What is Hackers' Pub?

Hackers' Pub is a place for software engineers to share their knowledge and experience with each other. It's also an ActivityPub-enabled social network, so you can follow your favorite hackers in the fediverse and get their latest posts in your feed.

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It's that time again: we're kicking off the latest Python Developers Survey in partnership with @jetbrains! Contribute to the understanding of the Python community and join in the 2026 survey 🐍📝
surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/pytho

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Cryptography challenge for anyone willing to undertake it: Wii U discs, much like GC/Wii prior, seem to use a non-standard scrambling algorithm for their raw sectors. So far we have been unable to break it.

Two sectors are here:
workupload.com/file/3v6vzgRYZHh

When descrambled correctly, the first should simply read "WUP-P-AMKP-00-410EUR-0" followed by all zeroes, and the second should be all zeroes.

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Greetings, programs 💾
I've got the honor to present you the match you all have been waiting for: The final of the 2025* Programming Languages World Cup:
vs.

*yes, yes I know, but we started in 2025. Will start the next one earlier, so it doesn't get confusing again.

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There’s also a version of these for Signal app on my Ko-Fi (for free). It should show you the link to that version when you get the regular emoji files, or hit me up here and I’ll send the Signal link.
flipping.rocks/@mycrowgirl/114

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I can't recommend this read enough! Thanks to @susankayequinnSusan Kaye Quinn 🌱(she/her) and @djwfyiDaryl 🇺🇦 ✔️ :Verified: for getting it in my timeline!

"We didn’t even get to the full distribution phase before they freaked out. The mere presence of one dildo at their feet was enough to trigger chemical weapons. That’s how paper-thin their authority is. That’s how little it takes to make them go full riot-cop meltdown mode."

closertotheedge.net/p/the-dild

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There’s also a version of these for Signal app on my Ko-Fi (for free). It should show you the link to that version when you get the regular emoji files, or hit me up here and I’ll send the Signal link.
flipping.rocks/@mycrowgirl/114

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