Category: Tactics
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NextDNS: Yebo Yes
https://nextdns.io/?from=c9w9rzh7 The Domain Name System (DNS) is fundamentally a system that translates domain names into IP addresses, allowing browsers to load Internet resources. Beyond its primary function, DNS can play a crucial role in defending against malware and other cyber threats in several ways: DNS Filtering DNS filtering involves blocking requests to known malicious domains.…
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Coffee: The requirement of developers… Tea anyone?
Many developers always overlook coffee. The fact stands that with the right cup-pa, you could do magic. Some of these instant-coffee options could lead to disaster as your body tries to cope with the “think toxins.” In South Africa, we have popular options like “Jacobs, Rico”, etc. These all taste great, but too much would…
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Choices we made when we were small.
Why do some people seem less intelligent? This question opens up a fascinating exploration into human behavior and development. In conversations with family members, topics like parenting effectiveness, nutritional adequacy during childhood, and the impact of traumatic births often come up. These factors can influence a person’s development but don’t necessarily determine their ability to…
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To beat the Devil
Ignorance often leads to pain, and to mitigate this, we must expand our knowledge and recognize our limitations, striving continuously for improvement. From childhood, we’ve all experienced confusion and sometimes distress over our parents’ actions. My hope is to alleviate such misunderstandings and ideally eliminate them for future generations. Consider this: the cover-up is usually…
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Bot For Stories
Photo by Mattia Faloretti on Unsplash This is an idea that has not left my mind. The idea was to create a cross-platform Application that asked specific questions. Basic questions would determine what morals/personality/ the user has written a story to contradict the values or at least provide clarity on why someone else might differ. While simultaneously pointing…
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To save a national grid from collapse with IoT
Photo by Fré Sonneveld on Unsplash Goal: Reduce energy waste and/or consumption to help protect Electric grids Background: South Africa has what is known as load shedding. During peak demand, electrical demand can increase to about 10-20% as households start to cook and businesses close for the day. And our National grid can not keep up, leading to…
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Best Debugging Tips/Tactics: Top 11
Photo by Timothy Dykes on Unsplash Acknowledging the usual Culprit first Hardware Debugging: When your device overheats, it’s a sign that something’s amiss—unless you’re running a program that justifies the high temperature. If you’ve opted for a budget computer, make sure it meets your needs. For instance, a 2010 laptop might struggle with 2022 AAA games, leading to…
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WordPress Tips for any VPS for best results.
Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash VPS Hardware Optimization – BEFORE YOU DEPLOY SERVER I suggest at least 1GB of ram with 10 GB of SSD to run any single-stand-alone VPS with a WordPress site. Looking to optimize that sweet SSD IOPS. Don’t cheap out on the CPU if available for selection, either. It might be overkill…