Python Terminology: Distribution vs Package vs Module

What it is, how to do it, and how to prevent it — We regularly copy and paste stuff. Sometimes, the copied characters contain important information such as bank numbers or crypto wallet addresses. Attackers can replace the copied address with an address under their control. Hence you might accidentally transfer money to an attacker instead of your original target. Why it Matters I suspect that…

HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite and their security implications — HTTP is a stateless protocol. The web servers handle each HTTP request independently. This is especially a problem for identification. The webserver needs to know to whom it is talking. For that reason, we allow the client side (the browser) to store information that it can send along with every…

I see the terms watermark and digital signature being used interchangeably, but they different: Good watermarks are hard to remove, but might be easy to forge. Watermarks help the person who created the work to be able to proof they did it. Fingerprints are used to trace people against their…

What happened in 2022 and what I expect for 2023 — It’s new years eve and — as always — I finish some things and have some plans for next year. Review of 2022 The Russo-Ukrainian war shaped 2022 for me. Worries about an atomic war in proximity to Germany first crossed my mind. Oil was sold out for a while, and a lot…

5 Reasons why I’m optimistic about humanities future — Current times are hard. Energy prices are high in Germany due to the supply cut from Russian gas, the supply interruptions from Ukrainian grain causes food prices to rise, and supply chain interruptions caused by Corona from Chinese goods are troublesome. The interest rates are suddenly way higher than they…

Why Jordan Petterson is wrong about ChatGPT — I’ve just watched a clip of Jordan Petterson talking about ChatGPT. While I’m very impressed by ChatGPT as well, I’m certain he is completely wrong with his assessment of the current and future capabilities of ChatGPT. It’s hard to estimate what we will be able to do in the future…

Better text extraction, encryption, and project setup — pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming the pages of PDF files. It can also add custom data, viewing options, and passwords to PDF files. pypdf can retrieve text, images, and metadata from PDFs as well. The library has quite a…

How powerful is ChatGPT? Can it replace your job? — ChatGPT is a chatbot accessible via chat.openai.com. It is by far the most impressive chatbot I’ve seen as a Machine Learning developer / consultant. It’s a similar leap to DeepL compared to the early Google Translate. It’s like comparing a modern iPhone with a Nokia 3010. Let’s explore what ChatGPT…