Collaborate Disseminate
The Washington Post shares some good news from 2024:
Researchers were able to detect a significant dip in atmospheric levels of hydrochlorofluorocarbons — harmful gases that deplete the ozone layer — for the first time, almost 30 years aft… Continue reading ‘Did Anything Good Happen in 2024? Actually, Yes!’
Have got a work assignment for a website where they are currently using wordpress. Been thinking about drupal with php. What is the Gnu Project current advice for good websites?
Would like to use free software.
What would be good for back-… Continue reading Government Website Backend
If you just want to use a debugger for your microcontroller project, you buy some hardware device, download the relevant driver software, and fire up GDB. But if you want …read more Continue reading 38C3: Xobs on Hardware Debuggers
A new attack campaign has targeted known Chrome browser extensions, leading to at least 16 extensions being compromised and exposing over 600,000 users to data exposure and credential theft.
The attack targeted publishers of browser extensions on the C… Continue reading 16 Chrome Extensions Hacked, Exposing Over 600,000 Users to Data Theft
After a four-year hiatus, 2025 will see the return of the International Obfuscated C Code Contest. Started in 1984 (and inspired partly by a bug in the classic Bourne shell), it’s “the Internet’s oldest contest,” acording to their official social media… Continue reading ‘International Obfuscated C Code Contest’ Will Relaunch, Celebrating 40th Anniversary
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post:
Archer is aiming to launch its first commercially operated [and electrically-powered] flights with a pilot and passengers within a year in Abu Dhabi. A competitor, Joby Aviation, says i… Continue reading Electric Air Taxis are Taking Flight. Can They Succeed as a Business?
I would like to use hashcat to perform hash cracking similar to what I can do with John The Ripper in the following way:
john.exe –mask="[Pp][a@][s$][s$][wv][o0]rd?s?d?d" hashes.txt
I am using hashcat as follows:
hashcat -a3 -w… Continue reading How to use character sets to limit the search space in hashcat?
While microplastics seem to be everywhere, CNN reports that scientists in China “have come up with a possible solution: a biodegradable sponge made of squid bones and cotton” (which contain two organic compounds “known for eliminating pollution from wa… Continue reading Could a Sponge Made from Squid Bones Help Remove Microplastics?
If you’re into building large projects, you’ll eventually find yourself looking at wire rope. Multistrand steel wire used as antenna guy wires, bridge supports, and plenty of other uses. The …read more Continue reading Wire Rope: Never Saddle a Dead Horse
Enhance your reading experience and protect your device with cases, sleeves, stands, and more. Continue reading Best Kindle Accessories (2024): Kindle Cases, Straps, Charms