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Michael Cypher
Personal blog · cypher.codes/writingprogramming
Michael Cypher's personal blog at cypher.codes covers programming. Since 2017, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. The last post was in 2018, but the archive is still widely read.
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Why HN links it
Linked as a write-up of a proof-of-concept modified Chromium build that intercepts suspicious extension actions, such as inserting elements, and alerts users. The commenter cites it as their own project.
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What Hacker News says?
I changed the Chromium browser (as a masters project) to intercept suspicious extension actions like inserting elements etc and to alert users of what the extension is attempting to do. Using this proof-of-concept browser would have helped you debug your ad injection problem! https://cypher.codes/writing/intercepting-suspicious-chrome-... - Note: my project specifically tries to protect users from Facebook hijacking…
Comment linking /writing/intercepting-suspicious-chrome-extension-actions
on “A Chrome extension that intercepts all form submissions on all websites”Submitted Transforming Python ASTs to Optimize Comprehensions as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Transforming Python ASTs to Optimize Comprehensions as a story · 3 points
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