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Big Bad Bug!

Dirk — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 02:06:48 +0000

A really serious bug exists in the React Server Components, a popular JavaScript library and the Next.js framework that has reached a imperfect CVSS score of 10.0! CVE-2025-55182 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in React Server Components that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code without authentication by exploiting improper input deserialization. This vulnerability …

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Best Practices for Password Security

Dirk — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:32:24 +0000

In today’s internet-connect age, strong passwords are your first line of defense against unauthorized access to your personal and professional accounts. Following best practices for password security is crucial to protect your sensitive information from cyber threats. Here are some essential guidelines to help you create and manage secure passwords. 1. Use Long and Complex …

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MySQL JASON_VALUE fails with a key starting with a number

Dirk — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 18:26:32 +0000

SELECT JSON_VALUE('{"dateTime": "2024-07-21 08:11:07 -0600", "60SecInches": 0.00, "DailyInches": 0.01, "TotalInches": 10.61}', "$.60SecInches"); MySQL said: #3143 – Invalid JSON path expression. The error is around character position 13. That seems to point to the end of this string. "$.60SecInches" If I remove the “60” from the key, the above SELECT works. But the following works as …

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Upgrading Drupal and blocked by MySQL library version

Dirk — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:48:52 +0000

Recently I was upgrading a Drupal installation to version 9.5.11 and when in maintenance mode, received the error: 10.5.20-MariaDB-cll-lve-log The libmysqlclient driver version 3.1.21 is less than the minimum required version. Upgrade to libmysqlclient version 5.5.3 or up, or alternatively switch mysql drivers to MySQLnd version 5.0.9 or up. Since this installation was on a …

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Change ownership of a domain in Google Domains

Dirk — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 04:48:07 +0000

I used the following steps to transfer a domain name from one Google account to another Google account. It seems that this procedure has changed recently and existing solutions found on the Internet are out of date. Surprisingly, Google did not provide the solution either. I found the current solution by trial and error. This …

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MySQL/MariaDB needs upgrading after upgrading

Dirk — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 22:06:12 +0000

Recently I was reviewing log files for one of my servers and came across the following error message: mysqldump: Couldn't execute 'SHOW FUNCTION STATUS WHERE Db = 'mysql'': Cannot load from mysql.proc. The table is probably corrupted (1728) mysqldump: Couldn't execute 'SHOW FUNCTION STATUS WHERE Db = 'mydatabase'': Cannot load from mysql.proc. The table is …

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Why does Firefox need it’s own print dialog?

Dirk — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 19:05:59 +0000

Recently Firefox started loading it’s own dialog when trying to print a web page, about version 85. I have never had any real problems with the Ubuntu’s print dialog, so I was surprised when the Firefox version showed up. I really like the Simplify Page feature which cleaned up a lot of poorly formatted web …

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Imagine a Football Game with No Rules

Dirk — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 16:24:32 +0000

Today the FCC is voting to remove rules for Internet Neutrality that were adopted February 26, 2015. Removing these rules would allow the few Internet Service Providers (ISP) to manipulate your Internet traffic as they see fit. Comcast was found to be throttling BitTorrent traffic in 2011 and did not stop until the current rules …

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Privacy for All

Dirk — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 01:25:56 +0000

The Founding Fathers created the Bill of Rights to protect citizens’ rights including the Fourth Amendment (Amendment IV) to the United States Constitution that states: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but …

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Web Security for All

Dirk — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 20:20:37 +0000

Accessing a web site sends information back and forth as you access pages and click on links. This data travels through numerous computers on its way to the web site’s server and to your computer. This varies depending on your Internet provider and the provider of the web site. Recently, I traced my access to …

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