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This is a simple single-file python program that can find basic XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerabilities in a target url. Most XSS discovery tools use a payload refelection strategy in which payloads are injected in url parameters and the GET response is inspected for places where the payload content is reflected. This is a very low precision XSS detection strategy because most reflection does not support execution.
This program uses a different approach, and instead opens the target url
I made a game (https://polyfight.io/) which revolves around a player (a tank) leveling up and upgrading by killing shapes and other tanks (partially inspired by https://diep.io). It has a bunch of features, a vast number of tanks, an inbuilt chatting system, clans to make teams with your friends, a colour scheme maker, controllable sandboxes which can be public or private, a last man standing game
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/health/als-ai-brain-implants.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41253083
Points: 5
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/health/als-ai-brain-implants.html
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Article URL: https://www.esotericaengine.com
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41251499
Points: 3
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![Nate Silver's guide to "The River"](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/e/5/p/Y/Z/y/nate-silver-s-guide-to-the-river.webp)
Article URL: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/nate-silver-on-the-edge
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41252582
Points: 7
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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/nate-silver-on-the-edge
![Font with Built-In Syntax Highlighting](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/e/r/6/n/Q/z/font-with-built-in-syntax-highlighting.webp)
Article URL: https://blog.glyphdrawing.club/font-with-built-in-syntax-highlighting/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41245159
Points: 152
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https://blog.glyphdrawing.club/font-with-built-in-syntax-highlighting/
![Algorithms through the lens of symbolic pattern matching](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/k/Q/r/Z/B/Y/algorithms-through-the-lens-of-symbolic-pattern-matching.webp)
Article URL: https://symbolica.io/posts/pattern_matching/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41248460
Points: 14
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![Patrol the pool with this Arduino Nano-powered DIY RC submarine](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/1/E/V/0/l/Y/patrol-the-pool-with-this-arduino-nano-powered-diy-rc-submarine.webp)
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Article URL: https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/112962388607680148
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41250470
Points: 51
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