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Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot

Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot Also known as the “Double Slip Knot”, this is a secure shoelace knot with a simple, symmetrical method of tying. Cross two loops and pass them both through the “hole” in the middle. This is a shoelace knot that won't come undone on its own!

Malware dev tries to steal Claude users' secrets, writes npm slop, leaks own GitHub private token

TurboTax Full Service Coupons This June

TurboTax has been my go-to for self-filing taxes for years. It’s good enough for me—and literally millions of other users. TurboTax has quickly become a favorite among users for its easy-to-use self-filing services, along with easy access to assistance from tax professionals.

Ask HN: What are tools you have made for yourself since the advent of AI?

I've made a number of ceramic molds for slumping fused glass into bowls. As well as wooden templates for ceramic mugs. I've devised a few carrying tools to move glass frit paintings from my studio down to my barn where the kilns sit without spilling the glass.

Pyro Caml Continuous Profiler for OCaml

The core SAST engine of Semgrep is written in OCaml. There are a lot of good technical and historical reasons for this that I’ll leave for another time. An important consequence of using a language with a (relatively) small ecosystem like OCaml is that there aren’t a lot of libraries for things like observability, which are critical for running industrial software like Semgrep on hundreds of thousands of code repositories, and keeping it both reliable and performant.

'I watched gamer's live stream as he killed pregnant girlfriend - one thing haunts me'

'I watched gamer's live stream as he killed pregnant girlfriend - one thing haunts me' EXCLUSIVE: When YouTuber Stephen McCullagh's coldblooded plot to get away with murdering his pregnant girlfriend, Natalie McNally, was exposed, his fans were left reeling For his tens of thousands of followers, YouTuber Stephen McCullagh seemed nerdy, gentle, and perhaps a little pedantic - but behind the facade was a calculated killer. The week before Christmas in 2022, McCullagh, 36, murdered his...

Killer used fake live stream to murder pregnant girlfriend - and sick clues are still online

Killer used fake live stream to murder pregnant girlfriend - and sick clues are still online EXCLUSIVE: Convicted killer Stephen McCullagh used his online notoriety as a YouTuber to create a sick false alibi in a calculated attempt to get away with murdering his pregnant girlfriend, Natalie McNally The account of an evil YouTuber who faked a livestream in an attempt to get away with murder remains online - and it advertises his sick alibi.

PlayStation Architecture

Supporting imagery A quick introduction Sony knew that 3D hardware could get very messy to develop for. Thus, their debuting console will keep its design simple and practical… Although this may come at a cost!

Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

- Published on Building from Zero After Addiction, Prison, and a Felony - Authors - Name - Gavin Ray - @GavinRayDev Building from Zero After Addiction, Prison, and a Felony I spent ages 14–16 in a maximum-security juvenile prison, became a felon at 19, lost almost everything to addiction, and later rebuilt my life through software, open source, and a few people who took a chance on me. I've wanted to write this for a while, but kept finding reasons not to.

A walking tour of surveillance infrastructure in Seattle

Note: this guide is a work in progress and may change at any time! We’ve done our best to cite our sources, but this page has not been professionally fact-checked. This workshop was first run as part of two pilot workshops with the Tech Equity Coalition, in partnership with the ACLU of Washington, in October 2019.