Bbence's blog

The power of OpenStreetMap, part 1: Sightseeing vacations

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00

Some must-have navigation tips for a sightseeing vacation.

How to setup NTLM authentication with SQLMap using Burp suite's proxy feature

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00

So I wanted to test a database against SQL injection with SQLMap, but it was secured with NTLM authentication. I ran into a

[CRITICAL] sqlmap requires
    Python NTLM third-party library in order to authenticate via NTLM. Download
    from 'https://github.com/mullender/python-ntlm'

error before I figured out what to do.

Antiszószedet

Sat, 03 May 2025 00:00:00

Folyamatosan bővülő listája azoknak a szavaknak, amik bántják a fülem. Részben Richard Stallman angol nyelvű cikke ihlette. Nagyon valószínű, hogy nekem is vannak olyan szavaim, kifejezéseim, melyektől mások a falat kapargatják. Engem ez a pár késztet hasonlóra.

Pinephone Pro: Two months in with a rough start

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 00:00:00

It has been roughly two months since my Pinephone Pro arrived with its keyboard case. This post was written and transferred to the server entirely on it. I love this device to death even though I had a few problems with it at first. Let me tell you my experience.

Tips for beginner vinyl collectors

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00

Over these four years I've been collecting, I've made some glaring mistakes I could have avoided if someone warned me beforehand. I want to share these with you, so you won't have to suffer for them.

I jailbroke my Kindle. Here's how.

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00

Now, I can change my wallpapers and read not only azw3 and pdf files but also epub, mobi etc. It's fairly easy to hack if you have an outdated firmware.

Middle-of-summer catching up

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:00:00

Haven't posted here in two months, it seems. Where have I gone? What did I do during these few weeks? What am I up to and what is the future of this site?

Why music is fascinating

Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00

A few weeks ago I finished reading David Toop's Ocean of Sound. It's mainly a guide to ambient music that discusses the history of the genre but it's a real eye-opener if you have an appetite for musical experiments. This book became the root of many of my recent thoughts about music as a whole.

My thoughts about BeReal and journaling

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00

BeReal is a rather new social media site/app that has some questionable design choices and it also makes me ring alarm bells because of its creepy and rather ironic "non-realness". In this post, I'll try to answer why it doesn't meet my needs and why I want to avoid registering to it.

How I store my passwords

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00

People around me sometimes get their accounts stolen because of weak passwords, lack of two-factor authentication and whatnot. I use KeePassXC and Syncthing to create strong passwords, store them more securely and also sync them across my laptop and phone. Let me talk about these two tools and give you some tips on how to keep your accounts secure on the internet.

Something surprising came in the mail yesterday

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00

This story has two sides.

How I listen to music

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 00:00:00

Take a look at how I use several music-related software tools to maintain my ever-growing offline collection of music and read my opinion about streaming services.

Useful browser extensions you should check out

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:00:00

I use a number of browser extensions to make surfing on the web more enjoyable and less cluttery. Install the ones you are interested in and see if they make your life easier.