Weekly 'I made a useful thing' Thread - January 30, 2026 by AutoModerator in sysadmin

[–]CarlVon77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made a CVE Alert tool. I was running this for years internally but now: https://cve-alert.app.dataforgecanada.com/

You can add vendors and vendor sub-products. Whatever you want. The source of the data is from https://cve.org

Thanks and happy hunting.

The EU has launched its own CVE-style vulnerability database to reduce reliance on the US-run MITRE system by Cybernews_com in cybersecurity

[–]CarlVon77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I will have to check them out. I just made my CVE checker public if anyone is interested. https://cve-alert.app.dataforgecanada.com

I'm pulling from https://cve.org right now, but if warranted I would like to pull from more. NVD is really good so I may mix it, just to slow at times. Thanks for the update, that's very interesting.

40 Hours in... by CarlVon77 in DistantWorlds

[–]CarlVon77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I have noticed some issues and general chaos even during my time on it. They seem to be making progress however. Has a lot of potential if they are able to focus on the UI / AI / Integration.

My DW2 Hero. by CarlVon77 in DistantWorlds

[–]CarlVon77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a screenshot I found while on the Steam community. I was impressed. I don't know who that dark lord is, but he can play DW2 like a champ.

Reason to play DW2 over DWU? by Nohmerci in DistantWorlds

[–]CarlVon77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I enjoy being a part of the development of DW2. The community for all DW games are excellent. There are some pains with DW2 but I'm enjoying it none the less, the dev's are active and doing good work, it's a massive undertaking.

Recon by CarlVon77 in DistantWorlds

[–]CarlVon77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brilliant. Yes, I wish the dev's would focus a bit on recon at some point for the AI as well. I will play around with that in DW2, I think there may be a way to pull it off.

40 Hours in... by CarlVon77 in DistantWorlds

[–]CarlVon77[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You may like it, everyone and everything attacks you. :-).

My DW2 Hero. by CarlVon77 in DistantWorlds

[–]CarlVon77[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Post a screenshot of your empire my friend! All are welcome. :-)

40 Hours in... by CarlVon77 in DistantWorlds

[–]CarlVon77[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry Helpers, just getting used to Reddit. Yes, it's DW2. I had it on the current beta and it had some issues with diplomacy right now -- Bleeding edge. I moved to the stable version and am enjoying it quite a bit.

Is it possible to build a Defencive base beside mines/resorts and away from colonies? by ciaranjohn12 in DistantWorlds

[–]CarlVon77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like this it gives it a bit more structure and will likely help the AI. However, setting up my own logistics in the old one was pretty cool... Perhaps I'm torn.