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Free AI-assisted coding 3: A basic prototype with Streamlit original ↗

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Say hello world and nothing else original ↗

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Free art should be free original ↗

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Manage rich video experiences in your webapp like a pro original ↗

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About original ↗

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Bucket List - the bucket that wouldn't die original ↗

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In this house we celebrate...original ↗

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Dracula and the Epistolorean original ↗

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Open Social Distributor original ↗

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Reveal in React original ↗

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Exploring OAuth original ↗

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Your own map server original ↗

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Building an app for Flipper Zero, part 2: A simple user interface original ↗

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Building an app for Flipper Zero, part 1: Getting started original ↗

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A Netflixstory - analyse your Netflix watch history original ↗

20 Apr 2023

Building AI into your application with Semantic Kernel original ↗

17 Apr 2023

3D puzzle print: a crossword generation tool original ↗

18 Jan 2023

The rocketship template 🚀original ↗

8 Jan 2023

8-bit Supercomputer original ↗

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2022

International Consensus Chess is in public beta!original ↗

8 Dec 2022

International Consensus Games (WIP)original ↗

10 Nov 2022

A rather so-phish-ticated scam original ↗

18 Apr 2022

2021

Secrets With Friends original ↗

14 Dec 2021

Dead Person Switches - secrets from beyond the grave original ↗

30 Nov 2021

Rainbow paws original ↗

13 Nov 2021

TIL - shell environment variables aren't available to OS X apps original ↗

12 Nov 2021

Dead Person Switches - appeal for journalists original ↗

18 Jun 2021

A template thesis to simplify your write-up original ↗

17 Jun 2021

Making the best possible referrals original ↗

28 Apr 2021

https://instantiator.dev/archives/original ↗

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Contact original ↗

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Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 6: Triggers original ↗

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Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 5: S3 original ↗

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Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 4: Logs original ↗

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Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 3: APIs and secrets original ↗

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Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 2: Build, deploy and invoke original ↗

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Building an AWS Lambda in C#, part 1: AWS original ↗

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Querying data files with terminal tools original ↗

4 Jan 2021

Choosing your first coding language original ↗

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Keeping jobs alive with caffeine original ↗

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Hello, World!original ↗

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We're only human original ↗

24 Apr 2020

Look for the helpers original ↗

23 Apr 2020

How to donate your laptop safely original ↗

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2019

Being a better witness original ↗

28 Mar 2019

Policing data interventions original ↗

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A friendly face for the victims of burglary original ↗

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2018

Let's hack the police, part 3 original ↗

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Wriggler original ↗

23 Apr 2018

Software Self Defence 101 original ↗

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Touch Pairing at Sex Tech Hack 2017 original ↗

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Hacking the Police, part 2 original ↗

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3 excellent ways to build trust with your users original ↗

11 Oct 2017

5 reasons refactoring your project can give you back your competitive edge original ↗

5 Oct 2017

Why are some projects so expensive?original ↗

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Drive Stamper original ↗

29 May 2015

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Text adventures in 3D original ↗

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Hack Highlight #4: How did we do?original ↗

14 Jun 2013

Hack Highlight #3: AroundMET original ↗

7 Jun 2013

Hack Highlight #2: Terminal 2.0 original ↗

29 May 2013

Hack Highlight #1: Secure evidence recording original ↗

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We hacked the Police!original ↗

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Hacking up Parliament original ↗

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