The basic formula for Hacker News ranking has been known for years, but questions remained. Does the published code give the real algorithm? Are rankings purely based on votes or do invisible factors come into play? Do stories about the … Read more
I have a complicated relationship with Hacker News. The site is the most important aggregator of geek news and a major source of traffic to this blog. At the same time, it has a fair number of toxic commenters, making … Read more
I reported this on January 28th, 2026. It is now July 2026. Six months later. The Firestore database is still wide open. The CTO never responded. I guess my emails were too long and they didn’t view them. What is … Read more
For the past few years, Simon Willison has tested every major LLM release with the same prompt: “Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle”. What began as a tongue-in-cheek benchmark has become one of the most famous informal … Read more
Following our recent article estimating the volume of Steam Machines currently sold on the market, I wanted to also go back to another very interesting piece of data and question: has the change of price of the Steam Deck in … Read more
Ask ten frontend developers where to store a login token, and you’ll get four answers and an argument. And because each approach addresses different concerns, the debates continue without resolution. So let’s clarify once and for all: What are the … Read more
cr.yp.to: 2026.07.06: NSA and IETF, part 8 Older (Access-J): 2026.07.04: Bugs happen: The easy way to compare solo PQ to ECC+PQ. #pqcrypto #bugs #vulnerabilities #hybrids Table of contents (Access-I for index page) 2026.07.06: NSA and IETF, part 8: Fairness. #pqcrypto … Read more
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