You and I are probably very different; my choice of editor is likely to make you cringe just thinking about it, and your favorite programming language is statistically — definitely — not mine. There is however one thing (and maybe … Read more
In a land far-far away.. # … there was once a far too cold cup of coffee next to a freshly brewed far-too-hot one. Four different terminals where three could have been closed an hour ago, and a shell script … Read more
There is a distinct, visceral kind of pain in watching an otherwise brilliant engineer hold down the Backspace key for six continuous seconds to fix a typo at the beginning of a line. We’ve all been there. We learn ls, cd, and grep, … Read more
From MCP to Shell | Veria Labs svg]:size-3.5″> From MCP to Shell How MCP Authentication Flaws Enable RCE in Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and More September 23, 2025 11 min read svg]:px-3 group flex items-center justify-end size-full pointer-events-none opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed” … Read more
In this project, I started to reverse engineer payment card terminals because they seemed to be an interesting target for security research, given the high stakes involved. Although I initially didn’t know much about this industry, I did expect a … Read more
The Shell Hater’s Handbook An introductory talk on UNIX shell programming by Ryan Tomayko presented at GoGaRuCo 2010, a regional Ruby conference in San Francisco. More Video | Slide Deck More Stuff The POSIX Shell And UtilitiesHater’s index to the … Read more
Initially the AST had this for primitive terms: ConBool :: Bool -> Term g Bool ConString :: String -> Term g String Which is fine if you want to enumerate every single type of value you want to be able … Read more
I feel that bash is great in a lot of ways, but it doesn’t exactly feel cozy: it’s lacking a sort of personal touch, and it’s also missing quick and easy customizability. With my last shell, Atom, I had accomplished … Read more
Shell Has a Forth-like Quality | blog | oilshell.org Shell Has a Forth-like Quality 2017-01-13 This post takes a short break from ASDL to expand on one of my Hacker News comments. I realize I haven’t done much of what … Read more
Shell Hydrogen will permanently close all seven of its California pumping stations immediately, the company confirmed this week. It will no longer operate light-duty hydrogen stations in the U.S., and represents another blow to the struggling hydrogen car market in … Read more