What Happened to HackerOne?
So…what’s going on at HackerOne lately? It might be time for a wellness check. If you are new to the bug bounty space (1-3 years), you might not have any idea what I’m talking about. But as a properly washed-up bug bounty hunter who lived through the golden era of HackerOne, I think it’s time […]
How We Pushed CDC into Postgres
Making data from transactional databases available to analytical databases is an essential part of any modern data architecture. It is also a perpetual battle against fragile tooling, high costs and complex operations. When we started building a Postgres service at Snowflake, solving this problem naturally became our number one priority. This post is a deep […]
Is it all just vapourware?
August 8, 2026/3 min read Maybe I’m just too cynical but it’s really starting to feel like more or less all of this new “AI”/agent software is vapourware. I’ve been trying to take this whole “agentic development” thing seriously and there is just so much friction in this ecosystem it’s absolutely insane. It’s very clear […]
Tuxedo No. 2 – Cocktail recipes
Vermouth has a claim to the title of world’s oldest alcoholic beverage, but this mostly depends on how broadly we define vermouth. The earliest forms of fermented wine were crude and likely tasted bad. Infusing them with various local herbs and spices not only helped remedy the taste problem, it also packed the concoctions with […]
New Zealand lost its music media, and what we’re building to replace it
In the third week of June 2026, two announcements landed on Karangahape Road within hours of each other. Flying Out, the record store that had anchored the strip for 11 years, said it was done. Then Neck of the Woods, the basement venue that launched a decade of Auckland electronic careers, posted that after 11 […]
The Hacker’s Renaissance
Title : The Hacker’s Renaissance – A Manifesto Reborn Author : TMZ |=———————————————————————–=| |=———–=[ The Hacker’s Renaissance: A Manifesto Reborn ]=———-=| |=———————————————————————–=| |=—————————–=[ TMZ ]=———————————=| |=———————————————————————–=| A Memory of Sparks In 1986, The Hacker’s Manifesto emerged from a dial tone, striking the scene like lightning. It was an act of defiance, a declaration of identity, […]
The main way I’ve seen people turn ideologically crazy (2025)
I’ve seen people around me and in the general public turn ideologically crazy at a higher rate than I expected to in my adult life. I lost one friend to a cult. Others became so brittle that they can barely interact with normal people without freaking out over tiny disagreements. Others have just become very […]
Deletes all instances of Microsoft’s GDID and prevents minting of new ones
Last updated: 2026-07-16 Research and practical hardening for Microsoft’s Global Device Identifier (GDID), a server-assigned installation identifier that Windows can acquire even when the interactive user has only a local account. The repository documents the wider GDID lifecycle. The shipped degdid.ps1 has a narrower operational objective: On a supported Windows target, remove real server-issued GDID […]
Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager
security Gen Xers who feel triggered by this should remember to unplug the network cable and call the cops Turns out the fastest way to get a company to consider paying a ransom isn’t calling the CEO – it’s targeting the 46-year-old IT manager. That’s according to Zscaler, whose ThreatLabz researchers tracked 351 victims across […]
How I use LLMs to learn complex topics
Many engineers I know use generative AI for many functions, like building PoCs, internal tools or dashboards, or even learning new stuff. I personally find the style used by LLMs to explain things difficult to follow. It’s just too simplistic and depending on the number of emojis used, a bit annoying too. While I was […]