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• Post #2295971

  Adding `--uploaded-prior-to=P4D` to your `pip install` commands is a trivially easy way to reduce your exposure to malware in compromised PyPI packages. The updated flag tells `pip` to only install packages of at least the given age, e.g. 4 days. Malicious packages are often detected and removed from PyPI in less time than this. https://ichard26.github.io/blog/2026/04/whats-new-in-pip-26.1/#dependency-cooldowns ht: @simon #python #pypi

• Post #2009267

  I've been setting up an #OpenWrt router as a WiFi access point (via powerline LAN). https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/wifiextenders/bridgedap It needed 3 changes beyond the tutorial to make it stable: + Disable the firewall on the AP (tutorial said this wasn't necessary) + Use WPA2 encryption only (my laptop kept dropping with mixed mode) + Choose 5GHz channel outside 100-144 range (which is affected by radar detection checks in UK) The #WiFi speed at the far...

• Post #1458149

  RE: https://mstdn.social/@JorisMeys/116118700194345006 People in the #ResearchSoftwareEngineer and world may be able to suggest real-world data sources that could be analysed for student projects. #RSE

• Post #1106659

  I just noticed that the backround of fixed stars on the tracker at http://artemistracker.mapki.com/ isn't made up - it's a true representation. Here's spaceship Orion in front of constellation Orion. HT: @mikerspencer #Artemis2 #moon #astronomy