Botspam apocalypse
Rate-limit everything, absolutely everything.
Tagged “internet”
Oldest Search - Search for the oldest result on internet.
Couple of test searches gave lots from early 2000s. Will be interesting to see how bitrotten it is
The race to reconnect Tonga
Awesome diagrams of the inside of undersea cables, and the boats and bots used to lay them.
BlueTeam CheatSheet for Log4Shell
Security Advisories / Bulletins / Vendor Responses linked to Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228)
Naomi not Niomi
Good and sufficiently scary summary
“One with the cloud: Why people mistake the internet’s knowledge for their own”
Interesting area, and the discussion on whether it matters where the knowledge is stored.
Ask HN: Whatever happened to exploring the internet?
The Internet Is Rotting
I feel this one. Was just going through some old unread email newsletters (some from 2019!..), and linkrot is made even worse by the tracking links in emails. Tracking / shortened links are just another potential failure point!
Reddit: Organized Lightning
Not sure I agree with all the conclusions, but the summary history of reddit and some possibilities is interesting.
How to check your IP address
Most of What You Read on the Internet is Written by Insane People
Stats on editors/content for reddit, Amazon, and Wikipedia
The Algorithmic Trap — David Perell
The worldwide sameness that results from everyone chasing the same internet aesthetic, and impact on tourist experiences.
Depending on algorithms, however, doesn’t work as well in cities, where culture is more important than geography
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