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Re:A backdoor in a LinkedIn job offer on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @05:48AM (#48552859)

I'm seeing the same. Worth flagging that maintainers seem to be a specific target now, not just job seekers. If you've got commit access to anything popular, backdoors like this become a lot more dangerous, because the supply-chain payoff is much bigger than your laptop

Re:A first-responder approach to code reviews on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @11:55AM (#47504568)

It’s kinda like the "5 minute rule": if a task takes less than 5mins to complete, just do it now instead of letting it sit in your head. This helps reduce the background mental load from all the little stuff (reviews, quick syncs, etc) that pop up all day

Show HN: Oxynote – Technical knowledge base with live Prometheus charts

Posted by swithek on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @11:27AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://oxynote.io/

Hey HN,I wanted to share a project my friend Dovydas and I (Simon) have been working on for a while. It’s a knowledge base platform built specifically for developers and technical teams.It has a similar feel to Notion and supports live collaboration, but it also has technical "power blocks" for API specs, runbooks, RFCs, as well as live metrics from external sources like Prometheus. On top of...

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Ask HN: Do you think GEO will demand fresh training and education?

Posted by swithek on Thursday July 10, 2025 @07:04AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I’ve been experimenting with how my content performs across different AI platforms, and the patterns are slightly different from what I know about traditional search optimization (SEO). It’s making me think we might need new approaches and expertise for this evolving landscape, especially now that Perplexity is launching their AI browser.Do you think we’ll start seeing dedicated courses and...

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