I've been into decentralized networks from a young age. I've already been running a tor node around 2009/2010. First time I've stumbled onto bitcoin was on the "banking" section of the hidden wiki, and of course I've dismissed it as just another scam.
Then around a year later somebody published a relatively detailed blogpost about the inner workings of bitcoin on a local linux enthusiast news site, and it all just clicked. I was instantly hooked.
Of course security comes with layers, and if you're not comfortable hosting services publically, use a VPN.
However, 3 simple rules go a long way:
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Treat any machine or service on a local network as if they were publically accesible. That will prevent you from accidentally leaving the auth off, or leaving the weak/default passwords in place.
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Install services in a way that they are easy to patch. For example, prefer phpmyadmin from debian repo instead of just copy pasting the latest official release in the www folder. If you absolutely need the latest release, try a container maintained by a reasonable adult. (No offense to the handful of kids I've known providing a solid code, knowledge and bugreports for the general public!)
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Use unattended-upgrades, or an alternative auto update mechanism on rhel based distros, if you don't want to become a fulltime sysadmin. The increased security is absolutely worth the very occasional breakage.
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You and your hardware are your worst enemies. There are tons of giudes on what a proper backup should look like, but don't let that discourage you. Some backup is always better than NO backup. Even if it's just a copy of critical files on an external usb drive. You can always go crazy later, and use snapshotting abilities of your filesystem (btrfs, zfs), build a separate backupserver, move it to a different physical location... sky really is the limit here.
Being mainstream is exactly what I liked about reddit. It was the reincarnation of usenet. It has attracted all kinds of people doing all kinds of thing. Are you interested in swastika knitting? Piano jumping? Bathsponge sculpting? You can sure as hell find at least 2 other guys already doing it there.
simply used AI tools
Therefor, made with AI.
To appease the artists worried about "fake" art somehow replacing the "real"art, while the big social somehow profits. They just didn't think leopards would eat THEIR faces...
I feed defeated. The damn parrot made me watch the entire ad section.
This is the new GMO label. And the creators fully deserve the consequences.
I have not. But now after I've not seen any kind of explanation, I still don't.
Distraction free? Look at all those number buttons looking like little faces. They WILL judge you, as you type. I'm pretty sure about that.
Gee, I wonder why? Why would they be afraid of a country preparing to conquer new teritory by force?
Turns out, there are alternatives on the way as well - https://shop.canaan.io/products/avalon-nano-3-sept-furture-with-eu-psu?VariantsId=10379
It's not only cheaper, but also more powerful.
THIS IS A PRE-ORDER WITH EXPECTED DELIVERY IN SEPTEMBER 2024. Mine bitcoin at home now with the first-ever European mining hardware built with love in Prague. Whether you want to join a mining pool or try your luck at mining an entire bitcoin block solo, the choice is yours. The Braiins Mini Miner i...
Ever since the interview with Lukas Seyfrid (CZ), the chief of the hardware team, it was clear that Braiins is pivoting from the development of mining software, to building their own hardware.
This, I believe, is the first iteration of their effort in form of a consumer product, and while it is unlikely to make you a financial return on the investment, it's small form factor and nice anodized aluminum case can allow pretty much anyone to become familiar with the process of bitcoin mining. Or terrorize the testnet. The choice is yours.
I think I might buy one, just to try the viability of a pure solar setup.
HW specifications:
||| | ------------- | ------------- | | Price (pre-order) | $199.00 | | Hashrate | ~1Th/s | | Power Consumption | 40W - 55W | | Number of hashboards | 1 | | Number of ASIC chips | 4 | | Cooling Type | Active | | Noise | 40 dB | | Air outlet temperature | 40-50 °C |
But really, how much would it make in a year?
If we assume the current price and difficulty stays the same, the block subsidy is 3.125 BTC, median fees around 0.2212 BTC, free electricity, you'd get 0.001 BTC per 12 months, which is roughly 65 USD. A little more than 3 years to break even.
It's not going to break any records, but I'm still excited for what's to come next.
I don't know who Steve is, but I hope he ends up in russia.
I'm surprised as well. We put our posts up for anyone to replicate and republish, yet we still get mad when somebody replicates and republishes it. It does not make sense. Activitypub is an open network with zero privacy expectations.
Experience the new Trezor Safe 5 hardware wallet with color touchscreen & haptic feedback.
It's a successor to the model T, with the new design inspired by the Safe 3, announced earlier this year.
They promise nice, easy to use UI, color display, haptic feedback, gorilla glass. Several color variations are available, including the bitcoin-only orange option.
...I get the feeling that the US copyright is largely being operated on a pinky swear basis. For example - the current copyright on the original Bitcoin whitepaper is held by a well known con artist, simply because he was the first to register it.
I do love lego. Some things just feel wrong, though.
We should start a support group. Just to never attend! :D
They took something I love, and made it into... no. Let me rephrase...
During the communist party reign, the artists producing undesirable art often ended up slaving in uranium mines. I think it's time to revisit this tradition.
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Prosecutors are alleging Samourai Wallet laundered over $100 million in criminal proceeds.
"Prosecutors are alleging Samourai Wallet laundered over $100 million in criminal proceeds."
Phoenix Wallet and Wasabi Wallet will cease services for U.S. customers due to concerns about increased regulatory crackdowns in the country.
"Recent regulatory action against Consensys and Samourai has instilled fear among other crypto service providers operating in the United States."
- Wasabi is the main competitor to Samourai's whirpool mixing service. The only one flying under the radar currently is Joinmarket.
- Phoenix is the Lightning network wallet where users keep custody of their funds, but the channel management is outsourced to the company. The only remaining self custodial lightning wallet that remains is Breez.
While this news is deeply troubling, it might push further development to more sustainable trustless self-custodial solutions in the long term.
Once, drug dealers and money launderers saw cryptocurrency as perfectly untraceable.
A story about Sarah Meiklejohn, and how she started to analyze the blockchain back in 2013.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/8623167
> > Once, drug dealers and money launderers saw cryptocurrency as perfectly untraceable.
"A proper fix probably requires more fundamental changes."
A new type of vulnerability has been found, affecting the routing nodes, allowing the attacker to steal the amount locked in HTLC you're forwarding for them. Several scenarios and possible mitigations are suggested in the article.
For more details, see the original paper: https://github.com/ariard/mempool-research/blob/2023-10-replacement-paper/replacement-cycling.pdf
Discussion on stacker.news: https://stacker.news/items/288995
There's a new Trezor HW wallet available. It's a long awaited refresh of the original Trezor One. Two buttons, one screen, USB-C, and a new chip that makes it tick. Now with 100% more secure element!
They also offer a new cold storage solution - https://trezor.io/trezor-keep-metal . The form factor is similar to cryptosteel, but the mechanism of entering the seed phrase is different. You punch a bunch of holes in the metal plates. Depending on what material is used, I'd say it's much more fool proof compared to cryptosteel. If an unsuspecting nocoiner opens it, there is no risk of them just spilling all the letters out and financially ruining the whole family in the process.
I've tried Apacer AS2280Q4 2TB and ADATA SWORDFISH 500 GB. Both report
nvme nvme0: globally duplicate IDs for nsid 1
since Linux 5.19, if I attach more than one.
Only the first drive is seen by the system. Workaround so far has been to stay on 5.15, but that's not a viable long-term solution.
This error has been known for quite some time, and has been fixed downstream for specific distros and ssd models. Is there any chance the manufacturers will start to assign unique ID's to each drive, or mainline implements usable a universal workaround?
I'd like to self-host Lemmy or kbin and mastodon. I know I could use different subdomain for each, but I'd much rather keep it short. Something tells me, however, that other instances might not be happy about it.
Is it doable?
Google is a search engine for human readable content. Shodan does the same for machine readable content.
You can:
- search for specific IP addresses, and it will show you the active ports, and running services.
- search for a specific response header in the set of countries
- browse through the screenshots of open VNC & RDP
- open webcams
- and more...
The free accounts can use any feature, but the list of results is limited. But if you really want to look under the deck of the internet, the subscription is worth it.
https://account.shodan.io/billing/member
Is it possible to make the column with posts wider (like on the screenshot), and get rid of the white space taking up most of the screen, without modifying the source code, or applying userscript?
