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Rarely am I using ntpd to serve ntp information. It is more useful for clock-correction than a strict ntp/sntp client. Thus I don’t want the service listening on a wildcard address, even when there is certainly a firewall in place. I prefer the service to not be listening at all, or listening only to the …
There are many NTP server implementations now. Here are some: ntpd chrony ntpsec openntpd sntp clients systemd-timesyncd sntp also: ntimed – appears abandoned Resources: Securing Network Time A security review of three NTP implementations concludes chrony is probably the best choice of ntpd, ntpsec, and chrony A rift in the NTP world Chrony: Comparison of …
Facebook Is Letting Job Advertisers Target Only Men Companies utilizing this feature: Uber, Boeing, T-Mobile Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access to Your Shadow Contact Information ad-targeting using people’s phone numbers prior reporting from Kashmir Hill: Facebook Knows How to Track You Using the Dust on Your Camera Lens How Facebook Figures Out Everyone You’ve Ever …
I’m quite happy with my initial use of Firefox Monitor. I’ve recommended it to family, friend, co-workers. I recommend signing up for continuous monitoring. Anyone who has had a password compromise should consider that password and permutations there-of to be public knowledge. https://monitor.firefox.com/ For me the near constant data breaches we’ve seen in recent months …
This is not exactly the best strategy given that malicious actors probably have access to IP addresses from other countries. I was asked to research this and this is what I found. Major IP Addresses Blocks By Country Block Visitors by Country Using Firewall https://www.countryipblocks.net/country_selection.php 8 Ways to Block Visitors to Your Website by Country …
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE Processor with Radeon™ Vega 11 Graphics Quad-Core, 3.2GHz, 35W TDP, ECC Support (allegedly) Not only cannot I not buy that but I cannot buy: any AMD Ryzen PRO any AMD Ryzen GE I’ve read speculation that they are going to OEMs. That’s fine I guess. I would like to build …
In general I’m in favor of people running with ideas of how to make a better software library or app. The more ideas that are manifest the more data people have to identify what works best. However, especially in the open source world, I sometimes feel like there is too much effort being spread around …
I’m once again looking for a new keyboard. I really liked the BTC 6100C and I haven’t found anything as good a fit for me since. I tried the Genius LuxeMate i200 and was not impressed by it. Here is what I’m looking at, mostly the most-popular mini-keyboard on various sites: BTC 6100C on Amazon …