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asaix··on Firefox Profile Decryption Explained
Hello. I've looked at the latest versions of Firefox (post the sha384 and global salt hashing changes) and detailed the profile decryption process in the README of a tool I built to automate this.

If you find it interesting, do check it out. Any suggestions or contributions would be appreciated.

Direct link to the decryption process section: https://github.com/asaix/mozdmp#decryption-process-explained

asaix··on How to read more books
> Another secret is to not be scared of quitting a book. I definitely start way more than I finish. But I don’t consider an uncompleted book a failure or a bad book. I think that sometimes books have a certain time to be fully appreciated. So if I don’t finish a book today, I might try reading it again in the future.

Well said. On a related note, I think the idea of coming back to books later is essential to reading non-fiction, as I've personally found it much more productive to read until I think I've "got it", and then revisit it a few months later with a new (ideally better informed) perspective.

asaix··on AI content is everywhere on social media, especially LinkedIn
You're absolutely right. I think a lot of it just comes down to the fact that people who've never put any real effort into something (design, writing, programming, etc.) never really understand the beauty and uniqueness that comes with original human content, and so they don't see their slop the same way someone with experience in that area would.
asaix··on The Terrorist in the Brain
FYI your link takes people to the JS-disabled page, not the actual article.
asaix··on Show HN: Sticky notes that disappear from screen sharing
Looks great. I'd love to see this on Linux or Windows sometime in the future!
asaix··on Show HN: 18 Words
Pretty cool idea. I think a calendar based UI to go through the archives would be more user friendly than what you have right now.