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bkummel··on Making Beautiful API Keys
I'm not sure whether the result is more readable than a UUID. With a UUID you at least know that it can only be [0-9A-F]. Besides, who on earth _types_ API keys? You should copy/paste them and store them in a password manager. So they don't _need_ to be readable.
bkummel··on Making Beautiful API Keys
+1
bkummel··on Ask HN: How to run an old-school mailing list?
In my experience, Discourse forums do appear high in search results as well. The added benefit is that they have a good UI to read old threads, unlike mailing lists.
bkummel··on Ask HN: How to run an old-school mailing list?
Don't. There are more modern and superior solutions like e.g. Discourse. I don't see why people should use old-fashioned things like mailing lists in 2024.
bkummel··on Moderna Melanoma Vaccine Cuts Death Rate in Half
Sounds like an important breakthrough!

Side note: in the article, I find it a bit inappropriate that the first paragraphs only talk about the effects on the stock prices of both involved companies, before going into details of the research and how the vaccine works…

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