Monday 31 August 2020

Hamas and Israel Agree to Ease Hostilities Amid Coronavirus - The New York Times
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Captcha Alternatives?
Ask HN: Captcha Alternatives?
42 by ev1 | 39 comments on Hacker News.
TLDR: I help with a gaming community-related site that is being targetted by a script kiddie, they are registering hundreds of thousands of accounts on our forums to 'protest' a cheating (aimbot) ban. They then post large ASCII art spam, giant shock images (the first one started after we blocked new accounts from posting [img]), the usual. Currently we use a simple question/answer addon at registration time - it works against all untargeted bots and is just a little "what is 4 plus six" or "what is the abbreviation for this website" type of question. It's worked fine for years and we don't really get general untargeted spam. I am somewhat ethically disinclined to use reCAPTCHA, and there are some older members that can't reasonably solve hcaptcha easily. Same for using heavy fingerprinting or other privacy invading methods. It's also donation-run, so enterprise services that would block something like this (such as Distil) are both out of budget and out of ethics. Is there a way I can possibly solve this? Negotiation is not really an option on the table, the last time one of the other volunteers responded at all we got a ~150Gbps volumetric attack. I've tried some basic things, like requiring cookie and JS support via middleware; they moved from a Java HTTP-library script to some kind of Selenium equivalent afterward. They also use a massive amount of proxies, largely compromised machines being sold for abuse.

Sunday 30 August 2020

Here is how iPhone 12 camera will allegedly outdo iPhone 11 without upping megapixels - PhoneArena
Tour de France: Daniel Martinez loses time after double crashes in stage 2 - Cyclingnews.com
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys stakes in Japan's five leading trading companies - CNBC
Report: FDA could consider authorization for COVID-19 vaccine before Phase 3 trials are complete - WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland
Apple Loop: New iPhone 12 Leaks, iPad Pro Update Confirmed, Goodbye MacBook Pro - Forbes
Brian Austin Green talks Machine Gun Kelly and whether he and Megan Fox would ever get back together: 'Never say never' - Yahoo Entertainment
Chargers S Derwin James (meniscus) will miss significant time - NFL.com

Saturday 29 August 2020

Here's what the payroll tax deferral action means for you - CNN
'Great friend': World leaders react to Japan PM Abe's resignation - Al Jazeera English
Jackson Hole wrap-up: For the Fed, inflation is all about managing expectations - Yahoo Finance
Apple's next entry-level iPad might look a lot like an iPad Pro - Engadget
Bella Thorne Apologizes for Screwing Over Normie OnlyFans Users - TMZ
Kourtney Kardashian & Scott Disick Risk Running Into His Ex Sofia Richie During Dinner Date - HollywoodLife
NBA playoffs - The Milwaukee Bucks' title bid now has a larger purpose - ESPN

Friday 28 August 2020

Ex-OANN Reporter Emily Miller Out as FDA Spokeswoman After Just 11 Days on the Job - The Daily Beast
Suspect in theft of firefighter's wallet during fire caught - Los Angeles Times
China test fires so-called 'carrier killer' missiles into South China Sea - CNN
What the Federal Reserve inflation policy means for your retirement savings - MarketWatch
How to Unlock YouTube's Picture-in-Picture Mode in iOS 14 - Lifehacker
AMC Gets Court Permission to Take Over 10 Theaters - Variety

Thursday 27 August 2020

U.S. Moves to Seize Cryptocurrency Accounts Linked to North Korean Heists - The Wall Street Journal
As Sports Media Cheers On Athlete Boycotts, Fans Will Walk Away - The Federalist
AOC explains the difference between a strike and a boycott - Insider - INSIDER
Cameron Champ making racial injustice statement with black-and-white shoes - Golf Channel

Wednesday 26 August 2020