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Troy Davis
Personal blog · troy.yort.comprogrammingpolitics
Troy Davis's personal blog at troy.yort.com covers programming and politics. Since 2009, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 17 times, most often “Anatomy of a Malware Ad on NYTimes.com - Inputs & Outputs (Troy Davis, Seattle)”. The last post was in 2021, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Troy Davis's post 'Anatomy of a malware ad on nytimes.com', which describes how a malicious pop-up ad that claimed the reader's computer was infected was served on the New York Times site. Both comments are bare links.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Seattle. Everything is an experiment.
Most-linked posts?
- Anatomy of a Malware Ad on NYTimes.com - Inputs & Outputs (Troy Davis, Seattle)3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2009-09-14
What Hacker News says?
I considered a treadmill desk but ended up with a bike desk because I wanted cardio exercise[1] and I enjoy biking more than running. 2-20 minute bike breaks are easier to fit in. Here's my setup and what I learned: http://troy.yort.com/notes-on-standing-desk/ I also attached an iPad holder ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D5YUBNO ). For someone without a standing desk, the bike+iPad alone would be a great comp…
Comment linking /notes-on-standing-desk/
on “Ask HN: Best treadmill to turn an existing standing desk into a treadmill desk?”Submitted The Zipcar Prize proposal: enabling one-way car sharing trips as a story · 53 points
HN discussionA follow up: I found this article that described what was going on. http://troy.yort.com/anatomy-of-a-malware-ad-on-nytimes-com
Comment linking /anatomy-of-a-malware-ad-on-nytimes-com
on “NY Times serving up malware today”Submitted Anatomy of a Malware Ad on NYTimes.com - Inputs & Outputs (Troy Davis, Seattle) as a story · 24 points
HN discussionMore details here http://troy.yort.com/anatomy-of-a-malware-ad-on-nytimes-com
Comment linking /anatomy-of-a-malware-ad-on-nytimes-com
on “New York Times pop up add says your computer is infected, download malware fix”Submitted The customer-facing mobile carrier dashboard that I want (wireframes) as a story · 10 points
HN discussionI did something really similar a few times between about 2010-2017 and wrote about it in 2017. "DIY 360° review: how I asked colleagues for anonymous feedback about myself": https://troy.yort.com/diy-360-review-how-i-asked-colleagues-... I sent it to some friends as well. When I first did this, I couldn't find anyone else who had shared that they did it. That's the main reason I wrote about it - to make it a bit mor…
Comment linking /diy-360-review-how-i-asked-colleagues-for-anonymous-feedback-about-myself/
on “I asked my friends for anonymous feedback”Submitted What does tcp_tw_recycle actually do? as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why Web apps suck at invoices (and vice versa) as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted DIY 360° Review: How I asked colleagues for anonymous feedback about myself as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Temporary code never is as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Letter to Washington State legislators about consumer data privacy bill (5062) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Chrome loves auto-play, but do users? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Notes on Standing Desk (2015) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The elements of a great customer support reply (and an example) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted A few days using the SlimFold Tyvek Wallet as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted My answer to "What 1 thing should Apple work on?" (actively help ISVs) as a story · 1 points
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