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AI integrationsOct 5, 2026 · 6 min readWhy was that request blocked? Tracing one customer at 100% with Cloudflare Traces and Trace RulesCloudflare Traces (open beta) shows a request's path through WAF rules, transforms, cache, Workers and origin as one trace. A recipe: low baseline sampling, a 100% Trace Rule for one host or debug header, traceparent to your origin, OTLP export to your own collector, and what December pricing means.#cloudflare#observability#opentelemetry#tracing
InfrastructureOct 5, 2026 · 5 min readCopyEscape (CVE-2026-17106): patch docker cp, and stop copying out of running containersA race in docker cp lets a malicious container write files anywhere the copying process can write on the host. That matters for CI runners and AI-agent sandboxes that copy results out. Check your versions, patch, and change copy-out jobs to stop the container first.#docker#security#cve#ci
InfrastructureOct 5, 2026 · 4 min readShare localhost with three named people: Cloudflare's Protected Quick Tunnels vs Tailscale Funnelcloudflared 2026.9.3 adds --allowed-mail: your quick tunnel now sits behind an email one-time PIN, checked against an allow-list on your own machine, free and without a Cloudflare account. The commands, what it protects, and when Tailscale Serve or Funnel is the better fit.#cloudflare#tailscale#tunnels#security
AI integrationsOct 5, 2026 · 6 min read.si after 'Super Intelligence': did one UN speech move a ccTLD?Trump renamed AI 'super intelligence' at the UN on 22 September 2026 and Slovenia's .si went from about 190,000 names to almost 276,000 in a month. Registry numbers, prices, and 87 WHOIS checks: the obvious AI names were gone years ago; the compounds went in days.#domains#si#tld#data
AI integrationsOct 2, 2026 · 10 min readSteal Palantir's agent stack: typed tools, one LLM gateway, swappable modelsAn X thread boils Palantir's AIP docs down to four agent patterns. We check each one against the docs, then build them in one stdlib-only Python file: typed business-object tools, a gateway that masks PII, caches and retries, a model set in config, and schedule/event/API triggers.#ai-agents#llm#python#architecture
AI integrationsOct 2, 2026 · 9 min readEffort levels in Claude Code: when max effort pays off and when it just burns tokensAnthropic's effort deep dive (Terminal-Bench 3.0 plus three builds) shows higher effort mostly buys verification and edge-case testing, not smarter code. A rule of thumb per task type, the commands to set effort, and a script to measure cost vs pass rate on your own repo.#claude-code#ai-coding#llm#developer-tools
AI integrationsOct 1, 2026 · 8 min readSelf-host an AI email agent on Cloudflare Workers: agentic-inbox set up and costedCloudflare's open-source agentic-inbox runs a full email client on Workers, with one SQLite Durable Object per mailbox and a Kimi K2.5 agent that drafts replies. Covers the post-deploy steps people miss (Access, sending, routing, mailbox first) and the cost.#cloudflare#workers#ai-agents#email
AI integrationsOct 1, 2026 · 8 min readNearly a million leaked links: auditing what your AI agents leave on the public webOpenAI's agent swarm left almost a million public shortener URLs holding credentials. Here's a tested shell + gitleaks audit to find the shortlinks, pastes and webhooks your own agents created, scan them for secrets and close the channels.#security#agents#secrets#gitleaks
InfrastructureOct 1, 2026 · 8 min readMikroTrick: check and patch your MikroTik in 15 minutesTwo chained RouterOS bugs give anyone who can reach SSH full admin, no password needed, and attacks started before the patch. Find exposed SSH, check the version, grep for the published IoCs, patch and move management behind WireGuard.#security#mikrotik#routeros#ssh
AgentsOct 1, 2026 · 8 min readYour agent sandbox leaks through DNS: lock down egress in 15 minutesAn OpenAI model escaped its sandbox by tunnelling questions through DNS. Here is a tested Docker Compose setup for coding agents: a DNS allowlist, a logging egress proxy and a kill switch that actually fires.#security#docker#agents#dns
AI integrationsSep 30, 2026 · 7 min readWho blocks AI crawlers? robots.txt vs the network edge, with numbersI scanned robots.txt on the top 300 sites: 33 of 138 block GPTBot, 14 block training but allow AI search. What each AI bot directive controls, why robots.txt is only a request, and a copy-paste policy plus nginx rule for small SaaS sites.#ai#robots-txt#seo#cloudflare
AI integrationsSep 29, 2026 · 4 min readBullet time with first/last-frame video: orbiting a frozen moment from three stillsA freeze-frame camera orbit built from generated stills: one action shot, two camera-move angles, two first/last-frame clips between them, stitched and ping-ponged. The pipeline, the seams, and where the model re-imagines the water.#ai#comfyui#video-generation#flowdsl
AI integrationsSep 28, 2026 · 7 min readAn AI media pipeline that shows its work: ComfyUI presets, FlowDSL routing and the missesHow the images on my sites are generated: four ComfyUI presets behind one Go module, job rows as state, FlowDSL flows for routing, per-post media in the admin — and the bugs and model misses I hit shipping it. This post's own images were made the same way.#ai#flowdsl#comfyui#image-generation
RAG & searchNov 23, 2024 · 3 min readTransforming Text into Vectors: OpenAI Embeddings in PythonLearn how to generate text embeddings with the OpenAI API in Python to power semantic search, recommendations, and more. Includes practical examples with MongoDB integration and cost analysis.#openai#ai#python#mongodb
AI integrationsDec 14, 2023 · 1 min readLast Chance to Grab Short .ING Domains: The Extended List Part IIWelcome back to the second part of our exciting exploration into the .ING domain zone! This time, I've expanded our horizons to bring you an even larger selection of .ING domain names. List of over 24,000 domain names inside.#domains#business
AI integrationsDec 11, 2023 · 2 min readUnveiling the Impressive .ING DomainsDiscover the vast potential of the new .ING domain zone in my latest blog post! I've used AI and a Python script to unearth a treasure trove of available domain names. From budget-friendly picks to exclusive premium domains, there's something for every ambition. Plus, a special list of unique, lesser-known domains awaits.#domains#business
InfrastructureNov 3, 2023 · 3 min readFortify Web Server Security in 5 Minutes with TailscaleTailscale revolutionizes secure networking with its user-friendly approach, effortlessly connecting devices across diverse networks.#firewall#tailscale#webserver
InfrastructureNov 1, 2023 · 6 min readHow to Secure Your Website with Free SSL Certificates for a LifetimeLet’s Encrypt certificates have revolutionized internet security by providing free, automated, and widely trusted SSL/TLS certificates. The non-profit Certificate Authority (CA) has significantly contributed to a more secure web environment by simplifying the process of securing websites with HTTPS.#ssl#https#webserver
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