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Designing a single-file mmap-backed read-only hashed multi-table database
For some time I wanted to design a CDB (Constant DataBase) alternative that fits better my use-case for Kawipiko (high performance read-only static HTTP server).
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EU-based cloud alternatives affordability for small projects and companies
My personal experience in finding affordable EU-based cloud providers for a small personal project. And my pessimistic assessment of the competitiveness in this segment with their USA-based competitors.
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The curious case of shell commands, or how
About the fatal perils and traps of many modern tools that handle
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Bot countermeasures impact on the quality of life on the web
About how another instance of
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Misusing Linux policy based routing for firewalling
Experimenting with Linux policy based routing, i.e. man ip-rule(8), as a stateless firewall substitute.
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Linux UEFI booting simplified
Demystifying the UEFI boot process with a focus on Linux, simplicity, reliability, and security.
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Musing about a secure computer for sensitive data
How about splitting the usage and storage of sensitive documents and data? Plus a few ideas on how to implement a small custom
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Pre-hashing large password files used with PBKDFs
A subtle, but surprising, realization about password-based key-derivation functions when using long byte sequences as passwords.
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