Dan Levy

@justsml
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64 Following
48 Posts

Engineer, Educator, Entrepreneur

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websitehttps://danlevy.net
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if you are under 30 years old and picking a font size for something other people need to read, not just yourself: that’s too small. still too small. A LITTLE BIGGER

#accessibility #ux #typography

👋 Hi friends, educators & learners!

My latest article is on AI in Education: "The Last to Think"

https://danlevy.net/the-last-to-think/

Check it out, let me know what you think! 🫶

#EdTech #Education #AI #development

The Last to Think

Human or Machine?

New Open-Source Tool Spotlight 🚨🚨🚨

GhidraMCP is an Model Context Protocol server for allowing LLMs to autonomously reverse engineer applications. It exposes numerous tools from core Ghidra functionality to MCP clients.

#ReverseEngineering #Ghidra

🔗 Project link on #GitHub 👉 https://lnkd.in/gRUrYpMx

#Infosec #Cybersecurity #Software #Technology #News #CTF #Cybersecuritycareer #hacking #redteam #blueteam #purpleteam #tips #opensource #cloudsecurity

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Join me as I explore the space between a "good idea" and "where did it all go wrong?"

Check out my latest article:
https://danlevy.net/beware-the-single-purpose-people/

Beware the Single-Purpose People

So pure it hurts

Friends don't let friends rebase.

#git #rebase

The future of AI + education is unwritten.
It is vital that we get it right.

That's why I'm thrilled to announce I'm joining the incredible team at MagicSchool AI to help build the future of education!

What drew me to MagicSchool.ai was not only their great tech & people, but also their vision of using AI to assist human teachers—not replace them—which resonates deeply with me.

#TeachersAreNotRobots #RobotsAreNotTeachers
#EdTech #AI #Education

“Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads” - A technical adventure/exploration of in-app tracking and how geolocation works. And yes, your location, and a whole lot more (like battery levels and screen brightness) are not private. Granular data on your device behavior is being collected and sold by tons of apps. #privacy #tracking #infosec #DataProtection #Data #DataPrivacy #apps #tracking

https://timsh.org/tracking-myself-down-through-in-app-ads/

Everyone knows your location

How I tracked myself down using leaked location data in the in-app ads, and what I found along the way.

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I've got a bunch of services I've run for some time via #docker compose and I want to migrate them into #kubernetes . Most of them use volumes for their data that are on NFS.

Anyone have any tips on how to move the data into PersistentVolumes in my #k8s cluster?

Hey everyone,

I’m micr0, the person behind Altbot, the open-source bot that helps generate alt-text for images, videos, and audio on the Fediverse. Right now, Altbot uses Google Gemini to generate the alt-text, but that means your data goes through Google’s servers and could be used for training their machine learning models.

To fix this and ensure total privacy, I’m looking to move Altbot to a local model that will run completely on my own hardware. This way, your data won’t be saved, shared, or used anywhere else—it’ll stay private and only temporarily be on my hardware.

It’s a big goal, but one that’s been on my mind since the very beginning. I’ve been talking about this shift for a while, and it’s time to make it happen. Plus, if I reach the goal, Altbot will be running on 48% renewable energy, which means less environmental impact and more sustainability.

To make this happen, I need to raise $1,800–$2,000 USD to buy server-grade hardware—things like GPUs for model processing, a solid motherboard, power supply, storage, and cooling. With this setup, I’ll be able to run Altbot privately, efficiently, and sustainably.

I’ve also posted a breakdown of the planned server specs and spending as a reply to this post if you’re curious about the details!

If this sounds like something you want to support, any help would be appreciated! Every little bit gets me closer to the goal. You can donate here: Ko-fi Link.

Thanks so much for supporting Altbot and helping make the Fediverse a better place!