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Wait for a signal
Personal blog · sigwait.org/~alex/blogsystemsprogramming
Wait for a signal is a personal blog at sigwait.org about systems and programming. Since 2023, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 19 times, most often “Debian CVE Fixes over Time”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Most-linked posts?
- Debian CVE Fixes over Time2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-07-30
- Linux Apps That Maybe Run2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-06-16
- Offline Math: Converting LaTeX to SVG with MathJax2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-10-08
What Hacker News says?
late to the party, but https://sigwait.org/~alex/blog/ topics: linux (usually in some sort of critique), javascript, emacs, & random quotes from books I'm reading
Comment linking /~alex/blog/
on “Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?”Submitted The Cheapest NAS as a story · 342 points
HN discussionYou can always create an EPUB. If you enjoy tinkering with HTML, here is a short book on how to create a custom toolchain (disclaimer: I am the author): https://sigwait.org/~alex/p/pg2e/
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on “Ask HN: Best tools for self-authoring books in 2023?”Submitted The Size of Adobe Reader Installers Through the Years as a story · 190 points
HN discussionSubmitted Exploring pre-1990 versions of wc(1) (2023) as a story · 58 points
HN discussionSubmitted Offline Math: Converting LaTeX to SVG with MathJax as a story · 47 points
HN discussionSubmitted Debian CVE Fixes over Time as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Escape Sequences in File Names as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Linux Apps That Maybe Run as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Making Debian or Fedora persistent live images as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Comparing Compression (2024) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Shell Postcards as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Debian CVE Fixes over Time as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Linux Apps That Maybe Run as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Obfuscating Image Links as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Offline Math: Converting LaTeX to SVG with MathJax as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Adding Line Numbers to Code Blocks as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted You, Robot (1991) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Practical Guide to ePub as a story · 1 points
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