The “current branch” in git
Hello! I know I just wrote a blog post about HEAD in git, but I’ve been thinking more about what the term “current branch” means in git and it’s a …
New Release: Tor Browser 13.0.13
Tor Browser 13.0.13 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This is an unscheduled emergency release with important security updates to Firefox …
New Release: Tor Browser 13.0.12
Tor Browser 13.0.12 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Removal of automatic .onion …
AmateurLogic 191: Tool Time
AmateurLogic.TV Episode 191 is now available for download. Can’t find the tool you need? Make it. Economical heat shrink tubing labels. Emile’s out of this world NASA adventure. Mike’s BitX40 …
NanoVNA and checking a common mode choke
Last week a new toy arrived a Nanovna and I have been playing around with it and learning the ins and outs of the unit. This unit allows me to …
Hiding in plain sight: Introducing WebTunnel
Today, March 12th, on the World Day Against Cyber Censorship, the Tor Project’s Anti-Censorship Team is excited to officially announce the release of WebTunnel, a new type of Tor bridge …
How HEAD works in git
Hello! The other day I ran a Mastodon poll asking people how confident they were that they understood how HEAD works in Git. The results (out of 1700 votes) were …
New Release: Tor Browser 13.0.11
Tor Browser 13.0.11 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This is an emergency release which updates our the domain fronting configuration …
Monthly News – February 2024
Many thanks to all of you for your donations and your amazing support. Advertising We’re using Google Adsense here on the blog and on the forums. It came to our attention that the advertising platform had become much more intrusive than before. We will take action to reduce the number and placement of ads on […]
Arti 1.2.0 is released: onion services development
Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor client in Rust. Now we’re announcing the latest release, Arti 1.2.0. In Arti 1.2.0, trying out onion services will hopefully …
Business Class 1.6 with direct uploads, antispam, default avatars, and Kamal CD
Here’s the list of freshly baked updates for Business Class, a Rails starter template. Direct uploads Business Class goes direct uploads! Forget hunting for the right uploader library or messing …
How to use private SSH keys with passwords in GitHub Actions
Most people opt for going with a passwordless key for their CI/CD pipeline, but what if you want to keep the password? GitHub secrets Let’s start by adding our SSL …
Popular git config options
Hello! I always wish that command line tools came with data about how popular their various options are, like: “basically nobody uses this one” “80% of people use this, probably …
DuckDuckGo browser upgrade: Privately sync your bookmarks and passwords across devices
Now live: Sync bookmarks, passwords, and Email Protection settings between DuckDuckGo browsers on phones, tablets, and computers, privately and securely. Our new Sync & Backup feature is designed with your …
Dealing with diverged git branches
Hello! One of the most common problems I see folks struggling with in Git is when a local branch (like main) and a remote branch (maybe also called main) have …
Monthly News – January 2024
Hi everyone, First of all, many many thanks to all of you for your donations. As I mentioned in the previous blog post, we received a huge amount of support last month. 751 people donated to us in December for a total of $24,146. It’s pretty amazing! January is strong too with 633 donors already. […]
Great for Privacy, Great for the Environment: DuckDuckGo Is Now Carbon Negative
DuckDuckGo is now carbon negative dating back to our founding in 2008 through 2020, and is committed to being carbon negative in perpetuity. We’ve pioneered new estimation techniques, given our …
Business Class 1.5 with single-server Kamal deployments
Ever hoped for an affordable self-hosting without all the work? You might be in luck! After Stripe subscriptions and Framer-inspired blogging Business Class is getting its final piece of the …
Inside .git
Hello! I posted a comic on Mastodon this week about what’s in the .git directory and someone requested a text version, so here it is. I added some extra notes …
Edge ISO available for Linux Mint 21.3
This is a quick announcement to let you know an “Edge” ISO image is now available for Linux Mint 21.3. This image is made for people whose hardware is too new to boot the 5.15 LTS kernel included in Linux Mint 21.x. It ships with kernel 6.5 instead. For information on Edge ISO images visit […]