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• Hacker News1Security advisory: Critical remote code execution vulnerabilities, update nowEarly release debate:Commenters debated whether releasing the fix early would help or hurt. Public PoCs were already circulating and LLMs speed up exploit development, so some urged immediate shutdowns until patching.Interim mitigations:Users shared workarounds: disabling upload progress and file uploads, and blocking multipart/form-data requests in Apache, nginx, or Caddy. Several said INI settings alone are insufficient and Cloudflare WAF rules only catch known payloads.Patch availability:Patches reached php.net, Ubuntu, Gentoo, FreeBSD, and Chainguard, while Docker Hub and some distros lagged. PHP 8.1 and older no longer get upstream updates, raising concern about legacy deployments.
• Reddit science1About 1 in 4 people with depression may have a ‘body clock’ type, like being stuck in permanent jet lag: late sleepers, tired mornings, worse in certain seasons. Across 11,380 people, this group got less benefit and more side effects from antidepressants, so light therapy or melatonin may help more.Researchers from the University of Sydney found that about a quarter of depression patients fit a "circadian" subtype linked to a constant state of jet lag caused by disrupted body clocks. These patients often have earlier onset, more severe symptoms, and poorer response to antidepressants, suggesting light therapy and melatonin may help.Circadian subtype and delayed sleep:Commenters relate to the circadian subtype, sharing experiences with delayed sleep phase disorder, shift work struggles, and melatonin use. Some suggest light lamps and note melatonin dosing effects.Sleep apnea may drive symptoms:A commenter argues undiagnosed sleep apnea or UARS may cause the fatigue and late sleeping, and that studies should screen for it. Others agree sleep doctors often dismiss UARS, and one reports CPAP helped.Criticism of pill-based care:A commenter claims healthcare mainly offers pills and rarely examines root causes of depression. Another replies they have never taken medication but sometimes wish they had.
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