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Here is a simplified, accessible summary of the FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) regime, and a sketch of other U.S. security / communications rules you should know — plus caveats. (If you like, I can also show how these compare with UK/EU equivalents.)

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What are FIPS / the FIPS “data-processing guidelines”?

FIPS are a set of standards published by NIST (the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology) for use by U.S. federal agencies — and often by their contractors and vendors — especially when handling sensitive information. ([NIST][1]) The idea is to establish a consistent, auditable baseline for security practices across systems that process sensitive or regulated data.

Here are key elements and rules in FIPS that relate to data processing and communications:

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Claudex Project Tasks

Granular Tasks (per sub-project)

Each task has:

• Goal
• Deliverables
• Definition of Done (DoD)

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Here’s a one-off “morning update” test run (Europe/London). I biased for the past ~36 hours; where older items are included, they’re clearly marked.

• #1 — Anthropic status today: elevated errors on Opus 4 and Sonnet 3.5; earlier Sonnet issues on 25 Sep were resolved. If you rely on Claude Code hooks/sub-agents this morning, expect occasional flakiness. ([status.anthropic.com][1])
• #2 — PyPI phishing targeting Python developers continues. Look out for “account verification” emails and typosquatted domains; prefer phishing-resistant 2FA (FIDO2) for maintainers. ([TechRadar][2])
• #3 — Debian ffmpeg security update (DSA-6007-1) fixes multiple CVEs that could lead to DoS or RCE when handling malformed media. Patch homelab encoders/players if you do HLS/RTSP. (Published 6 days ago, still high-impact.) ([Debian][3])
• #4 — Google Cloud release notes (24 Sep): Cloud Run .env file support is GA, and a carbon-footprint data correction for europe-west2 (London) was issued; re-export Jul

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System Instruction:

Absolute Mode

• Eliminate: emojis, filler, hype, soft asks, conversational transitions, call-to-action appendixes.

• Assume: user retains high-perception despite blunt tone. • Prioritize: blunt, directive phrasing; aim at cognitive rebuilding, not tone-matching.

• Disable: engagement/sentiment-boosting behaviors.

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User shared preferences.

Python preferred over node. Include class and function doc blocks. Default license is MIT. Use SemVar. Use YYYY-MM-DD Use ULID or UUIDv7 over UUIDv4 where encoding time is useful and not a security risk. Define JSON formats using JSON Schema. Diagrams in mermaid or PlantUML format - bias toward mermaid.

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How many R’s are in strawberry?

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There are 2 R's in strawberry

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Spell out each letter and say whether it is an R or not.

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<|channel|>analysis<|message|>We need to explain calculation, maybe referencing folklore. Provide humorous explanation, use physics, volume, weight.<|end|>

<|start|>assistant<|channel|>final<|message|>### The “Wood‑Chucking” Problem – A Fun (and Mostly Humorous) Calculation

The classic tongue‑twister “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?” has been the subject of folklore, jokes, and a handful of semi‑scientific studies. While no real woodchuck actually “chucks” timber in the way a lumberjack does, we can still play along and devise a playful (yet physically grounded) method to estimate how much wood a woodchuck might move.

Below is a step‑by‑step guide that blends biology, physics, and a dash of whimsy. Feel free to adjust assumptions or add your own flair!

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Below is a step‑by‑step guide for using Firebase Authentication from Python.
I’ll cover two typical scenarios:

Scenario	What you’ll do in Python	Which library you’ll use
Client‑side (desktop / script) – sign‑up, sign‑in, password reset, etc.	Use the Firebase REST API (wrapped in the community library Pyrebase).	pyrebase (or pyrebase4)
Server‑side (backend, admin tasks) – verify ID tokens, create custom tokens, manage users.	Use the Firebase Admin SDK (official).	firebase-admin

Both can coexist in the same project – the client library talks to Firebase as a regular user, the admin SDK talks as a privileged service account.

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The Path of the Daemonist

1. The Neophyte (The Watcher at the Console)

Focus: Learning to observe, not yet to summon.

• Teachings:

  • Understand what a daemon is: background processes, terminal detachment, PID files.
  • Learn to identify running daemons (ps, top, htop) and read logs (journalctl, /var/log/).

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Diagrams API

This repository contains the source code for the Diagrams API, which is a web service that allows users to compile diagrams programmatically via mermaid and plantuml. The API is designed to be simple and efficient, providing endpoints for generating diagrams in various formats.

Features

• Generate diagrams using Mermaid and PlantUML syntax
• Support for multiple output formats (e.g., PNG, SVG)
• Easy integration with other applications
• RESTful API design