking-car-evolution/

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#algorithm #blog #misc

Guess I'll try next year...

@DevMisc
#meme #extra

Apple 'Surprised' By Developer Frustration With Its App Review Process

Apple has told Australia's competition watchdog that it's "surprised" to hear that some developers have concerns over the App Store and the process in which apps are reviewed, rejected, or approved for distribution on the platform.

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/03/22/apple-surprised-developer-concerns-app-review

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#apple #app

Build Your Own Container Using Less than 100 Lines of Go

https://www.infoq.com/articles/build-a-container-golang

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#misc #golang #docker

Understanding all of Python, through its builtins

Python as a language is comparatively simple. And I believe, that you can learn quite a lot about Python and its features...

https://sadh.life/post/builtins/

@DevMisc
#python #deepdive #tutorial

How I built a modern website in 2021

I wanted to build an above and beyond experience, so I had to make thoughtful architectural decisions...

https://kentcdodds.com/blog/how-i-built-a-modern-website-in-2021

@DevMisc
#webdev #javanoscript #devops

Implementing factory pattern GO

In GO, there isn’t such thing as the Constructor, instead, you initialize a struct directly by providing a value for each one of its fields...

https://medium.com/@ovargas/implementing-factory-pattern-go

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#golang #tutorial #go

Uptime Kuma

A fancy self-hosted monitoring tool.

https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma

@DevMisc
#ci #sysadmin #monitoring

I keep making things out of checkboxes

What if you could play Bad Apple on browser's checkboxes?

https://www.bryanbraun.com/2021/09/21/i-keep-making-things-out-of-checkboxes/

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#javanoscript #animations #fun #misc

Reading the web offline and distraction-free

This article describes the wiring of a tool to turn a webpage into a self-sufficient epub (for reading offline).

https://blog.owulveryck.info/2021/10/07/reading-from-the-web-offline-and-distraction-free.html

@DevMisv
#golang #epub

Bashcrawl

Learn Linux commands by playing a simple text adventure.

https://gitlab.com/slackermedia/bashcrawl

@DevMisc
#learn #linux #fun #misc