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Two major PHP CVEs (CVE-2026-109618/109619) announced a few hours ago under the name “php2shell” affects any site running PHP 5 to 8.

At the time I write this post PHP devs have been released a new update for 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 which patches this issue and same with Sury PHP repositories (with patches for =<8.1 versions) in case someone is using that on Debian (like me).
Cloudflare also released a WAF rule regarding this issue too but it may not be a solution to this exploit.

More info at https://php2shell.com/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PHP2Shell

On August 24, 2026, maintainer of Nitter project (and some related instances) received a C&D from X Corp., making the main developer to close the main instance and archiving the GitHub repo, as well as other related services like TwitterWebView.com, closing today on August 28.

Sad to see this happen. I refuse to make an account (which also requires now using their mobile app) to that awful and shitty platform just to see a single post or the profile of someone (and the main reason why most people like me have been using Nitter as visiting X as guest is now impossible). This is why people should also (cross)post their content on other sites or “open” platforms like Mastodon instead of that fucking boring walled garden.

Anyway, the few Nitter instances I've seen that are still active at this moment are these:

• nitter.kareem.one

• goyimx.com

• shitter.thepixora.com

• nitter.space

Hope the evil X doesn’t come after them.

And yeah I know you can also self-host Nitter but it would be a PITA to find a working fork and IIRC it now requires using an existent Twitter account for being used as “crawler”.

While browsing Facebook the other day I came across an article shared on a page. Apparently there's talks about bringing back MySpace. It was my favorite social media platform since you could customize your own pages to your liking, something that no mainstream social media allows for users to do now. If it comes back I hope it won't be a carbon copy of other platforms like Digg ended up being.

https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/myspace-owners-plan-comeback-iconic-173025561.html

How long have you been into it? When did you discover it? What are reasons backing up whatever question given in this thread?

Welp, Sony decided to stop producing physical games starting in 2028. The playstation 5 is the last playstation console I will own because of this news. Physical media is better than digital.

https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/

Looks like the Twitter clone is looking for ways to get their member base back since it's dropped. They're looking at Reddit for ideas apparently. I read this thread about it the other day, but I finally got around to reading the article as well. Have you ever used Blusky before? I used it for a little bit but now the only Twitter like social media I use in a blue moon is Threads. I find it amusing that all these social media platforms keep going back to looking at forums for inspiration. It's almost like forums are still the best at being forums right? 🤣

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/04/bluesky-twitter-rival-reddit-social-media.html

Anyone here have experience with linux phones? I know there are a few different OSs for phones like Sailfish and Ubuntu touch.

One linux phone I've been interested in is the Pinephone Pro. It's not highly powered or anything but it has a removable battery and hardware killswitches behind the cover.

https://pine64.org/devices/pinephone_pro/

I've also liked the look of the Librem 5 by Purism. It's vastly underpowered by many modern phones but it has physical kill switches right on the side and uses their own PureOS. I've heard it can take FOREVER to get your phone though.

https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

Also the Jolla Phone.

https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-sep-ii-2026

I've been wanting to get a NAS server since I want to setup a webhost to save some money on hosting costs. Does anyone here have any experience with a NAS server? Which one do you have and what do you primarily use it for?

Not sure where to put this but anyone like made-for-Linux PCs? I know of a few brands and personally have one.

https://system76.com/

is a popular one.

https://starlabs.systems/

is really good, I have the StarBook.

https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/

Another option

One that comes to mind is Bob's Article Management System (AMS) for XenForo. Who has heard of that one or other ones for whatever forum software? Did you ever mess around with this sort of stuff?

Who is into coding? What can you code? What languages do you know? Where, when and how did you learn?

I already hated that this "Age Verification" nonsense was hitting platforms like Discord and that was what made me seek out alternatives to Discord in the first place. Now this nonsense is coming to PS5 consoles only in the UK and Ireland but there's a chance this could come to other countries eventually too. So if you live in these countries, you'll need to verify your age if you want to talk to friends on your PS5. We're living in a time where the government wants to control how you live your life and how you communicate with others online. It's stupid and is disguised as "protecting children."

https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/support/account/age-verification-faq/

Since we're getting bad storms here I just thought of this thread lol. Anyways do you currently have a weather radio and do you use it? I also just learned that Canada shut down their weather radio stations, so they basically forced users to use apps on their phones now. Which I'm guessing this might be pushed in other parts of the world now too. I used to have one when I was a kid but I don't have one now. I tend to get updates on my phone.

What blog software you into? What do you like? Where did you discover it and how long have you used it? What are reasons for whatever that has been asked in this thread?

https://blog.mybb.com/2025/12/22/warm-up-to-mybb-1-9/

I admit, I dissed MyBB in one post on here. But I used to be a big fan and I want it to come back. I think it will come back with MyBB 1.9, whenever it finally goes online.

Is anyone else excited? Why is that the case?

What sort of software do you like of this type? Well, some plugins that come to mind are bbPress and wpForo. Who has played around with them as a user or admin?

Your free blog and forum software (WordPress, SMF, MyBB, phpBB etc.) can be installed with Softalicious or something similar. Who has done that? Do you prefer to do it that way, or do you prefer doing it the more difficult way? What benefits do you see in each way?

With this software, an installation system like Softalicious isn't even necessary. It would be forum software like Forum Spark (this one), Jcink, Forumotion etc.. Do you like this stuff? Have you used it as an admin and have you been a member on such software, aside from Forum Spark?

How would you compare it to other forum software? How long have you used it? Is there anyone just considering using it?

Well, one problem is that perhaps people cannot make money using the software. It might be against the rules and/or there might not be a way to implement ads etc., even if you wanted to add them. Do you see that as a problem?

I love the software, but there could be more emoticons, a chat box etc.. Well, what do you see missing? Is there a good chance Forum Spark will add it?

I know we're an alternative platform forum but I have a feeling Windows is still being used by a few members here. Honestly that's absolutely fine if you're content with Windows, I myself am currently using Windows 11 but I also dual boot with Ubuntu. Anyways what are your thoughts on Microsoft's current OS? Do you hate it, do you like it I want to know how you feel about it!