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The PHP logo side-by-sie with the HTML Tidy logo.

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.

An RJ45 Ethernet connector in front of a worn-out Russian flag.

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.

Multicolored game pieces on a game board.

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.

A mobile phone showing an “Unable to connect to the proxy server” error message.

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.

A sketch of the Google Chrome logo.

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.

The ligth from cities on Earth seen from space.

Secondary authoritative DNS service providers compared

A comparison of the security features and other features offerings at 14 different secondary/slave DNS providers.

A door with a letter-plate labeled “No Junk Mail”.

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!

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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.

Crumbled papers behind the IPFS cube logo. The logo is surrounded by wireframe copies of itself.

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.

An open box of glucose test strips spills out on a green surface. Two different glucose meters sits next to it.

Contour Next Link vs Next One glucose meter

Compare the Contour Next Link (insulin pump companion) and Next One (stand-alone) glucose meters.

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