Hacker Wisdom
A collection of wisdom found in the answers to Ask HN questions.
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Tell HN: MitID, Denmark's digital ID, was down
https://calpaterson.com/bank-python.html
https://corporate.e-boks.com/loesninger/e-wallet/e-boks-id/
https://cybersecuritynews.com/bridgepay-ransomware-attack/
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/07/europe/berlin-power-outage-intl
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2022/733549/EPRS_BRI(2022)733549_EN.pdf
https://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu/what-we-do/epc-payment-scheme-management/clearing-and-settlement-mechanisms
https://www.mitid.dk/en-gb/get-started-with-mitid/how-to-use-mitid/?language=en-gb
Tell HN: YC companies scrape GitHub activity, send spam emails to users
https://archive.is/r9UQo
https://benword.com/dont-tolerate-unsolicited-spam
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-firms-dispute-credit-for-overlapping-cve-reports/
https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/how-tos/email-preferences/setting-your-commit-email-address
https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/reference/email-addresses-reference#your-noreply-email-address
https://docs.github.com/en/communities/maintaining-your-safety-on-github/reporting-abuse-or-spam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Book_(gambling)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenfeldman/2017/07/17/todays-must-reads-for-entrepreneurs-y-combinator-starts-a-blacklist-for-vcs-who-harass-women/
https://www.gecko.security/
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit#_commit_information
https://github.com/aden-hive/hive
https://github.com/cactus-compute/cactus
https://github.com/lucidrains
https://github.com/preconfigured/dl/blob/main/ms-update32.exe
https://github.com/tedivm
https://github.com/tonhowtf/omniget
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#tagging-people-requires-permission
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1681d
https://netbros.com/1771535100/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45357205
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9332418
https://sdk.nexa.ai/bounty
https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/09/does-what-happens-at-yc-stay-at-yc/
https://www.whatsmydns.net/domain-age?q=buildrunanywhere.org
https://www.ycombinator.com/ethics/
My competitor wants to buy us out, recommend a lawyer?
https://www.gregorprivate.com/
1Password pricing increasing up to 33% in March
https://1password.com/press/2025/nov/1password-strengthens-leadership-amid-growth-milestone
https://bitwarden.com/blog/bitwarden-launches-enhanced-premium-plan/
https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm
https://cs.joshstrange.com/jFqYXC8q
https://github.com/lockstepvault-hq/lockstep
https://imgur.com/a/Rn046lL
https://old.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/1bwesve/1password_is_crashing_on_startup_but_will_start/
https://www.passbolt.com
https://pwsafe.org/
https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud-windows/set-up-icloud-passwords-icw2babf5e03/icloud
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/export-passwords-iphf28f2e93e/ios
https://x.com/youyuxi/status/2005904473332564339?s=20
36yo: Career at home vs. Simple life abroad?
https://www.1000minds.com/decision-making/what-is-mcdm-mcda
Who Is Using XMPP?
https://github.com/wahern/prosody-openbsd
https://jmp.chat
https://signal.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/
https://snikket.org
Starting a New Role with Ada
https://github.com/ohenley/awesome-ada
https://learn.adacore.com/pdf_books/courses/intro-to-ada.pdf
Would you choose the Microsoft stack today if starting greenfield?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/network/introduction-to-receive-side-scaling
How are you controlling AI agents that take real actions?
https://frog03-20494.wykr.es
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47146354
ChatGPT finds an error in Terence Tao's math research
https://github.com/teorth/erdosproblems/wiki/AI-contributions-to-Erd%C5%91s-problems#2d--ai-tools-used-to-rewrite-an-existing-argument-either-directly-or-via-a-critique
https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/does-one-have-to-be-a-genius-to-do-maths/
What Linux Would Be a Good Transition from Windows 11
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mint
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=427188
https://ubuntu.com/landscape
Who has seen productivity increases from AI
https://dev.to/wpmultitool/my-ai-agent-has-been-trying-to-make-money-for-6-days-it-is-at-0-here-is-what-it-learned-2428
Any DIY open-source Alexa/Google alternatives?
https://components.espressif.com/components/espressif/esp-sr/versions/1.9.0/readme?language=en
https://rhasspy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Have top AI research institutions just given up on the idea of safety?
https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2025/06/statement-us-secretary-commerce-howard-lutnick-transforming-us-ai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(chatbot)
https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/21526102-who-owns-the-future
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47145963
https://standards.ieee.org/ieee/7010/7718/
https://time.com/7380854/exclusive-anthropic-drops-flagship-safety-pledge/
Is it worth avoiding AI while making a game?
https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/mustafa-mahmoud/steam-updates-its-gen-ai-disclosure-policies/
Using "Hi Claudette " on Claude.ai
https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/claude-prompting-best-practices#give-claude-a-role