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Tmpod commented on Self-hosting a Matrix server for 5 years yaky.dev/2025-11-30-self-... · Posted by u/the-anarchist

Another cashflow idea, as if you don't think of many yourself: A white-label version of Element (called something else) that can be deployed as scoped to an organization and based on an LTS release schedule. We'd gladly pay for this.

Tmpod · 18 days ago

Well, I can't check if it is still a thing today, but Element's managed servers used to allow you to do that, at least for the web app (though I had the idea they also did that for the old mobile apps?)

Here's a couple of links:

https://element.io/blog/custom-branding/

https://element.io/blog/a-white-label-messaging-app-to-creat...

Tmpod commented on Firefox expands fingerprint protections blog.mozilla.org/en/firef... · Posted by u/ptrhvns

pona-a · a month ago

I wish them the best. When I last tested it on fingerprint.com, the hash remained stable even with resistFingerprinting and letterboxing from a VPN, only changing between profiles. When I daily-drove resistFingerprinting (not reduceFingerprinting that permits exceptions like dark mode) in 2021, my hash changed every restart.

Tmpod · a month ago

Perhaps fingerprint.com has stepped up their detection game and have new heuristics to identify you, thwarting the resistFingerprinting measures.

My experience lately has been that fingerprint.com is able to identify my main profile "in bursts", i.e. it will identify me consistently for some days, then it will forget and tell me it's never seen me. Maybe the service they provide on the landing page has a TTL policy? Either way, I've observed this behaviour on both my main profile and my "Firefox Focus"-like profile (a mix of no history + automatic temporary containers). On Mullvad Browser, however, it always seems to group me with random access across the globe.

Tmpod commented on Blender 5.0 developer.blender.org/doc... · Posted by u/Tmpod

Tmpod · a month ago

It seems it was pushed to 18/11. Here follows the notice posted on Discord:

> Hey @everyone, apologies for the Blender 5.0 false alarm earlier today. The announcement was scheduled to go out this morning, and I even double-checked the official release date last night before bed to confirm everything was still on track. Unfortunately, an unexpected delay pushed the launch back at the last minute. Blender 5.0 will now officially release on November 18. Thank you all for the enthusiasm and understanding, your support means a lot, and the wait is almost over.

Tmpod commented on Blender 5.0 developer.blender.org/doc... · Posted by u/Tmpod

Tmpod · a month ago

To be released tomorrow.

Tmpod commented on JSON River – Parse JSON incrementally as it streams in github.com/rictic/jsonriv... · Posted by u/rickcarlino

simonw · 2 months ago

If anyone needs to do this in Python I've had success with both ijson and jiter - notes here: https://til.simonwillison.net/json/ijson-stream and https://simonwillison.net/2024/Sep/22/jiter/

Tmpod · 2 months ago

+1 for ijson. I wrote some pretty fast and lightweight parsers a while back, using ijson's basic stream. Never heard of jiter, thanks for the posts!

Tmpod commented on Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux kernel? lock.cmpxchg8b.com/anubis... · Posted by u/taviso

JimDabell · 4 months ago

adCAPTCHA already does this:

https://adcaptcha.com

Tmpod · 4 months ago

This is a joke, right? The landing page makes it seem so.

I tried the captcha in their login page and it made the entire page, including the puzzle piece slider, run at 2 fps.

My god, we do really live in 2025.

Tmpod commented on Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux kernel? lock.cmpxchg8b.com/anubis... · Posted by u/taviso

kaszanka · 4 months ago

This is basically what most of the challenge types in go-away (https://git.gammaspectra.live/git/go-away/wiki/Challenges) do.

Tmpod · 4 months ago

+1 for go-away. It's a bit more involved to configure, but worth the effort imo. It can be considerably more transparent to the user, triggering the nuclear PoW check less often, while being just as effective, in my experience.

Tmpod commented on Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux kernel? lock.cmpxchg8b.com/anubis... · Posted by u/taviso

pilif · 4 months ago

Here’s one study

https://dukespace.lib.duke.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/81...

And of all the high-profile projects implementing it, like the LKML archives, none have backed down yet, so I’m assuming the initial improvement in numbers must continue or it would have been removed since

Tmpod · 4 months ago

I run a service under the protection of go-away[0], which is similar to Anubis, and can attest it works very well, still. Went from constant outages due to ridiculous volumes of requests to good load times for real users and no bad crawlers coming through.

[0]: https://git.gammaspectra.live/git/go-away

Tmpod commented on Pixel 10 Phones blog.google/products/pixe... · Posted by u/gotmedium

daemonologist · 4 months ago

I replaced my 4a (which is not particularly small) after Google nerfed the battery into oblivion, but every once in a while I get it out of its drawer and am always immediately struck by how much better the form factor is. Using a modern phone with a 6+ inch screen feels like trying to tie a knot with one hand.

Tmpod · 4 months ago

Oh man, I'm still using my 4a and am quite afraid of what I'll do once it goes caput. There's essentially no real replacement. The S23/24 are kinda okay, but the custom ROM support is meh. Pixels are unbeatable in that regard... It's a shame