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GaProgMan··on Security headers on 4,688 small-business websites: 49.7% met none of 7 criteria
And if any of the websites use .NET, they can get almost all of the recommended security headers in one line by using a NuGet package I created: https://gaprogman.github.io/OwaspHeaders.Core/
GaProgMan··on US Military had close call after using AI for hallucinated intelligence report
Sounds like they were missing, "don't make mistakes" from their prompts.

Rookie mistake, really.

GaProgMan··on Fastpotify
I would always recommend KEXP. They have a really varied set of shows and setlists, don't seem to be swayed by "we must play the top 40", genuinely care about music, and are super nice if you head into the building in Seattle (which has a public access space, coffee shop, bathrooms, and a SubPop store).

I've had three tours around the place just by telling the folks there that Im there from out of town. To be fair, I might have gotten the tours because I came all the way over from England the times, but it's my favourite place to hang out when I'm in Seattle.

Also Ken is the nicest guy ever, and he introduced me to Larry Mizzel Jr while he was broadcasting live.

Get the app, or use the player on their website, and hive then a try for an hour or do. The app has the ability to "heart" a track while it's playing live, which helps with discovery.

GaProgMan··on 'Mad honey' that can stop your heart is being sold online
I have a genuine fear that someone will stop me in the street one day, grab me by the shoulders and say

> You have to wake up. Please wake up. We're all here at your bedside waiting for you to wake up. Just wake up. We love you. Please.

And I'm convinced it's because of that episode.

GaProgMan··on Using an old Android phone as a music player
I also have a HiBy R1, and have had it for the majority of 2026. Would definitely recommend it to others.

Once you get past the need for a microSD card (and once you've bought a good quality one), it becomes a fantastic flac player. And, like OP said, it's great for (scroll based) distraction free listening.

I haven't looked into the modding community for it, yet. Thanks for the tip-off on that.

GaProgMan··on LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent
Gamers Nexus have a video about this. Definitely worth a watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9uefFYe6bM

GaProgMan··on Order a burned CD of your own public GitHub repo
While it's not full on 100% proof, one of the Senior Dev Advocates posted about it on Bluesky

https://bsky.app/profile/cassidoo.co/post/3mpp2vh3oyk2b

GaProgMan··on Single Dose of Frog-Derived Gut Bacterium Eradicates 100% of Tumors in Mice
So the Bursar at Unseen University was on to something this whole time? And we all thought was mad!
GaProgMan··on 1k Data Breaches Later, the Disclosure Lag Is Worse
Depends where they are in the world. I _think_ GDPR would be a good enough business reason, as they set a ticking clock of 72 hours from the breach to notifying individuals who are in the breach. And the fines involved are pretty steep (almost effing vertical for some).
GaProgMan··on Dell Unveils $699 Laptop with Features 'You Won't Find on a MacBook Neo'
A family member once bought a cheap Windows 11 laptop with 8GB of RAM then complained that it was running slowly. Can confirm that performance could have been measured in seconds per frame.
GaProgMan··on Notes from the Mistral AI Now Summit
Compared to the UK Government which recently announced 10 million GBP for AI research, which will likely be scooped up by consultants. I think Europe is doing fine considering.
GaProgMan··on Experience: We found a baby on the subway – now he's our 26-year-old son
Here in the UK, you have to either pay a subscription fee or accept ALL of their tracking cookies in order to read their articles.
GaProgMan··on Microsoft hasn't had a coherent GUI strategy since Petzold
I agree. Except that WinForms has not been abandoned. In fact, it's one of the supported paths in the modern .NET stack.
GaProgMan··on TSA lines are so out of control that travelers are hiring line-sitters
I flew out of SeaTac yesterday (March 28th), and the TSA there were pretty well staffed. Took me around 6 minutes, and that was only because the person in front of me was talking to the agent about the tote bag they got from Trader Joe's.
GaProgMan··on The miracle of PowerToys, Microsoft's last great Windows app
A journalist writing about something technology relayed abd getting their facts wrong? The devil, you say?
GaProgMan··on Claude Code is suddenly everywhere inside Microsoft
True story: a lot of the Microsoft engineers I interact with actually do use Apple hardware. Admittedly, I onto interact with the devs on the .NET (and related technologies) departments.

Specifically WHY they use Apple hardware is something I can only speculate on. Presumably it's easier to launch Windows on Mac than the other way around, and they would likely need to do that as .NET and its related technologies are cross platform as of 2016. But that's a complete guess on my part.

Am *NOT* a Microsoft employee, just an MVP for Developer Technnolgies.

GaProgMan··on Cold-blooded software (2023)
The problem of what happens when the author is unable to keep working on the source code has come up a LOT in the .NET space. One author (of both books and OSS) has even written up [0] the pro-active steps he's taken for when "The Emnuggerance" (as Pratchett called it) takes his abilities.

[0] https://www.thereformedprogrammer.net/how-to-update-a-nuget-...

GaProgMan··on Jim Beam halts production at main distillery for a year
I was not expecting both Spaced and Jim "Mr.B the Gentleman Rhymer" Burke to be mentioned in the same comment on a HN thread. Good show indeed.
GaProgMan··on Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now
Dave Plummer (ex Microsoft) did this on his YouTuve channel recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmBd39OwvWg

Would also recommend his back catalogue, if you haven't.