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Enlightenment always takes a while :) I later found a nice article documenting the entire system. It also includes references to JohnTheRipper having a mod

by 0xmohit 10y ago

Enlightenment always takes a while :) I later found a nice article documenting the entire system. It also includes references to JohnTheRipper having a module for this. Well, this was more fun. -- Wonder how many times are the same items posted: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=filippo.io https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=filippo.io

f- 10y ago
Off-topic, but my personal work sometimes ends up on the front page, and I'm always amazed how much reposting there is on HN - probably more than on Reddit and similar sites. Say, here's my stuff: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=lcamtuf.blogspot.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=lcamtuf.blogspot.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=coredump.cx https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=coredump.cx The process seems quite random; sometimes, the same link is submitted four times and lingers at score 1, and then some random dude's fifth attempt goes to #1. May be an interesting thing to graph (and get a #1 story on HN out of =).
- wglb 10y ago
  There are several factors that lead to the posting ending up on the first page. One factor is time of day--if it is there early in the morning east coast time, it is more likely to get attention. And early votes (like within the first hour) will more likely propel it to the first page.
  - sohkamyung 10y ago
    Unfortunately, that tends to work against posters like me from East Asia with about a half-day time difference. So far, I haven't given in to the temptation to switch to posting on HN after midnight...};-)
    - Godel_unicode 10y ago
      Sounds like you should make a side project which will post to HN on your behalf at an arbitrary time. I think the first trial post should be about the project itself.
    - Tomte 10y ago
      That is a problem, but it has been a bit better since HN auto-reposts some submissions (either automatically or moderator-triggered). I've had submissions several times now that had been totally ignored and dropped off /newest, only to see them on the front page hours later.
- notaplumber 10y ago
  Thanks for helping people make better software.
- monksy 10y ago
  I wish that more personal projects were posted here on the site. It's a bit tiresome to read about startups.
  - clarry 10y ago
    I suspect they just get lost in the noise. HN is pretty high volume, the front page is short, and articles quickly fall down under if they don't manage to get enough attention from the get-go. Certainly these are more interesting for me than news about whatever the big tech companies are doing right now.
- FeepingCreature 10y ago
  As somebody whose personal project never made it to the frontpage (I think because of bad timing, it's otherwise p much tailor made for hnews), that's heartening! Do you think I should post it again myself or try and find somebody else to?
- akerro 10y ago
  lcamtuf is just a great man. Take a look at his biography and inventions. I love this works same as Gynvaels http://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?blog=1&lang=en http://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?blog=1&lang=en When they post something, it's always interesting and very often innovating.
morecoffee 10y ago
Doing something for the sake of learning doesn't ever feel like wasted time. When I was first getting into networking I wanted to connect two computers directly without have a router or a switch between them. I carefully researched how to cut and crimp an ethernet cable into be a crossover cable, and successfully connected the two. Feeling proud of myself, I scrolled farther down the page that described it only to read that most NICs will automatically do it for you and you don't need to make crossover cables any more. I'm still glad I took the time.
- Nilzor 10y ago
  They do? Huh.. Think I still have a crossover cable lying in my drawer "just in case"
  - nske 10y ago
    I guess it makes sense, AUTO-MDIX is easy enough to be implemented and can save time from a lot of people.
- triplesec 10y ago
  #that I didn't know! I made one for my Win98 machines. Haven't really wanted to do it much since because networks!
0xmohit 10y ago
BTW, I wonder which category of users need to supply passwords. Until now it seemed that captchas were inevitable.
jl6 10y ago
Well there's a reason they say 70% of programming is done in the library...

by 0xmohit 10y ago

f- 10y ago

Off-topic, but my personal work sometimes ends up on the front page, and I'm always amazed how much reposting there is on HN - probably more than on Reddit and similar sites. Say, here's my stuff: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=lcamtuf.blogspot.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=lcamtuf.blogspot.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=coredump.cx https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=coredump.cx The process seems quite random; sometimes, the same link is submitted four times and lingers at score 1, and then some random dude's fifth attempt goes to #1. May be an interesting thing to graph (and get a #1 story on HN out of =).

wglb 10y ago
There are several factors that lead to the posting ending up on the first page. One factor is time of day--if it is there early in the morning east coast time, it is more likely to get attention. And early votes (like within the first hour) will more likely propel it to the first page.
- sohkamyung 10y ago
  Unfortunately, that tends to work against posters like me from East Asia with about a half-day time difference. So far, I haven't given in to the temptation to switch to posting on HN after midnight...};-)
  - Godel_unicode 10y ago
    Sounds like you should make a side project which will post to HN on your behalf at an arbitrary time. I think the first trial post should be about the project itself.
  - Tomte 10y ago
    That is a problem, but it has been a bit better since HN auto-reposts some submissions (either automatically or moderator-triggered). I've had submissions several times now that had been totally ignored and dropped off /newest, only to see them on the front page hours later.
notaplumber 10y ago
Thanks for helping people make better software.
monksy 10y ago
I wish that more personal projects were posted here on the site. It's a bit tiresome to read about startups.
- clarry 10y ago
  I suspect they just get lost in the noise. HN is pretty high volume, the front page is short, and articles quickly fall down under if they don't manage to get enough attention from the get-go. Certainly these are more interesting for me than news about whatever the big tech companies are doing right now.
FeepingCreature 10y ago
As somebody whose personal project never made it to the frontpage (I think because of bad timing, it's otherwise p much tailor made for hnews), that's heartening! Do you think I should post it again myself or try and find somebody else to?
akerro 10y ago
lcamtuf is just a great man. Take a look at his biography and inventions. I love this works same as Gynvaels http://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?blog=1&lang=en http://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?blog=1&lang=en When they post something, it's always interesting and very often innovating.

morecoffee 10y ago

Doing something for the sake of learning doesn't ever feel like wasted time. When I was first getting into networking I wanted to connect two computers directly without have a router or a switch between them. I carefully researched how to cut and crimp an ethernet cable into be a crossover cable, and successfully connected the two. Feeling proud of myself, I scrolled farther down the page that described it only to read that most NICs will automatically do it for you and you don't need to make crossover cables any more. I'm still glad I took the time.

Nilzor 10y ago
They do? Huh.. Think I still have a crossover cable lying in my drawer "just in case"
- nske 10y ago
  I guess it makes sense, AUTO-MDIX is easy enough to be implemented and can save time from a lot of people.
triplesec 10y ago
#that I didn't know! I made one for my Win98 machines. Haven't really wanted to do it much since because networks!

0xmohit 10y ago

BTW, I wonder which category of users need to supply passwords. Until now it seemed that captchas were inevitable.

jl6 10y ago

Well there's a reason they say 70% of programming is done in the library...