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bugfix··on GitLab critical patch release
Feels like they find critical vulnerabilities in GitLab almost weekly.
bugfix··on Claude Status – Elevated errors for multiple models
If you host it yourself, an outage on your side might end up taking it offline too.
bugfix··on HeidiSQL – Lightweight MariaDB, MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite Manager
It's ready to connect in 2 seconds instead of 45.
bugfix··on Copy Fail, Dirty Frag, and Fragnesia kernel vulnerabilities
I've been using KernelCare in my servers for many, many years now, and have yet to experience a single crash. One of them has been up for close to 4 years now.
bugfix··on Running out of disk space in production
I just use fallocate to create a 1GB or 2GB file, depending on the total storage size. It has saved me twice now. I had a nasty issue with a docker container log quickly filling up the 1GB space before I could even identify the problem, causing the shell to break down and commands to fail. After that, I started creating a 2GB file.
bugfix··on Miasma: A tool to trap AI web scrapers in an endless poison pit
I really don't get it. Wouldn't you be wasting a lot of resources feeding the bots like this?
bugfix··on Gemini 3.1 Pro
Do they offer a subscription like Claude? These models waste so many tokens "thinking", that using via API is a complete waste of money.
bugfix··on The history of C# and TypeScript with Anders Hejlsberg [video]
I think this ship has sailed.
bugfix··on Claude wrote a functional NES emulator using my engine's API
If you let it, Claude Code will write a comment for almost every single line of code.
bugfix··on AMD and Sony's PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current graphics pipeline
So we're getting a new console just to play AI-upscaled PS4 and PS5 "remasters"... and I suspect it’ll probably come without any support for physical media. The PS5 will be my last console. There's no point anymore.
bugfix··on Apple App Store guidelines remove ban on encouraging external payments in US
Apple wants to make sure they get a 30% cut if you spend money on anything within their ecosystem — that's all they really care about.

There are several reports of people having their entire accounts banned, effectively losing access to everything they paid for. And it's basically impossible to get your account back.

bugfix··on Google Play sees 47% decline in apps since start of last year
12 people, actually. And it's down from 20 individual testers requirement from when they introduced this policy last year.
bugfix··on I use zip bombs to protect my server
Wouldn't this just waste your own bandwidth/resources?
bugfix··on I use zip bombs to protect my server
IrfanView was able to load it in about 8 seconds (Ryzen 7 5800x) using 2.8GB of RAM, but zooming/panning is quite slow (~500ms per action)
bugfix··on Jellyfin as a Spotify alternative
Those aren't competitors of Spotify/Netflix; they're alternatives for people who are willing to tolerate small inconveniences to have full control over their library.

Of course it's not as easy as signing up for Spotify/Netflix, but setting them up is easier than ever (even easier for tech people).

bugfix··on How 'Factorio' seduced Silicon Valley and me
To me, it starts to feel like work when I have to rebuild large parts of my factory because I didn't leave enough space to expand. This process feels exactly like having to refactor a bad codebase (where you feel the urge to just start from scratch).

If you plan your build properly, you can avoid this, but it takes a few runs to learn the best strategies.

bugfix··on Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't own your games
Once you buy a game on Steam, you don't need to pay any kind of subscription to play it. The vast majority of games sold there are, in fact, one-time purchases. The games stay in your library even if the developer/publisher decides to delist them.

There are games like MMOs that do require a subscription, but that has nothing to do with Steam itself.

bugfix··on LPCAMM2 is a modular, repairable, upgradeable memory standard for laptops
Even if it's just Lenovo using these new modules, I still think it's a win for the consumer (if the modules aren't crazy expensive).
bugfix··on AI copilots are changing how coding is taught
It's a great tool when you can actually read and understand the code AI is feeding you. When you don't really know how the language works or don't know programming in general, you end up getting stuck trying to guess why this valid piece of code (that looks like it should do what you asked the LLM for), is not working properly.
bugfix··on Why does Windows use backslash as path separator? (2019)
What would be the benefits of changing it now? Change for the sake of change would only break backwards compatibility.
bugfix··on Chrome.userScripts API requires developer mode
It's a single step for now...
bugfix··on I tested four NVMe SSDs from four vendors – half lose FLUSH'd data on power loss (2022)
I had this exact experience with my workstation SSD (NTFS) after a short power loss while NPM was running. After I turned the computer back on, several files (package.json, package-lock.json and many others inside node_modules) had the correct size on disk but were filled with zeros.

I think the last time I had corrupted files after a power loss was in a FAT32 disk on Win98, but you'd usually get garbage data, not all zeros.

bugfix··on Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API
If you don't pay, they'll limit you to 5 downloads per 24 hours. If you pay for a "VIP" account you can download 1000 subtitles per 24 hours.

How long would it take for you download all 6.260.893 subtitles listed in the "dump" with these limits in place?

bugfix··on Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API
The "full data dump" contains only some metadata and the download link for the file. You can't get all the subtitles from the dump.
bugfix··on Apple admits third-party app stores in Europe are inevitable
How would you even find 20 people willing to install and test your random app for at least two weeks? This requirement is insane.
bugfix··on A fast, lightweight, and undetectable YouTube Ads Blocker for Firefox
How long until Google starts banning accounts for using ad blockers?
bugfix··on AMD Counter-Strikes itself, pulls driver after anti-lag feature causes CS2 bans
Looks like some people were VAC banned: https://twitter.com/CounterStrike/status/1712875606776729832
bugfix··on No Google Topics in Vivaldi
How long until big websites start implementing feature detection to block browsers without this API?
bugfix··on Reddit Doubles Down
The thing is, the mods work for free. If reddit wants to replace them, they'll have to hire people moderate these communities (no chance).
bugfix··on YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down
Many videos had the dislike count collected by the extension and stored before YouTube completely removed the counter from the videos. That number is now combined with dislikes sent by the users.

New videos will only show dislikes sent by people using the extension. There's no way to know the real number anymore.

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