0xFFFC, j-berman, tobtoht CCS proposals ready for funding
Three CCS proposals have been moved to the funding stage and are now looking for community support:

• 0xFFFC’s!526 1: full-time C++ development (3 months, Jan, Feb, Mar, 2025) 2
  
• j-berman’s!527 3: full-time development (4 months) 4
  
• tobtoht’s!529 5: full-time feather + core development (3 months) 6
  

To support the above proposals you can donate to the XMR addre … ⌘ Read more

PicoPD Pro: USB PD 3.1 Development Board with PPS and AVS Support
The PicoPD Pro is a compact development board with the RP2040 microcontroller, enabling USB PD3.1 features like Programmable Power Supply and Adjustable Voltage Supply up to 30V. It includes an AP33772S sink controller for USB-C functionality and offers a 5V rail output for powering external components. The board includes the RP2040 microcontroller, which operates at […] ⌘ Read more

everoddandeven proposes bounty for monero-cpp Python bindings module
everoddandeven1 has proposed a bounty2 for creating a Python module that exposes the core functionalities of the monero-cpp library 3:

This module should enable Python developers to interact with monero-cpp API using a Pythonic interface without needing to write or interact with C++ code directly.

Total Bounty: 0 XMR (to date)

• Code is ope … ⌘ Read more

** The social is predicated on its exclusions **
I’ve been sitting on this post for like 8 months. I’ve written it and rewritten it at least a dozen times. I hsve two or three notes documents worth of research. It has never felt right, though. It still doesn’t. I figured an rss-only debut for it would be fine, and maybe one day I’ll bring it to a normy kinda post.

At my job I try to make big public digital services accessible. Because of this I think a lot about disability, and how some portion of disability is socially c … ⌘ Read more

Forlinx Unveils Cost-Effective i.MX8MPL-C SoM for Industrial Applications
Forlinx Embedded recently introduced the FETMX8MPL-C SoM, a cost-effective solution for industrial and IoT applications that balances performance and functionality without incorporating advanced multimedia or machine learning features. The FETMX8MPL-C SoM is powered by the NXP i.MX 8M Plus Quad Lite processor, featuring a quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU running at 1.6GHz and a Cortex-M7 for real-time […] ⌘ Read more

Sun Avoidance
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10 Adaptions of “A Christmas Carol” That Missed the Mark
Since the book’s release in 1843, Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol has been adapted over 300 times. With that many versions to choose from, there’s a tale that suits everyone’s needs. Whether you want your Scrooge to be a duck or a puppet, a cartoon or a human, a woman or a man, the list […]

The post [10 Adaptions of “A Christmas Carol” That Missed the Mark](https://listverse.com/2024/12/24/10-adaptions-of-a-christmas-c … ⌘ Read more

Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 30 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 30 2024 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels:

Based on the opinions given here2 I decided to go back to the No Wallet Left Behind Matrix room and IRC channel for the next i.e. coming Monday’s meeting, and to not contiune to hold meetings like the last one in the -dev Matrix room and IRC channel.

This meeting’s c … ⌘ Read more

Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 23 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 23 2024 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels:

Based on the opinions given here2 I decided to go back to the No Wallet Left Behind Matrix room and IRC channel for the next i.e. coming Monday’s meeting, and to not contiune to hold meetings like the last one in the -dev Matrix room and IRC channel.

This meeting’s c … ⌘ Read more

Slovensko bez hraníc č.2 ÚSŽZ
Vážené krajanky, vážení krajania, dovoľujeme si Vám predstaviť decembrového spravodajcu Slovensko bez hraníc. Keďže je tu sviatočný čas, rozhodli sme sa v prvom rade podeliť sa o naše srdečné vianočné a novoročné prianie a naladiť sa s Vami na krásnu atmosféru blížiacich sa sviatkov. Na Úrade pre Slovákov žijúcich v zahraničí nás 19. decembra 2024 potešila návšteva betlehemcov z obce Nová Huta v Rumunsku, ktorých pripravil pán Štefan Kalmár. ⌘ Read more

Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 16 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 16 2024 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels:

Based on the opinions given here2 I decided to go back to the No Wallet Left Behind Matrix room and IRC channel for the next i.e. coming Monday’s meeting, and to not contiune to hold meetings like the last one in the -dev Matrix room and IRC channel.

This meeting’s c … ⌘ Read more

The “Code of Conduct” Must Die
The “CoC” concept has done more harm than good, weaponized against people in Linux, NixOS, Python, C++, openSUSE, Godot, and many other organizations. ⌘ Read more

Banned C++ Contributor Speaks Out
Andrew Tomazos, banned from the C++ Standards Group for using the word “Question” in a technical document, shares his story. ⌘ Read more

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C++ Bans Devs! Linux Bans Devs! Elementary’s DEI Marketing! Microsofts “Dark Patterns”! ⌘ Read more

C++ Standards Contributor Banned For Using Word “Question”
A pattern of prominent developers banned from programming projects for insane reasons. ⌘ Read more

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Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 25 November 2024 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, November 25 2024 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels:

Based on the opinions given here2 I decided to go back to the No Wallet Left Behind Matrix room and IRC channel for the next i.e. coming Monday’s meeting, and to not contiune to hold meetings like the last one in the -dev Matrix room and IRC channel.

This meeting’s c … ⌘ Read more

0xFFFC posts October-November 2024 Monero dev report
0xFFFC1 has posted a second progress report (October 1-14 November 2024)2 for their full-time Monero dev work CCS proposal3:

Last month I worked on multiple PRs. Right now I am working on a few tasks: 1. Investigating wallet-rpc communication with daemon. 2. DNS TXT limitation issue we have.

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Reviews:

• ringct: add operator!= for key #9556
  
• p2p: allow comments in banlist files #9558
  
• c … ⌘ Read more”`

Forlinx FET MX95xx C System on Module for Industrial and IoT Applications
Forlinx Embedded has introduced the FET-MX95xx-C System on Module, built around the high-performance NXP i.MX95xx processor for industrial, automotive, and IoT applications. Key features include a 10GbE port, dual GbE ports, CAN interfaces, camera support, and multiple wireless protocols. Unlike the FET3562J-C SoM, this new Forlinx device is powered by the NXP i.MX95xx processor. It […] ⌘ Read more

Spoločný dolnozemský stánok na Bibliotéke 2024
V období od 7. do 10. novembra 2024 na knižnom veľtrhu Bibliotéka 2024 v Bratislave bude aj v tomto roku, s finančnou podporou Úradu pre Slovákov žijúcich v zashraničí, spoločný stánok dolnozemských Slovákov. Zastúpení budú Slováci z Chorvátska, Maďarska, Rumunska a Srbska. Nájdete ich v Hale D stánok č. 303. Otváracie hodiny v dňoch štvrtok až sobotu sú 9,00 – 19,00 h. a v nedeľu 9,00 – 18,00 h. ⌘ Read more

Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 18 November 2024 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, November 18 2024 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels:

Based on the opinions given here2 I decided to go back to the No Wallet Left Behind Matrix room and IRC channel for the next i.e. coming Monday’s meeting, and to not contiune to hold meetings like the last one in the -dev Matrix room and IRC channel.

This meeting’s c … ⌘ Read more

selsta posts October 2024 Monero dev report
selsta1 has posted a monthly CCS progress report2 for October 2024, which includes several Monero dev updates.

Milestone 3:
-Continued working on preparing the next release [..] v0.18.4.0 with multiple larger changes.
-Work on resolving HackerOne reports also continued [..]
-Investigated bugs and did some work on repository organization. [..]

Note that misc work is not explicitly mentioned in these updates. The full list of c … ⌘ 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

https://gustedt.wordpress.com/2024/10/15/the-c23-edition-of-modern-c/ code book clang

@prologic@twtxt.net Regarding the new way of generating twt-hashes, to me it makes more sense to use tabs as separator instead of spaces, since the you can just copy/past a line directly from a twtxt-file that already go a tab between timestamp and message. But tabs might be hard to “type” when you are in a terminal, since it will activate autocomplete…🤔

Another thing, it seems that you sugget we only use the domain in the hash-creation and not the full path to the twtxt.txt

$ echo -e "https://example.com 2024-09-29T13:30:00Z Hello World!" | sha256sum - | awk '{ print $1 }' | base64 | head -c 12

Erlang Solutions: Erlang Concurrency: Evolving for Performance
Some languages are born performant, and later on tackle concurrency. Others are born concurrently and later build on performance. C or Rust system’s programming are examples of the former, Erlang’s Concurrency is an example of the latter.

A mistake in concurrency can essentially let all hell loose, incurring incredibly hard-to-track bugs and even security vulnerabilities, and a mistake in performance can leave a product tr … ⌘ Read more

CNCF and the Linux Foundation partner with Unified Patents on a community-driven approach to safeguard open source innovation from patent trolls
Now is the time for the open source ecosystem to band together and find strength in numbers  CNCF and The Linux Foundation are expanding their partnership with Unified Patents to protect open source software from non-practicing entities (NPEs), c … ⌘ Read more

@prologic@twtxt.net earlier you suggested extending hashes to 11 characters, but here’s an argument that they should be even longer than that.

Imagine I found this twt one day at https://example.com/twtxt.txt :

2024-09-14T22:00Z Useful backup command: rsync -a “$HOME” /mnt/backup

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and I responded with “(#5dgoirqemeq) Thanks for the tip!”. Then I’ve endorsed the twt, but it could latter get changed to

2024-09-14T22:00Z Useful backup command: rm -rf /some_important_directory

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which also has an 11-character base32 hash of 5dgoirqemeq. (I’m using the existing hashing method with https://example.com/twtxt.txt as the feed url, but I’m taking 11 characters instead of 7 from the end of the base32 encoding.)

That’s what I meant by “spoofing” in an earlier twt.

I don’t know if preventing this sort of attack should be a goal, but if it is, the number of bits in the hash should be at least two times log2(number of attempts we want to defend against), where the “two times” is because of the birthday paradox.

Side note: current hashes always end with “a” or “q”, which is a bit wasteful. Maybe we should take the first N characters of the base32 encoding instead of the last N.

Code I used for the above example: https://fossil.falsifian.org/misc/file?name=src/twt_collision/find_collision.c
I only needed to compute 43394987 hashes to find it.

I was not suggesting to that everyone need to setup a working webfinger endpoint, but that we take the format of nick+(sub)domain as base for generating the hashed together with the message date and content.

If we omit the protocol prefix from the way we do things now will that not solve most of the problems? In the case of gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~nristen/twtxt.txt they also have a working twtxt.txt at https://ctrl-c.club/~nristen/twtxt.txt … damn I just notice the gemini. subdomain.

Okay what about defining a prefers protocol as part of the hash schema? so 1: https , 2: http 3: gemini 4: gopher ?

Sté výročie Oltárneho krúžku žien v Selenči
V týchto dňoch v selenčskom cirkevnom zbore si pripomínajú storočnicu pôsobenia Ženského krúžku. Záznam o jeho začiatkoch nachádzame v Ročenke Slovenskej evanjelickej a.v. cirkvi v Juhoslávii z roku 1959. V texte Michala Sľúku čítame: “Prvé počiatky organizovania žien pri cirkvi siahajú až do 1924 roku. Vtedy 9 žien večeriami sa schádzali spolu aj s kantorom do Častvanovho domu ku cvičeniu cirkevného spevu. Tento malý krúžok sa č … ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org 31°C here, feels like 33°C, with a lovely 75% of humidity. It has been raining, on and off (to make matter “better”) the whole day until now. No horses here, but if you go outside you will smell the same smell of farm animals (like goats, or pigs). That’s because two or three kilometres from here there are private farms, and when the wind blows in such way, well, we are reminded of their existence.

I haven’t left the house, so it feels well under air conditioning. In two more hours I will call it quits from the work day, and will have to dash to the grocery to get supplies for tonight’s meal (arroz con gandules). I will let you know how it truly feels out there then. :-D

For those swollen fingers, nothing better than a mildly cold shower! Oh, and paws off the keyboard! :-P

ASUS IoT EBS-P300 Fanless Lightweight Box PC with 2.5GbE & 1GbE LAN ports
The ASUS IoT EBS-P300 is a compact, lightweight embedded computer designed for industrial applications. It features an Intel Celeron J6412 processor and is optimized for use in harsh environments, with reliable performance across a temperature range of -20°C to 60°C. The EBS-P300 supports up to 8GB of LPDDR4x-3733 RAM, providing capacity for running multiple applications. […] ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de wow! We are “lucky” today, only 27°C here, 87% humidity, overcast, and raining sporadically. Thanks to the rain our temperatures aren’t high, but muggy nevertheless. I am ready for our winter too, you know, that whole week. LOL.

@movq@www.uninformativ.de hmm, I guess I could do that too. I have startinsert set on my .vimrc, so I will either have to take it out, or exit insert, $, then insert again. I think the way you do it would be the way to go.

I tried setting VISUAL to be something like vim -c 'star!', which does the same thing, but no dice. :-/

Daniel Pocock: ClueCon 2024 photos
ClueCon has just finished. Here are some of my photos.

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![Anthony Minessale, ClueCon 2024, Signalwire](https://danielpocock.com/assets/2024-08-12-cluecon/DSC_35 … ⌘ Read more

After work bike tour
I admit it, I should rename the subtitle of my blog from “Thoughts of an IT expert” to “My bike tour log”. Even though it was 29° C outside today, I wanted to do another bike tour after work. 42 km through the surrounding area of my hometown. I discovered new places and noticed that it actually feels colder next to trees. It was much fun! ⌘ Read more

Porting my JavaScript Game Engine to C for No Reason

tl;dr: high_impact is small game engine for 2D action games. It’s written in C, compiles to Windows, Mac and Linux as well as to WASM for the Web. It’s “inspired by” my original Impact JavaScript game engine from 2010. The name high_impact is a nod to a time when C was considered a high level language.

MIT licensed, source on github: [github.com/phoboslab/high_impact](https://github … ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (July 28 - Aug 3, 2024)
GNOME Bans Saying “Lunduke”. WINE Fixes AOL for Win 3.1 (Seriously). Python 71x Slower Than C. ⌘ Read more

Porting my JavaScript Game Engine to C for No Reason

tl;dr: high_impact is small game engine for 2D action games. It’s written in C, compiles to Windows, Mac and Linux as well as to WASM for the Web. It’s “inspired by” my original Impact JavaScript game engine from 2010. The name high_impact is a nod to a time when C was considered a high level language.

MIT licensed, source on github: [github.com/phoboslab/high_impact](https://github … ⌘ Read more

Python is 71x Slower, Uses 75x More Energy, Than C
Rust, Go, Swift, Dart, Ruby. All slower, & use more electricity, than plain old C. ⌘ Read more

There are also a bunch of log messages scrolling by. I’ve never seen this much activity in the log:

Jul 25 01:37:39 buc.ci yarnd[829]: [yarnd] 2024/07/25 01:37:39 (149.71.56.69) "GET /external?nick=lovetocode999&uri=https://pagez.co.uk/services/your-own-100-fully-owned-online-vi>
Jul 25 01:37:39 buc.ci yarnd[829]: [yarnd] 2024/07/25 01:37:39 (162.211.155.2) "GET /twt/112135496802692324 HTTP/1.1" 400 12 826.65µs
Jul 25 01:37:40 buc.ci yarnd[829]: [yarnd] 2024/07/25 01:37:40 (51.222.253.14) "GET /conv/muttriq HTTP/1.1" 200 36881 20.448309ms
Jul 25 01:37:40 buc.ci yarnd[829]: [yarnd] 2024/07/25 01:37:40 (162.211.155.2) "GET /twt/112730114943543514 HTTP/1.1" 400 12 663.493µs
Jul 25 01:37:40 buc.ci yarnd[829]: [yarnd] 2024/07/25 01:37:40 (27.75.213.253) "GET /external?nick=lovetocode999&uri=http%3A%2F%2Falfarah.jo%2FHome%2FChangeCulture%3FlangCode%3Den>
Jul 25 01:37:40 buc.ci yarnd[829]: time="2024-07-25T01:37:40Z" level=error msg="http://bynet.com.br/log_envio.asp?cod=335&email=%21%2AEMAIL%2A%21&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.almanacar.c>
Jul 25 01:37:40 buc.ci yarnd[829]: [yarnd] 2024/07/25 01:37:40 (162.211.155.2) "GET /twt/111674756400660911 HTTP/1.1" 400 12 545.106µs
Jul 25 01:37:40 buc.ci yarnd[829]: time="2024-07-25T01:37:40Z" level=warning msg="feed FetchFeedRequest: @<lovetocode999 http://alfarah.jo/Home/ChangeCulture?langCode=en&returnUrl>
Jul 25 01:37:41 buc.ci yarnd[829]: [yarnd] 2024/07/25 01:37:41 (162.211.155.2) "GET /twt/112507964696096567 HTTP/1.1" 400 12 838.946µs

Something really weird is going on?

(Updated) Forlinx’s New SoM Leverages Rockchip RK3562J Quad-Core Processor
(Updated) Forlinx’s New SoM Leverages Rockchip RK3562J Quad-Core Processor
Forlinx Embedded has launched the FET3562J-C SoM, a versatile system on module with an optional 1 TOPS NPU, optimized for a broad range of applications including industrial automation, consumer electronics, smart healthcare, energy, and telecommunications. ⌘ Read more

Linux-Compatible Board Built Around RK3576 with 6TOPS NPU for AIoT Applications
Linux-Compatible Board Built Around RK3576 with 6TOPS NPU for AIoT Applications
The Forlinx Embedded FET3576-C SoM and its carrier board are designed to meet the demands of the AIoT market, emphasizing high performance, substantial computing power, and energy efficiency. Built around the Rockchip RK3576, this hardware platform incorporates dual GbE LAN ports, PCIe support, wireless cap … ⌘ Read more

Pinellas County - Cool down: 2.35 miles, 00:09:59 average pace, 00:23:27 duration
walked about ¾ mile and then started c/d run. felt strong so endurance is in a great spot!
#running

Forlinx’s New SoM Leverages Rockchip RK3562J Quad-Core Processor
Forlinx Embedded has launched the FET3562J-C SoM, a versatile system on module with an optional 1 TOPS NPU, optimized for a broad range of applications including industrial automation, consumer electronics, smart healthcare, energy, and telecommunications. The FET3562J-C SoM, powered by the Rockchip RK3562J processor with advanced 22nm process technology, features four ARM Cortex-A53 cores operating […] ⌘ Read more

Execute commands by sending JSON? Learn how unsafe deserialization vulnerabilities work in Ruby projects
Can an attacker execute arbitrary commands on a remote server just by sending JSON? Yes, if the running code contains unsafe deserialization vulnerabilities. But how is that possible? In this blog post, we’ll describe how unsafe deserialization vulnerabilities work and how you can detect them in Ruby projects.

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ThingPulse Pendrive S3: Versatile as Both a Lightweight Wi-Fi Disk and Rubber Ducky Device
The ThingPulse Pendrive S3 is a compact development board that incorporates a male USB-C connector and is based on the ESP32-S3 Mini module. It supports the user-friendly CircuitPython programming environment, making it accessible for those familiar with Python. This device boasts 128MB of flash memory, similar in accessibility to an SD card, enabling it to […] ⌘ Read more

M a y b e p u t s p a c e s b e t w e e n t h e l e t t e r s t o t h w a r t t h e c r a w l e r s l i k e t h i s s o t h e y j u s t s e e i n d i v i d u a l l e t t e r s

I think @abucci@anthony.buc.ci and @stigatle@yarn.stigatle.no are running snac? I didn’t have a closer look at snac (no intention of running it), but if that is a relatively small daemon (maybe comparable to Yarn?) that gives you access to the whole world of ActivityPub, then, well, yeah … That’s tough to beat.

Yes, I am running snac on the same VPS where I run my yarn pod. I heard of it from @stigatle@yarn.stigatle.no, so blame him 😏 snac is written in C and is one simple executable, uses very little resources on the server, and stores everything in JSON files (no databases or other integrations; easy to save and migrate your data) . It’s definitely like yarn in that respect.

I haven’t been around yarn much lately. Part of that is that I’ve been very busy at work and home and only have a limited time to spend goofing off on a social network. Part of it is that I’m finding snac very useful: I’ve connected with friends I’d previously lost touch with, I’ve found useful work-related information, I’ve found colleagues to follow, and even found interesting conferences to attend. There’s a lot more going on over there.

I guess if I had to put it simply, I’d say I have limited time to play and there are more kids in the ActivityPub sandbox than this one. That’s not a ding on yarn–I like yarn and twtxt–I’m just time constrained.

100 rokov od narodenia Martina Jonáša
Martin Jonáš (1924-1996) je jedným z najvýznamnejších a svetovo najuznávanejších insitných maliarov slovenského pôvodu zo Srbskej republiky. Jeho maliarstvo sa stalo celosvetovo uznávaným vďaka veľkému počtu samostatných a skupinových výstav po celom svete a početným medzinárodným oceneniam a uznaniam. Jeho maľby sa vyznačujú vizuálne zvláštnym spôsobom zobrazenia ľudských postáv, nadrozmerných rúk a nôh, čím vzdáva uznanie fyzickej práci, č … ⌘ Read more