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Four years mastering offline password cracking
Four years mastering offline password cracking Somebody on Hacker News today posted about spending four years mastering offline password cracking. Not as a job.…
The first nuclear explosion, finally seen clearly
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Google just broke the deal with its own search results
Google just broke the deal with its own search results There is an implicit deal that has existed between Google and the internet since roughly 1998. You make s…
Flipper One is real, terrifying, and needs your help
Flipper One is real, terrifying, and needs your help Today the Flipper Devices team dropped something unusual. Not a product launch. Not a Kickstarter. Just a v…
Why Antwerp's skyline hits different at sunset
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Everything I know about automating my life with code
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Docker Desktop on Windows is cursed and I can't stop using it
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PowerShell is actually good and I'm done being embarrassed
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Linux Mint is great right up until it isn't
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The iPod Classic deserves a comeback
The iPod Classic deserves a comeback Streaming killed something. I am not sure most people noticed. With an iPod Classic you owned your music. 160GB, zero data…
Building Telegram bots is the purest programming joy
Building Telegram bots is the purest programming joy Every serious programmer eventually builds a Telegram bot. It is a rite of passage. The feedback loop is in…
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best game ever made
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best game ever made I know this is a hill. I am prepared to die on it. RDR2 is slow, patient, and gorgeous. Arthur Morgan is one of…
Antwerp is the most underrated city in Europe
Antwerp is the most underrated city in Europe Everyone goes to Brussels. Nobody goes to Antwerp. This is a mistake. Antwerp has better food, better architecture…
Self-hosting is a lifestyle and I have no regrets
Self-hosting is a lifestyle and I have no regrets At some point I stopped paying for services and started running them myself. Immich instead of Google Photos.…
ThinkPads from 2012 still beat most laptops today
ThinkPads from 2012 still beat most laptops today There's something almost offensive about how good old ThinkPads are. The X220, T420, T430 - built when Lenovo…
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