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Nginx FastCGI response buffer sizes

By default when Nginx starts receiving a response from a FastCGI backend (such as PHP-FPM) it will buffer the response in memory before delivering it to the client. Any response larger than the set buffer size is saved to a temporary file on disk.

This process is outlined at the Nginx ngx_http_fastcgi_module page manual page.

Introduction
Determine actual FastCGI response sizes
Setting the buffer size
Verifying results

Essential JavaScript Links

A curated list by Eric Elliott and friends. Suggest links in the gist comments.

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This is a very exclusive collection of only must-have JavaScript links. I'm only listing my favorite links. Nothing else makes the cut. Feel free to suggest links if you think they're good enough to make this list. The really curious should feel free to browse the comments to find other links. I can't guarantee the quality of links in the comments.

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Most VPN Services are Terrible

Short version: I strongly do not recommend using any of these providers. You are, of course, free to use whatever you like. My TL;DR advice: Roll your own and use Algo or Streisand. For messaging & voice, use Signal. For increased anonymity, use Tor for desktop (though recognize that doing so may actually put you at greater risk), and Onion Browser for mobile.

This mini-rant came on the heels of an interesting twitter discussion: https://twitter.com/kennwhite/status/591074055018582016

Don't use VPN services.

No, seriously, don't. You're probably reading this because you've asked what VPN service to use, and this is the answer.

Note: The content in this post does not apply to using VPN for their intended purpose; that is, as a virtual private (internal) network. It only applies to using it as a glorified proxy, which is what every third-party "VPN provider" does.

A Russian translation of this article can be found here, contributed by Timur Demin.
A Turkish translation can be found here, contributed by agyild.
There's also this article about VPN services, which is honestly better written (and has more cat pictures!) than my article.

What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn

Disclaimer: This piece is written anonymously. The names of a few particular companies are mentioned, but as common examples only.

This is a short write-up on things that I wish I'd known and considered before joining a private company (aka startup, aka unicorn in some cases). I'm not trying to make the case that you should never join a private company, but the power imbalance between founder and employee is extreme, and that potential candidates would

How to recover lost Python source code if it's still resident in-memory

I screwed up using git ("git checkout --" on the wrong file) and managed to delete the code I had just written... but it was still running in a process in a docker container. Here's how I got it back, using https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyrasite/ and https://pypi.python.org/pypi/uncompyle6

Attach a shell to the docker container

Install GDB (needed by pyrasite)

apt-get update && apt-get install gdb

	# Basically the nginx configuration I use at konklone.com.
	# I check it using https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=konklone.com
	#
	# To provide feedback, please tweet at @konklone or email [email protected].
	# Comments on gists don't notify the author.
	#
	# Thanks to WubTheCaptain (https://wubthecaptain.eu) for his help and ciphersuites.
	# Thanks to Ilya Grigorik (https://www.igvita.com) for constant inspiration.

	server {

	# Content of the file /etc/logstash/conf.d/auditd.conf
	# Tested on the CentOS 7 auditspd logs forwarded to logstash via rsyslog

	input {
	syslog {
	type => AUDITD
	port => xxxx
	host => "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"
	}
	}

	alias accio=wget
	alias avadaKedavra='rm -f'
	alias imperio=sudo
	alias priorIncantato='echo `history \|tail -n2 \|head -n1` \| sed "s/[0-9]* //"'
	alias stupefy='sleep 5'
	alias wingardiumLeviosa=mv

	alias sonorus='set -v'
	alias quietus='set +v'

	https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails//get/1
	https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails//get/2
	https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails//get/3
	https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails//get/4
	https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails//get/5
	https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails//get/6
	https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails//get/7
	https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails//get/8
	https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails//get/9
	https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails//get/10