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![[Translation] A Tale of How Not to Turn Your Cisco Router into a Public DNS and NTP Server by Accident](https://times42.com/media/6/9/7/10333697_640x200.jpg "[Translation] A Tale of How Not to Turn Your Cisco Router into a Public DNS and NTP Server by Accident")
The Cisco IOS/IOS-XE operating system is a source of inspiration for many other vendors. The internet is full of guides on how to configure a typical Cisco router for SOHO scenarios. However, unlike consumer-grade routers, configuring something like Cisco IOS requires caution. If you don’t think things through, the router may start "living its own life" and end up, for instance, as a DDoS amplification tool. Let’s dive in
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A massive blackout affecting Spain, Portugal and parts of France has been blamed on atmospheric conditions. Now engineers face the arduous task of getting the power back on. Read more ›
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Power went down Monday afternoon in vast areas of Spain, crossing over into Portugal and France causing widespread outages in homes and businesses and bringing transportation infrastructure to a halt. The cause of the outage is currently unknown. Lisbon, Madrid, Seville, Barcelona, and Valencia are reportedly affected. The outage began at around 12:30pm local time. […] Read more ›
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There are plenty of good reasons to delete your X account, whether it's because of a general desire to not do anything to help Elon Musk, a distaste for the curdled culture of the platform or the allure of greener social pastures like Bluesky or Threads. Whatever your reason, the process of deleting your account is simple, and by design, pretty hands-off. In order to get rid of your X... Read more ›
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The term "Carina Nebula" is sometimes translated as "Nebula of Carina," evoking the image of a beautiful female name. However, this is a misinterpretation. "Carina" is Latin for "keel," referring to the keel of a ship—not just any ship, but the Argo, depicted on ancient star maps. Over time, the Argo constellation was divided into several modern constellations: Carina, Puppis, Vela, and Pyxis (Compass). The stars of the Argo are... Read more ›
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The large but sparsely populated constellation Monoceros, barely visible to the naked eye, can take pride in hosting an extraordinary treasure: the Rosette Nebula. Monoceros is a relatively recent addition to the star map. Lacking bright stars, astronomers of the pre-telescope era deemed this region unworthy of a constellation. After all, how could a constellation exist without luminous stars? A few 4th-magnitude stars hardly suffice to form a recognizable figure.... Read more ›
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The whimsical image of a chess knight in profile among the stars is perhaps the most recognizable among deep space objects. It can be said that the Horsehead Nebula tops the recognition rankings among nebulae and galaxies. Perhaps the Andromeda and Orion Nebulae resonate more with the general public, but only specialists and advanced amateurs know what they look like. Even among them, there are often cases when the famous... Read more ›
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Hi to everyone!I'm new here. Someone told me that Habr is like russian reddit for developers (and maybe not). And I'm here today to share my story and get opinions from you, part of this community.In August 2024 I visited Moscow, and got Russian starter pack, even if foregneir :-)Will be useful later because I'm moving here, Русский язык coming soon, извините!So let's start with getting a new bank account,... Read more ›
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![[Translation] GeeTest CAPTCHA Recognition: How to Bypass a Sophisticated Anti-Bot System](https://times42.com/media/9/7/2/10416972_640x200.jpg "[Translation] GeeTest CAPTCHA Recognition: How to Bypass a Sophisticated Anti-Bot System")
One could write, “Experienced developers working on parsing and automation often face the need to bypass modern CAPTCHAs.” But that’s too boring… I’d rather start like this—continuing to explore the amusing world of CAPTCHAs, I finally stumbled upon the Chinese variant of protection: the GeeTest CAPTCHA. Let’s break down what this beast is, where it dwells, and why you should (or shouldn’t) fear it… You’ll understand as we go!GeeTest is... Read more ›
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We all strive to build better software, and to do it faster. I believe Test-driven Development offers us a path towards this goal. Still struggling to efficiently utilize this approach? Then I invite you to discuss my tips and tricks to unlock the benefits of TDD! Read more Read more ›
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