the things that it sees
Hopefully you’ll never need to have this explained to you, but a forward lookup is a DNS query that translates a hostname into an IP address. A forward lookup can return many different record types,...
There are two types of queries defined for DNS. Recursive and (somewhat predictably) non-recursive queries which are called iterative queries. An iterative query is a query which will return either the answer required, or...
An ACL is an Access Control List, which is to say a list of groups, users, networks, or “objects” which are allowed or denied depending on what it’s being used for. It’s a very common...
A rabbit hole is a website or series of links which distracts the reader into infinite digression. The digression is a problem because it’s not exactly guaranteed that the reader will remember later what...
Two nights ago I got around to finally setting up a quick uPnP/DLNA daemon so that various devices around the house would be able to access my ripped media (no, I don’t like scratching...
No, Google was not secretly tracking user location data. This is nothing but a lie being told by news outlets who want to attract attention by sensationalism and stirring up controversy. Apparently accurate reporting on...