Zen and the art of microcode hacking
Now that we have examined the vulnerability that enables arbitrary microcode patches to be installed on all (un-patched) Zen 1 through Zen 4 CPUs, let’s discuss how you can use and expand our tools to author your own patches. We have been working on developing a collection of tools combined into a single project we’re calling zentool. The long-term goal is to provide a suite of capabilities similar to binutils, but targeting AMD microcode instead of CPU mach … ⌘ Read more
Google multibillionaire Brin demands employees work 60 hours a week on autocomplete tools
Over the past few years, the tech industry has gone from cushy landing pad for STEM grads to a cesspit of corporate greed, where grueling hours are commonplace, and layoffs could strike at any moment. Unfortunately for employees of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, the squeeze is just getting started. ↫ Joe Wilkins at Futurism Sergey Brin, one of t … ⌘ Read more
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj54eq4vejo
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43128253
Points: 843
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AIDA64 drops support for Windows 95, 98, and ME
AIDA64, the popular benchmarking tool for Windows, released a new version today. I don’t particularly care about benchmarking – even less so benchmarking on Windows – but this new release comes with an interesting line in the release notes. Discontinued support for Windows 95, 98, Me ↫ AIDA64 v7.60 release notes Seeing a widely-used, popular piece of software drop support for Windows 95, 98, and ME only in this, the year of our lord, 2025 … ⌘ Read more
From finding to fixing: GitHub Advanced Security integrates Endor Labs SCA
The partnership between GitHub and Endor Labs enables application security engineers and developers to drastically reduce time spent on open source vulnerabilities, and gives them the tools to go from finding to fixing.
The post [From finding to fixing: GitHub Advanced Security integrates Endor Labs SCA](https://github.blog/security/from-finding-to-fixing-github-advanced-security-integrates … ⌘ Read more
Chat is a bad UI pattern for development tools
Article URL: https://danieldelaney.net/chat/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42934190
Points: 512
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10 Whistleblowers Who Were Outright Heroes
When you talk about whistleblowers, some popular names come to mind, but the concept of whistleblowing is not a modern one. The tradition has been in place since the days of the ancient world. It has been a critical tool that man has used to achieve justice and fairness in society. While we acknowledge that […]
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4 steps to building a natural language search tool
Empowering humanitarian action with open source: A natural language search tool for UN Resolutions.
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antichainalysis creates Monero churner tool ‘moneroc’
antichainalysis1 has created moneroc 2 - a tool that automates the process of distributing funds between multiple XMR accounts, apparently in order to facilitate proper Monero churning:
We all know XMR churning is very controversial topic, some say churning benefits your privacy and others say it significantly harms your privacy even more. Hence why I wrote moneroc tool and this writeup to help explain why XMR churn … ⌘ Read more
NixBSD: an unofficial NixOS fork with a FreeBSD kernel
NixBSD is an attempt to make a reproducible and declarable BSD, based on NixOS. Although theoretically much of this work could be copied to build other BSDs, all work thus far has been focused on building a FreeBSD distribution. ↫ NixBSD GitHub page Look, it’s my job to make sure I use and am familiar with as many operating systems and related tools as possible. As much as you guys support OSNews on Patreon or Ko-Fi, it’s g … ⌘ Read more
10 Times People Tried to Weaponize Music
Music has been a powerful tool for expression, unity, and emotion throughout human history. But in some cases, music has been twisted into a weapon—used to intimidate, manipulate, and even psychologically torment. From ancient battlefields to modern interrogations, these moments reveal how sound can be wielded as a force of control and chaos. Here are […]
The post [10 Times People Tried to Weaponize Music](https://listverse.com/2025/01/22/10-times-pe … ⌘ Read more
GitHub’s top blogs of 2024
Explore GitHub’s top blogs of 2024, featuring new tools, AI breakthroughs, and tips to level up your developer game.
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💻 Issue 448 - On Scala Tooling & Stability: What Can We Learn From a Small Drama? ⌘ Read more
[ANN] PiNodeXMR v6.24.12 update available - (Ban Lists)
Hi all, here at PiNodeXMR we’ve been following along with the MRL ban list discussion and have re-added the function to pull-in a ban list of IPs. In the name of decentralisation/anti-censorship, the ban lists are optional for PiNodeXMR users. You can find the new options in your terminal setup menu under “Extra Network tools”.
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4rkal creates XMR ‘micro-tipping’ tool for P2Pool mini miners
4rkal1 has announced2 the beta release3 of Donate Monero Via P2Pool (DMVP2P) 4, a new tool that enables XMR micro-tipping via P2Pool mini 5 for miners on Linux and Windows:
Would love to get some feedback on a new project I started [..] Basically it’s a simple GUI that will allow you to mine to a certain users address via p2pool mini. Think monerodevs but donating via … ⌘ Read more
How developers spend the time they save thanks to AI coding tools
Developers tell us how GitHub Copilot and other AI coding tools are transforming their work and changing how they spend their days.
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@wbknl@twtxt.net I have thought of getting one. I wish there were easier tools for it than direwolf
[ANN] The States Active Attack On Monero
“The tools can and should aim towards reducing the particular currencies value, consequently inducing a voluntary outflow of their users.”
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1go5yh1/
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@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?
monerod-gui v0.1.2-rc released with Windows installer and portable app
everoddandeven1 has released monerod-gui 2 version 0.1.2-rc3 with a new Windows installer and portable app, multiple fixes and improvements:
Changes overviewThis tool simplifies the process of managing a full Monero node, enabling users to run, configure, and monitor monerod without needing to use the command line.
Import/export monerod configuration
Windows portable app and installer
... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/everoddandeven-releases-monerod-gui-v0.1.2-rc/)💻 Issue 441 - Better Java Builds with the Mill Build Tool ⌘ Read more
m-a-x-c creates Monero churn timing tool
m-a-x-c1 has created Monero Churn Timer 2 - a Python script that generates randomized wait times for XMR transactions and can potentially help users increase their privacy by scheduling churns:
The way it works is as follows: after receiving Monero, you would use the Monero Churn Timer to generate a random wait time. You would then set a reminder to “churn” (i.e., send that transaction to yourself at a new address) after the specified … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 42 2024: 27 PRs, 14 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:
It really bugs me when a Web site for a tool has a link called “How It Works”, but the actual information behind that link is “how to use”. A set of operating instructions for a tool and an explanation of the principles that enable the tool to function are two very different things.
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 40, 2024
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
, but not what i’m after.
How AI enhances static application security testing (SAST)
Here’s how SAST tools combine generative AI with code scanning to help you deliver features faster and keep vulnerabilities out of code.
The post How AI enhances static application security testing (SAST) appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
Create a home for your community with GitHub Discussions
GitHub Community-in-a-box provides the tooling, resources, and knowledge you need to build internal communities of learning at scale with GitHub Discussions.
The post Create a home for your community with GitHub Discussions appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
A policy proposal on our approach to deepfake tools and responsible AI
We’re asking for feedback on a proposed Acceptable Use Policy update to address the use of synthetic and manipulated media tools for non-consensual intimate imagery and disinformation while protecting valuable research.
The post [A policy proposal on our approach to deepfake tools and responsible AI](https://github.blog/2024-04-18-a-policy-proposal-on-our-approach-to-deepfake-tools-and-responsib … ⌘ Read more
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(#qfge7za) Joplin + Caddy WebDAV over here.
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it is an addon in the download tool. Or you can use xcaddy to build it in.
