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DrawAFish.com Postmortem

news.ycombinator.com Alden Hallak 2025-12-15 02:10:22

DrawAFish.com TL;DR: Incident Duration: ~6 hours (2AM–8AM EST) ~6 hours (2AM–8AM EST) Impact: Username vandalism (slurs) Offensive fish approved / safe fish removed Root Causes: Legacy 6-digit admin password exposed in past data breach Username update API lacked authentication JWT not tied to specific user Mitigation: Manual reversal of mod actions, fixed authorization logic, backups reviewed Manual reversal of mod actions, fixed authorization logic, backups reviewed Takeaway: hwoopsy dais

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OpenIPC: Open IP Camera Firmware

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 15:41:50

OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera. OpenIPC is an open source operating system from the open community targeting for IP cameras with ARM and MIPS processors from several manufacturers in order to replace that closed, opaque, insecure, often abandoned and unsupported firmware pre-installed by a vendor. OpenIPC Firmware comes as binary pre-compiled files for easy installation by end-user. Also, we provide full access to the source files for further development and improve

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Firefly Aerospace lifts IPO range that would value company at more than $6 billion

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-15 15:36:27

Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim sits for an interview at the Firefly Aerospace mission operations center in Leander, Texas, U.S., July 9, 2025. Firefly Aerospace has lifted the share price range for its upcoming initial public offering in a move that would value the space technology company at more than $6 billion. The lunar lander and rocket maker said in a filing Monday that it expects to price shares in its upcoming IPO between $41 and $43 apiece. Firefly's new target range would raise nea

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Figma's stock sinks more than 20% after last week's IPO pop

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-12-15 20:51:02

Dylan Field, co-founder and CEO of Figma, appears on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 31, 2025. Figma shares dropped 23% on Monday, cutting into the gains the design software company posted after hitting the market last week. The stock dropped $27.50 to $94.50 as of midday. That's down from a close of $122 on Friday. Figma and top stockholders sold about 37 million shares at $33 per share late Wednesday, yielding around $412 million in proceeds flowing to the company. On Thurs

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Microsoft: Outdated Office apps lose access to voice features in January

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-15 20:05:30

Microsoft announced that the transcription, dictation, and read aloud features will stop working in older versions of Office 365 applications in late January 2026. Read aloud lets users hear documents and emails read back, transcription converts speech into text in real-time, and the dictation feature allows for voice-to-text input across Office applications. The company advised customers to update their Microsoft 365 Office apps to a version higher than 16.0.18827.20202 (released in early Jul

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‘Shelby Oaks’ Drops a Freaky First Trailer

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-12-15 20:23:55

When Mike Flanagan signs onto a debut horror film as an executive producer, that’s going to make genre fans sit up and take notice. Shelby Oaks hits theaters in October, and not only does writer-director Chris Stuckmann have Flanagan’s stamp of approval, but he also now has an excellently chilling first trailer to further entice spooky-cinema junkies. Using what looks to be a blend of narrative and found footage, not to mention true crime and ghostly terrors, Shelby Oaks follows Mia (Camille Su

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The 45 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (August 2025)

wired.com Matt Kamen 2025-12-13 03:00:00

Netflix has plenty of movies to watch. Maybe too many. Sometimes finding the right film at the right time can seem like an impossible task. Let us help you. Below is a list of some of our favorites currently on the streaming service—from dramas to comedies to thrillers. If you decide you’re in more of a TV mood, head over to our collection of the best TV series on Netflix. Want more? Check out our lists of the best sci-fi movies, best movies on Amazon Prime, and the best flicks on Disney+. If

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Battlefield 6 anti-cheat system requires Secure Boot, shutting out Linux and legacy PCs

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-12-16 00:44:00

In a nutshell: Electronic Arts is preparing to launch the next chapter in the Battlefield saga and expects players to fully embrace the new FPS experience. However, many potential buyers may be disappointed by the game's lack of support for Linux-based platforms. Battlefield 6 will include a powerful anti-cheat system that requires players to enable Secure Boot on their Windows PCs. Battlefield Wire confirmed the news on X, stating that EA's anti-cheat technology will run at the kernel level on

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Drawafish.com Postmortem: Whoops

news.ycombinator.com Alden Hallak 2025-12-15 20:10:22

DrawAFish.com TL;DR: Incident Duration: ~6 hours (2AM–8AM EST) ~6 hours (2AM–8AM EST) Impact: Username vandalism (slurs) Offensive fish approved / safe fish removed Root Causes: Legacy 6-digit admin password exposed in past data breach Username update API lacked authentication JWT not tied to specific user Mitigation: Manual reversal of mod actions, fixed authorization logic, backups reviewed Manual reversal of mod actions, fixed authorization logic, backups reviewed Takeaway: hwoopsy dais

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Microsoft tops $4T in valuation: Great news for MSFT, not so great for workers

news.ycombinator.com More This Author 2025-12-16 00:11:36

If you own Microsoft stock, you’ve got to be happy. Microsoft’s latest financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2025 were robust: Revenue reached $76.4 billion (up 18% year-over-year), with net income at $27.2 billion (up 24%). The primary driver was robust growth in Microsoft’s cloud and AI businesses. Azure’s revenue, which has finally been separated out in the financial reporting, now stands at $75 billion in annual revenue, representing a 34% surge for the year. Put it all togethe

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Yes, you need a firewall on Linux - here's why and which to use

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-12-16 05:18:36

JuSun/Getty ZDNET's key takeaways Linux is highly secure, but you should still have a firewall. You should know if your ISP's hardware (gateway) uses a firewall. One of the easiest Linux firewalls is UFW and its GUI sidekick, GUFW. I've been using Linux for nearly 30 years. Over those years, I've experienced only one security issue (a rootkit on a server I inherited). The reason for that is Linux's heightened security. Out of the box, it includes a tight permissions system and security mech

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Google is making it easier to hide sensitive files in your Pixel’s Private Space

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 10:34:32

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is making it simpler to move sensitive files into Private Space, the built-in feature on Pixel devices for hiding apps and data. While the tool has always made it straightforward to add apps to the profile, adding files has been less intuitive. An upcoming update adds a new “Add files” option that lets you directly copy or move files from your main profile into the Private Space. If you want to hide apps, files, and folders on your Android devi

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Open IP Camera Firmware

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-12 21:41:50

OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera. OpenIPC is an open source operating system from the open community targeting for IP cameras with ARM and MIPS processors from several manufacturers in order to replace that closed, opaque, insecure, often abandoned and unsupported firmware pre-installed by a vendor. OpenIPC Firmware comes as binary pre-compiled files for easy installation by end-user. Also, we provide full access to the source files for further development and improve

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That One Fujifilm Camera Everybody Badly Wants Now Costs Way More

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-12-16 10:35:41

The bleachers filled with Fuji fans have every reason to jeer at the current state of cameras. While camera geeks sit on the sidelines, waiting for one of the most hyped cameras today—the Fujifilm X100VI—to return to store shelves, tariff woes are here to hit them with another punch in the gut. The camera made famous by TikTok stars and Instagram aficionados now costs $200 more than before in the U.S., making an already expensive camera even more pricey. The entire X-series of cameras, includin

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How I configure BorgBackup and borgmatic (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Justus Perlwitz 2025-12-13 11:54:32

This article outlines how I configure BorgBackup and borgmatic on my machines. macOS Tested on MacBook Air M2 macOS Ventura 13.4.1 borgmatic 1.7.12 (MacPorts) moreutils 0.67_1 (MacPorts) borgmatic and moreutils are also available on Homebrew. Unlike systemd, launchctl doesn’t provide integration a syslog-like service. (I guess Apple expects you to use Console instead) Apple’s unified logging is unreliable and in many tests I have had messages disappearing, even when manually testing wit

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Everything to know about UniFi OS Server

news.ycombinator.com Cody Deluisio 2025-12-16 20:09:02

UniFi OS Server is now available in Early Access, and it’s being promoted as a major advancement for MSPs and enterprise IT teams. But does it actually solve any problems we couldn’t already work around? Let’s break down what this release is, what it isn’t, and whether it brings real benefits to the table. What is UniFi OS Server? UniFi OS Server is a self-hosted platform that lets you run UniFi Network and select UniFi apps (currently InnerSpace and Identity) on your own hardware — no Dream M

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So you want to parse a PDF?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 21:24:29

Suppose you have an appetite for tilting at windmills. Let's say you love pain. Well then why not write a PDF parser today? The ideal world: how the specification should work Conceptually parsing a PDF is fairly simple: First, locate the version header comment at the start of the file Next you need to locate the pointer to the cross-reference Then you can find all object offsets Finally you locate and build the trailer dictionary which points to the catalog dicitionary Introduction to PDF

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"If you can rack it, you can run UniFi OS" Ubiquiti self-hosted UniFi OS release

news.ycombinator.com Cody Deluisio 2025-12-17 02:09:02

UniFi OS Server is now available in Early Access, and it’s being promoted as a major advancement for MSPs and enterprise IT teams. But does it actually solve any problems we couldn’t already work around? Let’s break down what this release is, what it isn’t, and whether it brings real benefits to the table. What is UniFi OS Server? UniFi OS Server is a self-hosted platform that lets you run UniFi Network and select UniFi apps (currently InnerSpace and Identity) on your own hardware — no Dream M

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‘Starfinder: Afterlight’ Brings Paizo’s TTRPG to Video Games

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-12-16 22:50:31

Tabletop RPG developer Paizo is taking is first steps into video games through its sci-fi title, Starfinder. Developer Epictellers Entertainment is adapting the Pathfinder offshoot for mouse and keyboard with the single-player RPG Afterlight. In it, players will assemble of crew with their own personal stories and baggage for you to help deal with while embarking on a quest to save the galaxy. Like the recently announced RPG for The Expanse, players can play as different classes and make choice

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I Played Battlefield 6: Hands-On With the Return To Big Battle Warfare

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-16 21:00:03

After a few hours playing the upcoming Battlefield 6, it's clear the game is designed to be a mea culpa to fans: Trust us, we're bringing back the Battlefield you remember. At a massive preview event in Los Angeles, I sat down to play a slice of the game's multiplayer mode -- and came off it suitably whelmed with a mix of raucous moments and tedious deaths. Ultimately, it feels like it will deliver the kind of big team battles players have been craving, with technical flourishes that amplify the

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Figma CEO's path from college dropout and Thiel fellow to tech billionaire

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-12-16 21:00:01

In this article FIG Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dylan Field, co-founder and CEO of Figma, signs the guestbook on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on July 31, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg may be the most famous college-dropout-turned-tech-billionaire. Dylan Field is the latest, after his design startup Figma soared in its stock market debut this week. The two entrepreneurs have something else in common: close ties to Pete

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Alarming New System Can Identify People Through Walls Using Wi-Fi Signal

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-16 18:45:30

Once upon a time, in their startling report titled "Bigger Monsters, Weaker Chains," ACLU analysts Jay Stanley and Barry Steinhardt argued that the US was quickly becoming a full-blown "surveillance society," where advanced technology and crumbling regulation come together to create the kind of world that was previously the domain of dystopian science fiction. "The fact is, there are no longer any technical barriers to the Big Brother regime portrayed by George Orwell," they wrote. That was in

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Elon Musk Accused of Stiffing Small Businesses for Millions of Dollars, Causing Some to File for Bankruptcy

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-16 21:15:32

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has allegedly been stiffing small businesses, causing some of them to file for bankruptcy. According to an investigation by CNN, contractors have filed liens — claims of possession of property until a debt is paid off — for more than $110 million against Tesla over the last five years. The company still owes dozens of businesses more than $24 million. Worst of all, many of these firms are mom-and-pop operations, making them extremely vulnerabl

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What Happens to Your Data If You Stop Paying for Cloud Storage?

wired.com David Nield 2025-12-16 20:30:00

If it's been a while since you added up how many digital subscriptions you're paying for, it's likely to be more than you think: streaming services, software packages, games, AI bots, health and fitness wearables ... the list goes on. You can add cloud storage subscriptions to that list too. Apple, Google, and Microsoft offer very little in the way of free storage in the cloud, which means if you want the convenience of having your photos, videos, and other files safely backed up and accessible

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Helsinki records zero traffic deaths for full year

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-12 12:08:02

“A lot of factors contributed to this, but speed limits are one of the most important,” said Roni Utriainen , traffic engineer with the city’s Urban Environment Division. Authorities described the milestone as exceptional and credited long-term planning, targeted infrastructure changes, and lower speed limits. Helsinki has completed an entire year without a single traffic-related fatality, according to city and police officials. The last recorded death occurred in early July 2024 in the Kontul

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The SEC Shifts Gears on Crypto

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2025-12-16 23:00:21

The Securities and Exchange Commission made its biggest pro-crypto move yet this week. On Thursday, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins launched “Project Crypto,” an overarching roadmap of the Commission’s approach to regulating cryptocurrency. The aim of the project, according to Atkins, is to make the United States “the crypto capital of the world” by onshoring crypto asset distributions. Atkins hopes to do so by updating the Commission’s rules and regulations regarding on-chain software systems, encou

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Tourist Spots ‘Extinct’ Jellyfish Not Seen in 50 Years

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-12-17 00:00:56

Jellyfish enthusiasts rejoice: Depastrum cyathiforme—a wrinkled, barrel-shaped jelly with tiny tentacles for hair—may not actually be extinct, despite being MIA for nearly 50 years. We can thank tourist Neil Roberts, who accidentally came across the jelly while on holiday in South Uist in Scotland. This particular stalked jellyfish was much-beloved during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, appearing in exquisite detail in illustrations by famous naturalists. Historical records suggested the jell

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Writing a basic service for GNU Guix

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 22:43:42

According to the Shepherd Services documentation, the start and stop fields of shepherd-service take G-Expressions. But what's a g-expression? Well, because Guix uses Scheme for both higher-level actions–like defining packages–and lower-level actions–like building derivations generated by packages– it needs a faculty for embedding lower-level code in higher-level code. So in the start field of wesnoth-shepherd-service : (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor/container (list #$(file-append package

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Lina Khan points to Figma IPO as vindication of M&A scrutiny

news.ycombinator.com Anthony Ha 2025-12-16 15:39:42

A surprising figure is celebrating Figma’s successful IPO: Lina Khan, former chair of the Federal Trade Commission. In a Friday afternoon post on X, Khan linked to an article about Figma’s impressive first day of trading and argued the IPO is “a great reminder that letting startups grow into independently successful businesses, rather than be bought up by existing giants, can generate enormous value.” Khan was alluding to a $20 billion deal for Adobe to acquire Figma that fell through back in

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Review: ShiftCam’s Fisheye lens is a fun way to capture wider shots on your iPhone

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-12-16 16:03:00

The iPhone is capable of capturing plenty of varying scenes, and has been for many years. Ever since iPhone 11 Pro, we’ve had a triple camera array, allowing for ultrawide, wide, and telephoto shots. Despite this, many companies still offer third party lens solutions for your iPhone, allowing you to capture even more with your iPhone. ShiftCam is one of those companies, and today I’ll be reviewing their LensUltra Fisheye lens. It’s like an Ultrawide, but with a bit more perspective. Overview

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