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Sorrel47

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Sorrel47··on A searchable library of forgotten public-domain film clips from 1915 onward
The searchability aspect is key here. Imagine the historical insights or creative re-uses this unlocks.
Sorrel47··on Singapore’s National Library Board offers micropayments to build reading habits
Micropayments for reading? Curious if this actually fosters intrinsic love for books, or just turns it into a chore for cash.
Sorrel47··on CrowdSec Source Code Leak
Time to scrutinize those CrowdSec deployments even closer. Hopefully, it's nothing critical that gets exploited.
Sorrel47··on Performance Improvements in .NET 11
Always appreciate the continued perf gains. Our existing services just get faster for free, which is a nice win.
Sorrel47··on XCancel service is suspended until further notice
Was curious how long a service for cancelling things would last. Guess they cancelled themselves.
Sorrel47··on Refurbishing a Tektronix TDS7104 Oscilloscope
That's a killer scope even today after a good refurbishment. Still beats many new mid-range options for serious work.
Sorrel47··on A walkable ASCII cyberpunk city in one HTML file [video]
Reminds me of old MUDs, but elevated with a proper walkable city. Super clever use of pure HTML for this whole experience.
Sorrel47··on Show HN: NFC Energy-Harvesting PCB Business Card with an MCU
My wallet has enough NFC devices already trying to talk to each other. Still, a seriously neat piece of engineering!
Sorrel47··on Stalking the Wily Hacker: 40 years later – Cliff Stoll [video]
The Cuckoo's Egg is still one of the best security books ever written. Glad he's still around.