Fine print. Probably didn't work out well.

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How active is development of Linkding? Seems there hasn't been a commit in 2 months or so.

While I wouldn't expose such a service to the internet it's still a bit worrying with the amount of CVEs coming out. Like these that haven't been addressed https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/issues/1527, https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/issues/1518

They get some bonus points for this in their FAQ for sure!

Is there a Readeck twitter account?

There isn't but you can follow @readeck@mastodon.online on Mastodon.

Is the a Readeck Discord server?

There isn't but you can join #readeck:matrix.org on Matrix.

So far so good. I've been running regular speed tests to compare with mullvad, while I had both. Speed wise ivpn is slightly slower on average (5% or so), but also seen occasional large slowdown on ivpn which I didn't see on mullvad. Especially some locations seem very inconsistent on ivpn.

It's good, but some improvements on consistency would be welcome.

They don't harm big tech. Big tech are lobbying for this change. They do it to so instead of actually making their platforms less harmful (to people of all ages) they shift blame to users.

Oh okay, I just assumed the main method to redirect the vendor cloud connections to the local valetudo was based on the patch DNS parts in dustbuilder that seems present on most models, but if you say more is required elsewhere to block vendor cloud connections I'm sure that's true.

In any case your work is highly appreciated! And i didn't mean to suggest that it hasn't taken a massive amount of work overall to make valetudo work as well as it does.

It's just DNS based, and iirc dont require any major effort other than patching the hosts file. Of course it is possible it is not enough, but I have high confidence in the authors after also having watched various talks at I.e DEFCON, that i would be surprised if they missed the firmware doing other nasty things.

Patching DNS is specifically possible to enable/disable on the firmware build tool: I.e https://builder.dontvacuum.me/_dreame_r2416.html and the source for that is here https://github.com/dgiese/dustbuilder-script-public/blob/7afed16999711833a8ac0b3b482e935c3ef77219/modifys8image.sh#L169

Valetudo actively blocks the cloud connections. Also, only firmware versions specifically installed with Valetudo is supported (so no chance an update to the original device firmware happens, and does new things).

I think there's a very low chance something escapes to the vendor cloud.

None the less, I personally run these on a separate VLAN without internet access.

That sucks, a good company would instead work with QBZ to ensure it's resolved properly.

I didn't see any other reports of people being banned. I'll just keep using QBZ but better keep the subscription monthly in case...

Oh that's shit. QBZ is great. What was the specific reason for the suspension?

My account seems to still be OK

There's an ongoing case about duress pin use

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone

The counterpoint is that if you indicate at a point when it's unsafe to change lanes to communicate your intention to, for example change lane after a car passes, then the other car might think you missed them and therefore might take potentially risky corrective actions.

Personally I indicate when it's safe, but don't aggressively change lanes right away, waiting a few seconds. Seems like a good approach to me.