Yusuf Aytas1mo ago
alexlitzenberger.com3mo agoA blog post has been temporarily taken down due to an unspecified request, with the author hinting readers to guess the reason. The author provides a link to another of their write-ups about a major data security issue involving 1.4 billion exposed user records through insecure Firebase instances in top Android apps.
refactoringenglish.com5mo ago
news.ycombinator.com5mo agoThe article describes the author's implementation of a Markov text generator called Mark V. Shaney Junior, inspired by the original 1980s program that generated synthetic Usenet posts. The author explains how they fed 24 years of their blog posts into this Markov model to generate new text, discusses the technical implementation details, and shares examples
susam.net5mo ago
The article is a personal reflection by a historian who has been writing a niche history blog called Res Obscura for 15 years. The author shares their journey from starting the blog as a 25-year-old PhD student in 2010, when they aimed to write daily posts, to continuing it throu
resobscura.substack.com·Hacker News: Front Page·6mo ago·6 min readThe author expresses dissatisfaction with Disqus and shares their journey of integrating Bluesky comments into their blog. They highlight Bluesky's decentralized approach, healthier community compared to Twitter, and the flexibility of its API. The article explores the potential
natalie.sh·Hacker News: Front Page·10mo ago·6 min read
