fail2ban Bans That Quietly Do Nothing on Docker Ports
A fail2ban jail reported bans while the wp-login brute force continued, because Docker-published ports traverse FORWARD, not INPUT. The fix is DOCKER-USER.
SSH Brute-Force to Crypto Miner: Hardening a VPS the Hard Way
An unresponsive VPS turned out to be a crypto miner dropped through a brute-forced SSH login. The hardening steps that fixed it, with before/after numbers.
Crypto Miner in Docker: The Postgres Port I Forgot to Close
A 381% CPU spike on my VPS was a crypto miner in a Docker container — not where I first looked. The three-day misdiagnosis, root cause, and fix.
PyTorch 2.15 Fixes One Bad GPU Training Failures
PyTorch 2.15 tackles the one bad GPU problem, allowing large model training to continue when a single card fails instead of halting the entire run.
Safari Autofill Distorting Time Fields
Safari's autofill keeps filling time form fields with wrong values, a long-standing bug users have complained about for years with no fix in sight.
NASA’s X-70 aircraft announced with AI-generated image
NASA unveiled its experimental X-70 aircraft using what appears to be an AI-generated image instead of a render or blueprint.
China Lunar Spacesuits to Get Wi-Fi by 2030
China plans Wi-Fi and Ethernet in lunar spacesuits for its 2030 crewed moon landing, aiming to give astronauts stable internet on the lunar surface.
Microsoft Improves Windows 11 Performance on 8GB PCs
Microsoft is optimizing Windows 11 for 8GB RAM PCs as memory prices climb and users hold onto older hardware longer.
Apple’s roaming home robot may launch by 2027
Apple is reportedly developing a roaming home robot that can do FaceTime and switch lights on, with a possible launch by 2027.
Emacs Turns 50
Emacs celebrates its 50th anniversary, marking half a century of the legendary editor and its eternal rivalry with Vi among generations of programmers.