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#1
Coding & Mods / WALA Preview - Web Access Log ...
Last post by shawnb61 - Yesterday at 08:42 PM
Not approved yet, but I figured I'd share with the gang over here.

New mod I've been working on:
https://github.com/sbulen/SMF-Web-Access-Log-Analyzer

Release 1.0.0 download:
https://github.com/sbulen/SMF-Web-Access-Log-Analyzer/releases/download/v1.0.0/WALA-100.zip

I've been helping folks facing bot attacks over at SMF, and have come to realize most folks don't have a way to analyze their web access logs.  E.g., Are these my users???  Which ASNs in Brazil are crawling me?  Do I have users there?

So I wrote a little mod that uses the freebie DBIP database (https://db-ip.com/db/lite.php) to assign country & ASN to both the smf_members table and a web access log.  It has a bunch of canned reports against that.

Toughest challenge was that these are all fairly big files.  So...  I break them all up into small chunks & use the fetch API to get them up there.  Also, a web access log can easily have a few hundred thousand rows of data...  Assigning attributes to all of those rows can take a HUGE amount of time.  I figured out a way to work in small IP ranges, and build lookups in memory instead of using DB joins.   So for the most part, the uploads & attribute assignments just take 2-5 minutes each.  (Via DB lookups they were more like 15-40 minutes each....)

Apache combined log format is required...
#2
Desktops & Laptops / Re: Memory Foam Keyboard Arm R...
Last post by Skhilled - Yesterday at 07:47 PM
So, I started wondering if they had the same in a mouse rest. They didn't.  :P

But... They have this:

https://www.worldmarket.com/p/croissant-memory-foam-mouse-arm-rest-637099.html
#3
Desktops & Laptops / Re: Memory Foam Keyboard Arm R...
Last post by Skhilled - Yesterday at 06:31 PM
It actually works nice. :) And looks realistic at first glance and is comfortable. The only thing missing is some lettuce and tomatoes sticking out of the sides.  :rflmao
#4
Desktops & Laptops / Re: Memory Foam Keyboard Arm R...
Last post by BoredSkull - Yesterday at 07:08 AM
I think you need your bread examined if you buy this!
#5
Desktops & Laptops / Memory Foam Keyboard Arm Rest
Last post by Skhilled - Sep 01, 2025, 07:24 PM
Mine is getting a bit dirty and old. So, I started searching for a new one and found this.  :rofl2 :rofl2 :rofl2

https://www.worldmarket.com/p/baguette-memory-foam-keyboard-arm-rest-637098.html
#6
Internet Discussion / Re: AI Scams From US Senators
Last post by Skhilled - Aug 31, 2025, 03:10 PM
I'm not surprised.
#8
Internet Discussion / AI Scams From US Senators
Last post by Skhilled - Aug 27, 2025, 08:16 PM
Of course, I'm not surprised. AI is still in its infancy. So, a would expect, hackers, scammers, etc. will take advantage of it. :(

https://www.popsci.com/technology/fake-call-government-officials-ai-scam/

It will probably start happening to the rest of the world sooner or later, if it hasn't started already.  :bnghd
#9
Tech Tweaks / Re: SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive G...
Last post by Skhilled - Aug 25, 2025, 06:10 PM
Quote from: Neša on Aug 24, 2025, 10:51 PMI use Acronis to do backups on to my NAS for my partners PC.
Do you get full USB 3.1 speeds? I had a look at the site only some are faster then 150MB/S
I'm not sure, tbh. I do know that it's very fast. I'll have to look into it when I get a chance.

EDIT: I looked at the Android version for Acronis and Sandisk and both have bad ratings. LOL I looked around for something else but couldn't seem to find anything similar for Android. Both software work great on the PC, tho.

EDIT AGAIN: I did find this bit that I think I might try.

How to back up Android Phones to PCs: The ultimate guide for 2025:

https://www.acronis.com/en-us/blog/posts/how-to-backup-android-phone-to-pc/
#10
Tech Tweaks / Re: SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive G...
Last post by Dave - Aug 25, 2025, 05:39 AM
I have 2 x 2TB SSD one has the main drive (operating system plus partitions) and the other is what I used to clone the Windows partition once a month. I also have a program 'Syncbackfree' that I use to copy the other partitions on the main drive to the backup drive weekly as they are the ones that change a lot with adding files etc. By doing it that way I'm not cloning the whole 2TB drive only the operating system, then if I have problems all I have to do is swap the drives.

It actually reminds me that I should do that today   :rgton