Finally I propose that we increase the Twt Hash length from 7 to 12 and use the first 12 characters of the base32 encoded blake2b hash. This will solve two problems, the fact that all hashes today either end in q or a (oops) 😅 And increasing the Twt Hash size will ensure that we never run into the chance of collision for ions to come. Chances of a 50% collision with 64 bits / 12 characters is roughly ~12.44B Twts. That ought to be enough! – I also propose that we modify all our clients and make this change from the 1st July 2025, which will be Yarn.social’s 5th birthday and 5 years since I started this whole project and endeavour! 😱 #Twtxt #Update
OpenBSD 7.7 released
Another six months have passed, so it’s time for a new OpenBSD release: OpenBSD 7.7 to be exact. Browsing through the long, detailed list of changes, a few important bits jump out. First, OpenBSD 7.7 adds support for Ryzen AI 300 (Strix Point, Strix Halo, Krackan Point), Radeon RX 9070 (Navi 48), and Intel’s Arrow Lake, adding support for the latest x86 processors to OpenBSD. There seems to be quite a few entries in the list related to power management, from work on hibernation and suspend … ⌘ Read more
Anyone watching/watched Black Mirror Season 7? 😵💫😵 I’ve been watching the first episode and a couple of minutes into the third act then I was like … Oh boy, I need a break! They’re just so Fu__ing good, I’ll give them that!
@javivf@adn.org.es having the extension listed means that it has been discussed and, usually implemented. Now, number 6 and 7 on the list as its stands today are not supported by any of the known clients. I believe their (again, 6 and 7) inclusion on the list has been precipitated, and lax.
7k words of docs on deploying a livejournal folk. you absolutely want to read 7 thousand words of me forcing dreamwidth into production shape in docker https://stash.4-walls.net/selfhostdw/
MacSSL: a port of Mbed-TLS for the classic Mac OS 7/8/9
Yesterday we had SDL2 for the classic Mac OS, today we have modern SSL/TLS for the classic Mac OS. This is a C89/C90 port of MbedTLS for Mac System 7/8/9. It works, and compiles under Metrowerks Codewarrior Pro 4. This is a basic app that performs a GET request on whatever is in api.h, and prints the result out to the text box (with a lot of debug information, of course). The idea of this project was to build an ‘app’ of … ⌘ Read more
SDL2 ported to Mac OS 9
Well, this you certainly don’t see every day. This is a “rough draft” of SDL2 for MacOS 9, using CodeWarrior Pro 6 and 7. Enough was done to get it building in CW, and the start of a “macosclassic” video driver was created. It DOES seem to basically work, but much still needs to be done. Event handling is just enough to handling Command-Q, there is no audio, etc etc etc. ↫ A cast of thousands The hardest part was a video driver for the classic Mac OS, which had to be created mostly f … ⌘ Read more
Not updated in 7 years, IIS is still a default part of Windows, apparently
This month’s security updates for Windows 11 create a new empty folder on drive C. It is called “inetpub,” and it does not contain any extra folders or files. Its properties window shows 0 bytes in size and that it was created by the system itself. Neowin checked a bunch of Windows 11 PCs with the April 2025 security updates installed, and all of them had inetpub on drive C. ↫ Taras Bu … ⌘ Read more
neat! my watcher is currently sitting at about 75 MB following over 1500 feeds. only about 200 are currently somewhat active.
-rw-r--r--. 1 xuu xuu 69M Mar 25 20:46 twt.db
-rw-r--r--. 1 xuu xuu 32K Mar 25 21:34 twt.db-shm
-rw-r--r--. 1 xuu xuu 5.6M Mar 25 21:34 twt.db-wal
sqlite> select state, count(*) n from feeds group by 1;
hot|7
warm|8
cold|183
frozen|743
permanantly-dead|857
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my biggest fear of starting to work with servers professionally is realizing that no one uses servers anymore and having to do some cloud bullshit instead
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@movq@www.uninformativ.de hahahah i for one hate sleeping and need to be busy 24/7 or else i go insane so server stuff is awesome for my ADHD ass!!!
IaaS does seem kinda interesting to me, i think i could vibe with that more than full on cloud stuff
i hope i can be one of those people who does the barebones stuff bc i am a rare sicko who finds it fun and cloud stuff scares me LMAOOOO
acx, plowsof, selsta, SyntheticBird45 CCS proposals ready for funding
Four CCS proposals have been moved to the funding stage and are now looking for community support:
Apple’s long-lost hidden recovery partition from 1994 has been found
In 1994, a single Macintosh Performa model, the 550, came from the factory with a dedicated, hidden recovery partition that contained a System 7 system folder and a small application that would be set as bootable if the main operating system failed to boot. This application would then run, allowing you to recover your Mac using the system folder inside the recovery partition. This feature was app … ⌘ Read more
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@prologic I created a script for your book. i have only done the first two chapters. have to do some adjustments to the text so it sounds ok and that takes time..
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Notes from setting up GlobalTalk using QEMU on Ubuntu
I signed up for GlobalTalk in 2024, but never found the time to get a machine set up. Fast-forward to MARCHintosh 2025 and I wasn’t going to let another year go by. This is a series of notes from my experience getting System 7.6 up and running on QEMU 68k on Ubuntu. Hopefully this will help others that might be hitting a roadblock. I certainly hit several! ↫ Cale Mooth A short and to-the-point guide for those of us who want … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] More vitamins for Monero with Carrot - part 2: History
Before I go deeper into technical details regarding important aspects of Carrot with further posts, I present you, as something like an “interlude”, a history of Monero privacy technologies. One aim is to show you how we arrived at the point where we are now with FCMP++ and Carrot.
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1j745kf/
u/rbrunner7 (Gith … ⌘ Read more
b4n6_b4n6, not-a-money-printer propose bounties to make Monero GUI, RetoSwap, UnstoppableSwap ‘Whonix friendly’
b4n6_b4n61 and not-a-money-printer2 have proposed bounties3’4’5 to make monero-wallet-gui6, RetoSwap7, and UnstoppableSwap8 Whonix friendly 9:
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#1 Make monero-wallet-gui whonix friendly
Total Bounty: ~0.12 XMR (to date)
#2 Make reto swap whonix friendly
To … ⌘ Read more”`
Qualcomm gives OEMs the option of 8 years of Android updates
Starting with Android smartphones running on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform, Qualcomm Technologies now offers device manufacturers the ability to provide support for up to eight consecutive years of Android software and security updates. Smartphones launching on new Snapdragon 8 and 7-series mobile platforms will also be eligible to receive this extended support. ↫ Mike Genewich I mean, good news of cou … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 7 2025: 40 PRs, 9 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.
Opened (3)
monero-project/monero:
- #97951 tests: Speed up p2p reorg test (iamamyth)
- #97982 CoC: do not allow Maintainers to tag releases, unless core is not available within a reasonable time (tobtoht)
monero-proj ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/monero-dev-activity-report-week-7-2025/)
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 7, 2025
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
SNeedlewoods:
* 23 XMR raised in 14 contributions (7.67 XMR sent from GF)
To learn more about the two proposals, consult the previous Monero Observer reports4’[ … ⌘ Read more
[WTS] Partial wheat penny album, gold panda, Whitman albums, buffalo and v nickels, barber dimes
Bitcoin and Monero receive a 3% discount. Preference will be given to anyone willing to take large lots or use crypto.
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/CoinSales/comments/1i9y7rq/
u/Eercury (Reddit) ⌘ Read more
Introduction to GrapheneOS
GrapheneOS (written GOS from now on) is an Android based operating system that focuses security. It is only compatible with Google Pixel devices for multiple reasons: availability of hardware security components, long term support (series 8 and 9 are supported at least 7 years after release) and the hardware has a good quality / price ratio. The goal of GOS is to provide users a lot more control about what their smartphone is doing. A main profile is used by default (the owner … ⌘ Read more
Listening to a playlist kat made for me 7 months ago. It’s fun!!
sukunetsiz creates Monero marketplace script ‘Kabus’
sukunetsiz1 has announced2 the release of Kabus 3 beta v0.7.24 - an open-source Monero-based marketplace script that aims to facilitate the sale of legal products online as anonymously as possible:
It is inspired by Eckmar’s marketplace script, I wanted to create something more modern and flexible that could serve as a core structure for various (legitimate of course) Monero marketplaces. [..] M … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] [CCS] Draft: Monero - Intro Video ‘What is Monero?’
In line with the new website design currently in progress, we’ve created an updated version of the “What is Monero?” video. We’ve kept the original script but made some factual updates. If approved, the plan is to create a light mode version too. Looking forward to feedback/input.
Links:
- https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=KkgqcLrNRvw
- [MO report](/vostoemisio-ccs-proposals-animated-videos-fcmps-what-is-monero/ … ⌘ Read more
Cyrix126 releases Gupaxx v1.7.0
Cyrix1261 has released Gupaxx 2 version 1.7.03 with UI improvements, new features, and various bugfixes:
Changes overviewThis release improve a bit the UI, simplify the use of custom arguments, add better reactivity from p2pool regarding the node connectivity, adds new features and also brings improvements/bugfixes.
[UI] Ability to resize height of consoles
[UI] Friendly custom start options interface
[ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/cyrix126-releases-gupaxx-v1.7.0-ui-improvements-new-features-fixes/)Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 52 2024: 94 PRs, 7 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.
Opened (20)
monero-project/monero:
[WTS] [$120+] ‘Fire The Empire’ artwork
“Fire the Empire.” Acrylic on fine-grain 200g/m² paper, 11.7 x 16.5 inches. Original artwork No. 3 of 8 from an upcoming collection. Stay tuned for more. /SID
Link: https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/EFTY/
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Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 7 January 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Tuesday, January 7 2025 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.
Agenda overviewCuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.
Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business
The meeting’s moderator should be Boog9003. Consult the Cuprate code rep … ⌘ Read more
Last week at The Lunduke Journal (Dec 1 - Dec 7, 2024)
Codes of Conduct! ChatGPT Insanity! KDE Gets Naggy! Firefox Activists! ⌘ Read more
Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 7 December 2024 1600 UTC
The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Saturday, 7th of December 2024 at 16:00 UTC, in the #monero-community 2’3 channels.
Discussions should be focused on community highlights, CCS updates and workgroup reports. plowsof4 will moderate the meeting.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer5.
_This is an ongoing story and … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 13 2024: 6 PRs, 7 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.
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monero-project/monero:
MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 7 December 2024 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 7th 2024 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC channels.
The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer4.
It is worth mentioning that the deadline for submitting #38CCC MoneroKon As … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Improve Monero guide on Privacyguides
Links:
- https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/suggestion-elaborate-how-to-get-monero/16817/5
- https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/suggestion-elaborate-how-to-get-monero/16817/7
- https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org
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rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23218”>#218**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2182’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers November 7-21 2024 news:
Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposals
Price & Blockchain Stats
Volunteer Opportunities
Support
To support Revuo Monero, you can contribute XMR to the address listed in the footer of each issue and on the Support 4 page.
Announcing GitHub Secure Open Source Fund: Help secure the open source ecosystem for everyone
Applications for the new GitHub Secure Open Source Fund are now open! Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until they close on January 7 at 11:59 pm PT. Programming and funding will begin in early 2025.
The post [Announcing GitHub Secure Open Source Fund: Help secure the open source ecosystem for everyone](https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/announcing-github-sec … ⌘ Read more
[WTS] [$1.5K USD] Encrypted Graphene OS Pixels Fully Setup
PIXEL 6, 6a, 6 Pro, 7a, 7, 7 Pro, 8a, 8 Pro
Link: https://moneromarket.io/listing/e6cd0a03-238b-434f-9a25-382e8da30725
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rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23217”>#217**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2172’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers October 31-7 November 2024 news:
Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposals
Price & Blockchain Stats
Volunteer Opportunities
Support
To support Revuo Monero, you can contribute XMR to the address listed in the footer of each issue and on the Support 4 page.
@eapl.me@eapl.me here are my replies (somewhat similar to Lyse’s and James’)
Metadata in twts: Key=value is too complicated for non-hackers and hard to write by hand. So if there is a need then we should just use #NSFS or the alt-text file in markdown image syntax
if something is NSFWIDs besides datetime. When you edit a twt then you should preserve the datetime if location-based addressing should have any advantages over content-based addressing. If you change the timestamp the its a new post. Just like any other blog cms.
Caching, Yes all good ideas, but that is more a task for the clients not the serving of the twtxt.txt files.
Discovery: User-agent for discovery can become better. I’m working on a wrapper script in PHP, so you don’t need to go to Apaches log-files to see who fetches your feed. But for other Gemini and gopher you need to relay on something else. That could be using my webmentions for twtxt suggestion, or simply defining an email metadata field for letting a person know you follow their feed. Interesting read about why WebMetions might be a bad idea. Twtxt being much simple that a full featured IndieWeb sites, then a lot of the concerns does not apply here. But that’s the issue with any open inbox. This is hard to solve without some form of (centralized or community) spam moderation.
Support more protocols besides http/s. Yes why not, if we can make clients that merge or diffident between the same feed server by multiples URLs
Languages: If the need is big then make a separate feed. I don’t mind seeing stuff in other langues as it is low. You got translating tool if you need to know whats going on. And again when there is a need for easier switching between posting to several feeds, then it’s about building clients with a UI that makes it easy. No something that should takes up space in the format/protocol.
Emojis: I’m not sure what this is about. Do you want to use emojis as avatar in CLI clients or it just about rendering emojis?
[ANN] ShopinBit Schweiz is live now: Switzerland’s new maximum orivacy department store, concierge & travel service with XMR
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[ANN] PSA: LocalMonero/AgoraDesk’s services will be offline after 2024-11-07
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SChernykh releases P2Pool v4.2 with new features, bugfixes
SChernykh1 has released P2Pool 2 version 4.23 with new features and various bugfixes.
Stratum server now disconnects miners when it's not connected to P2Pool network [..]
Added an error code to error messages about opening/saving files
Fixed a possible deadlock during the initial sync [..]
Fixed Windows 7 compatibility
Fixed a data race on shutdown [..]
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wiefix announces launch of Bitrica ‘P2P platform’ with support for XMR, BTC
wiefix 1 - a veteran LocalMonero trader with ~7.6K+ trades2 - has announced3 the launch of Bitrica 4, a new P2P platform where users can trade XMR and BTC directly with each other:
Super excited to share that we’ve just launched [..] after months of development! The platform comes with a solid escrow system that locks the seller’s funds during trades for everyone’s … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 43 2024: 22 PRs, 7 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.
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monero-project/monero:
Twitch Bans All of Israel, Un-Bans Anti-Jewish Terrorists
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[ANN] [Video] Using a Cospend attack to target an individual collecting donations (Canadian Trucker example)
Links:
- https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=Cu2dk78165Y
- https://odysee.com/@anti_moonboy:7/AotPO5:7
- https://rumble.com/v5j6cod-aotpo-episode-5
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tobtoht releases Feather Wallet v2.7.0
tobtoht1 has released Feather Wallet2 version 2.7.03’4 with various fixes, updates, and improvements:
history: always show the integrated address in the destinations table if an outgoing transaction has a payment id - this issue could lead to a potential loss of funds if a repeat payment was made to a service and the address was copied from the dialog without verifying it; a report of this issue was rewarded with … ⌘ Read more