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qwaxys··on Amazon's AI crawler is making my Git server unstable
Nothing wrong with putting a link to a zip bomb in your robots.txt and disallowing them.

Also, just put a limit on requests per IP? https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_limit_req_module.htm...

qwaxys··on FOSDEM 2025
There's still plenty of different beers available at the bar in FOSDEM itself.

There's no longer an official beer event. Lots of alternative beer events and social popped up on Friday evening.

On Saturday evening there's quite some community dinners and also a nice party at the hackerspace HSBXL.

It's probably not online yet but the event is called bytenight.

qwaxys··on Berlin's indoor pools
Ghent, Belgium
qwaxys··on A door at a Swedish library was accidentally left open
In Belgium, one supermarket did exactly this.

You can even use your e-ID card to buy products with a minimum age.

Article in Dutch: https://www.colruytgroup.com/nl/over-ons/ondersteunende-acti...

qwaxys··on Border checks back in several European countries
They never stopped.

Here's the always up to date list and the reason per country:

https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-...

qwaxys··on Show HN: Backname.io – every IP address gets its own domain
Well, there's no reason they can't run it locally: https://github.com/Twixes/backname
qwaxys··on BusKill – A USB kill cord for laptops
It's easier then you think.

For anything with more than one socket, you just plug in a second cable into a free socket, once the phases are synced up unplug the extension cord or cut the socket free.

For singular sockets straight into the wall, unscrew, clip on connectors with a V shaped knife and same as above.

Although when I was working we usually would take images onsite before even considering moving the devices.

It's definitely not bullet proof but I've set up my laptop to lock when Ethernet or the monitor is unplugged or any new USB device is plugged in. This stops most but not all live imaging.

qwaxys··on What should a time traveler introduce to modernise Rome as fast as possible?
Sustainability.

Back then there was a bit more time before we screwed over humanity.

(The planet will be fine long after we've made ourselves extinct)

qwaxys··on Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of Blue Origin in July
Stress reduces weight, so that could be a factor.

Enjoying life with a partner includes fine dining and relaxing more (less sport).

qwaxys··on Tracking the WhatsApp habits of random smartphones
Go to settings, app, stop now
qwaxys··on How does BBC iPlayer know I'm not in UK despite logging into UK server via VPN?
You'll want to turn of Webrtc and check again.

There are many ways out there to check if you're in the country you say you are but this is one of the "easy" ones.

qwaxys··on Hey World: Blogging Platform from Hey
Anyone know of a self hosted version of this?
qwaxys··on Error 418 – I'm a Teapot
But what if it IS an actual IoT teapot? https://templates.blakadder.com/proficook_PC-WKS_1167.html
qwaxys··on Ask HN: How are you separate your personal vs. work laptop?
Work laptop came with an M.2 SSD and had a sata connector as well. Due to size both wouldn't fit buy you can fix it using an mSata disk and an adapter. https://imgur.com/ax7epyg

It's easy now to keep work and private separate since I need to shutdown one to boot in the other.

The disk in encrypted so my data is safe if they would ever take the laptop back without asking. But pulling out a disk is going to be way faster then copying or erasing.