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fabian writes. is a personal blog at capnfabs.net about programming and writing. Since 2012, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times, most often “What on Earth is this Encryption Scheme?”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-02-08, and you can follow it by feed.

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Links on Hacker News per year · peak 3 in 2021

hello. I build computer nonsense, and write about walking and mushrooms and small mysteries. you can also 🧶 See posts by theme 💌 Contact me 📫 Get emails for new posts.

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  1. What on Earth is this Encryption Scheme?
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-02-19

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  1. Submitted How does lossless compression in Fuji RAF files work? (2020) as a story · 110 points

    HN discussion
  2. Submitted What on Earth is this Encryption Scheme? as a story · 4 points

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  3. Submitted What on Earth is this Encryption Scheme? as a story · 3 points

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  4. Submitted A method and calculator for building foamcore drawer organisers as a story · 2 points

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  5. Submitted How Does Lossless Compression in Fuji RAF Files Work? as a story · 2 points

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  6. Submitted Rethinking the `static` keyword in OOP as a story · 1 points

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