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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 20/09/2026

Another day, another shitty password requirement. This is for PayPal no less.

Password update field with an error message saying the password should be 8-20 characters long.

Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 11/05/2026

Recent @tanstack.com packages are compromised as per www.stepsecurity.io/blog/mini-sh... And yet @github.com just had dependabot open a PR updating my packages to the compromised and unlisted versions. That's absolutely wild and should never happen.

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 10/02/2026

Cool stuff, my order feels real secure now. www.nacsemi.com

$Password requirements that say: 8 character minimum. Not allowed: % & # + = ? ' \" * , (spaces)$

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 10/07/2025

Just published v0.3.1 of my rimraf #dotnet tool. This updates all the dependencies, builds & tests on more environments including Ubuntu & Windows ARM, and fixes a null reference exception. It's also the last .net 8 release before finally moving to .net 9. github.com/xt0rted/dotn...

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GitHub - xt0rted/dotnet-rimraf: Deep deletion command for .NET (like rm -rf)

Deep deletion command for .NET (like rm -rf). Contribute to xt0rted/dotnet-rimraf development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 01/04/2025

On today's episode of password inputs that never work right.

Reset password form with instructions saying new passwords need to be a minimum of 8 characters long, with a 64 character password giving an error saying "New Password should be at least 8 characters".

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 20/03/2025

Every time my monitors turn on I get this alert and have to: 1. Right click the task bar 2. Go to Taskbar Settings 3. Expand Taskbar Behaviors 4. Toggle Show on all Displays 5. Finally turn Auto-hide Taskbar back on Why is such a simple thing so damn complicated?!

Alert that says: A toolbar is already hidden on this side of your screen. You can have only one auto-hide toolbar per side.

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 14/02/2025

I've been working on a new website built with @astro.build & @tailwindcss.com and after far too long the first post is now up! Along the way I built a couple Expressive Code plugins. One of them adds file icons to code blocks which is what this post is about. hackingonhacks.com/blog/2025/02...

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Adding file icons to Expressive Code frames

Adding and customizing file icons for your Expressive Code frames

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 10/01/2025

I won't lie, they got me a little curious with this one.

Screenshot of an email preview.

Subject: Stay Safe With Elon Musk
Body: Easy to Use Easy to Love - Compact and Affordable

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 07/01/2025

Just noticed there's a setting to hide copilot chat on your #github dashboard 🎉 It's at github.com/settings/cop... and is called 'Dashboard entry point'.

Screenshot of the Dashboard Entry Point setting for GitHub Copilot

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 07/01/2025

#NuGet came out in 2010 and we still can't install or update multiple packages at the same time with it. By contrast #NPM came out the same year and has supported this for as long as I can remember. Just one of the many thing I think of when a #dotnet dev tries to make fun of the JS ecosystem.

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 03/01/2025

First time making or having Basque Cheesecake and it was delicious. Much easier than a typical cheesecake too since there's no crust or water bath to fuss around with. #baking #cheesecake #desert

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 30/12/2024

🤔 interesting choice of #tailwindcss accounts followed

The Twitter follower list for the TailwindUI account. It's has all members of the Tailwind organization, and Laura Loomer.

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 16/12/2024

@una.im has there been a css media query/browser setting proposal for letting the user pick if they prefer a left or right hand UI orientation? Something that's independent of text direction, that way elements can be positioned for easier use with one hand.

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 08/12/2024

@jenmsft.bsky.social I've been getting this since upgrading to Win11 a few years ago, but on 24H2 it happens nearly every time my monitors turn on. Besides disabling auto-hide, is there something I can do to prevent this?

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 29/11/2024

"What was the 1st album you bought with your own money?" I can't remember which one I got first since they came out a month apart. It was either America's Least Wanted by Ugly Kid Joe or Grave Dancers Union by Soul Asylum . Both were on cassette.

Album cover for Ugly Kid Joe's album America's Least Wanted

Album cover for Grace Dancers Union by Soul Asylum

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Brian Surowiec (xt0rted) @hackingonhacks.com · 24/11/2024

Here's the phono pre-amp I've been working on. The panels were designed in Figma using @rsms.me's Inter for the font, #heroicons for the icons, and #tailwindcss colors for the warning. Despite a couple issues I couldn't be happier.

Pearl 3 phono preamplifier and power supply with silver front panels printed with the Inter font.

Pearl 3 phono preamplifier and power supply rear panels showing the input/output connections and printed with the Inter font, Heroicons icons, and using a TailwindCSS color palette.

Inside view of the Pearl 3 phono preamp and power supply showing the boards and wiring.

Inside view of the Pearl 3 phono preamp and power supply in the dark with the various LEDs on.

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