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HDD Firmware Hacking Part 1

Do you know how a hard drive works? Come find out with me as I dump, reverse engineer, and modify the firmware on various HDDs and SSDs.

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LibreOps

Many hackers around the world are (re-)decentralizing the net. This is our part, offering distributed, free (as in freedom) services to the world. Always based on Free Open Source Software.

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The <noscript> element as a trap

Definition: The element provides alternate content when JavaScript is entirely toggled off or entirely unsupported. Sources:

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Passwords suck. Can passkeys replace them?

Did you know that most, if not the majority of data breaches originate from hacked credentials? Yep, that's right, if all you private information (and your family's too) got stolen and leaked 20 times a year, it's because employees at companies and...

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Mandy: ActivityPub on Goblins — Spritely Institute

ActivityPub is the protocol that powers the Fediverse. Not only does it allow different instances of the same app to federate with one another, it also allows different apps to federate. For example, a post on a video hosting app could federate to a...

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Hauleth's blog - How do I write Elixir tests?

Blog about BEAM, Rust, fantasy & stuff How do I write Elixir tests? Personal guides for writing tests that are readable and maintainable. Stuff to use, stuff to avoid, and how to organize stuff. Furthermore, I think that mocking must be destroyed.