Hi friends,
Greetings from the hive!
Added Kepano's (Obsidian CEO) Related.base template to my vault and added an icon column as identifier
Customized this Monologue to Obsidian script a bit to sync voice notes into my vault
Wrote about The CX Gate and The Product Behind the Product
Started taking daily creatine (10 mg). I tried it before, but it caused endless stomach issues. This time seems different. I think it's a combination of taking it with warm water and the brand
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Soleio - The Geometry of Luck. Luck isn't random, it's a measurable structure with three facets: orientation, surface area, and noise. A design-forward reframing. MORE
Grafana to 507 Meta Repos: A $157K Bug Chain. A public Meta IP running an open Grafana instance led to a five-hop chain exposing 507 private repositories. No code was accessed, but the severity is staggering. MORE
I Am Retiring from Tech to Live Offline. AI took the last of the wind out of this open source developer's sails. A candid goodbye to a career that no longer feels worth fighting for. MORE
Codex for Knowledge Work. A power-user's guide to turning OpenAI's coding agent into an operating system for knowledge work. Setup, workflows, and a seven-day starter plan. MORE
My AI Note-taking workflows. One year ago, this creator wanted AI nowhere near their notes. Now they're sharing how AI fits into their note-taking system. MORE
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M64 Shipping July 28. The ModRetro M64 is a $199 N64 clone that boots games 2-3x faster, supports flash carts flawlessly, and delivers low-latency wireless play. Making retro gaming feel brand new. MORE
A Look at Hardware Security Keys for Passkeys. How hardware security keys combine with passkeys for advanced security strategies. Google's practical guide to robust authentication. MORE
I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit. Anthropic is rumored to be approaching its first profitable quarter, and companies are shocked by how fast their LLM bills are growing. MORE
Why Opus 4.8 Pulled Me Back to Claude. Opus 4.8 is so good they could have called it Opus 5. A hands-on look at why this release changes the calculus for Claude users. MORE
AI is killing All About Berlin. Traffic to this indie site has collapsed as AI-generated summaries cannibalize its content. "They used my work to train their AI, and now they're using their AI to put me out of work." MORE
🌎 Community
Shipping a Laptop to a Refugee Camp in Uganda. One person's mission to get a laptop into the hands of a refugee student, navigating shipping, customs, and logistics across borders. MORE
A day in the life of a Japanese indie developer. Morning school bus, conversational nodding techniques, and building software solo. A slice-of-life from an indie dev across the Pacific. MORE
Apartment birds. A tiny microphone on a balcony listens for birds 24/7, running realtime recognition via Cornell's BirdNET. ShadowPlay for birdsong. MORE
Writing retreats at home. Whimsy is accessible now and doesn't have to cost a ton of money or vacation days. Reflections on finding creativity close to home. MORE
600+ CVEs on Adobe AEM with Jim Green. A deep dive into finding hundreds of CVEs on Adobe Experience Manager with one of the top Adobe hackers. Critical Thinking Bug Bounty Podcast. MORE
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Awesome accounts to follow. Randomly selected from my curated Twitter lists.
@AnkitCuriosity - Cyber security enthusiast, bug hunter, and Bugcrowd Bug Bash winner
@shanselman - VP at Microsoft/GitHub, OSS, STEM, and host of the Hanselminutes podcast
@pie6k - Designer who codes, building Screen Studio
@colston3000 - A general knack for the whizbang
@arneswinnen - Ethical hacker
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The Cost Of. An interactive tool that shows what everyday habits actually cost over a lifetime, from morning scrolling to time with loved ones. You won't unsee it. MORE
Happy map. 100,000 moments of human happiness mapped across the globe. A beautiful data visualization from The Pudding. MORE
Continue? Y/N. A 60-second game about LLM permission fatigue. Claude Code needs your approval, but are you really reading the commands before hitting y? MORE
How we learned what genes are made of. In the 1940s, scientists discovered genes are encoded in DNA. The story involves bacteria, dead mice, and a kitchen cream separator. MORE
A Parent's Guide to Digital Safety. Guidebook written by Stanford University specifically for parents of teens and preteens who are using, or considering using, social media platforms and other online technologies. These include popular apps like Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and even AI chatbots. MORE
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AI-Powered OSINT Agent. AI-powered OSINT agent with interactive REPL, MCP server, and CLI. Works with Claude, GPT-4, or local models for authorized security research. MORE
The HTML Presentation Framework. The open source HTML presentation framework that lets anyone with a web browser create beautiful slides. No PowerPoint required. MORE
AudioMass. A free, full-featured web-based audio and waveform editing tool that runs entirely in the browser. No install, no fuss. MORE
macOS Click Highlighter. A small macOS menu bar app that highlights your clicks during demos, screen sharing, and UX reviews. Perfect for recordings and presentations. MORE
AI-Powered Vulnerability Scanner. High-fidelity vulnerability scanner fusing agentic AI with native speed and precision. Open source for security researchers. MORE
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My latest Termius and tmux setup for every site. Pieter Levels shares his per-site Termius and tmux configuration. Click a profile and you're instantly in your server. MORE
This startup is solving floods. San Rafael, CA sits six feet below sea level. Instead of a $900M seawall, Terranova has a different approach to flood control. MORE
Build Beautiful Slides with Claude Code in 12 Minutes. A full tutorial on building slide decks with AI: 12 formats and 3 templates. No more PowerPoint hell. MORE
Agentic Search for Context Engineering. Getting context into an LLM isn't just retrieval — it's a search problem. A workshop on agentic search from Elastic. MORE
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How This Creator Built Multiple Revenue Streams (Without Selling Out). The smartest creators are building real businesses, not just chasing engagement. A blueprint for sustainable income. MORE
Skill Distillation: Teaching Small Models Your Workflow. A personal AI agent built on markdown skills lets frontier models teach smaller, local models to do real work without retraining. MORE
Fast is better than slow. The best programmers aren't fast because they're great. They're great because they're fast. A manifesto for speed as a skill, not hustle culture. MORE
Anthropic Courses. Claude 101 and beyond: learn how to use Claude for everyday work, core features, and advanced use cases. Free courses from Anthropic. MORE
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