Internet Discoveries between 13 April and 20 April

  • Unsure Calculator
  • Understanding the Origins and the Evolution of Vi & Vim
  • The-Pocket/Tutorial-Codebase-Knowledge
  • https://cybersecuritynews.com/stride-gpt-ai-powered-tool/
  • An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1
  • Enhancing your DevSecOps with Wazuh, the open source XDR platform
  • SSL/TLS certificate lifespans reduced to 47 days by 2029
  • The CVE program for tracking security flaws is about to lose federal funding
  • CVE program faces swift end after DHS fails to renew contract, leaving security flaw tracking in limbo
  • CVE Foundation
  • CISA extends funding to ensure ‘no lapse in critical CVE services’
  • Librarians are dangerous.
  • Scientists hijacked the human eye to get it to see a brand-new color. It’s called ‘olo.’
  • Hypertext TV

Interesting details

Unsure Calculator - Hi, I’m Filip, and I’d like to introduce to you an early version of an uncertainty calculator. Statistics are scary, but they don’t need to be. If you allow me to simplify, the field of statistics is just saying: I’m not certain about these numbers, but I would still like to reason about them.

Understanding the Origins and the Evolution of Vi & Vim - I went to East London last week to visit my wife’s alma mater, Queen Mary University. As I stopped to grab a cup of coffee, I received a message saying that Bram Moolenaar, the creator of Vim, had passed.

The-Pocket/Tutorial-Codebase-Knowledge - Ever stared at a new codebase written by others feeling completely lost? This tutorial shows you how to build an AI agent that analyzes GitHub repositories and creates beginner-friendly tutorials explaining exactly how the code works.

https://cybersecuritynews.com/stride-gpt-ai-powered-tool/ -

An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1 - In our new 3-part series, we remember the people and ideas that made the Internet.

Enhancing your DevSecOps with Wazuh, the open source XDR platform - DevSecOps, short for Development, Security, and Operations, is a methodology that integrates security practices into software Development Operations (DevOps).

SSL/TLS certificate lifespans reduced to 47 days by 2029 - The CA/Browser Forum has voted to significantly reduce the lifespan of SSL/TLS certificates over the next 4 years, with a final lifespan of just 47 days starting in 2029.

The CVE program for tracking security flaws is about to lose federal funding - Financial support for the system that tracks publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities expires on April 16th. Financial support for the system that tracks publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities expires on April 16th.

CVE program faces swift end after DHS fails to renew contract, leaving security flaw tracking in limbo - “First, the federated model and CVE Numbering Authorities (CNA) can no longer assign IDs and send info to MITRE for quick publication.

CVE Foundation - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CVE Foundation Launched to Secure the Future of the CVE Program [Bremerton, Washington] – The CVE Foundation has been formally established to ensure the long-term viability, stability, and independence of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program, a critical pil

<a name=’CISA extends funding to ensure ‘no lapse in critical CVE services’’>CISA extends funding to ensure ‘no lapse in critical CVE services’</a> - CISA says the U.S. government has extended MITRE’s funding to ensure no continuity issues with the critical Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program. BleepingComputer has learned that the extension of the contract is for 11 months.

Librarians are dangerous. - I write to you today as a concerned citizen. Many aren’t brave enough to say it, but the time has come. So, I will say it: Librarians are dangerous.

<a name=’Scientists hijacked the human eye to get it to see a brand-new color. It’s called ‘olo.’’>Scientists hijacked the human eye to get it to see a brand-new color. It’s called ‘olo.’</a> - Scientists have devised a method to hijack the human eye, enabling it to see brand-new colors that lie beyond the scope of natural human vision.

Hypertext TV - CH 00 TV Guide

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