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Comment · 5 months ago
On desktop devices, I'm using Cider.sh which supports scrobbling, and on Android I use Pano Scrobbler.
Comment · 7 months ago
I imagine it's referencing this story:
https://robindev.substack.com/p/cloudflare-took-down-our-web...
HN Discussion:
Comment · 1 year ago
Huh. The researchers seemed to gloss over the Cloudflare Pages URL, but it's actually pretty interesting. I haven't had a chance to look at it in depth yet, but it appears to use the search-ms: URL protocol to show an attacker controlled WebDAV server to serve the malware.
The server hosting the malicious files seems to be down now, but this post details a similar attack:
https://micahbabinski.medium.com/search-ms-webdav-and-chill-...
It also seems to be part of a phishing kit, or potentially generated with AI due to the presence of the following comment.
// Замени на свой URL
// Replace with your URL
// Полностью очищаем страницу (Completely clear the page)
// Создаём новый контейнер с индикатором загрузки (Creating a new container with a loading indicator)
// Через 3 секунды скрываем Cloudflare и запускаем загрузку (In 3 seconds, we hide Cloudflare and start the download.) [Though this was next to a 900ms timeout, so there's definitely been some tweaking]
Comment · 2 years ago
It could be cumulative users on the addons page, and week-to-week usage statistics for the addons on the data page.
Comment · 3 years ago
Tangentially related, I just recently found out that Lumberyard actually was spun out[1] into the open source Open 3D Engine[2] under the stewardship of the Linux Foundation. It's a nice surprise to see that Lumberyard didn't just die out, and is joining the ranks of open-source engines.
[1]: https://web.archive.org/web/20220614090421/https://aws.amazo...
[2]: https://o3de.org/
Comment · 3 years ago
I'd call D&D more of a framework for collaborative storytelling that can absolutely be played as a game. The DM leads the adventure, the players decide how to respond to things. Everyone plays D&D a bit differently.
The most straightforward adventures that typically have a "win condition" are one shots/self-contained adventures from either WoTC or 3rd Party Publishers, like Curse of Strahd, Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, etc.
However, a lot of D&D groups I've played with might have characters die, but will rarely have a group "lose". However, because every group runs things a bit differently, a different group can drastically change how the game feels.
Comment · 3 years ago
During the initial kerfuffle, a Unity employee did quote one of their lawyers saying the following[1]:
> Our terms of service provide that Unity may add or change fees at any time. We are providing more than three months advance notice of the Unity Runtime Fee before it goes into effect. Consent is not required for additional fees to take effect, and the only version of our terms is the most current version; you simply cannot choose to comply with a prior version. Further, our terms are governed by California law, notwithstanding the country of the customer.
The communication around this rollout was absolute rubbish. Even employees were trying to get clarity, and they were forced to figure it out and real time.
[1]: https://forum.unity.com/threads/unity-plan-pricing-and-packa...
Comment · 3 years ago
I know for me (as someone who would likely never have had to pay a dime under either pricing scheme) the crux of the issue was unilateral, retroactive changes to a license that was supposed to be tied to the software version, as well as the nebulous "we'll know what to charge you because of our proprietary data model, trust us" messaging that they first went with.
That, combined with the fact that there was no safeguard for the install fee to be capped at some percentage of gross revenue made it so clear that they were trying to get something out of their free to play market specifically, which seems to have been to force their F2P customers to use their Unity Ads service over Applovin or similar competitors since they gave credits towards the runtime fee if you vertically integrated with Unity.
Comment · 5 years ago
Definitely use a battle-tested HTML sanitization library if possible. There's a million different pitfalls and footguns with XSS. See: Some of the insane XSS polyglots out there that can be used for testing.
https://github.com/0xsobky/HackVault/wiki/Unleashing-an-Ulti...
Comment · 5 years ago
However, if you're the creator of a Firefox/Chrome extension, and want to utilize the WebExtension support in Safari, your deployment workflow can no longer be platform agnostic.
Comment · 5 years ago
- Plainly Difficult (Short Disaster Documentaries with a significant focus on Nuclear Disasters): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb0MyY46T9ZYOzDHkYnIoXg
- Fascinating Horror (More Disaster Documentaries): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXad0mx4WxY1fXdbvtg0CQ
- Half As Interesting (Short Educational-y/Humorous Explainer Videos): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuCkxoKLYO_EQ2GeFtbM_bw
- Technology Connections (Deep dives on everyday/vintage technology): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0tKL1T7wFoYcxCe0xjN6Q
- Displaced Gamers (Code analysis and discussion of vintage video games and game systems): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWoSKWs8h6lFdiEDAjuIfpA
- ColdFusion (Short documentaries on companies and technology): https://www.youtube.com/c/ColdFusion
- Modern Vintage Gamer (Taking a look at retro tech/gaming): https://www.youtube.com/user/jimako123
- Economics Explained (Explaining Economics): https://www.youtube.com/user/JitaLounge
- Nostalgia Nerd (More vintage tech): https://www.youtube.com/user/nostalgianerdvideos
- LiveOverflow (Reverse Engineering, Hacking, and CTFs): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcE-kVhqyiHCcjYwcpfj9w
- styropyro (Lasers and Electricty, taken to extremes): https://www.youtube.com/user/styropyro
- NileRed (Chemistry Experiments): https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRedNile
- The Thought Emporium (Biohacking and other science-y things): https://www.youtube.com/user/TheChemlife
- Fredrik Knudsen (Longer form documentaries about various historical events and internet incidents): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbWcXB0PoqOsAvAdfzWMf0w
- bigclivedotcom (Electronics teardowns): https://www.youtube.com/user/bigclivedotcom
- Sebastian Lague (Game development tutorial-ish things relating to procedural generation): https://www.youtube.com/user/Cercopithecan
- Two Minute Papers (Breakdowns of research papers with a particular focus on AI): https://www.youtube.com/user/keeroyz
- VWestlife (Technology, with a focus on audio equipment): https://www.youtube.com/user/vwestlife
- Chubbyemu (Medical case studies): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKOvOaJv4GK-oDqx-sj7VVg
- Tech Rules (Video game AI/tech breakdowns and analysis): https://www.youtube.com/c/TechRules
- DIY Perks (Actually interesting/useful DIY projects): https://www.youtube.com/user/DIYPerks
- Biographics (Explainer videos focused on historical people): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ
- Geographics (Explainer videos focused on geographical locations by the same person as Biographics): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw
- MattKC (Vintage Tech repairs/mods): https://www.youtube.com/c/MattKC
- LGR (Weird and cool retro tech showcases): https://www.youtube.com/user/phreakindee
- Game Maker's Toolkit (Game design deep dives): https://www.youtube.com/user/McBacon1337
- People Make Games (Stories about games and game design): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZB6V9fUov0Mx_us3MWWILg
- Every Frame A Painting (Movie analysis, no longer active, but still worth a watch): https://www.youtube.com/user/everyframeapainting
Comment · 5 years ago
I was thinking on that. You still need peripherals if you're using a Mac Mini, though that's no different than if you were using another desktop. Still though, if you don't use, or don't want to use a Mac as your daily driver, that's a dedicated machine just to build/publish an extension for a browser. IMO, there's a slightly stronger case for iOS apps, but requiring that for a browser extension is much harder to justify.
Comment · 5 years ago
Not to mention the $700+ upfront hardware investment if you don't already have an Apple machine.
Comment · 6 years ago
Synchronous communication typically means something that demands your attention as soon as something is sent. Asynchronous communication is something that typically handled whenever you're ready for it. To put it in programming terms, synchronous communication "blocks" until you deal with it, where as asynchronous doesn't require you to deal with it until you're ready to.
https://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-advisor/questions/s...
https://status.net/articles/synchronous-vs-asynchronous-comm...