At 1am, my phone rang. It was a friend of friend calling. The first words I heard from her were “get a pencil and start writing.” She informed me that my friend was in the process of being arrested outside … Read more
When two devices can’t get a direct connection, a relay carries the connection so data still flows. If the relay accepts anyone, then anyone who learns its URL can push traffic through it. And they will learn it: it ships … Read more
Is this public enemy #1? James Giovansanti lives and works on Staten Island. Since 2022, traffic cameras have caught his pickup truck blasting through school zones or running red lights more than 547 times in that one borough. He received 187 … Read more
Constructing a skyscraper is a massive undertaking. You need architectural blueprints, council permits, and safety audits before the first piece of steel is even ordered. It requires hundreds of people coordinating over months or years. You can’t just throw up … Read more
Put that in your nginx config: location / { # needed to still allow git clone from http/https URLs if ($http_user_agent ~* “git/|git-lfs/”) { set $bypass_cookie 1; } # If we see the expected cookie; we could also bypass the … Read more
Focus on what matters Manage, protect, and share with confidence Once your URL and password are set, you’ll access a private dashboard. This secure space ensures your content’s privacy. Here, generate a sharable URL, update the password, or delete the … Read more
Over on Mastodon, there are many people who enjoy not being in the grip of software like Facebook or Twitter that single-mindedly tries to maximize “engagement”, which means the amount of time you stare at the screen so they can … Read more
A question we often get when talking to policymakers and congressional staff is whether cryptocurrency is anonymous. And if it is, what can be done to address it? The implication is that anonymity is a bad thing. Given that typically … Read more
As a bank, we have a lot of secrets we need to protect to keep our customers and ourselves safe. These include private keys that only we know, which we use to digitally sign requests as coming from us (sort … Read more
We, the undersigned, are calling for a ban on the use of eproctoring programs in K-12 schools and higher education. Eproctoring programs are invasive, dangerous, and fail to prevent academic dishonesty. They demonstrate systemic bias against non-white students, are harmful … Read more