Apollo is dead. Long live Apollo
528 by bears-n-beets | 182 comments on Hacker News.
I was actively using the app on my phone and it suddenly crashed at 4:10pm PDT. I thought it was just my phone acting up but then I realized that’s about 12am UTC. With the death of Apollo also goes the metaphorical death of all the best parts (IMO) of the internet: open-source, creativity, entrepreneurial spirit. Sad day. I guess I’ll go outside now. Edit: sorry, Apollo wasn’t open source. That’s what happens when I make a post while two beers deep I guess. Hopefully you get the general spirit of what I was trying to convey.
Friday, June 30, 2023
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Discovering that a Bluetooth car battery monitor is siphoning location data
Discovering that a Bluetooth car battery monitor is siphoning location data
655 by x1sec | 271 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN, this is my efforts in reverse engineering a BLE car battery monitor where it's app has over 100,000 downloads on the Google Play store alone. It turns out it's sending GPS, cell phone tower cell IDs and Wifi beacon data to servers in Hong Kong and mainland China on a continued basis. Google and Apple app store pages say no personal data is collected or sent to 3rd parties. Hopefully readers pick up a few tips on reversing apps for their connected devices.
655 by x1sec | 271 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN, this is my efforts in reverse engineering a BLE car battery monitor where it's app has over 100,000 downloads on the Google Play store alone. It turns out it's sending GPS, cell phone tower cell IDs and Wifi beacon data to servers in Hong Kong and mainland China on a continued basis. Google and Apple app store pages say no personal data is collected or sent to 3rd parties. Hopefully readers pick up a few tips on reversing apps for their connected devices.
Monday, June 26, 2023
Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings
Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings
614 by matan-h | 208 comments on Hacker News.
614 by matan-h | 208 comments on Hacker News.
Ignoring boys' emotional needs fuels public health risks
Ignoring boys' emotional needs fuels public health risks
482 by lucasv07 | 768 comments on Hacker News.
482 by lucasv07 | 768 comments on Hacker News.
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Show HN: Open-source resume builder and parser
Show HN: Open-source resume builder and parser
441 by xitang | 142 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN, I recently created and published an open-source resume builder as a weekend project. The idea came to me while I was mentoring students and noticing common mistakes they made in their resumes that I had also made in the past. I thought to build a tool to help people easily create a modern professional resume with built-in best practices to avoid those mistakes. Top highlights of the resume builder are: 1. Real time UI update as you type 2. ATS friendly to top ATS platforms, e.g. Greenhouse, Lever 3. Privacy focus - no sign up is required and data is stored locally in browser that only users have access 4. Support import from existing resume PDF The tool also includes a resume parser to help people test their existing resumes’ ATS readability if they might not be interested in using the builder. I also explained the parser algorithm in an article with interactive tables that might be an interesting read to see the steps and logics it uses ( https://ift.tt/KOZ45EA ). I hope others might find this tool useful and I look forward to hearing any feedback the community has. Thanks all. Home Page: https://open-resume.com Github Repo: https://ift.tt/ENCH4Fq Product Hunt: https://ift.tt/pUthdGz
441 by xitang | 142 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN, I recently created and published an open-source resume builder as a weekend project. The idea came to me while I was mentoring students and noticing common mistakes they made in their resumes that I had also made in the past. I thought to build a tool to help people easily create a modern professional resume with built-in best practices to avoid those mistakes. Top highlights of the resume builder are: 1. Real time UI update as you type 2. ATS friendly to top ATS platforms, e.g. Greenhouse, Lever 3. Privacy focus - no sign up is required and data is stored locally in browser that only users have access 4. Support import from existing resume PDF The tool also includes a resume parser to help people test their existing resumes’ ATS readability if they might not be interested in using the builder. I also explained the parser algorithm in an article with interactive tables that might be an interesting read to see the steps and logics it uses ( https://ift.tt/KOZ45EA ). I hope others might find this tool useful and I look forward to hearing any feedback the community has. Thanks all. Home Page: https://open-resume.com Github Repo: https://ift.tt/ENCH4Fq Product Hunt: https://ift.tt/pUthdGz
Show HN: An open-source collaborative WYSIWYG Markdown editor
Show HN: An open-source, collaborative, WYSIWYG Markdown editor
443 by arek_nawo | 127 comments on Hacker News.
Inspired by the design and UI/UX of apps like Notion, and utility of open-source apps like StackEdit, I decided to create a minimalistic, local-only WYSIWYG Markdown editor. Some features worth highlighting: - Monaco editor and Prettier integration for code snippets - Tables (apparently the holy grail of WYSIWYG editing) - Embeds (for CodePen, CodeSandbox and YouTube, most useful for HTML or JSON exports) - Accepts Markdown paste-in, and "exports"/generates HTML, Markdown and JSON outputs - Collaboration (with real-time awareness and initial commenting system, available only when logged in) - GPT-3.5 integration (only when logged-in with the corresponding extension installed) Stack used: TipTap, Solid.js, HocusPocus, Fastify, tRPC. Some notable drawbacks: - No mobile support - Collaboration available only between signed-in users, in the same workspace; - I tried my best to support most common Markdown formatting, pasting and in-editor shortcuts, though there might still be room for improvement - Self-hosting isn't easy right now, though you should be able to figure it out from the source code The editor itself is a standalone app, extracted from the larger Vrite CMS project ( https://ift.tt/VAn5raG ) which you can also test out (only with sign-in) here: https://app.vrite.io/
443 by arek_nawo | 127 comments on Hacker News.
Inspired by the design and UI/UX of apps like Notion, and utility of open-source apps like StackEdit, I decided to create a minimalistic, local-only WYSIWYG Markdown editor. Some features worth highlighting: - Monaco editor and Prettier integration for code snippets - Tables (apparently the holy grail of WYSIWYG editing) - Embeds (for CodePen, CodeSandbox and YouTube, most useful for HTML or JSON exports) - Accepts Markdown paste-in, and "exports"/generates HTML, Markdown and JSON outputs - Collaboration (with real-time awareness and initial commenting system, available only when logged in) - GPT-3.5 integration (only when logged-in with the corresponding extension installed) Stack used: TipTap, Solid.js, HocusPocus, Fastify, tRPC. Some notable drawbacks: - No mobile support - Collaboration available only between signed-in users, in the same workspace; - I tried my best to support most common Markdown formatting, pasting and in-editor shortcuts, though there might still be room for improvement - Self-hosting isn't easy right now, though you should be able to figure it out from the source code The editor itself is a standalone app, extracted from the larger Vrite CMS project ( https://ift.tt/VAn5raG ) which you can also test out (only with sign-in) here: https://app.vrite.io/
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Friday, June 23, 2023
Anime.js A lightweight JavaScript animation library
Anime.js – A lightweight JavaScript animation library
448 by doodlesdev | 108 comments on Hacker News.
448 by doodlesdev | 108 comments on Hacker News.
Now Reddit are coming for the individual personal subreddits
Now Reddit are coming for the individual personal subreddits
416 by dredmorbius | 300 comments on Hacker News.
416 by dredmorbius | 300 comments on Hacker News.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
French govt. says users of uBlock Origin Signal etc. are potential terrorists
French govt. says users of uBlock Origin, Signal etc. are potential terrorists
489 by Bright_Machine | 277 comments on Hacker News.
489 by Bright_Machine | 277 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
YouTube: Sort by oldest is back baby
YouTube: Sort by oldest is back baby
394 by stefanos82 | 172 comments on Hacker News.
I was navigating around YouTube and found a channel I wanted to watch its most popular videos and have noticed they added back the oldest option!
394 by stefanos82 | 172 comments on Hacker News.
I was navigating around YouTube and found a channel I wanted to watch its most popular videos and have noticed they added back the oldest option!
Codespaces but open-source client-only and unopinionated
Codespaces but open-source, client-only, and unopinionated
499 by el_hacker | 100 comments on Hacker News.
499 by el_hacker | 100 comments on Hacker News.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
I have received a $100k sponsorship for Ladybird browser
I have received a $100k sponsorship for Ladybird browser
534 by samwillis | 163 comments on Hacker News.
534 by samwillis | 163 comments on Hacker News.
Monday, June 19, 2023
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Thursday, June 15, 2023
Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Continuing Blackouts
Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators from Subreddits Continuing Blackouts
534 by stalfosknight | 499 comments on Hacker News.
534 by stalfosknight | 499 comments on Hacker News.
Reddits blackout protest is set to continue indefinitely
Reddit’s blackout protest is set to continue indefinitely
573 by rajeevk | 637 comments on Hacker News.
573 by rajeevk | 637 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit
Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit
517 by cryoz | 363 comments on Hacker News.
Today's subreddit strike showed me just how reliant I've become on reddit including my local subreddits and adding site:reddit.com to all my web searches. Going forward, are there any good comprehensive alternatives to reddit?
517 by cryoz | 363 comments on Hacker News.
Today's subreddit strike showed me just how reliant I've become on reddit including my local subreddits and adding site:reddit.com to all my web searches. Going forward, are there any good comprehensive alternatives to reddit?
Monday, June 12, 2023
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English
Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English
571 by TonyTrapp | 323 comments on Hacker News.
571 by TonyTrapp | 323 comments on Hacker News.
Deepmind Alphadev: Faster sorting algorithms discovered using deep RL
Deepmind Alphadev: Faster sorting algorithms discovered using deep RL
549 by anjneymidha | 173 comments on Hacker News.
549 by anjneymidha | 173 comments on Hacker News.
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Messages that can only be understood under the influence of psychedelics
Messages that can only be understood under the influence of psychedelics
584 by robinhouston | 267 comments on Hacker News.
584 by robinhouston | 267 comments on Hacker News.
Reddit’s plan to kill third-party apps sparks widespread protests
Reddit’s plan to kill third-party apps sparks widespread protests
602 by thunderbong | 347 comments on Hacker News.
602 by thunderbong | 347 comments on Hacker News.
Monday, June 5, 2023
Tell HN: My Reddit account was banned after adding my subs to the protest
Tell HN: My Reddit account was banned after adding my subs to the protest
421 by goplayoutside | 168 comments on Hacker News.
As you may be aware, there is an upcoming protest[0] on June 12-14 where many subreddits[1] are going private for 48 hours in protest of reddit's API fee increase[2][3], which many expect will lead to the end of all third party apps. I moderate a few subreddits for a niche hobby, and decided to join the protest. We're fairly small, if non-negligible potatos: altogether, maybe 10k-15k active users on a busy day, but still want to show support. So, I commented to add the subs to the list[1] and made announcement posts based on the template[4] linked from r/modcoord. Several minutes later, the site logged me out. I received an email from reddit that said my account had been locked for "suspicious activity" and I would need to reset my password. The timing seemed curious, but as I was logged in over an Airbnb's wifi, I figured it could be legitimate. When I logged back in, I saw that all of the posts and comments I've made from this account had been deleted. The password reset requirement is understandable; the fact that the posts and comments were not restored, less so. Looks like it's finally time to encourage my community to move to another site. 0. https://ift.tt/xmu8qIE 1. https://ift.tt/TujehlE... 2. https://ift.tt/l6NaEBn... 3. https://ift.tt/qE8rCml... 4. https://ift.tt/BjG25Ig
421 by goplayoutside | 168 comments on Hacker News.
As you may be aware, there is an upcoming protest[0] on June 12-14 where many subreddits[1] are going private for 48 hours in protest of reddit's API fee increase[2][3], which many expect will lead to the end of all third party apps. I moderate a few subreddits for a niche hobby, and decided to join the protest. We're fairly small, if non-negligible potatos: altogether, maybe 10k-15k active users on a busy day, but still want to show support. So, I commented to add the subs to the list[1] and made announcement posts based on the template[4] linked from r/modcoord. Several minutes later, the site logged me out. I received an email from reddit that said my account had been locked for "suspicious activity" and I would need to reset my password. The timing seemed curious, but as I was logged in over an Airbnb's wifi, I figured it could be legitimate. When I logged back in, I saw that all of the posts and comments I've made from this account had been deleted. The password reset requirement is understandable; the fact that the posts and comments were not restored, less so. Looks like it's finally time to encourage my community to move to another site. 0. https://ift.tt/xmu8qIE 1. https://ift.tt/TujehlE... 2. https://ift.tt/l6NaEBn... 3. https://ift.tt/qE8rCml... 4. https://ift.tt/BjG25Ig
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Anything can be a message queue if you use it wrongly enough
Anything can be a message queue if you use it wrongly enough
379 by cendyne | 160 comments on Hacker News.
379 by cendyne | 160 comments on Hacker News.
Why do railway tracks have crushed stones alongside them?
Why do railway tracks have crushed stones alongside them?
372 by Twixes | 165 comments on Hacker News.
372 by Twixes | 165 comments on Hacker News.
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Friday, June 2, 2023
California spent $17B on homelessness – it’s not working
California spent $17B on homelessness – it’s not working
402 by mfiguiere | 948 comments on Hacker News.
402 by mfiguiere | 948 comments on Hacker News.
Brute.Fail: Watch brute force attacks fail in real time
Brute.Fail: Watch brute force attacks fail in real time
385 by mike_d | 159 comments on Hacker News.
385 by mike_d | 159 comments on Hacker News.
Third-party Reddit apps are being crushed by price increases
Third-party Reddit apps are being crushed by price increases
379 by isaacfrond | 401 comments on Hacker News.
379 by isaacfrond | 401 comments on Hacker News.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Show HN: I open sourced the QR designer from my failed startup
Show HN: I open sourced the QR designer from my failed startup
694 by koch | 72 comments on Hacker News.
My designer is somewhat special, if I do say so myself, as it allows you to put arbitrary designs in the middle area of the QR while still being totally scannable.
694 by koch | 72 comments on Hacker News.
My designer is somewhat special, if I do say so myself, as it allows you to put arbitrary designs in the middle area of the QR while still being totally scannable.
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