Git Files Hidden In Plain Sight 🫥

https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2023/07/31/git-files-hidden-in-plain-sight/

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#git #fun #extra

Shamir Secret Sharing

How a cryptography incident at PayPal HQ nearly killed the whole startup.

https://max.levch.in/post/724289457144070144/shamir-secret-sharing

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#cryptography #fun #learn

Hydra.so

Open source, column-oriented Postgres.
Query billions of rows instantly, no code changes.

https://github.com/hydradatabase/hydra

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#database #postgres #tools

Swap_8_and_9

A simple import can modify the Python interpreter.

https://kenschutte.com/python-swap-ints/

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#python #c #fun

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#meme #privacy

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#meme #ui #css #design

Lines of code that changed everything

https://slate.com/technology/2019/10/consequential-computer-code-software-history.html

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#misc #meta

https://github.com/Flight-School/Money/tree/main#showing-off-with-emoji

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#meme #fun #extra

A Blog Post with Every HTML Element

https://www.patrickweaver.net/blog/a-blog-post-with-every-html-element/

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#web #learn #misc

Can you use a C++ class in C?

https://d4ckard.github.io/2023/08/11/can-you-use-a-class-in-c/

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#c #cpp #learn

Bypassing YouTube video download throttling

https://blog.0x7d0.dev/history/how-they-bypass-youtube-video-download-throttling/

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#rev #web #learn

Hacking GTA V RP Servers Using Web Exploitation Techniques

https://www.nullpt.rs/hacking-gta-servers-using-web-exploitation

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#security #web #misc

Writing a C compiler in 500 lines of Python

https://vgel.me/posts/c500/

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#learn #c #python

When URL parsers disagree (CVE-2023-38633, librnoscript)

https://www.canva.dev/blog/engineering/when-url-parsers-disagree-cve-2023-38633/

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#security #noscript #web

Animations from first principles

https://mathspp.com/blog/animations-from-first-principles-in-5-minutes

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#python #graphics #learn

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#meme #git

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#meme #extra

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#meme #extra

Can’t send email more than 500 miles

https://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles

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#fun #email #misc

The Frustration Loop

Dealing with spam the fun way.

https://herman.bearblog.dev/the-frustration-loop/

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#web #fun #misc

A is B, B is not A

AIs are not capable of simple reasoning, so how can they be considered "sentient"?

https://paperswithcode.com/paper/the-reversal-curse-llms-trained-on-a-is-b

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#ai #research #paper