PHP HTML Tidy ironically doesn’t tidy up after itself
The ob_tidyhandler handler from the PHP libtidy extension mistakenly enables the tidy.clean_output option persistently.
The distributed web isn’t ready for Runet cutoff from the Internet
Russia to test disconnecting from the global Internet. Peer-to-peer distributed internet alternatives won’t survive after the Runet cutoff.
Well-Known URI vs DNS-SD for distributed web service-discovery
I compare the resilience of DNS Service-Discovery vs HTTPS Well-Known URIs when routing distributed internet traffic around censorship.
Enable both .onion and .i2p routing with Proxy Auto-Configuration
Two competing proxy anonymity proxy services can live side-by-side when configured with a PAC.
Android apps time out connections after setting up a PAC proxy
An over-aggressive power-savings system causes Android devices configured with a PAC proxy configuration file to lose networking.
Chrome is right to remove the webRequest extension API
As an extension developer, I support Google’s controversial decision to remove of a slow and over-powered extension API favored by ad-blocking extensions.
Tranco: An improved free top websites ranking list
Alexa Top 1 Million Websites has been the go-to option for researchers. The new Tranco list pulls data from many sources for a better and more stable top list.
Secondary authoritative DNS service providers compared
A comparison of the security features and other features offerings at 14 different secondary/slave DNS providers.
Report spam emails to their hosting providers with SpamCop
SpamCop is a service that auto-generates spam reports to ISPs and hosting providers from spam messages. Reporting with SpamCop really does stop the spammers!
IPFS pinning services overcharge for duplicated objects
IPFS is a globally deduplicated file system. However, hosted pinning services bill you for the original file size rather than deduplicated size.
When does IPFS’ garbage collector clear the cache
Garbage collection in ipfs-go isn’t enabled by default. The cache can grow to fill all your storage. However, you won’t want to turn it on either.
Contour Next Link vs Next One glucose meter
Compare the Contour Next Link (insulin pump companion) and Next One (stand-alone) glucose meters.