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DeepGlint CVPR2016 - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhp47v5OBXQ&app=desktop
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
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Civic Champs
https://events.civicchamps.com/organizations/2995/calendar/month
Civic Champs volunteering module
Lxdocker: convert docker images to LXD images - LXD - Linux Containers Forum
https://discuss.linuxcontainers.org/t/lxdocker-convert-docker-images-to-lxd-images/14790
Okay nobody likes self-advertising but given the amount of docker-related questions both here and elsewhere I thought this might be useful to somebody :person_shrugging:
For various reasons stated in the README I didn’…
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robmcvey/cakephp-paypal
https://github.com/robmcvey/cakephp-paypal
CakePHP 2.0 plugin for PayPal Website Payment Pro. Contribute to robmcvey/cakephp-paypal development by creating an account on GitHub.
Added 10 years ago
Broken
https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-88r1.pdf
https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-88r1.pdf
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GOPR0539.MP4 - Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ei-3x01crlkt7SMd8O4YlOAOuS9KPOXY/view
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DIY Router Sled Tutorial: For The Big Ol’ Slabs - Lazy Guy DIY
https://lazyguydiy.com/lazy-guy-diy/2017/05/30/DIY-Router-Sled-Tutorial-For-The-Big-Ol%E2%80%99-Slabs
If you need to level or flatten a slab of lumber but don't have a planer or drum sander big enough, build this Router Sled!
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Best open source help desk: Zendesk & Help Scout alternative
https://freescout.net/
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Binary SMS - The old backdoor to your new thing | Context Information Security
https://www.contextis.com/blog/binary-sms-the-old-backdoor-to-your-new-thing
Accenture transforme la disruption technologique en opportunité et accompagne les entreprises dans la transformation digitale. Apprenez-en plus!
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Brick O'Lore: Baofeng UV-5R: Extreme Receive Modification
http://www.brickolore.com/2012/05/baofeng-uv-5r-extreme-receive.html
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SugarMegs Streaming Server, Lose Yourself In The Music
http://tela.sugarmegs.org/
Outlook is sending winmail.dat attachments
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/outlook-is-sending-winmail-dat-attachments/
Common causes when Microsoft Outlook is sending Winmail.dat attachment to your recipients. How to stop Outlook from sending winmail.dat.
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Dylan & the Grateful Dead
https://visionsofdylan.blogspot.com/
GitHub - Satsuoni/widevine-l3-guesser
https://github.com/Satsuoni/widevine-l3-guesser
Contribute to Satsuoni/widevine-l3-guesser development by creating an account on GitHub.
5 Frame Nuc Plans - LetMBee BlogLetMBee Blog
http://letmbee.com/do-it-yourself/5-frame-swarm-traps-or-nuc-construction/
Here are the files for some nucs. They make FOUR – 5 frame NUC boxes from ONE – 4 x 8 sheet of plywood. These have a 1 inch hole in them for bees to come and go. Use either a … Continue reading →
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GitHub - OPSnet/eac_logchecker.py: Python logchecker for EAC logs
https://github.com/OPSnet/eac_logchecker.py
Python logchecker for EAC logs. Contribute to OPSnet/eac_logchecker.py development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Whitelisting IPs in OSSEC | Geek Cabinet
https://geekcabi.net/posts/ossec-whitelisting/
All of this was prior to the latest versions of Security Onion which now run inside docker instances. I’ve not yet looked to see how this would be replicated there. But I’m leaving this up for historical purposes.
Another tool in the arsenal of Security Onion is OSSEC, a “scalable, multi-platform, open source Host-based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS).” OSSEC examines log and alert events and correlates them against pre-built (or custom) rules and sends alerts as configured. When installed on the Security Onion server, OSSEC alerts are logged in the sguil database and managed alongside alerts from the network IDS.
How To Get Drupal To Work Through Strato's SSL Reverse Proxy
http://constantin.glez.de/blog/2010/01/how-get-drupal-work-through-stratos-ssl-reverse-proxy
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Obsidian Publish
https://obsidian.md/publish
Obsidian Publish is the easiest way to publish your wiki, knowledge base, documentation, or digital garden.
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Incus primer | monotux.tech
https://www.monotux.tech/posts/2024/11/incus-primer/
finding new ways to foul up
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IMG_0416 - ben-mini
https://ben-mini.github.io/2024/img-0416
Between 2009 and 2012, Apple iPhones and iPod Touches included a feature called “Send to YouTube” that allowed users to upload videos directly to YouTube from the Photos app.
Jerry Garcia Wallpapers (74+ pictures)
https://wallpaperset.com/jerry-garcia-wallpapers
Toyota yaris wrc on the snow with JM Latvala - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbwVWSlKUnA
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
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Tricks to Weigh Heavy Things w/o a Big Scale – as Weigh a Trailer
https://mechanicalelements.com/tricks-to-weigh-trailer-or-heavy-things/
How do you weigh heavy things without an industrial scale? Like to Weigh a Trailer? Here is a DIY trick using common home and shop tools.
Open-source Firmware for Ingenic SoC IP Camera
https://thingino.com/
Open-source firmware for Ingenic SoC IP cameras.
Added 9 months ago
My complete OpenWrt Setup Guide
http://www.jauu.net/2015/03/03/complete-openwrt-guide/#missing
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Open Infrastructure — edunham
https://edunham.net/2015/05/20/open_infrastructure.html
Wherein I record things I wish I'd known earlier
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Importing your existing AWS Route53 records into Terraform
https://filip-prochazka.com/blog/importing-your-existing-aws-route53-records-into-terraform
When you start with a cloud, you rarely get everything just right on the first try. Most projects begin with IaCafter they’ve already been using AWS for some time - which means you’ll have a bunch of resources that have been created using the AWS Console,and they have to be imported into Terrafor...
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windows server 2008 r2 - How do I remotely install, configure and maintain SNMP? - Server Fault
https://serverfault.com/questions/579091/how-do-i-remotely-install-configure-and-maintain-snmp
Added 7 months ago
SQL Injection Attacks by Example
http://www.unixwiz.net/techtips/sql-injection.html
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Jobs & Internships | Access
https://www.accessnow.org/about/jobs#Security_Incident_Handler
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Using and Customizing MediaWiki for Documentation Projects
http://www.tekom.de/upload/2749/2009_Komulainen.pdf
Added 8 years ago
GitHub - kahun/awesome-sysadmin: A curated list of amazingly awesome open source sysadmin resources inspired by Awesome PHP.
https://github.com/kahun/awesome-sysadmin
A curated list of amazingly awesome open source sysadmin resources inspired by Awesome PHP. - kahun/awesome-sysadmin
Hikvision RTSP Stream URLs | IP CCTV Forum for IP Video, network cameras & CCTV software
https://www.use-ip.co.uk/forum/threads/hikvision-rtsp-stream-urls.890/
We're asked quite frequently what the RTSP URLs are for Hikvision cameras, in order to use a program like VLC to decode the stream directly from the camera...
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28 Anderson Pond Rd, Grantham, NH 03753 | MLS# 4971780 | Redfin
https://www.redfin.com/NH/Grantham/28-Anderson-Pond-Rd-03753/home/96637102?utm_source=myredfin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=recommendations_update&riftinfo=ZXY9ZW1haWwmbD0zNzkzODY0NSZwPWxpc3RpbmdfdXBkYXRlc19yZWNvbW1lbmRhdGlvbnMmYT1jbGljayZzPXJlY29tbWVuZGF0aW9ucyZ0PWltYWdlJmVtYWlsX2lkPTM3OTM4NjQ1XzE2OTYzNTc5MzNfNiZ1cGRhdGVfdHlwZT01JmxpbHJfc2NvcmU9MC4wMDI0ODc3NDQ2NzAzNjEyODA0Jmxpc3RpbmdfaWQ9MTc1MzQ5NTM5JnByb3BlcnR5X2lkPTk2NjM3MTAyJnBvc2l0aW9uX251bWJlcj0y
What Makes a Woman? - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/opinion/sunday/what-makes-a-woman.html?ref=opinion&_r=1
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10x16 Greenhouse Plans | HowToSpecialist - How to Build, Step by Step DIY Plans
https://howtospecialist.com/garden/10x16-greenhouse-plans/
This step by step woodworking project is about 12x16 greenhouse plans. If you want to build a medium-sized wood greenhouse for your backyard, we recommend you to take a look over this project.
junegunn/fzf: :cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder
https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
:cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder. Contribute to junegunn/fzf development by creating an account on GitHub.
Main Page - HFUnderground
https://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Grafana - Beautiful Metrics, Analytics, dashboards and monitoring!
http://grafana.org/
Grafana is the open source analytics & monitoring solution for every database.
Added 9 years ago
Core Functionality Plugin - Bill Erickson
http://www.billerickson.net/core-functionality-plugin/
A WordPress theme should only contain that which relates to the look and feel of the site. Any core functionality belongs in a plugin.
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SYSADMIN BADASS - Conseil en hébergement - Architecture d'infra web
http://www.sysadminbadass.com/#
Votre site web a beaucoup de succès mais votre serveur ne suit plus ? Vous n'arrivez pas à régler un problème de sécurité ? Vous avez besoin de fiabilité pour sécuriser vos revenus ? Ou encore vous n'avez plus confiance en votre hébergement actuel car le support ne répond pas assez vite ? SYSADMIN BADASS est là pour vous aider !
Added 10 years ago
$25 GL.iNet 6416A is an Hackable OpenWRT Router with Easy UART and GPIO Access
http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/08/25/25-gl-inet-6416a-is-an-hackable-openwrt-router-with-easy-uart-and-gpio-access/
There are plenty of low cost routers supporting OpenWRT, but GL.iNet 6416A has several advantages compared to devices like TP-Link WR703N. Both are based
Added 10 years ago
GitHub - Scope-IT/marksman: Windows agent for Snipe-IT asset management system
https://github.com/Scope-IT/marksman
Windows agent for Snipe-IT asset management system - GitHub - Scope-IT/marksman: Windows agent for Snipe-IT asset management system
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Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule for BBC in ENGLISH
https://www.short-wave.info/index.php
The short-wave radio frequencies used by station BBC for its international English language broadcasts, showing those on-air at 04:04GMT.
Added 7 years ago
downloads.polycom.com/voice/voip/uc/UC_Software_4_0_8_Rev_C_Release_Notes.pdf
http://downloads.polycom.com/voice/voip/uc/UC_Software_4_0_8_Rev_C_Release_Notes.pdf
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Rakim – The 18th Letter / The Book Of Life (2xCD) (1997) (FLAC + 320 kbps) | 80s And 90s Hip-Hop Blog
http://www.1994hiphop.com/2014/04/rakim-the-18th-letter-the-book-of-life-2xcd-1997-flac-320-kbps/
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VLAN ID naming schemes — mythofechelon
https://mythofechelon.co.uk/blog/2019/6/27/vlan-id-naming-schemes
Naming schemes are hard and VLAN IDs are particularly tricky. This is my
solution.
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Could Signal be shutdown by Western governments ? : r/signal
https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/1f149s3/could_signal_be_shutdown_by_western_governments/?%24deep_link=true&correlation_id=75258bc2-af3b-4722-837f-1647c67347d6&post_fullname=t3_1f149s3&post_index=4&ref=email_digest&ref_campaign=email_digest&ref_source=email&utm_content=post_title&%243p=e_as&utm_medium=Email%20Amazon%20SES
Helly Luv - Revolution - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLMtTQsiW6I
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
Added 10 years ago
docs.linuxtone.org/ebooks/Shell/Wiley.Linux.Command.Line.and.Shell.Scripting.Bible.May.2008.pdf
http://docs.linuxtone.org/ebooks/Shell/Wiley.Linux.Command.Line.and.Shell.Scripting.Bible.May.2008.pdf
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5 Cat Urine Odor Removal Tips - Petfinder
https://www.petfinder.com/cats/living-with-your-cat/5-cat-urine-odor-removal-tips/
Added 10 years ago
(Need help!) Simple "door open" sensing with a sound alert : raspberry_pi
https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/1y8p6w/need_help_simple_door_open_sensing_with_a_sound/
Added 10 years ago
Researching The FAX Machine Attack Surface | X41 D-SEC GmbH
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/blog/fax/
X41 Researched into the security of FAX machines and identified remotely exploitable vulnerabilities.
Added 7 years ago
rdesktop(1): Remote Desktop Protocol client - Linux man page
http://linux.die.net/man/1/rdesktop
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wodsuz/EasyApplyJobsBot: A python bot to automatically apply all Linkedin,Glassdoor, etc Easy Apply jobs based on your preferences. Auto login, auto fill additional questions, apply automatically!
https://github.com/wodsuz/EasyApplyJobsBot
A python bot to automatically apply all Linkedin,Glassdoor, etc Easy Apply jobs based on your preferences. Auto login, auto fill additional questions, apply automatically! - wodsuz/EasyApplyJobsBot
XT/AT/PS2/Terminal to USB Converter with NKRO
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=17458.0
XT/AT/PS2/Terminal to USB Converter with NKRO
Added 10 years ago
Free shipping ~ New arrival latex hoods sexy condom masks on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-New-arrival-latex-hoods-sexy-condom-masks/2044597572.html?spm=2114.01020208.3.11.yFSkdl&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_7_79_78_77_80,searchweb201644_5,searchweb201560_9
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9 Tips for Going in Production with Galera Cluster for MySQL | Severalnines
http://www.severalnines.com/blog/9-tips-going-production-galera-cluster-mysql
Are you going in production with Galera Cluster for MySQL? Here are 9 tips to consider before going live. These are applicable to all 3 Galera versions (Codership, Percona XtraDB Cluster and MariaDB Galera Cluster).
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Windows 10 bootable USB drive when install.wim >4GiB - Super User
https://superuser.com/questions/1392217/windows-10-bootable-usb-drive-when-install-wim-4gib
Installing Asterisk 13 on Ubuntu/Debian - IPComms
http://www.ipcomms.net/sample-device-configurations/41-asterisk/181-install-asterisk-13-on-ubuntu-debian
SIP Trunking services for businesses and carriers. Unlimited use trunks for a low monthly cost. FREE TRIAL NO PURCHASE NECESSARY!
Added 10 years ago
OpenProject - Open Source Project Management Software
https://www.openproject.org/
Open source project management software for classic, agile or hybrid project management: task management✓ Gantt charts✓ boards✓ team collaboration✓ time and cost reporting✓ FREE trial!
Added 10 months ago
Linux bridge: MAC addresses and dynamic ports « \1
http://backreference.org/2010/07/28/linux-bridge-mac-addresses-and-dynamic-ports/
Added 10 years ago
Ethernet Cable Turned Into Antenna To Exploit Air-Gapped Computers | Hackaday
https://hackaday.com/2021/10/27/ethernet-cable-turned-into-antenna-to-exploit-air-gapped-computers/
Good news, everyone! Security researcher [Mordechai Guri] has given us yet another reason to look askance at our computers and wonder who might be sniffing in our private doings. This time, your su…
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ruby on rails - Thin start with error (`start_unix_server': no unix-domain acceptor (RuntimeError)) - Stack Overflow
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24507225/thin-start-with-error-start-unix-server-no-unix-domain-acceptor-runtimeerro
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Support for RTL838x based managed switches - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum
https://forum.openwrt.org/t/support-for-rtl838x-based-managed-switches/57875
Hi,
I have coded basic support for the RTL838X SoCs which are used on many low-end managed switches, see https://gitlab.com/bkoblitz/openwrt-rtl838x
At present, there is rudimentary support for the
Zyxel GS1900-10HP…
Added 1 year ago
Pirate Radio Stations Broadcasting On Shortwave Radio
http://freeradiocafe.com/
Open-Source Network Simulators - Open-Source Routing and Network Simulation
https://brianlinkletter.com/open-source-network-simulators/
Latest News March 21, 2024 Ivan Pepelnjak wrote some posts on his ipSpace blog with links to valuable resources. First, he discovered that FRR is now available on Apple Silicone so you can run netlab emulations using FRR containers on your Macbook. He also pointed to https://bgplabs.net/, which provides documented hands-on virtual labs that help […]
Quick tip: Making Gandi SHA-2 certificates work with all browsers -- Charlie Harvey
https://charlieharvey.org.uk/page/gandi_sha2_intermediate_cert_ssl_tls
At newint we are working our way through our SSL/TLS certificates to make sure they are all signed with SHA2 algorithim, rather than SHA1, which is starting to show its age. We use Gandi as our certificate provider. As you can see, they have very recently started issuing SHA2 certificates if you
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Large Chicken Coop with Run for 6 to 12 chickens - Champion Coops by Wooden Wonders of Maine
https://www.championcoops.com/large-coop-with-run-for-6-to-12-chickens.html
Large Chicken Coop with Run for backyard flocks of six to twelve hens. Durable and ergonomic design. Delivery to Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
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How to create an external trust between two seperate domains/forests | Blog by Raihan Al-Beruni
https://araihan.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/how-to-create-an-external-trust-between-two-domains/
A trust is a relationship established between two different domains that enables users in one domain to be authenticated by a domain controller in the other domain. There are different type of trust in Microsoft Active Directory domain such as External, Realm, Forest and shortcut. External trust is necessary when users of two different domains…
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Which Direction Should Beehives Face For Best Pollination? | Wildflower Meadows
https://wildflowermeadows.com/2016/02/almond-pollination-direction-of-beehives/
To give an almond grower good value, the beekeeper should strive to place most beehive entrances facing due east or southeast, so that the bees catch the early morning sun and get off to an early start.
Streaming audio with MPD and Icecast2 on Raspberry Pi
https://stmllr.net/blog/streaming-audio-with-mpd-and-icecast2-on-raspberry-pi/
The main purpose of my Raspberry Pi is to act as a central music box. This task can easily be solved with MPD and Icecast2. Read on and get it working within...
Set Up Gandi Standard SSL Certificate on Nginx - 1Fix.io
https://1fix.io/blog/2014/11/15/gandi-standard-ssl-nginx/
Setting up Gandi Standard SSL certificate on Nginx and get rid of the notorious "sec_error_unknown_issuer" error in Firefox.
Added 10 years ago
GitHub - kristianfreeman/radio: Tools for custom radio stations, at home
https://github.com/kristianfreeman/radio
Tools for custom radio stations, at home. Contribute to kristianfreeman/radio development by creating an account on GitHub.
Added 1 year ago
Set up self-hosted Document Processing
https://papercut.acs.unt.edu:9192/content/help/applicationserver/topics/device-mf-scanning-configure-document-processing.html
Set up locally hosted OCR (On-premise) to allow your documents to be searchable and editable without leaving your own environment.
Added 10 months ago
Joking Hazard by Cyanide And Happiness — Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyanideandhappiness/joking-hazard
Added 10 years ago
snazy2000/SnipeitPS: Powershell API Wrapper for Snipe-it
https://github.com/snazy2000/SnipeitPS
Powershell API Wrapper for Snipe-it. Contribute to snazy2000/SnipeitPS development by creating an account on GitHub.
Added 10 months ago
Did Your Butt Say Something? | Tosh.0 Blog
http://tosh.cc.com/blog/2015/12/16/did-your-butt-say-something?xrs=synd_facebook_121615_tosh_86
Added 10 years ago
MIKE JUDGE VOICES HIS CREATIONS ON 'CONAN' - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOGZa1slBSw
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
Added 7 years ago
SublimeLinter - Packages - Package Control
https://packagecontrol.io/packages/SublimeLinter
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Alpha LLC
https://github.com/alphallc
Alpha LLC has 17 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
Added 10 years ago
Email to Fax Gateway - Open Source Fax Software
https://www.hylafax.org/how-to/email-to-fax-gateway/
Added 5 years ago
Satellogic's Open Satellite Feed
https://tech.marksblogg.com/satellogic-open-data-feed.html
Benchmarks & Tips for Big Data, Hadoop, AWS, Google Cloud, PostgreSQL, Spark, Python & More...
Added 1 year ago
jantman/python-wifi-survey-heatmap: A Python application for Linux machines to perform WiFi site surveys and present the results as a heatmap overlayed on a floorplan
https://github.com/jantman/python-wifi-survey-heatmap
A Python application for Linux machines to perform WiFi site surveys and present the results as a heatmap overlayed on a floorplan - jantman/python-wifi-survey-heatmap
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Information page on the IBM model M keyboard, based on the design of mechanical typewriters. - Model M buyer's guide
http://www.clickeykeyboards.com/model-m-buyers-guide/
Added 10 years ago
https://www.paypal-knowledge.com/infocenter/index?page=content&id=FAQ1766&expand=true&locale=en_US
https://www.paypal-knowledge.com/infocenter/index?page=content&id=FAQ1766&expand=true&locale=en_US
Transfer money online in seconds with PayPal money transfer. All you need is an email address.
Added 10 years ago
fnr1r (fnrir) · GitHub
https://github.com/fnr1r
neurospicy toaster writing random code. fnr1r has 23 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
Added 11 months ago
How to create spectrograms for audio files using sox | the penguin
https://thepenguin.eu/2017-09-27-create-spectrograms-with-sox/
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Guidelines for Enterprise IP Multicast Address Allocation
https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/support/docs/ip/ip-multicast/ipmlt_wp.pdf
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Follow up for freelancers – Freelancing Digest
http://www.freelancingdigest.com/articles/follow-up-for-freelancers/?__s=kmsbavvyts5smstumfxe
Following up with leads is recommended when you’re freelancing. Many times just the advice to follow up is given, without any of the reasoning behind it. Well, there are two reasons why you should follow up with potential clients. 1. Win more clients The first and most oblivious reason is that you’ll win more clients …
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The primitive tortureboard – Aresluna
https://aresluna.org/the-primitive-tortureboard/
Untangling the myths and mysteries of Dvorak and QWERTY
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Speed up your Xubuntu with these simple tricks | Ubunlog
https://ubunlog.com/en/acelera-tu-xubuntu-con-estos-sencillos-trucos/?utm_source=destacado-inside
Xubuntu is the official Ubuntu flavor intended for computers with few resources. It is not as light as Xubuntu but it is lighter than Kubuntu and
Shared post - Firefox Money: Investigating the bizarre finances of Mozilla
https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4387539/firefox-money-investigating-the-bizarre-finances-of-mozilla
This article was originally published in December of 2022, exclusively for subscribers to The Lunduke Journal. It is being re-published now -- free for all -- as the importance of this topic (and the bizarre questions surrounding Mozilla) continues to grow.Mozilla, the Foundation behind the Firefox web browser, is absolutely mammoth — with over One Billion Dollars in assets.Where does all that money come from?Where is it being spent?With Firefox marketshare in a nosedive, how is Mozilla reacting?The Lunduke Journal spent some time with Mozilla’s financial disclosures and came away with some wild observations — bizarre expenditures (including to companies that don’t even seem to exist) and political organizations with no relationship to Mozilla’s core business.There’s a lot here. Read to the end. It gets wild.What, exactly, is Mozilla?There seems to be a great deal of confusion about what sort of organization Mozilla actually is. Many seem to be under the impression that it is simply a Non-Profit focused on the development of Firefox. And, while that is partially true, it is only a small part of the much bigger picture.At the top exists the Mozilla Foundation. A not-for-profit corporation that operates out of California.The Mozilla Foundation is the sole owner (100%) of two for-profit corporations: Mozilla Corporation and MZLA Technologies Corporation.Both the parent “Foundation” and the wholly owned “Corporation” are run by the same CEO and Executive Chair: Mitchell Baker.In fact, the “not-for-profit” and “for-profit” aspects of Mozilla are so tightly intertwined that the auditors report makes a point of calling the collective group of three organizations simply “Mozilla”… and reports on their finances as a single entity.One other misconception that many have is that Mozilla’s primary focus is the development of the Firefox web browser. That does not appear to be the case. These are the three “Areas of Focus” according to The Mozilla Foundation. Rally Citizens. Connect Leaders. Shape the Agenda.A strange set of areas to focus on, as you’ll see.One other item to remember as we go through these details: Firefox market share has been in a free-fall for some time. Depending on the source, it fluctuates between 3% and 7% of the total web browser market.How much money does Mozilla have?As of 2021, Mozilla (including the Foundation and the wholly owned For-Profit Corporations), had total assets worth over $1.1 Billion USD. That’s Billion. With a B. This includes close to $400 Million in cash. Overall assets jumped by roughly $200 Million over the previous year.As you would expect with such numbers, Mozilla saw a significant increase in revenue in 2021. Up over $100 Million (to just over $600 Million). At the same time as total revenue was skyrocketing, overall expenses went way (way) down. By roughly $100 Million. With the deepest cuts being focused in “Software development”. To put it another way: If Mozilla stopped earning money today… it has enough assets to fund their current expenses for roughly 3 years. Thanks in large part to rising revenue combined with cutting software development work.Where does that money come from?If you look at the “Change in Net Assets” chart above, you’ll notice that the vast majority of revenue comes from “Royalties” ($527 Million), with advertising and subscriptions ($56 Million) and Contributions ($7 Million) as the next two largest line items.“Contributions” is donations from people like you. Mozilla actively seeks donations because, as they put it, “We rely on donations to carry out our mission.” It is worth noting that this statement is not true.Mozilla does not, in fact, “rely on donations” to carry out their mission. In fact, if you removed donations from the yearly revenue entirely, it would have no impact on Mozilla’s ability to pay for any of their expenditures. And Mozilla could not pay more than a small fraction of their bills from the yearly donations.Since “Royalties” makes up such a large percentage of Mozilla revenue, let’s drill into that a little bit. Royalties for what, exactly? According to the Foundation’s 2021 report:“Royalties - Mozilla provides Firefox web browser, which is a free and open-source web browser initially developed by Mozilla Foundation and the Corporation. Mozilla incorporates search engines of its customers as a default status or an optional status available in the Firefox web browser. Mozilla generally receives royalties at a certain percentage of revenues earned by its customers through their search engines incorporated in the Firefox web browser.”Got it. Search engine deals. That’s the cash cow. And, while the annual report is light on the details, it does provide this key bit of information…“Approximately 83% and 86% of Mozilla’s revenues from customers with contracts were derived from one customer for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Receivables from that one customer represented 69% and 73% of the December 31, 2021 and 2020 outstanding receivables, respectively.”In other words: The vast majority (roughly 70%) of all of Mozilla’s yearly revenue comes from default search engine placement of just one customer.That customer, while not named in the report, is obviously Google (and parent company, Alphabet).Without that revenue, Mozilla could not continue to operate at their current level of expenditure without eating into their assets.How much does their leadership earn?While we’re on the topic of expenditures, it’s worth taking a small detour into the compensation of the Mozilla leadership. From the Mozilla Foundation’s 2021 Form 990: The head of Mozilla earned roughly $5.6 Million during 2021. The rest of the executive team ranged, more or less, from $100k to $300k.Interesting to note that the Mozilla CEO earned nearly as much ($5.6 M) as Mozilla received in donations ($7 M).Also interesting that the CEO received a bonus of nearly $5 Million… considering the precarious position that Mozilla is in (being dependent on a single client continuing to pay for Search Engine placement). Unless there’s a secret deal going on, that looks like a company teetering on the edge to me. Strange to reward a CEO for that sort of future uncertainty.Where, exactly, does all that money go?Mozilla is a Billion dollar corporation. While their flagship product is the Firefox Web Browser, the software development needs of Firefox — including manpower, services, and other expenses — do not fully utilize the massive revenue of Mozilla.Not by a long shot.Which begs the question… what is all of that money being spent on?Here is a short sampling, based on available public documentation, of exactly how much money is being spent… and where.MCKENSIE MACK GROUP During 2021, Mozilla paid $387 Thousand dollars to someone called “MCKENSIE MACK GROUP.”“[Mckensie Mack Group] is a change management firm redefining innovation in the white-dominant change management industry.”From their LinkedIn page, Mckensie Mack Group describes itself thusly: “Black-led and nonbinary-led, MMG is a global social justice organization”.Mckensie Mack is a public speaker who regularly discusses her anger at “White Colonialism” and her dislike of “CIS” men and women. The “Mckensie Mack” company website blog primarily discusses abortion and Trans related issues.Why would a company that develops a web browser want to pay her close to half a million dollars (in one year)? That remains unclear. It is, however, worth noting that this is a far larger expense than any of the executive team of Mozilla earn in salary (other than the CEO).ACTION RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE $100,000 was paid to an organization listed as “Action Research Collaborative.”What, exactly, is “Action Research Collaborative”?That is a surprisingly difficult question to find an answer to, as they have no website whatsoever.One of the few references to it is in a Cornell newsletter from earlier this year, where one of the founders states that Action Research Collaborative is a “standing institutional home that can support action research projects that bring together researchers, community members and policymakers, to be able to work together and address pressing issues as they arise.”Which… doesn’t really tell you much of anything. No product or project. No client. No website. Nothing.That founder, Neil Lewis Jr., appears to have focused his career on “vaccine acceptance”, problems with “white” people, and his theory that “white people” can not be victims of discrimination.What does this “Action Research Collaborative” actually do? Why would Mozilla need their services and be willing to pay $100,000 for it?That remains entirely unknown.While The Lunduke Journal does not like to delve too deeply into the Political Woods (tm), it should be questioned why so much money — possibly millions of dollars donated by individuals who thought they were supporting a web browser — is being funneled into highly political organizations that seem to have no involvement with the World Wide Web, Web Browsers, or any related standards.Weird Discretionary Spending $30,000 to “MC Technical Inc.” in 2021. Who are they? Well, they don’t have a website, that’s for sure. The business registry listing is about the only thing of the company that seems to exist. The listed address is someone’s house.How does a mostly-non-existent company, with no online presence at all (no website, social media, reviews, etc.), get paid $30,000 in “discretionary” money from Mozilla?That’s just straight up weird. And then there’s the $375,000 in discretionary spending given to “New Venture Fund.”According to Influence Watch:“The New Venture Fund (NVF) is a 501(c)(3) funding and fiscal sponsorship nonprofit that makes grants to left-of-center advocacy and organizing projects and provides incubation services for other left-of-center organizations. The fund focuses primarily on social and environmental change.”Mozilla, the developer of Firefox, gave $375,000 to a “Fund” that specifically exists to provide money and services for political organizations of one particular “alignment”.Why? In what way does this help Firefox? Or Firefox users?So many questions…The deeper we dig into Mozilla and their financials, the more questions come up.Why does Mozilla give so much money to political speakers that have no relationship to their core business?Why does Mozilla seem unconcerned with alienating a large portion of their user base (which is already shrinking)?Why do some of the recipients of Mozilla money appear to be nothing more than empty shells of companies — not even having a simple website?Why does Mozilla continue to take donations if it doesn’t need them?Where does Mozilla spend those donated dollars? Do they go to the strange discretionary spending or political organizations?With the 70%+ reliance on Google (a competitor) for revenue, why is Mozilla spending money on projects that have no goal of being profitable (and have no relation to their core business)?What happens when the Google funding goes away? Mozilla appears certain that it never will (based on their spending)…. why is that?Why is Mozilla decreasing software development funding when development of Firefox is the cash cow?And that is, literally, the tip of the iceberg.The Lunduke Journal has sent out numerous questions and requests for comment to organizations listed here (among many others) to find answers. Will any be forthcoming? It will be interesting to see.August 5th, 2023 Update: To date, no request for clarification or additional details has been answered.
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