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· Nov 13
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hey there, I’m skyfall, a software dev making cool things with computers! in the past, I’ve built a disposable email service (vortex.skyfall.dev), a fantasy os for the web (phantom.skyfall.dev), a shop tracker for @hackclub.com, and a ton of other cool stuff on my GitHub: github.com/SkyfallWasTa...
might as well throw my hat into the ring for the #KofiPromoteChallenge
if you like the work I do, support me on kofi! ko-fi.com/skyfalldev
if you like the work I do, support me on kofi! ko-fi.com/skyfalldev
April 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
might as well throw my hat into the ring for the #KofiPromoteChallenge
if you like the work I do, support me on kofi! ko-fi.com/skyfalldev
if you like the work I do, support me on kofi! ko-fi.com/skyfalldev
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Apple is appealing against the UK’s backdoor encryption order. The company has filed an appeal with the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which deals with complaints about the UK intelligence services and authorities www.theverge.com/news/623977/...
Apple reportedly challenges the UK’s secretive encryption crackdown
Apple’s appeal could reportedly be heard as soon as this month.
www.theverge.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Apple is appealing against the UK’s backdoor encryption order. The company has filed an appeal with the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which deals with complaints about the UK intelligence services and authorities www.theverge.com/news/623977/...
apologies for getting political on the TL, but www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jehv... is really interesting
Worse Than Watergate: Thursday Night Massacre
YouTube video by LegalEagle
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
apologies for getting political on the TL, but www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jehv... is really interesting
Just wrote a new blog post on how to generate OG images for @astro.build (like the one below)!
skyfall.dev/posts/astro-...
skyfall.dev/posts/astro-...
How to generate OpenGraph images with Astro and Satori
Generating OpenGraph images for your Astro site is an easy way to increase click-through rates and make link previews more appealing. Here's how to set them up!
skyfall.dev
January 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Just wrote a new blog post on how to generate OG images for @astro.build (like the one below)!
skyfall.dev/posts/astro-...
skyfall.dev/posts/astro-...
Really good mini-essay I found, think it's worth sharing here :)
xcancel.com/johnrushx/st...
xcancel.com/johnrushx/st...
December 23, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Really good mini-essay I found, think it's worth sharing here :)
xcancel.com/johnrushx/st...
xcancel.com/johnrushx/st...
git-wrapped.com/profiles/Sky...
The stars bit is definitely not very accurate (no way in hell I got 180 stars lol) but it's definitely a lot nicer than the githubunwrapped this year
The stars bit is definitely not very accurate (no way in hell I got 180 stars lol) but it's definitely a lot nicer than the githubunwrapped this year
December 21, 2024 at 7:32 PM
git-wrapped.com/profiles/Sky...
The stars bit is definitely not very accurate (no way in hell I got 180 stars lol) but it's definitely a lot nicer than the githubunwrapped this year
The stars bit is definitely not very accurate (no way in hell I got 180 stars lol) but it's definitely a lot nicer than the githubunwrapped this year
I built a Wakatime extension for Figma over the last two days!
addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefo... (still waiting on the chrome web store for chrome :/)
gh link: github.com/SkyfallWasTa...
addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefo... (still waiting on the chrome web store for chrome :/)
gh link: github.com/SkyfallWasTa...
WakaTime for Figma – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-GB)
Download WakaTime for Figma for Firefox. Metrics, insights, and time tracking automatically generated from your Figma activity.
addons.mozilla.org
December 19, 2024 at 10:49 PM
I built a Wakatime extension for Figma over the last two days!
addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefo... (still waiting on the chrome web store for chrome :/)
gh link: github.com/SkyfallWasTa...
addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefo... (still waiting on the chrome web store for chrome :/)
gh link: github.com/SkyfallWasTa...
claude would probably have a lot more market share if they actually let you use claude sonnet and have more than 5 messages/day on the free plan
December 17, 2024 at 7:50 PM
claude would probably have a lot more market share if they actually let you use claude sonnet and have more than 5 messages/day on the free plan
Svelte dropped this update the day after I ran into an issue with stores :D
Day 16 — `$app/state`, a modern Svelte 5 state-based replacement for SvelteKit's `$app/stores` module. No more clunky `$` prefix when reading values, just fine-grained state that works everywhere, even outside component files!
🎁 docs svelte.dev/docs/kit/$ap...
🎁 tutorial svelte.dev/tutorial/kit...
🎁 docs svelte.dev/docs/kit/$ap...
🎁 tutorial svelte.dev/tutorial/kit...
$app/state • Docs • Svelte
$app/state • Svelte documentation
svelte.dev
December 17, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Svelte dropped this update the day after I ran into an issue with stores :D
this was a harrowing read, but also one that is definitely worth your time: www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:23 PM
this was a harrowing read, but also one that is definitely worth your time: www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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5th person to be cured of HIV
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
abcnews.go.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:19 AM
5th person to be cured of HIV
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
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WordPress must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules
WordPress must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules
A win for WP Engine.
buff.ly
December 10, 2024 at 11:50 PM
WordPress must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules
the fact that gen.xyz makes you pay extra to not get doxxed by whois is something, that's for sure
.xyz Domain Names | Join Generation XYZ
.xyz is for every website, everywhere.® We offer the most flexible and affordable domain names to create choice for the next generation of internet users.
gen.xyz
December 11, 2024 at 12:32 AM
the fact that gen.xyz makes you pay extra to not get doxxed by whois is something, that's for sure
Reposted by skyfall
Reposted by skyfall
This is a huge undertaking, but I'm all for competition! Let them cook! turso.tech/blog/introdu...
Introducing Limbo: A complete rewrite of SQLite in Rust
we forked SQLite with the libSQL project. What would it be like if we just rewrote it?
turso.tech
December 10, 2024 at 7:24 PM
This is a huge undertaking, but I'm all for competition! Let them cook! turso.tech/blog/introdu...
i've been trying to reverse engineer Google Find My Device, and it's been, uh, painful :/ since they use both gRPC and Protobuf, seem to be base64-ing protobuf blobs (??) within the json grpc, and I don't have a schema..
December 8, 2024 at 6:42 PM
i've been trying to reverse engineer Google Find My Device, and it's been, uh, painful :/ since they use both gRPC and Protobuf, seem to be base64-ing protobuf blobs (??) within the json grpc, and I don't have a schema..
exactly! typescript has genuinely saved so much time for me - if it didn't exist, I probably would've given up web dev altogether
Everyone I know who fell in love with TS had a period of thinking it totally sucked
December 8, 2024 at 11:25 AM
exactly! typescript has genuinely saved so much time for me - if it didn't exist, I probably would've given up web dev altogether
in a perfect world we would have a language with the type system and package manager of rust, the compile times of go, the package ecosystem of typescript and js/ts hot reloading
December 8, 2024 at 11:16 AM
in a perfect world we would have a language with the type system and package manager of rust, the compile times of go, the package ecosystem of typescript and js/ts hot reloading
i forgot to add github releases to my project... which is a github release cli...
December 5, 2024 at 11:27 PM
i forgot to add github releases to my project... which is a github release cli...
So uh, hawk tuah coin rugpulled. 💀
December 5, 2024 at 4:06 PM
So uh, hawk tuah coin rugpulled. 💀
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If you're signing up for the first time to Hetzner, register at coolify.io/hetzner (€20 - I receive cloud credits from this 💜) and then redeem your code (€10).
How to redeem:
1. Visit console.hetzner.cloud/usage
2. Enter the code to claim your credits
Enjoy!
How to redeem:
1. Visit console.hetzner.cloud/usage
2. Enter the code to claim your credits
Enjoy!
December 4, 2024 at 10:21 AM
If you're signing up for the first time to Hetzner, register at coolify.io/hetzner (€20 - I receive cloud credits from this 💜) and then redeem your code (€10).
How to redeem:
1. Visit console.hetzner.cloud/usage
2. Enter the code to claim your credits
Enjoy!
How to redeem:
1. Visit console.hetzner.cloud/usage
2. Enter the code to claim your credits
Enjoy!
I just completed "Mull It Over" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/3
my input parser is a bit... verbose so to speak, but everything else looks good!
my input parser is a bit... verbose so to speak, but everything else looks good!
Day 3 - Advent of Code 2024
adventofcode.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:39 PM
I just completed "Mull It Over" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/3
my input parser is a bit... verbose so to speak, but everything else looks good!
my input parser is a bit... verbose so to speak, but everything else looks good!
I've completed "Red-Nosed Reports" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/2
The code isn't amazing and could probably be faster (around 300 microseconds rn, but I'm aiming for ~100), but it works! github.com/SkyfallWasTa...
The code isn't amazing and could probably be faster (around 300 microseconds rn, but I'm aiming for ~100), but it works! github.com/SkyfallWasTa...
Day 2 - Advent of Code 2024
adventofcode.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:44 PM
I've completed "Red-Nosed Reports" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/2
The code isn't amazing and could probably be faster (around 300 microseconds rn, but I'm aiming for ~100), but it works! github.com/SkyfallWasTa...
The code isn't amazing and could probably be faster (around 300 microseconds rn, but I'm aiming for ~100), but it works! github.com/SkyfallWasTa...
it's update time!
- completed day 1 of #adventofcode
- wrote a small blog post for my new site - and got 220 visits!!
- tried to learn dijkstra's algorithm
- did some hackathon planning (zenithhacks.org)
- added a drafts system to my blog (skyfall.dev)
- fixed contact link page
- completed day 1 of #adventofcode
- wrote a small blog post for my new site - and got 220 visits!!
- tried to learn dijkstra's algorithm
- did some hackathon planning (zenithhacks.org)
- added a drafts system to my blog (skyfall.dev)
- fixed contact link page
December 1, 2024 at 9:12 PM
it's update time!
- completed day 1 of #adventofcode
- wrote a small blog post for my new site - and got 220 visits!!
- tried to learn dijkstra's algorithm
- did some hackathon planning (zenithhacks.org)
- added a drafts system to my blog (skyfall.dev)
- fixed contact link page
- completed day 1 of #adventofcode
- wrote a small blog post for my new site - and got 220 visits!!
- tried to learn dijkstra's algorithm
- did some hackathon planning (zenithhacks.org)
- added a drafts system to my blog (skyfall.dev)
- fixed contact link page