Sniffer dogs tested in real-world scenarios reveal need for wider access to explosives
Dogs aren’t just our best friends, they’re also key allies in the fight against terrorism. Thousands of teams of explosive detection dogs and their handlers work 24/7 at airports, transit systems, cargo facilities, and public events around the globe to keep us safe. But canine detection is an art as well as a science: success depends not only on the skill of both dog and human, but also on their bond, and may vary … ⌘ Read more
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My cat Oreo (7) is in critical condition at the vet tonight. Please send her your thoughts and prayers because I’m so scared of losing her 🙏🏻 ⌘ Read more
7 EU states increase Russian energy imports in 2025, Reuters reports ⌘ Read more
Strong 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off southern Philippines, tsunami warning issued ⌘ Read more
DL40N Fanless 1.3L Mini PC with Intel Twin Lake Processors
The DL40N is a fanless 1.3-liter mini PC powered by Intel Twin Lake processors and up to 16GB DDR5 memory. It supports triple 4K display output, dual 2.5G Ethernet, and multiple USB and COM ports for reliable 24/7 operation in applications such as factory automation, digital signage, kiosks, and more. Built on Intel’s Twin Lake […] ⌘ Read more
Hamas demands release of Oct 7 attackers in exchange for hostages ⌘ Read more
Canadian Oct. 7 ‘martyrs’ events panned for glorifying terrorism ⌘ Read more
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All good things come to an end, I guess.
I have an Epson printer (AcuLaser C1100) and an Epson scanner (Perfection V10), both of which I bought about 20 years ago. The hardware still works perfectly fine.
Until recently, Epson still provided Linux drivers for them. That is pretty cool! I noticed today that they have relaunched their driver website – and now I can’t find any Linux drivers for that hardware anymore. Just doesn’t list it (it does list some drivers for Windows 7, for example).
I mean, okay, we’re talking about 20 years here. That is a very long time, much more than I expected. But if it still works, why not keep using it?
Some years ago, I started archiving these drivers locally, because I anticipated that they might vanish at some point. So I can still use my hardware for now (even if I had to reinstall my PC for some reason). It might get hacky at some point in the future, though.
This once more underlines the importance of FOSS drivers for your hardware. I sadly didn’t pay attention to that 20 years ago.
iOS 18.7.1 & iPadOS 18.7.1 Updates Released with Security Patch
Apple has released iOS 18.7.1 for iPhone and ipadOS 18.7.1 for iPad. The small software updates include security patches, and are offered as alternatives to iPhone and iPad users who either don’t want to install iOS 26 onto their device yet, or cannot for compatibility reasons. No new features or major changes are expected in … Read More ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.7.1 & MacOS Sonoma 14.8.1 Updates Released with Security Fixes
Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.7.1 and MacOS Sonoma 14.8.1 as security patch releases for Mac users who are not yet running the Tahoe operating system, of which MacOS Tahoe 26.0.1 was just released. The updates are focused on security patches and do not include any other changes or features for the Sequoia or Sonoma … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/09/30/macos- … ⌘ Read more
@prologic@twtxt.net No, this is a Linux manpage from the man-pages project: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/tree/man/man7/ascii.7
I do have an idea what’s going on. Could be an unfortunate interaction between the table preprocessor tbl and the man macro package. 🤔
XMPP Interop Testing: Two New Features for Clearer Testing
We’ve just released version 1.7.1 of all of our test runners. This release adds two improvements to make interop testing
both stricter and easier to set up!
Some tests can’t be executed if the server lacks required features. Previously, these “impossible” tests were skipped,
which could make a run look fully successful when it wasn’t. Now you can configure the suite to treat impossible t … ⌘ Read more
Introducing the Docker Premium Support and TAM service
The Docker Customer Success and Technical Account Management organizations are excited to introduce the Premium Support and TAM service — a new service designed to extend Docker’s support to always-on 24/7, priority SLAs, expert guidance, and TAM add-on services. We have carefully designed these new services to support our valued customers’ developers and global business… ⌘ Read more
whyyyyy is my discover page only showing 7 twts!!!
JMP: Newsletter: (e)SIM nicknames, Cheogram Android updates, and Cheogram iOS alpha
Hi everyone!
Welcome to the latest edition of your pseudo-monthly JMP update! (it’s been 7 months since the last one 😨)
In case it’s been a while since you checked out JMP, here’s a refresher: JMP lets you send and receive text and picture messages (and calls) through a real phone number right from your computer, tablet, phone, or anything else that has a Jabber client. Among other things, JMP has these features: Y … ⌘ Read more
mandoc is nicer to read/write than the man macro package and, most importantly, it’s semantic markup.
HTML output is a bit broken in GNU groff, though (OpenBSD on the left, GNU on the right):
https://movq.de/v/f1898e648f/s.png
🤔
Still, I’m inclined to convert my manpages to mandoc.
@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org @kat@yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz I spent so much time in the past figuring out if something is a dict or a list in YAML, for example.
What are the types in this example?
items:
- part_no: A4786
descrip: Water Bucket (Filled)
price: 1.47
quantity: 4
- part_no: E1628
descrip: High Heeled "Ruby" Slippers
size: 8
price: 133.7
quantity: 1
items is a dict containing … a list of two other dicts? Right?
It is quite hard for me to grasp the structure of YAML docs. 😢
The big advantage of YAML (and JSON and TOML) is that it’s much easier to write code for those formats, than it is with XML. json.loads() and you’re done.
Saw this on Mastodon:
https://racingbunny.com/@mookie/114718466149264471
18 rules of Software Engineering
- You will regret complexity when on-call
- Stop falling in love with your own code
- Everything is a trade-off. There’s no “best” 3. Every line of code you write is a liability 4. Document your decisions and designs
- Everyone hates code they didn’t write
- Don’t use unnecessary dependencies
- Coding standards prevent arguments
- Write meaningful commit messages
- Don’t ever stop learning new things
- Code reviews spread knowledge
- Always build for maintainability
- Ask for help when you’re stuck
- Fix root causes, not symptoms
- Software is never completed
- Estimates are not promises
- Ship early, iterate often
- Keep. It. Simple.
Solid list, even though 14 is up for debate in my opinion: Software can be completed. You have a use case / problem, you solve that problem, done. Your software is completed now. There might still be bugs and they should be fixed – but this doesn’t “add” to the program. Don’t use “software is never done” as an excuse to keep adding and adding stuff to your code.
@aelaraji@aelaraji.com I use Alt+. all the time, it’s great. 👌
FWIW, another thing I often use is !! to recall the entire previous command line:
$ find -iname '*foo*'
./This is a foo file.txt
$ cat "$(!!)"
cat "$(find -iname '*foo*')"
This is just a test.
Yep!
Or:
$ ls -al subdir
ls: cannot open directory 'subdir': Permission denied
$ sudo !!
sudo ls -al subdir
total 0
drwx------ 2 root root 60 Jun 20 19:39 .
drwx------ 7 jess jess 360 Jun 20 19:39 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jun 20 19:39 nothing-to-see
Windows 7: a 2025 perspective (rose-tinted or not)
Quite often, I wonder how much nostalgia plays part in our perception of past events. Luckily, with software, you can go “back” and retest it, and so there’s no need for any illusions and misconceptions. To wit, I decided to reinstall and try Windows 7 again (as a virtual machine, but still), to see whether my impressions of the dross we call “modern” software today are justified. ↫ Igor Ljubuncic The conclusion is that, yes, you can … ⌘ Read more
Run Classic MacOS & NeXTSTEP in Your Web Browser
If you’ve been a reader of OSXDaily for a while you almost certainly have seen us mention some of the fun web apps that allow you to run full fledged versions of operating systems in your web browser, from Mac OS 9, Mac OS 8, or Mac OS 7, to even Windows 1.0. Many of … Read More ⌘ Read more
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A bill from our ISP in 1998.
We’re talking about a month here, 1998-07-27 to 1998-08-26.
Basic fee: 7.50 DM (about 6€ today).
Online time: 516 minutes, 23.53 DM (about 20€ today).
That’s just the ISP costs, if I’m not mistaken. The underlying phone calls were pretty pricey as well.

$7,500 Bug: Exposing Any HackerOne User’s Email via Private Program Invite
How One GraphQL Query Turned Private Invites into Public Data Leaks
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Run Classic MacOS & NeXTSTEP in Your Web Browser
If you’ve been a reader of OSXDaily for a while you almost certainly have seen us mention some of the fun web apps that allow you to run full fledged versions of operating systems in your web browser, from Mac OS 9, Mac OS 8, or Mac OS 7, to even Windows 1.0. Many of … Read More ⌘ Read more
New watch. My old one was still fine and will probably be on sale soon, but this refurbished Galaxy Watch 7 has LTE. I can set up fall detection and use the emergency SOS feature in case of an emergency when my phone is out of reach or broken. Safety first. I can also leave my phone at home and still receive or make calls. ⌘ Read more
Ukraine’s special operation “Spiderweb” that damaged 41 Russian bomber plans costed Russia $7 billion ⌘ Read more
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Banana Pi Previews BPI-R4 Pro Router Board with MediaTek MT7988A and Wi-Fi 7 Support
Banana Pi has revealed early details about the BPI-R4 Pro, an upcoming router board powered by the MediaTek MT7988A (Filogic 880). Designed as a successor to the BPI-R4, it targets high-speed wireless and wired networking for applications such as Wi-Fi 7 access points and multi-gigabit gateways. The BPI-R4 Pro features a quad-core Arm Cortex-A73 CPU […] ⌘ Read more
I Tried 10 Recon Tools for 7 Days — Here’s What Actually Found Bugs
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@prologic@twtxt.net Mosaic (2.7) works fine, I maintain that package in the AUR and test my website regularly. 😅
️My Top 7 Mistakes as a New Bug Hunter (And How to Avoid Them)
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One of the nicest things about Go is the language itself, comparing Go to other popular languages in terms of the complexity to learn to be proficient in:
- Go:
25keywords (Stack Overflow); CSP-style concurrency (goroutines & channels)
- Python 2:
30keywords (TutorialsPoint); GIL-bound threads & multiprocessing (Wikipedia)
- Python 3:
35keywords (Initial Commit); GIL-bound threads,asyncio& multiprocessing (Wikipedia, DEV Community)
- Java:
50keywords (Stack Overflow); threads +java.util.concurrent(Wikipedia)
- C++:
82keywords (Stack Overflow);std::thread, atomics & futures (en.cppreference.com)
- JavaScript:
38keywords (Stack Overflow); single-threaded event loop &async/await, Web Workers (Wikipedia)
- Ruby:
42keywords (Stack Overflow); GIL-bound threads (MRI), fibers & processes (Wikipedia)
Deals: Apple Watch Series 10 for $299, iPad mini 7 for $399
Amazon is offering some really great deals for Memorial Day Weekend, so whether you want a big discount on the iPad mini 7, Apple Watch Series 10, or a MacBook Air M4 model, don’t miss out on these deals. Apple Watch Series 10 – $299 (down from $399) Apple Watch Series 10 has excellent activity … Read More ⌘ Read more
6.14.8: stable
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** They Missed This One Tiny Parameter — I Made $500 Instantly**
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Build Your Own AI SOC — Part 7 Build a Security Knowledge Assistant With RAG + GPT
From Search to Understanding
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Deals: iPad mini 7 for $399
iPad mini 7 is a powerful miniature tablet that features the A17 processor with Apple Intelligence support, 8″ LCD display, a 12mp front and rear camera, 128 GB storage, USB-C charging, and support for optional Apple Pencil Pro. iPad mini is offered in multiple color options at this 20% discount price, taking $100 off the … Read More ⌘ Read more
**Caching Trouble: The Public Cache That Leaked Private User Data **
Hey there!😁
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Huge System Data Filling Storage on Your Mac? 7 Possible Fixes
Many Mac users are reporting that “System Data” is taking up huge amounts of disk storage capacity on their Macs. While this issue is reported more commonly with MacOS Sequoia, some users find the bloated System Data storage on older versions of MacOS as well. In many cases, the “System Data” in MacOS is taking … Read More ⌘ Read more
Huge System Data Filling Storage on Your Mac? 7 Possible Fixes
Many Mac users are reporting that “System Data” is taking up huge amounts of disk storage capacity on their Macs. While this issue is reported more commonly with MacOS Sequoia, some users find the bloated System Data storage on older versions of MacOS as well. In many cases, the “System Data” in MacOS is taking … Read More ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sonoma 14.7.6 & MacOS Ventura 13.7.6 Updates Released
macOS Sonoma 14.7.6 and MacOS Ventura 13.7.6 have been released by Apple for Mac users who are not running the MacOS Sequoia operating system. These updates focus exclusively on security updates, with no other changes or features. The release of MacOS 14.7.6 and 13.7.6 comes alongside the MacOS Sequoia 15.5 update that was simultaneously released. … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/13/macos-sonoma-14-7-6 … ⌘ Read more