PHP 7 Is Officially Dead
As of today, PHP 7.4 is end of life, which means the PHP 7 version is now officially retired. Some distributions will backport security patches, but really, it's time to move on.
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The biggest thread on the Internet is off to a roaring start with deals, deals, deals! We're talking 120 deals over the next 4 days! Check it out!
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Have you checked out RackNerd's Black Friday party on LowEndTalk?
Community provider RackNerd recently launched their Black Friday deals over on LowEndTalk! Their thread has garnered a lot of interest from the community, thanks to the excellent deals they are providing on Black Friday (KVM VPS starting from $10.28/Year, deals on shared/reseller hosting, and more!), introducing the Mystery Box for extra savings, as well as tons of giveaways for the LowEndTalk community.
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Only 8 Hours Until The First Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2022 Offers Drop!
We're down to 8 hours before Black Friday / Cyber Monday 2022 Begins! Here's a look at all the awesome hosts who'll be sharing offers with you this season. There's loads of good deals on store, so ge...
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Looking for a Job? Maybe Our Community Can Help!
If you're in the market and looking for work, we'd like to point out that many of our community advertisers and providers are hiring! We've put together a quick list for you.
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Elon Musk Used a Lame, Easily Defeated Method to Identify a Leaker. Learn How a Pro Would Have Done It.
Document fingerprinting to identify leakers is a fascinating niche application. There are all kinds of sophisticated methods but the way Musk went about it is, well, rather lame. Read on to lead how to pros do it!
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The Warren.io Interview: Learn About This Cloud Platform Startup Blazing a New Trail with Henry Vaaderpass, Co-Founder and CBDO!
Today we have another awesome interview for you, this time with Henry Vaaderpass, Co-Founder and Chief Business Development Officer at Warren.io, an Estonian startup that is bringing innovation to the cloud hosting space at an amazing pace. This position in the industry as an platform outfitter is really fascinating. It's a cool company, cool story, and cool interview, so read on and enjoy!
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How to Make a Late Software Project Later: RIP, Fred Brooks (1931-2022)
Fred Brooks was a pioneer in the field of software engineering. If your boss is incompetent or your projects are falling behind, it's probably because you're violating one of his maxims. Brooks, a Turing Award winner, passed away this week at the age of 91.
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US Government Releases Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy recently released a "Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights". It's an interesting mix of the obvious and Z
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Did You Know You Can Pay to See Someone Else's Facebook Account?
For years I've read comments online by people who don't trust cloud providers because the government will use them to spy on them or these cloud companies are building massive behavioral databases. The reality is that it's the bored junior sysadmin or the perverted graveyard shift content moderator who are going to rifle through your files. Case in point this week: Facebook.
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Have You Checked Out RackNerd's TikTok Channel? Video Content That Brings Web Hosting Mainstream!
To continue LowEndBox’s new “interesting news” series, we came across this post shared by RackNerd recently, and thought it would be pretty cool to share, considering this is not something you see ver...
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Check Out TinySnap: A Free Browser Screenshot App That is B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!
TinySnap asked us to take a look at their new flagship product. It's a neat browser extension that allows you to do some interesting things with your screenshots, but it's still evolving. Check out our full review with many - wait for it - screenshots!
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Everyone's Having Fun on Twitter, So Why Can't We?
Why not join in on the hilarious joke that's making its rounds on Twitter? Thousands of Twitter users are tweeting the same joke.
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Which Lex Luthor Wannabe Will Get the "Elite Tactical Squad" Meta Laid Off?
Meta has laid off a team which is an "elite tactical squad" in the artificial intelligence and machine learning fields. Has the bidding war already begun for these dark wizards, who've worked for one of the most rapacious tech firms and are presumably ready to do more?
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Run Ping From a Stranger's Apartment: GlobalPing is Coming!
"Globalping is a platform that allows anyone to run networking commands such as ping, traceroute, dig and mtr on probes distributed all around the world. Our goal is to provide a free and simple API for everyone out there to build interesting networking tools and services."
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The Worst Game on Steam Has Overwhelmingly Positive Reviews
The game is vile, repulsive, repellent, and XXX, but the Steam reviewers love it. The title alone is startling. It's part of a strange subgenre that raises all sorts of questions about our relationship with history...which is not to say the game publishers weigh such issues.
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Twitter Censors Mastodon Links in Bid to Reeducate Users on "Free Speech"
Twitter is censoring Mastodon links on its platform, labeling them as "malware". This is both petty and hypocritical. Does this mean that Twitter views Mastodon as a serious threat? What happened to free speech?
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Twitter: Are You Vulnerable?
Everyone who has anything to do with leading Twitter's security, privacy, and compliance departments has fled the company in mass resignations. Twitter is headed for a security cliff. How vulnerable are you?
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It's Two Weeks to Thanksgiving. Which Means...
VPS systems for a dollar a year. Storage VPSes for pennies per GB. Crazy-cheap shared hosting deals. It's coming in only two weeks!
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Getting Scans From 18.171.7.246 and 35.177.10.231? It's the UK Government
If you're seeing weird things in your logs, it's because the UK National Cyber Security Center has decided to scan all UK systems as part of their "Scanning the Internet for Fun and Profit" (their term). Click to learn how to opt-out.
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The Google Professional Cloud Architect Journey Begins: raindog308's Quest for the Title
Starting later this week, I'm beginning my journey towards the Google Professional Cloud Architect certification. In this article I'll go over the path and training plans, and share some thoughts on certifications in the industry in general.
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Deep Dive: Why the Hans Niemann Lawsuit is Going Nowhere
Chess GM Hans Niemann is suing other chess notables for $400 million. We break down the legal strategy and likely outcome of this lawsuit, based on the comments from multiple attorneys. Will Niemann prevail? Not a chance.
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Why the British PM is Worried Russia Will Destroy the Internet
What happened to Internet service in the Shetlands, and why was there a Russian spy ship nearby? The Russians have amped up their undersea capabilities, but the vulnerability of this infrastructure is much broader when we consider the technological advances in underwaer drones.
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Do You Want to Host Kiwi Farms?
Voxility doesn't, and neither do Zayo, Worldstream, and others. Joshua Moon turned to LowEndTalk for help in a fascinating post! Get the full history of the network wanderings of one of the most controversial if not THE most controversial site on the Internet.
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CPLicense Offer Cheap Plesk, Imunify360, BitNinja, and More!
You may have noticed a new supporter joining the ranks here at LowEndBox. We're pleased to welcome CPLicense to the fold! They offer various essential hosting licenses, including Plesk and Immunify36...
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Google is Upgrading Your Storage for Free
Kiss that 15GB of free Google storage goodbye...it's being upgraded to 1TB! Your favorite editor is hoping that this applies to grandfathered accounts as well.
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Software Defined DDoS Protection: Next Generation or Marketing Hype?
Software defined networks is a real thing. But what about software defined DDoS protection? That's what Akamai is announcing but alas there aren't many details. What do you think about it?
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Get in on a Free VPS Offer!
Free VPS! No clickbaitery here, we're talking a straight up free VPS that you can qualify for. In fact, if you're a LowEndTalk member, you may already have. Check it out - and the freevps.org web site design competition!
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