veganjay

Fun game. I found had trouble seeing the color contrast, so I modified the connection color by updating the CSS for .root.tile to #aaffff

I have an older laptop with a 32-bit processor and found that TinyCoreLinux runs well on it. It has its own package manager that was easy to learn. This distro can be handy in these niche situations.

I went to a restaurant and they asked "How we doing?". And I said "I don't know. I'm doing well, but I'm not sure how you are doing."

Reminds me of an old calculator trick:

Pick an integer between 1 and 9. Multiple it by 9. Take that number and multiply it by 12345679. (Skip the 8)

>>> 3 * 9

27

>>> 12345679 * 27

333333333

This all works because:

>>> 111111111 / 9

12345679.0

Neat to see this done by hand! It helps demystify the magic behind git commands.

If you like this, I also recommend "Write Yourself a Git", where you build a minimal git implementation using python: https://wyag.thb.lt/

Initially, I used `uv tool run <name>`, but later discovered `uv tool install <name>`. The `install` command downloads dependencies once and caches them for future use. It is similar to how `pipx install <name>` works.

e.g.

$ uv tool install asciinema

$ asciinema play example.cast

Nice! Fun game.

Similar idea, different interface: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44189814

https://bobsword.com/

Another good one: https://owasp.org/www-project-juice-shop/

I'm also curious if this functionality is possible to achieve through browser configuration.

Alternatively, a browser extension could potentially provide a helpful solution.

I suspect the implementation may vary on a case-by-case basis. The example [1] on the page utilizes the luxy.js [2] library.

For this specific page [1], I found that I can disable the smooth scrolling behavior by running the following command in the developer tools console:

luxy.init({ wrapperSpeed: 1.0});

1. https://dontfuckwithscroll.com/smooth.html

2. https://min30327.github.io/luxy.js/

I enjoyed participating in Octojam (the CHIP-8 game jam) in previous years and sad to see it come to an end.

Working with CHIP-8 inspired me to a CHIP-8 emulator which was a great learning experience.

Chisel is a handy red-team tool. I learned about it training for the OSCP (Offsec Certified Professional). It comes in handy under certain situations.

Another tool I recommend is Ligolo-ng [1]. You set up a network interface and use "ip route" to send traffic through it. In a way, it "feels like a VPN".

[1] https://github.com/nicocha30/ligolo-ng

Previous announcement by the author:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35839470

I was looking for a lightweight OS to run on old Asus Eee PC 1005 HA, which uses a 32-bit Intel Atom N270 processor. I installed Void Linux (https://voidlinux.org/).

I may give DSL 2024 a try and see how it compares.

Love it! I like seeing Pac-man put into strange scenarios.

I made a slightly similar (1.5d?) game for the CHIP-8. Pacman can only go left and right, but the ghosts fall from the sky.

https://veganjay.itch.io/falling-ghosts

I learned about chisel in PEN-200 / preparing for the OSCP.

Then I learned about, Ligolo-ng [1] which is a game-changer. I highly recommend checking it out. It is most applicable to a penetration test. It uses TLS so I'm not sure it could be used to address the issue mentioned in the article.

[1] https://github.com/nicocha30/ligolo-ng

There's also Bask (bash + flask). It's a CTF challenge on day 8 of HackVent (1). It's based off an article on building a bash web server (2).

1. https://hv23.idocker.hacking-lab.com/

2. https://dev.to/leandronsp/building-a-web-server-in-bash-part...

Seems like a combination of the Kodak Calendar (1) and Swatch Internet Time (2):

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Fixed_Calendar

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time

This was a lot of fun. Thanks for making and sharing.

The "find" command would be very helpful for the last step (to get the passcode).

I found that you can do "ls 0/0/0/0 0/0/0/1 ..."

So I wrote a python program to print out the ls command that shows all directory contents :)

Someone made a homebrew of Super Mario Bros for the Atari 2600:

- https://forums.atariage.com/topic/201426-super-mario-clone-w...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fSO-UTdCI8

To run on Ubuntu 20.04, I had to change the last line of "mario.sh" to:

done) | sed -Enf ./mario.sed

Reminds me of this poster:

http://www.southendpunk.com/html/damnadv.html

"The Damned can now play three chords. The Adverts can play one. Hear all four of them at..."

I first saw this in Sniffing Glue magazine - today I learned it first appeared in Sideburn.

I'm a little confused as to running the Suricata, Zeek and the Elasticsearch stack on Kali. I think of these tools run on a server, rather than a desktop. And it seems like SecurityOnion scratches this niche.

I do like the idea of Kali Purple though - curious to check it out.

Ghostbusters, Back to the Future

What's the difference between "BypassPaywallsClean" and "BypassPaywalls"?

- Related HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22482329

- Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/pwtafe/bypass_payw...

Breathing through my mouth.

I trained myself to breathe through my nose during the day. And at night, I put a little piece of tape on my mouth to make sure I breathe through my nose.

It depends on what you are presenting. I found [mdp](https://github.com/visit1985/mdp) to be very useful when presenting a tech talk. It is easy to copy and paste from the source material, it can be done all via the terminal, and it views well as a README on github.

Here is an example of a presentation I gave:

https://github.com/veganjay/prefectdemo/blob/main/presentati...

+1 for Darknet Diaries

Also, a few others that I did not see here:

- Programming Throwdown: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/

- This Developer's Life: https://thisdeveloperslife.com/

- Adventures of Alice & Bob: https://www.beyondtrust.com/podcast

I have burned a lot of time thinking a host was down only to find it blocks ICMP echo (ping).

As a follow-up to a ping fail, I check to see if a known port is open using nmap.

gist: https://gist.github.com/veganjay/6b902c478bda429187f39e53a5b...

Came here for Minor Threat, learned about Hank Williams instead :)

Minor Threat, Little Friend: "I'm waiting for a sign. Waiting for something. Got nothing but time"

https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/42996/