Moderation Log

Date/Time Moderator Story/Comment/User, Action, Reason
2018-08-30 07:26 -0500 pushcx Comment by Shamar on Undetectable Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Attacks through JavaScript and HTTP headers trickery
Action: deleted comment
Reason: Stop. Leave this thread alone and quit trying to call out freddyb.
2018-08-30 06:56 -0500 pushcx Comment by markos on Lobste.rs | Hacker News
Action: deleted comment
Reason: Don't insult people like this.
2018-08-30 06:54 -0500 pushcx Comment by pushcx on Undetectable Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Attacks through JavaScript and HTTP headers trickery
Action: used Sysop hat
2018-08-30 06:46 -0500 pushcx User sjamaan
Action: Granted hat "CHICKEN developer" (https://wiki.call-cc.org/maintainers)
2018-08-30 06:46 -0500 pushcx Story: TDD for those who don't need it
Action: changed title from "TDD for those who don't need it - GopherCon SG 2017" to "TDD for those who don't need it"
Reason: Please don't include event names in talk titles.
2018-08-29 21:47 -0500 pushcx Comment by pushcx on Can we get *italics* to work within > block quotes?
Action: used Sysop hat
2018-08-29 16:23 -0500 (Users) Story: Oracle Solaris 11.4 Released for General Availability
Action: changed tags from "illumos" to "illumos release"
Reason: Automatically changed from user suggestions
2018-08-28 10:08 -0500 pushcx Story: I Don't Like Notebooks
Action: changed tags from "python visualization ai" to "python ai slides"
Reason: Fixing tags.
2018-08-28 09:13 -0500 alynpost User brianhicks
Action: Granted hat "Elm Core Team" (http://elm-lang.org/community)
2018-08-28 09:12 -0500 alynpost User lukewestby
Action: Granted hat "elm-conf coorganizer" (https://www.elm-conf.us/about/)
2018-08-28 09:12 -0500 alynpost User lukewestby
Action: Granted hat "Elm Core Team" (https://elm-lang.org/community)
2018-08-28 08:39 -0500 pushcx Story: God Mode Unlocked - Hardware Backdoors in x86 CPUs
Action: changed title from "GOD MODE UNLOCKED - Hardware Backdoors in x86 CPUs" to "God Mode Unlocked - Hardware Backdoors in x86 CPUs"
Reason: Toning down headline.
2018-08-28 08:18 -0500 pushcx Story: I Don't Like Notebooks
Action: changed title from "I Don't Like Notebooks - Joel Grus - #JupyterCon 2018" to "I Don't Like Notebooks"
Reason: Please don't include event and speaker names in titles.
2018-08-27 04:26 -0500 (Users) User sbennett
Action: changed own username from "stevecodes" to "sbennett"
2018-08-26 13:39 -0500 (Users) Story: Restarting my newsletter: Making the Web
Action: changed tags from "openbsd unix web practices" to "release"
Reason: Automatically changed from user suggestions
2018-08-26 00:58 -0500 pushcx Story: Add caching to speed up your site: Even if you think it isn't needed
Action: changed description from "An analysis of using a plug and play caching framework to mitigate the n+1 problem with Django ORM without needing to re-write queries." to "", changed markeddown_description from "<p>An analysis of using a plug and play caching framework to mitigate the n+1 problem with Django ORM without needing to re-write queries.</p>\n" to ""
Reason: The description field is not for summarizing the article.
2018-08-25 14:55 -0500 (Users) Story: The Laboriousness of "Lightweight Linux"
Action: changed tags from "linux" to "linux rant"
Reason: Automatically changed from user suggestions
2018-08-25 12:02 -0500 (Users) User troybetz
Action: changed own username from "compedit" to "troybetz"
2018-08-25 08:47 -0500 pushcx Story: Former Tesla employee "ssh'd to as many cars as possible" and other stories
Action: changed description from "Some highlights:\r\n\r\n- Tesla cars run on sketchy software that's connected to the Internet 24/7\r\n- Tesla power charging stations will blacklist you if a complicated algorithm decides you need to be blacklisted\r\n- Employees can \"ssh into\" all cars\r\n- China wants new cars to report their locations to government databases\r\n\r\nI share this as a public service announcement — to those who are considering buying a Tesla, please consider purchasing something that isn't connected to the Internet for your safety and the safety of others. If you are working for an auto manufacturer, please consider how many lives you are putting at risk by connecting a 1+ ton speeding vehicle to a centralized server where hackers, or you own employees, can command and control them." to "", changed markeddown_description from "<p>Some highlights:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tesla cars run on sketchy software that’s connected to the Internet 24/7</li>\n<li>Tesla power charging stations will blacklist you if a complicated algorithm decides you need to be blacklisted</li>\n<li>Employees can “ssh into” all cars</li>\n<li>China wants new cars to report their locations to government databases</li>\n</ul>\n<p>I share this as a public service announcement — to those who are considering buying a Tesla, please consider purchasing something that isn’t connected to the Internet for your safety and the safety of others. If you are working for an auto manufacturer, please consider how many lives you are putting at risk by connecting a 1+ ton speeding vehicle to a centralized server where hackers, or you own employees, can command and control them.</p>\n" to ""
Reason: The description field is not for summarizing the article or editorializing.
2018-08-24 09:15 -0500 alynpost Story: Spherical Harmonics
Action: changed url from "http://www.patapom.com/SHPortal/" to "http://www.patapom.com/blog/SHPortal/"
Reason: insert /blog/ in the submitted link to fix a 404.
2018-08-24 08:37 -0500 alynpost Story: A list of the top Static Site Generators
Action: merged into 59bac3 (Overview of Popular Static Site Generators)
Reason: Merge discussions about static site generators.
2018-08-24 08:15 -0500 pushcx Story: Marpa and combinator parsing 2
Action: changed url from "https://jeffreykegler.github.io/Ocean-of-Awareness-blog/" to "http://jeffreykegler.github.com/Ocean-of-Awareness-blog/individual/2018/05/combinator2.html", changed description from "The URL should have been: http://jeffreykegler.github.com/Ocean-of-Awareness-blog/individual/2018/05/combinator2.html" to "", changed markeddown_description from "<p>The URL should have been: <a href=\"http://jeffreykegler.github.com/Ocean-of-Awareness-blog/individual/2018/05/combinator2.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://jeffreykegler.github.com/Ocean-of-Awareness-blog/individual/2018/05/combinator2.html</a></p>\n" to ""
Reason: Replacing blog homepage with specific post at submitter's request.
2018-08-24 08:04 -0500 pushcx User Neo
Action: Banned
Reason: Banning spammer attempting to re-establish (was formerly niravseo).
2018-08-24 07:55 -0500 pushcx User sarju
Action: Banned
Reason: Banning spammer attempting to re-establish (was formerly niravseo).
2018-08-24 07:55 -0500 pushcx User Nirav17
Action: Banned
Reason: Banning spammer attempting to re-establish (was formerly niravseo).
2018-08-24 03:44 -0500 Irene Comment by Irene on Alynpost is now a moderator
Action: used Sysop hat
2018-08-23 15:56 -0500 pushcx Story: Commons Clause isn't that bad
Action: merged into gsw30p (Commons Clause: New Redis Labs license)
Reason: As you noted in the description, yeah, it would've been better to just link this from a comment.
2018-08-23 15:50 -0500 (Users) User liftM
Action: changed own username from "liftm" to "liftM"
2018-08-23 06:24 -0500 (Users) Story: Intel Publishes Microcode Security Patches, No Benchmarking Or Comparison Allowed
Action: changed title from "Intel Publishes Microcode Security Patches, No Benchmarking Or Comparison Allowed! – Bruce Perens" to "Intel Publishes Microcode Security Patches, No Benchmarking Or Comparison Allowed"
Reason: Automatically changed from user suggestions
2018-08-22 19:05 -0500 alynpost User evhan
Action: Granted hat "CHICKEN developer" (http://wiki.call-cc.org/maintainers)
2018-08-22 14:25 -0500 pushcx User alynpost
Action: Granted hat "Sysop" (alanpost@c0redump.org)
2018-08-22 13:54 -0500 pushcx Story: Proton, a modified version of WINE for playing Windows games on Linux by Valve
Action: merged into fmb6w5 (Introducing a new version of Steam Play)
Reason: Merging into official announcement.
2018-08-22 12:55 -0500 (Users) Story: CVE-2018-1000657 - Arbitrary code execution in a core Rust library
Action: changed tags from "rust" to "rust security"
Reason: Automatically changed from user suggestions
2018-08-22 08:16 -0500 pushcx Story: The Commons Clause will destroy open source
Action: merged into gsw30p (Commons Clause: New Redis Labs license)
Reason: Merging hot take into primary source.
2018-08-21 21:21 -0500 pushcx Story: Fewer startups, more indies
Action: deleted story
Reason: This article about business trends is off-topic, but it'd fit right in at Barncles.
2018-08-21 08:44 -0500 pushcx Story: Ruby's Bitwise Operators
Action: changed title from "RUBY Bitwise Operators" to "Ruby's Bitwise Operators"
Reason: "Ruby" is not an acronym.
2018-08-20 19:25 -0500 (Users) User zjg
Action: changed own username from "zgotts" to "zjg"
2018-08-20 10:17 -0500 pushcx User oshogbo
Action: Granted hat "FreeBSD Developer" (oshogbo@FreeBSD.org)
2018-08-20 08:08 -0500 pushcx Comment by pushcx on What’s your release process like?
Action: used Sysop hat
2018-08-20 07:26 -0500 pushcx Comment by 355E3B on Passing the torch
Action: Corrected "pgrmr" to "prgmr"
Reason: Fixing typo in historically significant post.
2018-08-20 01:51 -0500 (Users) Story: You need a task scheduler and runner. What do you use and why?
Action: changed tags from "devops practices" to "devops practices ask"
Reason: Automatically changed from user suggestions
2018-08-18 04:42 -0500 (Users) User so_it_goes
Action: changed own username from "pietvanzoen" to "so_it_goes"
2018-08-17 23:09 -0500 pushcx Story: Keep Betting on JavaScript
Action: changed tags from "video programming" to "video javascript"
Reason: Oh, and tagging language.
2018-08-17 23:07 -0500 pushcx Story: Keep Betting on JavaScript
Action: changed title from "Keep Betting on JavaScript by Kyle Simpson [Video]" to "Keep Betting on JavaScript"
Reason: Removing speaker name and redundant video tag.
2018-08-16 23:20 -0500 (Users) User UntangledQubit
Action: changed own username from "NonchalantTurtle" to "UntangledQubit"
2018-08-16 15:06 -0500 pushcx Story: Computing, Climate Change, and All Our Relationships
Action: changed description from "#politics" to "", changed markeddown_description from "<p>#politics</p>\n" to ""
Reason: The description field is not for summarizing the article or editorializing.
2018-08-16 15:04 -0500 pushcx Comment by pushcx on Computing, Climate Change, and All Our Relationships
Action: used Sysop hat
2018-08-16 14:56 -0500 (Users) Story: EXAPUNKS - new programming game from Zachtronics
Action: changed tags from "assembly games" to "assembly games release"
Reason: Automatically changed from user suggestions
2018-08-16 09:45 -0500 (Users) User santigepigon
Action: changed own username from "santi" to "santigepigon"
2018-08-16 09:45 -0500 (Users) User santigepigon
Action: changed own username from "sg" to "santi"