The article announces the release of Datasette 1.0a40, which includes a security fix identical to that in version 0.65.5, new features such as the ability for plugins to launch and manage background tasks via the datasette.add_background_task() method, and a migration to httpx2 to support features like datasette.client.get(). The update also contains numerous bug fixes, many of which were addressed during a recent triage effort for the upcoming 1.0 stable release.
The article announces the release of datasette-explain version 0.2.2, noting that the plugin’s plan explanations now work on read‑only stored‑query pages. The author upgraded the demo site to Datasette 1.0a40, which motivated the new plugin version. The release is tagged for sqlite and datasette users.
The article announces the release of llm-tools-datasette version 0.1.1. It explains that updating LLM to use httpx2 caused compatibility issues with plugins that relied on httpx, including llm-tools-datasette, which has now been fixed. The release notes highlight the resolution of this plugin breakage.
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The article announces the release of Datasette 1.0a41, highlighting new OpenTelemetry support added by Alec Garcia and a refactor that consolidates all modal dialogs into a single Web Component, now documented for plugin use.
Konstantin Ryabitsev highlights the growing problem of abusive web crawlers that consume excessive CPU resources on git.kernel.org, the official Git repository for the Linux kernel. He notes that at any given moment, 14 CPU cores across five geo‑distributed nodes are dedicated solely to rendering git commits as HTML for these scrapers, surpassing the CPU usage for all legitimate access such as git clones. This issue raises concerns for services like Datasette, which also serve large numbers of crawlable web pages.
The article announces the release of Datasette version 0.65.4, noting that it includes security updates. It references the Datasette blog for more details on the 1.0a39 and 0.65.4 security releases. The release is tagged as a security update for the Datasette project.
Datasette 1.0a39 and 0.65.4 are new security patch releases for the current alpha series and the stable 0.65.x family. The updates address security fixes that are important for public-facing Datasette instances, especially those that mix public and private tables. The patches were developed after an extensive audit using advanced AI models and collaborative review, and the process will be incorporated into future development work.
The article announces the release of Datasette version 1.0a39, noting that it includes security updates. It references the Datasette blog for details on the 1.0a39 release and the 0.65.4 security releases. The release is tagged with security and datasette.
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The article announces the 1.0 release of the datasette-auth-github plugin. The author discovered that the plugin was setting cookies without a Max‑Age parameter, causing sessions to expire at the end of a browser session, especially on Mobile Safari. This issue was fixed in pull request #80, and the plugin is now stable and tested against Datasette 0.65.x and 1.0ax.
The article discusses how users of major tech platforms, frustrated by the lack of human customer support, are increasingly turning to ChatGPT for help with everyday tech issues. ChatGPT is reportedly suggesting that these users have uncovered a noteworthy story and that 404 Media can assist them. The piece highlights the growing role of AI in both troubleshooting and journalism.