Multiple CurseForge and Bukkit projects have been compromised with self-replicating malware, prompting many groups to advise against downloading or updating mods, modpacks, or plugins from these platforms. The malware is stealing sensitive information, including browser saved passwords, and is unlikely to be detected by anti-malware software. If infected, it is recommended to remove the virus […]
Read more »
This website provides data, products, and imagery derived from operational satellites, but it is intended for informational purposes only. It is important to note that the website and the displayed data are not considered operational, and should not be used to support any emergency or disaster response operations. The website may experience outages without notice, […]
When it comes to air quality monitors, accuracy is the most important performance criterion. Using data from independent tests by South Coast AQMD, the correlation between air quality monitor prices and accuracy was analyzed by looking at the accuracy of PM2.5, one of the most common air quality parameters. Surprisingly, the analysis showed that the […]
This repository offers a fully C++ implementation of Stable Diffusion-based image synthesis that includes original txt2img, img2img, and inpainting capabilities and a safety checker. The library allows for the integration of Stable Diffusion into almost any application and is particularly useful for developers of real-time graphics applications and games. The implementation stores mathematical models using […]
Tailscale has introduced passkeys, a secure and convenient alternative to passwords. Passkeys do not require the user to remember yet another password and are unique for each account and site visited. Synchronized across devices using services like Google Password Manager, iCloud Keychain from Apple, and 1Password, each passkey is tied to the specific app or […]
Winter is coming, but fear not, we’ve conquered the darkness before. Our early ancestors learned how to control fire to tame the night. And today, we have even more efficient lighting technology than our candles, lanterns, and gas lamps. The libertarian Cato Institute’s HumanProgress project highlights that a person would need to gather, chop and […]
This short message is simple but significant for those in the tech industry. The commit being referred to in this statement was signed with the committer’s verified signature, indicating the authenticity and security of the code being produced. While this may seem like a small detail, it is crucial in ensuring the safety and reliability […]
At a recent Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit, the discussion centered on the frustrations of the kernel development process, as experienced by developers and maintainers. The main issue was that patch sets are proposed but may not be applied or rejected, making it hard for companies to know the outcome of a development […]
The author discusses their struggle with monitoring all the applications they host on their server, which has about forty running Docker containers. They prefer to use the open source solution Grafana, which is a web-based data visualization platform that uses plugins to consume data from different sources and support custom dashboard visualizations. They explain the […]
The author discusses various C and C++ APIs for encoding conversions, including their strengths and weaknesses. They provide detailed tables comparing the features of different libraries and APIs, and highlight the deficiencies in the standard C and C++ interfaces. In particular, the author explores why wchar_t is a problematic data type and why encoding conversions […]