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12 October 2026
Weekly Tech Digest | 12 Oct 2026

Stay updated with the latest in tech! This digest covers AI ethics, auto industry shifts, and the impact of politics on technology, exploring today's pressing issues.

28 September 2026
Removed SSRF beta detections in Cloudflare WAF

Cloudflare WAF Managed Rules have a habit of changing underneath you, and old SSRF names can linger long after the protection has gone. I prefer to...

28 September 2026
Weekly Tech Digest | 28 Sep 2026

Stay updated with the latest in tech! This digest covers AI ethics, auto industry shifts, and the impact of politics on technology, exploring today's...

27 September 2026
Cloudflare WAF metadata changes for WordPress XSS

Cloudflare WAF WordPress XSS detection now has a cleaner CVE label, but the behaviour has not changed; the rule still blocks the same traffic, just...

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23 April 2026
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Security Advisory – 21 Apr 2026

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22 April 2026
Configuration management prevents home lab drift

Cheap kit only stays cheap if the software side stays disciplined. A home lab software stack turns into a mess the moment settings live in web forms and half the logic sits in your head, which is a...

22 April 2026
Security Advisory – 20 Apr 2026

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21 April 2026
Privacy-first car telemetry: monitoring EV charging over MQTT

I took a glossy EV launch page and turned the useful bits into a Home Assistant MQTT car charging dashboard, then spent most of the time fighting the usual small failures, bad keys, vague output, and...

21 April 2026
Security Advisory – 19 Apr 2026

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20 April 2026
Tagging and storing classic car data in a self-hosted

A self-hosted inventory tracker only behaves if the data model stays boring, and boring is exactly what I want when I am digging out chassis numbers at 2 a.m. Keep the tags tight, the notes plain, and...

20 April 2026
Weekly Tech Digest | 20 Apr 2026

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20 April 2026
Security Advisory – 18 Apr 2026

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19 April 2026
Sport bike power draw: battery backup planning for garages

A fast bike review can turn into a useful smart home power and noise checklist if you stop guessing and measure the garage properly. I prefer that to discovering, too late, that a tidy little charger,...