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Something better to do
Personal blog · blog.kamens.ussecurityculture
Something better to do is a personal blog at blog.kamens.us about security and culture. Since 2013, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 14 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-27, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for posts on the Dyson AirBlade hand dryer, including a critique of its hygiene claims that cites a university study, and a heartbleed.txt post.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Musings of an indignant mind
What Hacker News says?
Other than via Dyson's "most hygenic" marketing claim, where do you get the idea towels are unhygenic? The evidence seems mixed or against air dryers, at least when compared to paper-towels, properly implemented. See for example: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732470510457815... http://blog.kamens.us/2010/10/26/dyson-airblade-not-the-fast... (including the University study linked within) I'm not a fan…
Comment linking /2010/10/26/dyson-airblade-not-the-fastest-or-most-hygienic/
on “Dyson Unveils New 'Wet and Dry' AirBlade Faucet”Submitted People who own businesses should not act like assholes as a story · 51 points
HN discussionThanks for asking. It's one posting back on my blog from the link at the top of this HN thread. ;-) https://blog.kamens.us/2017/08/24/backing-up-from-unix-to-ba...
Comment linking /2017/08/24/backing-up-from-unix-to-backblaze-b2-using-rclone/
on “CrashPlan has my data, won't give it back”Submitted CrashPlan has my data, won't give it back as a story · 42 points
HN discussionhttp://blog.kamens.us/heartbleed.txt If you are going to propose something, why wouldn't you implement it.
Comment linking /heartbleed.txt
on “We need a “/heartbleed.txt” standard, and we need it ASAP”Submitted We need a “/heartbleed.txt” standard, and we need it ASAP as a story · 34 points
HN discussionCoders jumping into DOGE shows that they are the only group that can match the narcissism of Trump sycophants. I can't believe that Sahil would be so stupid to think that switching to GitHub wasn't something suggested by many other peiple there, people who toiled long and hard for less pay. What a stain on Sahil's legacy. He won't make a difference here but I'll remember him forever primarily because of this ridicul…
Comment linking /2025/04/04/new-wired-article-about-doge-at-va/
on “DOGE's AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs”Submitted Microsoft broke free Office 365 Skype minutes four months ago, still not fixed as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Show HN: Updated head-to-head password manager analysis with interactive grid as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted How I Remember My YubiKey as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted How I Remember My YubiKey as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted RCN blocking inbound SSH after allowing it for many years as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted CVS Fixes Security Hole Without Acknowledging Report about It as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Show HN: Automatic reminders not to leave your YubiKey plugged in at work as a story · 1 points
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