Hey folks! 🚀 Diving into the world of web scraping, I've discovered the powerhouse that AWS Lambda functions can be for this purpose. These nifty little functions provide a serverless solution that not only saves costs but also simplifies the deployment process. Imagine being able to execute code in response to events, without the hassle of managing a server environment. AWS takes care of the infrastructure so we can focus solely on our code and configurations.
I've been playing around with deploying these Lambda functions, and using Serverless has made the process a breeze, significantly flattening the learning curve, especially when incorporating tools like Selenium. But here's a heads up—since AWS data center IPs are pretty noticeable, they tend to get blocked by the websites we might be scraping. The workaround? Masking these IPs with a proxy service can save the day.
And for an extra spoonful of flexibility, you can pass a URL directly as a parameter when invoking the function. It's like telling your Lambda function exactly where to go and what to do with minimal fuss.
In a nutshell, it's been a thrilling journey untangling the potentials of AWS Lambda for web scraping projects. The blend of serverless architecture and event-driven execution opens up a realm of possibilities, as long as we keep those sneaky blocking issues in check with a good proxy. 🕵️‍♂️✨
Linkt to the full article: https://substack.thewebscraping.club/p/scraping-aws-lambda-serverless

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I would like to publish an internal web app through Azure Proxy. I created the connector, install the connector service on the on-premise server, created CNAME record in public DNS. But when I would like to open the website, I got 404 HTTP error. How can I analyze what should be the problem? I use M365 E3 license.
Thanks.

Like the title says, I want to perform a search for “tupelo tree services” in Mississippi, but I’m in California. Is the best approach to this using a proxy server or is there a way to fiddle with my search settings to accomplish this? Im seeing a few third party apps that offer this but wondering what the de facto choice is here. I’m trying to make sure my clients website isn’t buried 3 pages down when someone searches from near Tupelo like it behaves in California. Thanks for your help. SEO optimization.

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I’ve been banging out CTFs but i have aome trepidations. First are you guys hacking live websites or are you testing your exploits on a proxy or something else? If live how do you avoid wrecking someones business or permanently changing something? And last are you guys taking steps to occult your presence while hacking a company or are you just hacking with no VMs and VPNs?

A thread for new collectors to ask basic questions of the community.
Frequently Asked Questions below!
A longer version of the subreddit rules is here.
For questions specifically concerning bootlegs or vendor legitimacy, please ask in the Bootleg Megathread.
NSFW & Spoiler Guidelines

• For Self Posts: include a bolded NSFW note next to links in that post.
• For Links to sites/images: If the figure is NSFW, or the website has any NSFW content (including ads) be sure to tag your post NSFW and use the appropriate link flair.

Bootlegs
Any collection posts containing bootlegs, comments advocating buying bootlegs, or links to sites selling bootlegs, recasts, or unlicensed merchandise will be removed.
People often ask about the legitimacy and/or safety of a number of websites which sell large resin statues. The more commonly-asked of those deal primarily in resins from studios which do not have a license from the Japanese IP holders to produce merchandise. Therefore links to those sites are not permitted here. Another sign is if MyFigureCollection doesn't list the either the statue, its manufacturer, or the shop it's being sold on.
MyFigureCollection
My Figure Collection is like MyAnimeList... but for figures! Their database includes thousands of items which been produced during the last couple of decades, along with reviews of shops and other helpful articles. One can also list their own collection and post gallery photos.
Shops

Retailers:
AmiAmi HobbySearch Mandarake (sells rare figures) Good Smile Company Online Shop (often has exclusives) Good Smile Company US shop Crunchyroll Store Hobby Link Japan (aka HLJ) Solaris Japan (MFC partner) BigBadToyStore (MFC partner, US retailer) Big in Japan (also has proxy service) Tokyo Otaku Mode FigureHaven Archonia (EU) Yorokonde (EU) Figuya (EU) Gamersheek (UK) Jungle
List of retailers on MFC
/AnimeFigures' List of Retailers
Community Guide to Shopping in Japan

Blogs/News:

Nekomagic (News/Previews) NyaaFigurines (Reviews/Releases) Kahotan's Blog (News/Reviews) Figma Blog (JP)

Buying & Shipping

1. What’s the best place to buy my anime figures from?
That’s going to depend a lot on what works for you, but most people around here buy them from Amiami, Big in Japan, Hobby Search, HobbyLink Japan, or Tokyo Otaku Mode. If none of those work for you for whatever reason, there’s a list of reputable retailers in the sidebar that you can check out at any time. Be extra careful when ordering figures from websites like Amazon or ebay, as there are a lot of bootlegs on those sites. Don’t be afraid to ask in our Bootleg Megathread if you’re unsure.
2. What differences are there between the shipping options I get from most Japanese shops?
Below is a rundown of the main shipping choices you’ll get at most retailers. Keep in mind that if an order is large enough you will be forced to use one of the more expensive options, as SAL shipments have lower size and weight restrictions.

• Unregistered SAL: Sometimes referred to as uSAL, is usually the cheapest method. It does not come with any tracking or insurance. Usually takes up 2-4 weeks for delivery.
• Registered SAL: Sometimes referred to as rSAL, is insured for the declared value up to 6,000 yen. It comes with a tracking number and usually takes 2-4 weeks for delivery.
• EMS: This method of shipping is much faster than either SAL options, usually arriving within a week of shipment. EMS shipments are insured for the declared value up to 2,000,000 yen.
• Airmail
• E-packet
• Surface: Shops don't offer this very often. It's an actual cargo ship and slow as a result.
  
• DHL: Becoming more available as an alternative to EMS on AmiAmi and other sites. Can be less expensive than EMS and of comparable speed, but may be more reliant on the specific geographical area being shipped to. The price is also determined by the size of the box. Offers their own tracking.
  

3. I placed two+ orders for figures at different times. Will my items be shipped together, or will I have to pay shipping twice?
Most shops will ask you to pay shipping on a per-order basis, but here are some that will allow combined shipping:

• Amiami: You can combine orders here, as long as the orders ship in the same month. It doesn’t matter if the item is new or preowned. Any preorders that are set for that month can also be combined with other orders for that month. However, be aware that if the preorder gets delayed, Amiami will remove that item from that month’s shipment and place it on a new order. To combine orders on Amiami, use the “Combine Orders” feature under “My Account”.
  
• Hobby Search: Hobby Search will let you combine orders that release in the same month, but you cannot combine in stock items with preorders. If you want to combine multiple preorders, or multiple in stock items, you can do so using the “Order Recombination” feature on your account page.
  
• HobbyLink Japan: At HLJ, you have the option to send paid orders to their “Private Warehouse”, where you can store them for up to 2 months. When you’re ready to ship the items, you simply select which items to ship and HLJ will combine them into one shipment for you. To use this, just select the “Private Warehouse” option as shipping when you order.
  

If you’re unsure about whether or not a shop we haven’t listed will combine your orders, please refer to their individual FAQs.
4. When will I get charged for my preorder?
Most Japanese shops charge you once the item is in stock and ready for shipment. When that happens, they will send you an email asking for payment. Some shops (mostly overseas ones), will allow you to pay for the item up front though, if you’d like. A few with that option are:

• Big in Japan (Japanese store)
• Tokyo Otaku Mode
• Anime Island
• Crunchyroll

Keep in mind that overseas stores will likely get the figure a few months after Japanese ones, so pay attention to the release date stated on the website you are buying from so as to avoid that confusion.
5. Should I expect to pay customs fees when importing figures?
That depends on where you live. Here’s a quick rundown:

• Australia: 10% GST is now assessed up front.
• Canada: Minimum declared value for charges is around CAD$20 for regular shipments, and CAD$60 for gifts (gifting something only seems to lower the declared value by about CAD$40, not deplete it completely). When using Amiami, try their Small Air Packet option. It comes with tracking, gets there in about the same time as EMS, and is better at avoiding customs.
• European Union: As of 1st July 2021, VAT has to be paid on all goods imported from outside of the EU. Retailers are supposed charge VAT for purchases under €150, however many Japanese retailers currently do not, so VAT will be charged when your order arrives in the EU. Orders that are >€150, VAT and duty will be charged by your local customs.
• UK: As of 1st January 2021, VAT is to be charged by retailers for orders <£135. However, customs isn't currently charging VAT on parcels valued at <£135, even if the VAT hasn't been paid. Goods >£135 will have their VAT and duty calculated and charged by customs.
• Mexico: Minimum declared value for customs fees is USD$300 for shipments by post, and USD$50 for shipments by courier.
• United States: A shipment has to have a declared value of USD$2,000 before customs starts hitting you with fees, so you most likely won’t have to worry about them at all.

6. The figure I want is an exclusive, how do I go about ordering one outside of Japan?
You have three options for this:
A. Big in Japan is known to stock exclusive figures and ship to other countries. Usually the price is higher because they build in their proxy fees, but it’s easier than worrying about using a forwarder or proxy service. If you live in the US, Crunchyroll, Right Stuf, and Tokyo Otaku Mode also get exclusives sometimes, but out of the states the shipping can get expensive.
B. Forwarding Services: A forwarder is someone who you ship an exclusive item to so that they can forward the package on to you, usually for a flat fee + shipping. When using a forwarder you still make the purchase yourself, and enter their address into the shipping field. When the box arrives at the forwarder they will then stick your address onto the package and send it on its way.
Some popular forwarders are:

• Big in Japan
• Tenso

Be sure to read each sites instructions on forwarding carefully!
C. Proxy Services: With a proxy, you tell them what the item you’re looking for is and they will purchase it in your stead. This is handy for when a company doesn’t accept foreign credit cards, or you’re having trouble navigating a Japanese website.
Some popular proxies are:

• Big in Japan (Won’t proxy for Yahoo Auctions)
• From Japan

Again, be sure you thoroughly read through each sites proxy instructions.
7. I see a bunch of really cheap figures that ship from China on ebay. Are those okay to buy?
Generally, no. They’re most likely bootlegs. If you want a second opinion on that, feel free to ask in the Bootleg Megathread that’s always stickied at the top of the sub.
8. What’s a bootleg, and how can I avoid buying them?
A bootleg is a counterfeit figure often made using rejected molds of the official product. They are usually priced significantly lower than the genuine article, and in order to make their profit, bootleggers use lower quality materials and have less attention to detail- resulting in a substandard figure.
The Bootleg Megathread that I mentioned in question 7 is a great tool to avoid buying any bootlegs. It has a few tips and tricks to avoiding them to begin with, and a few more on how to spot them if you’re worried you might already own one.
9. Does anyone know when figure X is going to be released? How do I know if it was delayed?
My Figure Collection (sometimes referred to as MFC) does an excellent job of staying on top of information like release dates and delays. If you’re curious about an upcoming figures release date, check there first. This information can be found directly under the “Releases” section on a figure’s entry. If you only see a month and a year in that section, it means the release date has not yet been announced by the manufacturer, and there is still a chance the figure could be delayed.
If you make an account on MFC you can also subscribe to comments, changes, and pictures via a checkbox on the right hand side of a figure’s listing. Subscribing to any of these things will allow MFC to send you an email anytime the subscription in question updates. Subscribing to “changes” is a great way to keep up with release dates and delays, among other things.
10. The figure I want is long sold out at normal retailers! What’s the best place to pick it up in the aftermarket?
A list of reputable retailers can be found under the “Shops” section of the /AnimeFigures sidebar. They all sell legitimate products, and many of them also sell figures second hand. However, the most frequently suggested second hand sites are Mandarake and Amiami- who has a preowned section that they update every night save Sundays and Japanese holidays around 1PM JST and again around 6PM JST.
AmiAmi grades their pre-owned items on a letter scale. The general consensus from buyers is that their ratings are conservative, so unless the item and/or packaging is specifically indicated as having significant flaws, pre-owned items from them are usually in at least as good a condition as their rating suggests.
Note: When you search Mandarake, you’ll get the best results by using the Japanese characters for whatever you are searching. If you don’t know them, you can find them on MFC by clicking on any of the “details” in that figure’s listing.
11. Amiami has a figure I’m interested in labeled as “For sale in Japan only”. Does this mean I can’t order it without a proxy or forwarder?
No, you can still order it. Amiami’s English site has that warning on many items, and it’s mostly meant to inform you that this product was made for a Japanese market, and as such, will have Japanese speaking/writing in it- so don’t expect any instructions to be in English. If Amiami doesn’t want foreigners buying a certain product, they won’t even list it on their English site.

Displaying Your Figures

12. What display cases do you recommend?
If you live near an Ikea try out one of these:

• Klingsbo
• Billy (Often used with Morliden doors (now the HÖGBO and glass shelves.)
• Detolf: Formerly the go-to choice for inexpensive display cabinetry, the Detolf was first made flimsier around 2020 and then essentially phased out of the name, to become the BLÅLIDEN. Knockoff versions of widely-varying quality are commonly found on other shopping sites these days, though.

*If you decided on a Detolf, you might find that there is a lot of wasted space. Here are a few tutorials on raising the shelves or and adding extra ones in.

• Using metal clips
• Using acrylic supports and PVC pipe

If you don’t live near an Ikea, Amazon has a few display options, though they are more expensive. Also keep an eye on your local Craigslist (or your country’s equivalent) and stores near you that are closing up.
13. What lighting do you guys recommend?
Ikea’s Dioder LED strips were discontinued after a long run. A current version is the Vattensten, if you're inclined to buy your case and lights at the same time.
LED strips have become very commonly available in recent years; most hardware and home furnishing stores carry a selection now. Just make sure that the lights don’t get too hot!
14. What are those clear plastic boxes that I see under everyone’s figures in their collection posts, and where can I get them?
Those are called risers. Most of us use standard acrylic risers like these. Some other, easy to find things that have been suggested are:

• Plastic picture cubes
• Card Deck Boxes
• If you’re feeling adventurous, try making your own!

Check your local hobby store for the first 2 options, or your local hardware store if you want to make your own.
Another common suggestion is to visit The Container Store if you have one near you. They have a lot of things to choose from that can suit a variety of needs. Be sure to check out their standard acrylic risers, their Amac boxes, and the various display cases they sell (baseball cases, mini car cases. hockey puck cases, etc).
15. Should I keep my figures sealed?
That is, of course, up to you really, but here are a few things to keep in mind when debating this question:

• Keeping it sealed can actually damage your figure. PVC figures usually have something called plasticizer in them, and that plasticizer needs to be able to breath. If a PVC figure isn’t exposed to oxygen, after a period of time the plasticizer starts to break down and form a sticky substance on the surface of the figure. Simply opening your figures and taking them out of the box prevents this from happening. If you happen to find plasticizer goo on one of your figures, Kahotan has a handy guide for dealing with it.
• Unlike some other figure markets, keeping an anime figure sealed won’t raise its value by a whole lot. In fact, because of the plasticizer problem mentioned above, your figure could actually be in better condition if you open it versus keeping it sealed.

Finding the Right Figure(s) for You

16. What are "scales" and "prizes"? What is the difference between them?
Those are classifications for figures based on a few factors.

• "Prizes" are generally more simply produced figures which are intended to be given as prizes for playing arcade games. They are inexpensive and lack the detail of scale figures, though some prize figure lines have standouts which may approach lower-end scales in quality. That is uncommon and often depends on the individual figure.
• "Scales" are called such because they are nominally designed to be proportional to the dimensions of the character which they are based on. They are generally of much better manufacture and materials than prize figures, allowing for more detail in painting, accessories, or complex poses.
• "Trading" figures appear in gashapon machines or as blind boxes on shop counters, often as sets which include multiple characters. As suggested by the class name, the randomness encourages trading. They are usually very inexpensively-produced, though as with prizes, some series are better than others.
• "Non-scale" encompasses a variety of other categories. It is often used to describe poseable figure lines such as figma and Nendoroids.

In recent years producers such as Good Smile Company attempted to further bridge the gap between prize quality and scales by introducing figure lines which are intended to be moderately-priced while retaining a higher level of detail than the typical prize figure, to varying levels of success.
17. There are so many figure companies! Who makes good figures?!
Obviously this is a very subjective question, but as a general starting point, here are a few well renowned figure companies:

• Alter
• Max Factory
• Good Smile Company
• Kotobukiya (usually hit or miss for people. Use your best judgement based off of the prototype)
• Flare
• Stronger

18. I really love “series X / character X”- how can I check if any figures were ever made for it?
My Figure Collection can be your best friend here. Simply do a search on the name of the series or character using the search bar located at the top right of the screen, and all associated figures pop up!
Alternatively, if you’re looking at a figure’s MFC entry, most of the text under the “Details” section can be clicked on and used to run a search.
19. How can I commission a custom figure?
None of the major figure companies (Alter, Kotobukiya, Good Smile Company, etc.) will take a commission for a single figure. This thread has a few websites in it that you can check out, or you can look into garage kits. Some kit painters would be willing to resculpt, frankenstein together, or otherwise modify kits for the right price.
If you're looking for help completing a garage kit, /brushforhire may be useful.

Keeping Up with New Announcements

20. How can I keep up with figure news (announcements, updates, etc.)?
Most people use a MFC combined with any or all of the following news sites:

• Neko Magic
• Alter’s Blog (In Japanese)
• Kahotan’s Blog (Only GSC and their sister companies)

Many figure companies are active on Twitter, so following them there is recommended for quicker news.
To use MFC for this I’ll quote question #9.

If you make an account on MFC you can also subscribe to comments, changes, and pictures via a checkbox on the right hand side of a figure’s listing. Subscribing to any of these things will allow MFC to send you an email anytime the subscription in question updates. Subscribing to “changes” is a great way to keep up with release dates and delays, among other things.

Most companies have one or more Twitter accounts. Some examples: Good Smile Company sales, Good Smile's USA branch, Max Factory, AmiAmi Hobby News.
21. Everyone’s excited about something called Wonfes….. what the heck is that?!
WonFes (short for Wonder Festival) is a biannual figure expo where many figure producers (both large and small) show off new sculpts and updates to figures already under way. Most companies save their most exciting announcements for WonFes, so we all look forward to the expo whenever it rolls around! Winter Wonder Festival is usually held in February, while Summer Wonder Festival is usually in July. The event has also spread to Shanghai, in the late spring.
22. One or two (or 15) figures were announced at WonFes that I’m really excited about! How can I keep track of their progress once the event is over?
MFC is always really quick about getting new WonFes announcements (or any others throughout the year, for that matter) listed in their database, so we suggest using that. To find a figure from the event you can search any number of things, including the name of the character or the name of the show. You can also use the tag search to search “WonderFestival 20xx_[season]” to see all items announced at that event.

I couldn't find a portmaster sub, so I figured I'd ask here.
I have an external machine I need to manage, and I was able to set up Portmaster to allow local browser access on the default port. Website works fine.
However, I created a new nginx rule using proxy_pass so that I could access it via a subdomain (with obvious security put in place to restrict access).
The issue however, is that if I try to access it via the IP / port; the website times out saying it took too long to respond. If I use the proxy with nginx to access it via a subdomain, I actually get a page, and the browser tab says Portmaster, but it's a blank black page. If I view the page source, I can actually see HTML for portmaster, but there's absolutely no content on the page at all.
Any help would be great with this.
I've also tried different ports aside from 817, didn't do a thing.

Im trying to help someone who is being harassed via their website. the harasser keeps visiting it using a proxy, and the owner has a strong idea (but no proof) who it might be. I'm not a security person or involved in legal in any way, just trying to help them get more insight.
the website host platform informs website owner that the visitor in question is from a major US city, we'll call "City A". which tracks because the suspected harasser is from "City A".
ARIN WHOIS lookup only gives info that the IP address is direct allocation from Cloudflare and no other info just Cloudflare corporate.
HOWEVER, and this is the part that confuses me, when i do a proxy detection for the IP address, (via Ipqualityscore dot com), it reports this IP is a proxy, that it has been blacklisted dut to known abuse, has a fraud score (IPQS) of 84 "high risk". but they also say it is coming from a *different* city, "City B", another unrelated major US city in another state some 350 miles away.
how do i interpret this conflict of info? is the user in City A, and using a proxy in City B? i would think that the website host's traffic log would only report City B, becasue isnt that the point of a proxy? but it reports City A, while the proxy detector says totally different City B.
any insight is greatly appreciated, thank you

So this will be a lomg post. I'd really appreciate criticism and feedback.
My friend and I recently started a web scraping company. We're both quite experienced professionally as we've worked for several companies internationally and made good money from that.
We wanted to lay foundations to our own web scraping and automation company rather than working in jobs. I've been focused more on SEO and the CMO stuff, while my business partner has been creating scripts etc.
Now here's the issue.
We bought a domain, created a brand identity, made a website (I'm still optimising it on a localhost) and we've been pitching to clients for a while now through different platforms including reddit even.
We hired BDEs to find leads on freelancing platforms like Upwork as well on commision. (As soon as we get clients, we'll shift them to full-time hires)
Our goal was to let the business self finance itself rather than throwing in money (mainly cause I'm not in the position to invest in this comapny as my other startup takes everything I earn) so we did not invest in lead generation using email copywriting since we still need to buy the web hosting and thus the email domain. Until I get my hands on an email domain, I cannot cold pitch to clients using our own leads (we generate leads so it's our thing and we're pretty good at it).
Our goal was to get a few clients and work for them for cheap, get the money for the web hosting services and Mailchimp (probably) and then start an email campaign. The executing part is easy enough since I've excel at that and I'm confident we can convert.
The problem is that the phase 1 part of getting the first few clients is not going well. We got a few clients, had a conversation with them, and even made a working model and script. Heck, we even scraped a few leads. The project was supposed to be 500 USD per week and the client was fully on board until suddenly he bailed out without a reason. He was happy with the leads and the methodology as far as I know.
Same happened with a few other clients. They contacted, I had a call with them, laid out the full plan and at the end, they did not have the capacity to pay. This was mainly cause they wanted to hire us on commision since most of them were new startups themselves.
Not a problem. These things happen. But one of those projects took us several weeks to create and now we're sitting empty with a script, a methodology and leads on our hands without any clients. The first client had pretty much stayed in contact with us for a month until we had created everything so it was a bummer.
I'm not dishearted in the slightest but I need to access what's going wrong here since this may be a learning curve here for us to avail.
Any strategies anyone could suggest?
I know the wise thing to do would be to pour money and buy a web hosting but I've already got my hands in two other businesses and I cannot afford to use the revenue being generated from them in this web scraping company. So investing money is not possible right now.
Also, if anyone can take that first project off my hands, I'd be willing to do it for cheap. The rates we've put for our data scraping services weren't that bad either.
We were charging $100 for 3000 leads per day and $500 per week for 17k leads. These leads were niche based and all verified emails.
The SaaS part of the business comes here actually since we generate leads and if the client likes the work, we create a bot for them and license them the product with a UI design and everything so they can scrape their emails using their own proxies for perpetuity with just maintenance costs given to us.

Hello fellow undead robots!
I have a small group of friends that I play warhammer with, mostly Combat Patrol until now but some of us have expanded our armies a bit and we can do around 1000 point games now. The problem is, until now I haven't won any game of combat patrol against them, and I would like to turn the situation around when the play the full fledged game. Not saying I need to dominate them but a bit more back and forth and more suspense in the game would be amazing.
I need to clarify it's not necessarily that I think the combat patrol is bad, more that I'm the weak link, and I hope to become a bit more tactical in my play.
Here is my current list of units with some still in transit but should be with me and assembled before our next game day:
-Orikan the Diviner -Overlord with tachyon arrow -Plasmancer -Royal Warden -Skorpekh Lord -Immortals x 5 with Tesla Carbines -Warriors x 10 with 5 of each weapon -Canoptek Doomstalker -Canoptek Reanimator -3x Canoptek Scarab Swam -2x CryptoThralls -2x Lokhust Heavy Destroyers with one weapon each -3x Skorpekh Destroyers
It's basically the combat patrol box, LHVs and Immortals I bought at a con for a bit of a discount, and I ordered the royal court and a royal warden from the official GW website as they were not available at any of the resellers in my country and there's basically no second hand market for Warhammer where I live either so that was the only way of getting a plasmancer, which I personally am a fan of and wanted in my unit.
Since we're playing amongst friends proxying from one type of weapon to another for the immortals, warriors or LHVs won't be a problem since I'll just tell them at the start.
What would be the best way to attach units here and general tips and tricks for playing a Necron army? My friends mainly play Tyranids and Orks, and may have another friend that is thinking of starting a Chaos Demons army.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated, including what else I could buy to be viable in the future working towards a 2000p army.

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Rank and Rent website making $2,000 per month.
This website runs on autopilot.
I didn't touch this website for 3 months and it is making $$$.
Around 30-40 leads per month.
Ranking the main keywords on SERPs and maps.
Here is what we did:

Set up a WordPress website

• We installed the Blocksy theme and Elementor
• Redesigned the website colours to match our logo colours
• Created a high-converting home LP for better conversions
• Created templates for service pages that are similar to the home page but high-converting

Content is the king

• Create a topical map of your services, location pages, and blog posts
• We are using very short parent/child URL slugs, which are easier to understand for G
• Content is in the form of questions and answers and how you can help the customer
• NLP style with entities, don't go crazy with keywords

Set up GMB

• GMB is now a bit tricky, but if you find a good industrial estate near the city or area, it is possible
• Get a local landline from Twilio or from any phone provider
• Get some good business park and set up the GMB there
• Use the local IP address; you can use proxies; or if you are in that location, set your GPS and mobile data on
• Add some photos from stock images, change the contrast, resize, and add your logo watermark
• When G asks you for video verification, just prepare the room or office
• Add some tools for the business in the room, some paperwork, or business cards
• After the verification, spend at least 20 seconds showing your business cards, some paperwork, and tools.
• No need to show the street or outside the building
• When G tells you it is processing the verification, just wait
• Don't touch the GMB at all until it is verified!

GMB-verified

• When you verify your GMB, you can add content, pictures, and optimise
• Fill out everything, set the chat on, more picture, some AI videos, and add services and products

Social media and citations

• Get a Fiverr gig or Legiit gig and get somebody to blast social, web 2.0, and citations with your GMB embed map, content, address, and URL

Iterate the content

• We create around 100 articles for the blog posts with Zimmwriter, upload them to Wordpress, and set up 2-3 blog posts every week
• That's around 8 blog posts per month, so we are covered for the whole year

Internal link building

• We are using Link Whisper and Link Boss to create internal link building every month for new and actual blog posts

PR

• We fired some PRs for $100 just to make the content and company more viral and give some juice of authority
• There are many PR services on the market, or you can use a gig from Legiit

CTR

• Now we are doing CTR a bit on the branded keywords, but only one per day
• Don't go crazy with CTR
• Later, we added CTR to the primary keywords, but again, only one per day

Reviews, Reviews, Reviews

• I still think reviews and stuff keywords in the title are the most important in GMB
• Get some legit reviews from your friends or from customers
• Always use the local IP address and the best with GPS and mobile data.
• Stuck the primary keywords and location in the reviews
• Don't buy reviews from India or Pakistan! They get suspended

(You can save this or ask me any question)
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Purchasing agent is the act of having someone else buy the goods you need on your behalf. This may be because you are unable to purchase these items overseas or because they are more expensive than buying them domestically.
One common form of purchasing agent is buying goods from China and shipping them internationally through courier services. At Mulebuy, you can search for products on major Chinese online shopping websites and make purchases and shipments directly using your own currency, without the need for Chinese yuan. All you have to do while abroad is simply place your order and wait for the delivery. It's fast and convenient!
Why choose Mulebuy Purchasing Agent?

1. Buy Chinese mainland products freely online.
2. Shop using currencies such as British pounds, US dollars, euros, and various other circulating currencies.
3. Receive your overseas purchases within as fast as 7 working days.
4. Enjoy a worry-free return and exchange policy.
5. Benefit from the professional services of the Pandabuy customer support team, who will promptly assist you with any issues you encounter during the shopping process.

When should you choose Mulebuy Purchasing Agent?

1. If you are accustomed to using products or services from mainland China and are unable to purchase them while abroad, you can entrust us with the task.
2. For professional study materials, books (especially Chinese versions), or equipment that are not available for purchase overseas but can be found on Chinese mainland websites.
3. Price advantage: Due to relatively low labor costs and production expenses in mainland China, many products are priced much lower. Moreover, Mulebuy has designed a unique money-saving shopping mode for its customers.
4. Clothing size advantage: Foreign clothing sizes are generally larger and may not fit the body types of Eastern individuals. However, on Chinese websites, you can find styles that fit your eyes or clothing of the right size.
5. When you need to purchase auction items on Chinese mainland websites, such as using proxy bidding and purchasing services for Taobao products.

First of all I would like to say thank you to anyone who reads this I am new at NIXOS and web servers in general.
I am serving a static website via Nix and NGINX. I would like to remove the HTML file extension off my uri.
People are saying rewrite rules some are using the location block and that's all well and good but I cannot figure out how to incorporate those into my Nix configuration file. Below is my configuration. Does it go in the append config? Is it some combination I'm not understanding?
Again thank you to anyone that takes the time to read this I'm sure I'm asking either a stupid question or not even using the right words so thank you.

 services.nginx = { enable = true; recommendedGzipSettings = true; recommendedOptimisation = true; recommendedProxySettings = true; recommendedTlsSettings = true; sslCiphers = "AES256+EECDH:AES256+EDH:!aNULL"; appendHttpConfig = '' # Enable CSP for your services. add_header Content-Security-Policy "script-src 'self'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none';" always; # Minimize information leaked to other domains add_header 'Referrer-Policy' 'origin-when-cross-origin'; # Disable embedding as a frame add_header X-Frame-Options DENY; # Prevent injection of code in other mime types (XSS Attacks) add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff; # This might create errors #proxy_cookie_path / "/; secure; HttpOnly; SameSite=strict" ''; }; security.acme = { acceptTerms = true; defaults.email = "XXXXX@XXXXX"; }; services.nginx.virtualHosts."XXXXXXXXXXXXX.com" = { enableACME = true; forceSSL = true; root = "/vawww/XXXXXXXXXXXXX"; }; users.users.nginx.extraGroups = [ "acme" ]; } 

Ethernet has landline 1900s phones two pairs wires reserved in the spec sheet its 8 or so wires when crimping the ends uses like two with one for ground and one seemingly empty and then has two for phone and some unused, with old 10/100 baseT coax with terminating ends exactly like optical or coax 90s cable TV with optical fiber 99% of the way just your block has coax to the rest which uses the 'same'DOCSIS data over cable standards as fibre optic.. just slightly worse latency and bandwidth is calculated by latency things like wifi lan has like 11 channels or 15 channels of frequency which optical calls wavelengths of light. A 2015 or around there linus tech tips video of him going to a swedish lan party called dreamhack had a bunch of multiple redundant 8Terabit or was it bytes of fibre optic internet they explained with light having 7 colors but having 8terabytes of bandwidth with different wavelengths of light called frequencys or a better term for optics is known as LASER ARRAYS of light at fixed frequencys that often plugs into the PC via ethernet cables or whatever for a gamer lan party or home/residential or small businesses at realistically within budget of anything with enough users to require that bandwidth or 'web hosting or web servers' you dont need to be an undersea cable or international link with 200terabits plus for an internet exchange to your main CBD or the fastest like the netherlands IX...
So the problem im trying to solve is, here in australia we got our undersea cables done wrong they kept breaking and we didnt have a navy or defense force securing our countrys communications to prevent war crimes and keep us connected to the global banking systems or whatever.. and then when our biggest telcos cable or fibre all had dialup speeds for around 2 weeks in the early years 2000s to force us to pay other countrys to connect to their links and be ' end of the line' maybe paywalled or proxied off the internet randsomewared to connect to and borrow bandwidth from other countries satellites and other countries undersea link cables which truly were indestructible to any cruise liner ships anchors whatever being flexible giant steel braided cables big as a CAR when australia finally paid to lay small sections of that stuff to link up to others and not pay randsome to internet butt bandits or have private businesses and multi nationals run their own links and ignore the public our lack of a defense force actually let somalian pirates literally somehow pick up and walk off with our expensive undersea car sized cables filled with a few arms thick of hair thin fibre optics which is cheapest clear resin enamels plastics about $3 not sure if USD per kilometer and resembles modern glass/glazing. How does anybody steal that stuff without people noticing like you cant just load it onto a truck and drive away? or a boat? if only satellites and some sort of defense organization existed to prevent us from being impersonated or whatever.. So now in australia ANYTHING with words like gigabit costs a fortune for a mainboard or switch or ethernet hub.. but the ancient 1900s 10/100 telephone land line wires of ethernet 10/100 clock in at a whopping 13 or so mhz sometimes 27.. and 60 or more mhz for like gigabits and whatever it increases shockingly fast with each mhz clock cycle as its units of work over time in nano seconds or zeptoseconds you see billionths of a second nano second RAM and PC with windows realtime kernel actually uses like ryzen hardware negative latency faster than reality freely syncing with any device in the universe and fixed mhz frequency bus can drive like 50 to 100 or thousands of GPU's and HDDs and monitors or whatever from the one modern multicore PC or whatever.. 90s AMD business server still holds world records for most connected devices though it had stackable CPUs opteron and would have used infinity cache type stuff probably software 3dnow and evolving game worlds tech of 80s and 90s AMD gaming evolved advertising.
So in australia anything gigabits costs hundreds of dollars for a switch router some thousands for lots of ports.. but its the shittiest weakest bandwidth ever with mhz and performance miles short of a raspberry pie or whatever. I had to pay a fortune for a mainboard with 10gigabit LAN port and everytime i got a high speed LAN port its been broken or missing so some pricks can sell ebay routers or switches for thousands here.. not knowing why its so expensive is youre paying fortunes for any real bandwidth because australia has to pay literal somalian pirates for their internet connections or privately owned businesses like telstra for access to their private links and glares at countries like new zealand and hawaii for being super technologically superior.. a cheap USB ethernet adaptor costs under 10 bucks on ebay or whatever and is maybe gigabit and your switches and routers 90% of the time you want the cheapest UNMANAGED switch possible. Yet the mainboard i recently purchased ASUS pro art creator x670E i recall had an issue with some asshats trying to steal pathetic measly 40gigabit USB4 chips from all the boards at the computer store to sell on EBay as other junk, when anything in the universe with an M.2 ULTRA slot does 40gigabits since PCI express 3.0/4.0 as PCI express 3.0 SSD drives famously use a specific I/O controller chip which gives them 38gigabits 550MEGABYTES PER SECOND for just about every SSD in the universe minimum constant fixed performance clock frequency of operation no moving parts all day everyday always 550megabytes per second. 550MB of the ultra M.2 slots 40gigabits of bandwidth in that one slot each PCI express lane or channel has a total of.. well google it yourself for an AMD pciexpress board x270 x470 or x570 board or a threadripper gen 1 or ryzen gen 1 board and its 120 pci express lanes controller or whatever. But for a couple years when AMD had pci express 4.0 and better than M.2 ultra intel was playing catch up on PCI express 3.0 and still had regular m.2 in all their boards until AMD was ready for pci express 5.0 my friend on intel bought the same NVME drives and complained they had corruption errors or issues i later learned his board wasnt fast enough and he was maybe trying to use the samsung magician RAM disk and enable NVME features and functions intel maybe did not yet support.
So.. why is USB 4 so many years late and why is it so dang expensive when terabits of ethernet or anything optical is like the cheapest stuff ever and comes with every internet connection since the 90s at the lowest cheapest mhz and 1900s land line wire telephones ever, remember digital isnt a physical thing and everythings literally analog with a sensor or multimeter whatever mathematically translating it to a graph or algebra equation mapping it into different values digitally +10 -10 whatever using microphones or camera sensor whatever. the gigabits tax and uhh LAN port taxes for dumb gay australians being literally see it via satellite outerspace levels dumb and gay astrogaylian should not apply to the cheapest of raspberry pie free 3d print or laser CNC yourself something computery like risc V for the cheapest of USB flash drives or memory cards etc.
I get intel pretends to have invented court ordered USB to probe their hardware after it was proven to have used other peoples code and chips by the chip makers and them selling computers with keyboard and mouse hardwired in so you bought a whole new computer when a key broke on the keyboard couldnt replace them.. and every other device had USB but theirs didnt free open standard and it kinda being the only way to connect any device in the universe and freely sync with it (mics/phones whatever).
why is 1900s phone tech ethernet so dang expensive to go from 20mhz ranges to 80 or whatever mhz ranges or use something very similar to 90s optical audio SPDIF output or anything remotely like a laser in australia? and who would be dumb and gay enough to be so financially retarded as to think that USB 4 was expensive or special as to steal it? am i... missing something?
also before you complain, but ethernets not the same as USB you cant power over ethernet or use your houses electrical wires as ethernet. You also cant use ethernet for monitors or displays, and its not like you can extend HDMI range limit of a about 10 to 15 meters by swapping its ethernet wires with optical ones for it to maintain its HDMI 0 latency spec or type C USB 0 latency spec. USB lets you connect heaps of devices you cant do that with an internet or ethernet for things like keyboard and mice or monitors or whatever. I understand what you mean power over ethernet or PPOE standards suck theres no way those are a thing. using devices over the internet and not the intranet who does that? thats so dumb. remote administration, theres no such thing youre mistaking malware or rootkits im sure. you cant connect a heap of devices up or entire computers to a ethernet port thats the dumbest gayest thing i've ever heard in my entire life! My gaydar is going off and it looks like the wifi symbol.
when trying to use anything ethernet with lame awful bandwidth thats limited, on my AMD board where the website images show AMD ethernet lists as marvel yukon controller i cannot use as its maybe broken there no light on the back, in devices managers advanced tab you can see the send receive or transmit buffer sizes and countless other ethernet settings are MISSING or a blank space. and are limited to 128 on send and 256 on receive up to 4096 or whatever max. But low latency 128 or 256 is maybe best but not all are an option and most networking features on the intel LAN adapters are missing countless advanced ethernet properties and settings because they're fake and lousy and the worst latency ever and they literally seem to swap your windows kernel out with something not realtime so you cannot ever hope to record or playback audio or video or anything close to a video game in hopes of slowly selling it back to you. Linux distros did this too its the dumbest thing ever that to hear or record or playback or play games you must patch in a realtime kernel for free to game like its the 80s and 90s or DOS or whatever. most 90s PCs were CAS 1 or lower nanoseconds. DDR 3 1600mhz depending the maker might be CAS1-4 latency. How can we verify our kernels are correct? and our ethernet and I/O bandwidth is correct? the youtube video about linus tech tips dream hack lan party of gamers in sweden was edited and reuploaded by illiterate asshat buttpirates maybe from somalia or the ones randsoming us some of their internet connections as a proxy piggy back on the international links as we dont have a defense force or army or whatever and dont know what war crimes are or why they are or what the heck a bank is and sure as shit dont know the cost of anything cheap USB or LAN. The dreamhack linus video falsely shows as 6TERABIT. they wanna steal 2TERABITS of EVERY optical or ethernet devices which isnt the government doing it if they wanna see whats in your computer they can document their reasons of why which is what a warrant is they dont need one if they believe a crime is occuring and literally take the computer by law to inspect it then give it back when nothings wrong they leave you a claim ticket and have you document it at the nearest policing station or whatever fill out forms sign 'they are taking my PC and i can get it back when it wasnt used for crimes." when australia doesnt technically have an internet and doesnt technically have RAID arrays which is required to use USB or SSD or NVME or storage tech with no moving parts and multicore a 2TB SSD is twice as fast and often has 2x 1TB wafer chips in there figure it out the IO controller chip supports many and you can buy the cheapest USB sticks with like 16terabytes of storage space i just see a $extend folder or uhh file format header thingy in the partition in my mainboard bios on that particular drive and using any cheap SSD or USB devices makes linux cry about the partition managers cant write or read extending past the storage limit. it doesnt take a genius to figure out what dumb gay fags the whole internet is.
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A new client of mine wants to stream an IP cameras feed to their website. I’ve looked at other IPP camera streaming webs webs webs websites, but they require that you open the RTSP port to the entire Internet. I don’t like opening ports to the whole world unless absolutely necessary and well secured. We would need to be able to embed the feed onto the existing website. We aren’t looking to process or re-broadcast directly on the web server. So this needs to be embeddable. Can anyone recommend an IP camera streaming service that will allow me to open a port just to their IP addresses? I’m also open to using an open source solution that will proxy the RTSP stream on a cloud server. Thanks

Omnia Protocol is a decentralized infrastructure protocol that provides secure and private access to blockchain. It addresses the challenges of centralization, security, compliance, and user experience in the DeFi space. The protocol has recently announced strategic partnerships and launched new features that enhance its offerings. Let’s delve into the details.

Recent Partnerships

ChainGPT Pad
It recently announced a strategic partnership with ChainGPT Pad. It is a launchpad, accelerator, and incubator that provides mentorship, community access, and token launch infrastructure to promising Web3 startups. This partnership catalyzed the launch of the OMNIA Protocol, which is set to enhance and secure Web3 for DeFi users.
Blockpass
In another significant partnership, It's integrated with Blockpass to secure DeFi trading. It offers regulatory solutions including KYC, AML, and KYB, which will protect users as they utilize the benefits of DeFi and the crypto space.
Block Wallet
Omnia Protocol also announced a strategic partnership with Block Wallet, a private, non-custodial crypto wallet provided as a browser extension for full financial privacy.

Features and Benefits

Omnia Protocol is designed to ensure no single point of failure will ever disrupt blockchain applications or wallets integrating with it. It allows anyone to earn rewards by hosting and maintaining a node on a specific blockchain. Here are some key features and benefits:
Decentralized Access
Omnia Protocol enables decentralized blockchain access, bypassing intermediaries. This ensures that the interaction with the blockchain is not centralized through corporations that act as node providers.
Privacy Protection
Omnia has a strong focus on privacy, providing untraceable access to the blockchain. It protects off-chain privacy rights through advanced techniques.
Node Setup and Operation
Omnia simplifies node setup and operation, providing incentives for nodes to participate in the network.
Front-running Protection
Omnia Protocol offers cashback on MEV opportunities, ensuring swift and steadfast transactions and safeguarding against front-running attacks and other threats6.
Compliance Measures
Through the integration with Blockpass, Omnia benefits from compliance measures that include KYC, AML, and KYB3.

Conclusion

Omnia Protocol is making significant strides in enhancing the DeFi experience. Its strategic partnerships and innovative features are paving the way for a more secure, private, and compliant access to blockchain infrastructure. As it continues to evolve, Omnia Protocol is set to play a pivotal role in the future of decentralized finance.
Official Website here

Hey guys,
This started out as a side project. Here's the repo to the Bellard Proxy. It's an AI wearable that lets you carry around a proxy server - like a modem lol.
I love using proxies to hide my location from Facebook and my government. I also use proxies to avoid slow-loading websites that use gzip instead of newer algos. Please tell me what you think
https://github.com/MurageKibicho/Bellard

Hey guys,
This started out as a side project. Here's the repo to the Bellard Proxy. It's an AI wearable that lets you carry around a proxy server - like a modem lol.
I love using proxies to hide my location from Facebook and my government. I also use proxies to avoid slow-loading websites that use gzip instead of newer algos. Please tell me what you think
https://github.com/MurageKibicho/Bellard

Welcome, fellow 40k data nerds, to another Stat Check Meta Dashboard Update! We’ve made one very important update to the dashboard. You can find the newly updated best free tools for 40k meta analysis on our website:

• Stat Check - Meta Data Dashboard
• Stat Check - Player Elo Scores

If you like our work and consider it useful, feel free to join us on Patreon and join our Discord!
Follow us on YouTube to see the latest episodes of our flagship show Stat Check, Enter the Matrix (Team 40k analysis from some of the best players in the world), and Take All Comers (where a trio of young, skilled players walk us through their competitive approaches to list-building and improvement). Today's episode of Stat Check will feature a rundown of the new Chaos Space Marine rules, following last week's rundown of the Ork Codex. Tune in here!
I’ve copied a table with one half of our State of the Meta Dashboard tab below for our mobile users. You can find images of the rest of the dashboard’s tabs here: Dashboard Images

Faction	Win Rate	OverRep	4-0 Event Start	Event Wins	Player Population
Space Wolves	64%	2.86	6%	1	3%
Chaos Daemons	63%	0.61	6%	0	2%
Grey Knights	61%	1.79	13%	3	6%
Black Templars	60%	0.85	9%	1	3%
Genestealer Cults	58%	0.00	0%	0	1%
Necrons	55%	1.65	9%	3	8%
Thousand Sons	54%	0.97	7%	2	5%
Orks	54%	1.95	10%	3	8%
Chaos Space Marines	53%	0.46	5%	1	3%
Adepta Sororitas	53%	0.41	8%	0	4%
Blood Angels	52%	1.15	12%	0	5%
Drukhari	51%	2.25	8%	0	2%
Imperial Knights	50%	0.49	0%	0	3%
Adeptus Mechanicus	50%	2.43	0%	0	1%
World Eaters	50%	1.43	6%	0	5%
T'au Empire	49%	0.83	9%	1	5%
Death Guard	49%	0.39	4%	0	4%
Aeldari	47%	0.94	10%	1	5%
Astra Militarum	46%	0.91	0%	0	5%
Tyranids	44%	0.00	3%	0	5%
Adeptus Custodes	42%	0.42	0%	0	3%
Chaos Knights	42%	0.49	5%	0	3%
Space Marines	39%	0.46	0%	0	6%
Leagues of Votann	39%	0.00	0%	0	3%
Dark Angels	34%	0.54	6%	1	3%
Deathwatch	25%	0.00	0%	0	0%

We're over 3,000 games into the post data-slate meta, and a few things have become clear:

• The Ork codex is as strong as initially suspected. Green Tide and War Horde have some positive leading indicators, while Bully Boyz appears to be the real deal. At 143 games played, BBz are sitting at a 58% Win Rate, 2.6 OverRep, 14% of its players going 4-0 to start their events, and 2 event wins.
• The Necron's Canoptek Court detachment is still going strong. At 93 games played, it's posted a 64% Win Rate, 2.92 OverRep, 15% of players starting 4-0, and 2 event wins.
• Custodes have likely disappeared as a competitive option altogether, and have quite literally disappeared from the "Faction Win Rate - Peer vs. Peer" tab due to an abysmal 23% win rate among upper quartile Elo players.
• Kyle Grundy has put Kroot nay-sayers on notice, going 4-1 with the Kroot Hunting Pack Detachment!

We've made a pretty significant update to the dashboard that we're very excited about. For the past two years (good lord, it's been that long), we've used the Player and Opponent Experience filters as a proxy for player skill, operating under the assumption that more events played = continued improvement for most players. As of a few weeks ago, we've retired those filters and replaced them with Player and Opponent Elo Percentile sliders. If you're looking for a rundown on Elo in 40k, check out our explainer article on Goonhammer
From now on, you'll be able to adjust your view of the meta for a given skill level. Brand new to the game and humbly assuming you're probably not that good yet? Set the max percentile to 25 for both Player and Opponent to see what the meta looks like for players who are still trying to figure the game out. Are you an established player who's routinely X-1, gunning for that 5-0 finish? Set the minimum for both Player and Opponent to 90 or 95 to get a more refined view of what competition looks like in your rarefied air. As always, these filters interact with all the others so that you can get as specific or as broad as you'd like.
Given the Elo update to the dashboard, We've adjusted the "Win Rate - Peer vs. Peer" tab to use win rates for games within the bottom and top quartiles instead of win rates within the now-deprecated "Newcomer" and "Veteran" buckets. We've also added another tab - Win Rates by Peer Elo Decile. This tab displays the WR and total games played for each faction within a given Elo decile, along with games played between players at the 99th+ percentile. This helps illuminate the degree to which there are performance differences across player skill levels for a given faction.
Looks like CSM got the good writer. Meta's gonna get real wonky over the next few weeks.
We’ll be lurking in the comments, so feel free to reach out with questions, comments, critique, or requests for clarification. Until next week, good luck with your games, and don’t forget to keep fun first while you’re playing.