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   by mtlynch 1y ago

   Different people prefer different formats for information. Some people prefer to read the manual from start to finish while others learn better seeing the same concepts in a hands-on tutorial. From reading the sample of OP's book, it s
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   by mtlynch 1y ago

   Cool book! Humble suggestion: Give more specific examples of what the reader will learn on the landing page. From the landing page, I don't know if this is for total command line beginners or has helpful tips for people familiar with b
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   by mtlynch 1y ago

   Oh good point. I didn't realize redis syncs data across nodes.
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   by mtlynch 1y ago

   Sorry, I don't know what you mean. When I said it provides marginal privacy improvements, I meant the caching, not the disklessness. Diskless does provide privacy improvements, as it drastically reduces the odds of something accidental
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   by mtlynch 1y ago

   They run Leta on diskless servers, just like the VPN: > We run the Leta servers on STBooted RAM only servers, the same as our VPN servers. These servers run the latest Ubuntu LTS, with our own stripped down custom Mullvad VPN kernel whic
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   by mtlynch 1y ago

   The blog post is the better link: https://invariantlabs.ai/blog/mcp-github-vulnerability
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   by mtlynch 1y ago

   Stuff like that but also near misses. Like, "you cut off another car and they had to slam the brakes." There are also subtle precautions that not everyone knows. For example, I was taught that when waiting for traffic to clear for
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   by mtlynch 1y ago

   I'm still too nervous to hand driving control over to AI (from any vendor), but one thing I wish existed was a system that passively monitored my driving and gave me safety feedback. Like if I got into a near-collision, the system woul
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   by mtlynch 1y ago

   Yeah, I guess there's no reason for the API to ever return the OTP, but the severity depends on how you call the API. If the API is `api.cercadating.com/otp/<unpredictable-40-character-token>`, then that's not so b
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    Yeah, I agree Auernheimer was a much more attractive target for prosecution, but do you think this student is legally safe in what they're doing here?
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    This is a pretty confusing writeup. > First things first, let’s log in. They only use OTP-based sign in (just text a code to your phone number), so I went to check the response from triggering the one-time password. BOOM – the OTP is dir
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    Thanks for sharing, OP! It's probably too late, but this qualifies for "Show HN" if you update the title to have the prefix "Show HN: ".[0] I think the size of the source is actually more impressive than the size of
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    > The trick I've found for this is to pre-sell. Would you buy, now, knowing that the feature is on the roadmap and will be there soon? Yes, exactly! That's the same solution I landed on. I'd say, "Great! You can pre-
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    This is one of the best articles about running a bootstrapped business that I've ever read. These are all great tips that obviously come from years of hard work and introspection. > When I started, I integrated with standard SaaS p
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    mug = face The clearer wording is probably: >Then we were surprised when those same companies decided that they don't need us any more.
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    Spyware firm NSO ordered to pay $167M in WhatsApp hacking suit(axios.com)

    10 points by mtlynch 1y ago|1 comments
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    For anyone else confused, "Krebs" in this context refers to Chris Krebs[0, 1], former Director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Chris Krebs is unrelated to Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security. [0] https:&#
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    Four years of running a SaaS in a competitive market(maxrozen.com)

    269 points by mtlynch 1y ago|90 comments
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    I was just listening to Simon Willison on Software Misadventures,[0, 1] and he said the best resource he knows of is Anthropic's guide to prompt engineering.[2] [0] https://softwaremisadventures.com/p/simon-williso
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    Can you share more about how you sample books with AI?
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    This is a fun idea, but I feel like Pong is too simple for the execution to work. I watched the video, and it seemed like everything it was saying, you could have just pre-programmed for the very limited state space of Pong. It reminded me
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    Seeking an Answer: Why can't HTML alone do includes?(frontendmasters.com)

    4 points by mtlynch 1y ago|1 comments
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    Haha, that sounds like me. Here's the writeup you're talking about: https://mtlynch.io/litestream/ And here's the flooding story: https://mtlynch.io/solo-developer-year-6/#the-most-t
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    > I designed a backend API that collected the data in real-time data and exported it as a PNG image. Does anyone know why in these Kindle modding dashboards, they always generate the dashbard image on an external server? Why isn't
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    Is the digital version available for purchase anywhere outside of Amazon?
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    This article seems AI generated, at least in part. The opening image incorrectly refers to Erlich Bachman from Silicon Valley as "Erik." OP goes on to claim: > Paul Graham wrote in 2008 that Sam Altman was the best fundraiser
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    Thanks! And thanks for reading!
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    Author here. Happy to answer any questions or take any feedback about this post.
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    My $6k Advance as a Self-Published Technical Author(mtlynch.io)

    44 points by mtlynch 1y ago|6 comments
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    by mtlynch 1y ago

    Author here. Happy to answer any questions or take any feedback about this post.