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1. n64decomp/perfect_dark - A decompilation of Perfect Dark for the Nintendo 64

   2025-05-16
   game/mod nintendo/64 programming/assembly programming/c reverse-engineering

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   • fgsfdsfgs/perfect_dark - Port of n64decomp/perfect_dark to modern platforms
   • Friends of Joanna - 4-player mod to play co-op and versus missions
2. ElectroPortis - The famous SGI/IRIX ElectroPaint(tm) screensaver by David Tristram, ported to Windows

   2024-11-26
   art graphics/2d programming/c programming/c++ programming/javascript screensaver

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   • Electropaint History (archived 2011-07-26)
   • Silicon Graphics - Irix - ElectroPaint screen saver
   • iamralpht/elektropaintjs - Electropaint screensaver from IRIX in JavaScript

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3. XScreenSaver - A collection of free screen savers for X11, macOS, iOS and Android, by Jamie Zawinski and many others

   2024-11-26
   graphics/2d graphics/3d history jwz linux/x11 screensaver

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   • I have ported XScreenSaver to the iPhone.
   • XScreenSaver 5.35
   • XScreenSaver 6.09 out now
   • Zygo/xscreensaver - The closest thing to a git repo of xscreensaver known to exist, because jwz Does Not Do Github
4. Making USB devices - end to end guide to your first gadget

   2024-11-19
   electronics/pcb embedded microcontroller/st-microelectronics/stm32 programming/c serial-communication/usb

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   • Build own USB device on linux-based board!
   • What Are Differential Pairs?
   • How to route USB data lines on a PCB
   • Can You Route USB 2.0 on a 2-Layer Board?
   • KiCad STM32 Hardware Design - An Overview in 20 Minutes - Phil's Lab #15
   • STM32 Programming via USB (DFU) - Phil's Lab #72
   • How To: STM32F103C8T6 As An USB Device (Virtual Serial Port / CDC)
5. Porting C to Rust for a Fast and Safe AV1 Media Decoder

   2024-09-13
   audio codec/av1 multimedia programming/c programming/rust video

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   • memorysafety/rav1d
6. go-http-metrics - Modular HTTP middleware to measure HTTP requests

   2023-07-26
   network/http observability/metrics observability/time-series/prometheus programming/go

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   • Expose Prometheus metrics in a separate port in golang
7. Kubectl Cheat Sheet

   2023-07-12
   command-line linux/container/kubernetes programming/json

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   • How to filter pods by partial name
   • Field Selectors
   • JSONPath support
   • How to Make Kubectl Jsonpath Output On Separate Lines
   • Use Port Forwarding to Access Applications in a Cluster
8. go-httpbin - A reasonably complete and well-tested golang port of the httpbin service

   2023-06-11
   linux/container/docker network/http programming/go

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9. (A few) Ops Lessons We All Learn The Hard Way

   2023-02-18
   cloud-computing network/dns programming/shell sysadmin

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   28. Blocking TCP port 53 traffic leads to very strange failures. Don't.
   29. The source you're looking at is not the code running in production.
   30. "Prod" is just another name for "staging".

10. A Guide to Porting C/C++ to Rust

    2022-12-18
    programming/c programming/c++ programming/rust

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11. EI2030 Working Groups aims to create a laptop using e-ink or similar non-emissive technology

    2022-05-02
    display diy e-ink embedded laptop linux raspberry-pi

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    • https://github.com/EI2030
    • https://alexsoto.dev/modos-paper-laptop.html
    • https://forum.ei2030.org/t/proposal-ei-2030-the-community-built-e-ink-laptop-project/118
    • https://alexsoto.dev/building-an-e-ink-laptop.html
    • https://forum.ei2030.org/t/papertop-laptop/136
    • https://forum.pi-top.com/t/buying-another-power-supply-for-pi-top4/481/10
    • https://forum.ei2030.org/t/low-power-e-paper-os/138
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIz8JL6xc9A
    • https://forum.ei2030.org/t/research-porting-linux-to-ultra-low-power-microcontroller/151/1
12. Docker and Kubernetes userland proxies, versus exposing wide port ranges

    2020-01-24
    linux/container linux/container/docker linux/container/kubernetes network network/tcp network/udp performance

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    Docker:

    • https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/9021
    • https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/11185
    • https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/11185#issuecomment-245983651
    • https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/19017
    • https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/2670#issuecomment-372365274

    Kubernetes:

    • https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/1802
    • https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/23864
    • https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/23864#issuecomment-387070644

    Disabling userland proxy:

    • https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/5618
    • https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/14856
    • https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/11185#issuecomment-129085898

    Threads:

    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28717464/docker-expose-all-ports-or-range-of-ports-from-7000-to-8000
    • https://www.percona.com/blog/2016/02/05/measuring-docker-cpu-network-overhead/
    • https://forums.docker.com/t/exposing-large-range-of-ports-is-not-viable/20127/5
13. testssl.sh: Testing TLS/SSL encryption anywhere on any port

    2019-07-31
    command-line cryptography/certificate network/transport-layer-security programming/shell/bash web

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14. opensnitch: OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux port of the Little Snitch application firewall.

    2018-12-26
    application linux network network/firewall programming/go security

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15. Kubernetes Port Forwarding for Local Development - IMTI - Craig Johnston

    2018-11-05
    linux/container/docker linux/container/kubernetes network

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    • https://github.com/txn2/kubefwd
16. Exporters and integrations | Prometheus

    2018-10-07
    data network network/http observability observability/metrics observability/time-series/prometheus

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    • https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/writing_exporters/
    • https://prometheus.io/docs/practices/instrumentation/
    • https://prometheus.io/docs/practices/naming/
    • https://godoc.org/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus
    • https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/wiki/Default-port-allocations
    • https://rsmitty.github.io/Prometheus-Exporters/
    • https://blog.callr.tech/kamailio-exporter-for-prometheus/
17. How to join the default bridge network with docker-compose v2? - Stack Overflow

    2018-07-30
    bridge linux linux/container/docker network port

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    • http://blog.arungupta.me/docker-bridge-overlay-network-compose-variable-substitution/
    • https://docs.docker.com/compose/networking/
18. Load balancing and scaling Docker containers with Træfik

    2018-07-18
    linux/container/docker network network/http network/proxy

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    Træfik options:

    • https://docs.traefik.io/configuration/backends/docker/
    • https://docs.traefik.io/configuration/commons/

    Relevant backend labels:

    • traefik.port
    • traefik.docker.network
    • traefik.backend.loadbalancer.method
    • traefik.backend.loadbalancer.stickiness

    Examples:

    • https://www.katacoda.com/courses/traefik/deploy-load-balancer

    Gateway timeout and overlay network setup:

    • https://github.com/containous/traefik/issues/979
    • https://github.com/containous/traefik/issues/1254
    • https://github.com/containous/traefik/issues/3599
19. How To Choose an Effective Firewall Policy to Secure your Servers | DigitalOcean

    2018-05-15
    linux network network/firewall policy security server

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    • http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/%7Epeterb/network/drop-vs-reject
    • https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/22686/is-it-good-practice-to-manually-lock-down-ports-on-each-host
    • https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/22711/is-it-a-bad-idea-for-a-firewall-to-block-icmp/22713
    • https://serverfault.com/questions/84963/why-not-block-icmp/84981
20. dxvk: Vulkan-based D3D11 implementation for Linux / Wine

    2018-04-10
    emulation game graphics/3d graphics/vulkan linux wine

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    • https://boilingsteam.com/dxvk-is-making-great-progress/
    • https://boilingsteam.com/no-need-to-wait-for-a-witcher-3-port-anymore/