Vaya con Dios, strncpy
A common misconception is that strncpy() was invented as a "safe" replacement for strcpy(). It wasn't. Please don't spit on its grave.
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Blesta Hacked – Ransom Gang Threatens to Leak Customer Details Tomorrow
Blesta customers got an email from hackers saying the billing software's servers had been hacked. And the email looks legit. Uh oh.
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ServerHost Offers 16GB KVM VPS with 240GB NVMe for $99.99/year — Only 100 Codes Available
ServerHost.com is back with a strong KVM VPS offer for users who want more memory, more storage, and predictable yearly pricing. This deal gives you a 16GB KVM VPS with 240GB NVMe storage for just $99.99 per year when using the coupon code below. Only 100 coupon codes are available for this promotion.
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Programming Languages I Have Known and Loved (and Hated)
Over my life, I've learned quite a few programming languages. Some I've loved, some I've liked, some I've hated.
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How to Speed Up Your Software RAID Resyncs – Thanks, LowEndTalk!
I'm in the middle of a loooooong RAID resync. But it's not as long as it was going to be thanks to LowEndTalk.
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BackBlaze Finds a Lifeline: New 5-Year Deal with CoreWeave Announced
Cloud storage provider and community backup favorite BackBlaze may have finally found a way to turn a profit.
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How I Learned to Hate HTTP Referer and Why I Turned It Off
HTTP Referer is a technology that has long outlasted its marginal value. Let's get rid of it.
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LowEndTalk posted a neat offer on LowEndTalk a couple days ago. In case you missed it, their Fat Slices are back - and better!
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BONUS CODE DROP: Boost Your Chances of Winning in ColoCrossing’s Fourth of July Giveaway! Win a Synology NAS, AirPods Max, Apple Watch, and MORE! Plus Get a Dedi for Only $29/Month!
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Read MoreThanks for the Cool Merch, Crunchbits!
My sweet Crunchbits merch has arrived! The Crunchbits charity drive was a huge success and Fumo dolls and hoodies are spreading across the globe.
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ELI5: Why is Everything Being Rewritten in Rust?
MannDude wanted to know why everything is being rewritten in Rust. Here's the answer.
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The Founder of Private Internet Access is Also Sovereign of the Josean Cyberstate and the Next Emperor of Korea
The founder of Private Internet Access might just be the next Emperor of Korea.
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Should You Let Your Doctor Send a Recording of Your Visit to AI?
Last week I had a routine doctor's visit. Routine...but there was something new in the stack of paperwork I was handed.
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The First 100 Wikipedia Articles
This year, Wikipedia is celebrating its 25th anniversary. I wondered the other day what the first pages on Wikipedia were.
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The YouTube App is an Authenticator…and That’s a Problem
The YouTube app is actually an authenticator. And that's an inconvenience.
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ColoCrossing’s Fourth of July Giveaway: Win a Synology NAS, AirPods Max, Apple Watch, and MORE! Plus Get a Dedi for Only $29/Month!
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Read MoreGoogle Held Responsible for AI Hallucinations by German Court
These days, Google is shoving AI into every search result, and a German court is holding them liable for what AI says. In a decision this week, the Regional Court of Munich ruled that Google had beend spreading false claims about two Munich-based publishers.
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HostNamaste: KVM VPS from $48/year | SSD RAID10 | IPv4 + IPv6 | Since 2016
HostNamaste has been providing affordable and reliable VPS hosting since 2016. Today they're offering yearly KVM VPS plans in the USA, France, and Canada with SSD RAID10 storage, full virtualization, IPv4 + IPv6 connectivity, and 24/7 support.
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Will x86 Become a “Big Iron” Server-Only Chip?
Back in the 90s, there was a company named Tadpole that sold laptops with pretty exotic processors. You could get a Tadpole laptop running SPARC, Alpha, or PowerPC. We might be going back to that kind of world.
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Welcome, Godlike.host! With a bold name like that, you'd expect some great deals - and that is exactly what's on offer. Get a 2GB VPS for $2/Month, or if you want a high-performance Ryzen 9 box, 2GB is $2.50/Month or 4GB for $5/Month!
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Vebble: Cheap High-RAM VDS Systems in Singapore!
They're a Community Provider that contacted us back in April to post an offer, and the ticket slipped through the cracks of our system. I noticed it yesterday and quickly contact Vebble to see if the deals are still good. They are! Get an Epyc 7003-based VDS with 32GB of RAM, 4 cores, 10TB of bandwidth, IPv4 + IPv6 in Singapore for £38.40 GBP/Month!
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Rust By Example: The FREE Interactive Way to Learn Rust
I continue to be interested in learning Rust, the programming language that's gaining ascendancy in the systems programming world. I reviewed The Rust Programming Language which is not a bad book but I didn't care for it, for reasons I outlined in a previous post. Since then, I've moved on to Rust Exercises, which a very cool course you can take for free.
Read MoreLinux From Scratch: The Best Way to Learn Linux the Hard Way
Linux From Scratch is a project that teaches you how to build a complete Linux system from source code. You begin with an existing Linux system, create a clean build environment, compile a temporary toolchain, enter a chroot, and then build the real system piece by piece.
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Papa Day is coming! Sure, the muggles call it Father's Day, but if you're looking for cheap shared hosting, then let us initiate you to Papa Day, a fantastic sale from HostPapa. Act before June 21 to get a great deal on full-featured shared hosting.
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Multacom’s China-Focused Network Appears To Be Going Away
Last week, we covered how Multacom was sued by the owners of the Aon Center building in Los Angeles over alleged unpaid rent of $400,000+. Now there appears to be another interesting development: the Multacom network itself.
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LowEndGaming: Walkabout Mini Golf Course Tier List (Updated!)
Since our previous tier list, 17 new courses have come out for Walkabout Mini Golf! Here's our freshly upgraded tier list.
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Murderous Renaissance Painters: The Things You Learn From Programming Books
One thing I've always found entertaining in technical works is how authors bring in their weird non-technical hobbies and interests as examples. I've learned a lot of random facts just because the author teaching some programming language happened to also be into exotic cooking or had traveled in South America.
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