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The most dangerous code: Validating SSL certs in non-browser software (2012) [pdf]

https://www.cs.cornell.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
9•ripe•2d ago

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philipwhiuk•2d ago
[2012]

The situation has improved somewhat, although some of the underlying libraries have changed little so it's still easy to write insecure TLS.

cURL's API was improved in 7.66.0 for example: https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/4241

But the Java APIs are likely little changed.

samarthr1•1h ago
And, the worst part is that because it is an "application" issue, it is possible that it is going to a "gift that keeps on giving" for a long time.

And the worst part is that most (indian) banks have been using only android/ios for "security" for some time now.

Moltbook

https://www.moltbook.com/
183•teej•3h ago•83 comments

Grid: Free, local-first, browser-based 3D printing/CNC/laser slicer

https://grid.space/stem/
259•cyrusradfar•8h ago•83 comments

The Dank Case for Scrolling Window Managers

https://tedium.co/2026/01/29/niri-danklinux-scrolling-window-managers/
49•todsacerdoti•2h ago•18 comments

PlayStation 2 Recompilation Project Is Absolutely Incredible

https://redgamingtech.com/playstation-2-recompilation-project-is-absolutely-incredible/
384•croes•12h ago•172 comments

Project Genie: Experimenting with infinite, interactive worlds

https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/project-genie/
548•meetpateltech•14h ago•259 comments

Claude Code daily benchmarks for degradation tracking

https://marginlab.ai/trackers/claude-code/
642•qwesr123•17h ago•303 comments

Photoroom (YC S20) Is Hiring a Head of Cross-Platform (Rust) in Paris

https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/photoroom/dc994a7c-e104-46e1-81c3-b88d635398b9
1•ea016•15m ago

OpenClaw – Moltbot Renamed Again

https://openclaw.ai/blog/introducing-openclaw
9•ed•2h ago•2 comments

Retiring GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini in ChatGPT

https://openai.com/index/retiring-gpt-4o-and-older-models/
153•rd•10h ago•228 comments

Stargaze: SpaceX's Space Situational Awareness System

https://starlink.com/updates/stargaze
52•hnburnsy•4h ago•11 comments

AGENTS.md outperforms skills in our agent evals

https://vercel.com/blog/agents-md-outperforms-skills-in-our-agent-evals
292•maximedupre•18h ago•122 comments

The WiFi only works when it's raining (2024)

https://predr.ag/blog/wifi-only-works-when-its-raining/
157•epicalex•10h ago•53 comments

Doin' It with a 555: One Chip to Rule Them All

https://aashvik.com/posts/555-revolution/
7•MonkeyClub•2d ago•5 comments

Backseat Software

https://blog.mikeswanson.com/backseat-software/
71•zdw•9h ago•9 comments

Flameshot

https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot
168•OsrsNeedsf2P•11h ago•58 comments

My Mom and Dr. DeepSeek (2025)

https://restofworld.org/2025/ai-chatbot-china-sick/
167•kieto•12h ago•92 comments

CISA’s acting head uploaded sensitive files into public version of ChatGPT

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/27/cisa-madhu-gottumukkala-chatgpt-00749361
126•rurp•2d ago•212 comments

The Home Computer Hybrids: Atari, TI, and the FCC

https://technicshistory.com/2026/01/25/the-home-computer-hybrids/
18•cfmcdonald•3d ago•0 comments

Nannou – A creative coding framework for Rust

https://github.com/nannou-org/nannou
14•dmit•2d ago•0 comments

Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level

https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/017-2026
84•brandonb•4h ago•65 comments

The paper model houses of Peter Fritz (2013)

https://socks-studio.com/2013/12/06/the-imaginary-town-of-an-unconscious-architect-the-387-paper-...
11•NaOH•2d ago•1 comments

Launch HN: AgentMail (YC S25) – An API that gives agents their own email inboxes

141•Haakam21•14h ago•145 comments

A lot of population numbers are fake

https://davidoks.blog/p/a-lot-of-population-numbers-are-fake
322•bookofjoe•17h ago•266 comments

Show HN: Ourguide – OS wide task guidance system that shows you where to click

https://ourguide.ai
46•eshaangulati•3d ago•22 comments

Is the RAM shortage killing small VPS hosts?

https://www.fourplex.net/2026/01/29/is-the-ram-shortage-killing-small-vps-hosts/
156•neelc•15h ago•191 comments

Employers, please use postmarked letters for job applications (2025)

https://soapstone.mradford.com/employers-use-letters-for-job-applications/
56•MattyRad•8h ago•64 comments

Show HN: Mystral Native – Run JavaScript games natively with WebGPU (no browser)

https://github.com/mystralengine/mystralnative
13•Flux159•2d ago•2 comments

Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/waymo-robotaxi-hits-a-child-near-an-elementary-school-in-santa-...
417•voxadam•17h ago•664 comments

Moltworker: a self-hosted personal AI agent, minus the minis

https://blog.cloudflare.com/moltworker-self-hosted-ai-agent/
198•ghostwriternr•16h ago•61 comments

Software is mostly all you need

https://softwarefordays.com/post/software-is-mostly-all-you-need/
45•jbmilgrom•8h ago•37 comments