Between a conference and two train rides, I had plenty of reading time — yet only five articles survived the cut. The usual mix: no common thread, just things that caught my attention.
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Interesting Articles from the Last 7 Days #
- Gateway API in Kubernetes replaces Ingress. The new definitions left experimental and enter stable. I tested in multiple environment and prefer Gateway API over Ingress. Gateway API v1.5: Moving features to Stable | Kubernetes explains a bit of the technical implementation.
- Always remember AI knows or understands nothing. It only predicts what’s the next word. Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real is just one example.
- I use Bluefin and Silverblue with blue-build. org since end of 2024. Jorges’ ideas work very well for me. This is the next big step and I see forward testing Dakota. Read Bluefin Dakota Alpha 1 | Bluefin for details and the goal to make GnomeOS the base of a Bluefin atomic.
- Password cracking PDF documents. mufeedvh/pdfrip: A multi-threaded PDF password cracking utility equipped with commonly encountered password format builders and dictionary attacks. shows even support for easy date formats. Hacking is a crime, this is just a technical proof of concept! I read last week, that doctors encrypt PDFs for patient with their birthdays. I need to verify, but brute forcing such a small count of possible numbers will be faster than typing your own birthday.
- Newer Linux distributions enabled Projects folder in xdg_users_dir. Hello old new “Projects” directory! – Ximions Blog expalins more details. I’m surprised as I never heard of it and the code is there since 11 years.
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