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xkln.net

Personal blog · xkln.net/blogsystemsprogrammingsecurity

xkln.net is a personal blog at xkln.net about systems, programming and security. Since 2021, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times, most often “Please Stop Using Win32_Product to Find Installed Software”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2025-03-21, and you can follow it by feed.

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3mentions?
3HN people?
2021–2023first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 1 in 2021

A mix of system administration, networking, security and development

Most-linked posts?

  1. Please Stop Using Win32_Product to Find Installed Software
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-09-04

What Hacker News says?

  1. twooster · 2022-07-27

    Submitted ICMP, Ping, and Traceroute – What I wish I was taught (2020) as a story · 199 points

    HN discussion
  2. sts153 · 2023-01-06

    Submitted Please Stop Using Win32_Product to Find Installed Software as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  3. fctorial · 2021-09-04

    Submitted Please Stop Using Win32_Product to Find Installed Software as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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