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Recent Comments

New comment on Closing the open redirect vulnerability in the Libravatar ecosystem:

Oliver Falk

Just stumbled over this by accident and I very much appreciate you reaching out back then. I'm happy we were able to quickly fix this issue.

New comment on Replace the problematic Broadcom Wi-Fi module with an Intel model:

Kjell Ivar Skjørestad

Thanks for your advice!

I installed Ubuntu on my Yoga 3 pro 1370 and could not access wifi and bluetooth.

Replaced the original card with Intel 7260NGW M.2 NGFF and now it's ok!

New comment on The deafening problem with the FreeStyle Libre 3 app for Android:

Big Dave

My 86 year old Dad is hard of hearing but even he is annoyed by the loud volume of this darned thing! Not only that but we've had issues with the sensor being wrong about him having dangerously low glucose levels when a simple stick test indicate that they're fine. He's tempted just to go back to the good old test strips. I know I would. Thanks for the info btw!

New comment on Samsung devices incorrectly handle CSS @media hover queries:

Hadi Al Hassan

Encountering this issue with Work even now in 2026, Browser on Android giving on result and another on IOS

New comment on What is the best file format for web shortcuts:

Roger Cruz

Hey Daniel, I know this article is old but I just wanted to mention there's a html meta tag that acts like an http 301 when the browser spots it. So the html example could also read:

<!DOCTYPE html><html><head>

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=your-url-here" />

And it would work fine in every system.

I wonder why browsers store their bookmarks in file DBs instead of plain files and folders in a "~/bookmarks/<browser profile name>/" folder in the user home directory (In case the browser has profiles, otherwise "~/bookmarks/default/").

Maybe we could pitch it to Google for their ChromeOS thing that keeps the home folder sync'd anyways.

New comment on A privacy review of Tribler, the onion-routed BitTorrent app:

Anonymous

What I understood from reading the latest changelogs (from pre-8 versions to the current 8.3.1) is that not only has the exit node selection option been removed, but a way has also been found to communicate with the outside world nonetheless. The latest changelogs mention that their (self hosted?) exit nodes are repeatedly blocked by ISPs, but they still find ways to get around this.

Further more, the client has changed to a service and a local web page.

New comment on Disappointed by own expectations for Zelda: The Breath of the Wild:

Zeoxzy

This mirrored my experience exactly! Thanks for the write up

New comment on Phone Link relays your personal data through Microsoft servers:

Mukund

Thank you so much for the work!!! Extremely grateful for the KDE Connect suggestion as well!

New comment on I was terrified of an eyeball injection:

Anonymous

Hello there, I'm an anesthesiologist and Im specialized in ophthalmic anesthesia. I'll try to answer several of your questions in this article.

1. The needle is too short, it won't cross your whole eyeball.

2. You won't be able to see the needle when the doctor insert the needle inside the eyeball

3. It won't hurt because of the topic anesthesia.

4. It's a procedure that last less that 5 minutes if you collaborate.

5. Take the medicine the night before the procedure and after the procedure when you are going to the hospital. I'll work better this way. You can ask your doctor for instructions.

6. I know it's scary but always take your time to comprehend that this procedure is for you to be able to preserve your vision! Take care.

New comment on Make AdSense faster with preconnect:

Olusegun

will this still work in 2025