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New Stage of Internet Censorship in Indonesia: DPI & TCP Reset Attack
New Stage of Internet Censorship in Indonesia: DPI & TCP Reset Attack

Unlike before that using DNS filtering, several upstreams have performed a TCP Reset Attack to block access to websites that are considered illegal. And why you (especially Indonesian) should care for this mess.

A little conversation with ChatGPT from AWS to Quantum Computer
A little conversation with ChatGPT from AWS to Quantum Computer

A few days ago, I tried to “talk” with ChatGPT by OpenAI, discussing many things from the cost of cloud computing to quantum computer. I’m impressed with the ability to translate human language despite of my messy grammar and typos during conversation.

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Blowing the lid off the "WD ALL trading bot" cryptocurrency balance

I am interested in researching the phenomenon of “trading bots” which has recently gone viral in Indonesia. There are several trading bots that have been proven to be scams and some still expected to be able to return to their activities again. At first I thought it would be a little difficult and take a long time, but it doesn’t seem like it will take that long.

DNS Sinkhole, AdGuard Home or PiHole?
DNS Sinkhole, AdGuard Home or PiHole?

Regarding my previous post about MikroTik, DNS-over-HTTPS and AdGuard, there is one product that I actually used several years before.

I was using PiHole as DNS forwarder and DNS sinkhole of my main DNS servers (BIND). During 4 years using PiHole, I rarely experienced significant problems in maintenance, upgrade or troubleshoot process. In terms of reliability, I think PiHole definitely deserves a mention.

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Monero Timeline (Cypherpunks, Bitcoin, Bytecoin, and BitMonero) (draft)

The origin of Monero (timeline, notable event, moment and incident). Note: This article is not done yet, working on progress.

Why Inactive Email Accounts is Dangerous
Why Inactive Email Accounts is Dangerous

Malicious users can retrieve deleted email and try to make password reset to every popular sites and original owner will lost their website / app account.

MacOS Is Not The Same Family Tree With Linux, It Never Been
MacOS Is Not The Same Family Tree With Linux, It Never Been

Many people think that MacOS is “Modified Linux” with a beautiful interface. The truth is: MacOS isn’t associated with Linux in any way. What we call macOS nowadays is operating system developed by NeXT.Inc in 1980s called NeXTstep.

Windows launch New Open-source Terminal Application
Windows launch New Open-source Terminal Application

On May 2019, Windows launch is a new terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features like Unix/Unix-like terminal apps such as tabs, rich text, theming & styling, and more. As of today, the Windows Terminal and Windows Console have been made open source!

Asking Questions Without Getting Flamed
Asking Questions Without Getting Flamed

This article I got from an old board blacksun.box.sk written by Raven. Very good and entertaining article. Might be useful for you guys who ask for help especially to underground forums, underground newsgroup, or IRC channel.