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Secure Communication with Tailscale: A Comprehensive Guide to Padserve

This guide walks you through creating a secure chat service in Go, designed to operate over Tailscale for VPN-like security. From ECDH key exchange to AES encryption, learn how each component strengthens privacy and how the server handles client commands for a fully encrypted communication experience.

Drew Walton November 7, 2024No Comments

Open Source Programming Technology

WordPress: Why Mullenweg is Being a Child

The ongoing drama between Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine reveals deep tensions within the WordPress community, raising critical questions about leadership, open-source ethics, and the future of collaborative software development.

Drew Walton October 22, 2024No Comments

A 3D rendering of a colorful cube floating in a dark space. The cube is semi-transparent, showing its wireframe structure. Each face of the cube is a different vibrant color - red, green, blue, yellow, magenta, and cyan. The cube is slightly rotated to show multiple faces. A soft, directional light source illuminates the cube, creating subtle shadows and highlights. In the background, faint lines of code can be seen, suggesting the programming aspect of the project. The overall image has a sleek, modern, and technical feel, representing the intersection of 3D graphics and Rust programming.

Open Source Programming Rust

cube3d – A Comprehensive 3D Cube Renderer in Rust

iscover the intricacies of 3D rendering as we dissect cube3d, a Rust project that implements a software-based 3D graphics pipeline. From vertex transformations to per-pixel lighting, this analysis reveals the fundamental concepts behind real-time 3D graphics programming.

Drew Walton October 12, 2024No Comments

A widescreen digital artwork capturing the concept of a security vulnerability in UNIX systems.

Cybersecurity Linux Open Source

Attacking UNIX Systems via CUPS: A Technical Breakdown

The recent CUPS vulnerability highlights how buffer overflows continue to plague UNIX systems due to the reliance on memory-unsafe languages. This breakdown explains the exploit's mechanics and advocates for adopting Rust to prevent such vulnerabilities in the future.

Drew Walton September 26, 2024No Comments

A nostalgic 90s-style computer screen displaying the classic Winamp media player interface, with its iconic llama mascot. Half of the screen is clear and vibrant, while the other half is slightly obscured by a semi-transparent curtain with lines of code visible behind it. In the foreground, a hand is reaching out, torn between pulling back the curtain or leaving it in place, symbolizing the tension between open-source ideals and restricted access.

Open Source Programming Technology

Winamp Whips the Llama’s… License? The Controversy Behind Its Source Code Release

Winamp's recent source code release has stirred both nostalgia and controversy in the tech community. While offering a glimpse into the iconic media player's inner workings, the restrictive license terms have raised questions about the true nature of open source and the challenges facing the wider open-source community. This post delves into the implications of Winamp's approach and what it means for the future of collaborative software development.

Drew Walton September 25, 2024No Comments