Hacker News: graystevens

M1 MacBook Pro as a K3s Node with Asahi Linux

graystevens — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:31:56 +0000

Article URL: https://grh.am/2026/m1-macbook-pro-as-a-k3s-node-with-asahi-linux/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947197

Points: 1

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LidLayer – Preserve MacBook Stickers

graystevens — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:22:00 +0000

Article URL: https://lidlayer.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45917614

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by graystevens in "Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?"

graystevens — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 19:47:32 +0000

https://grh.am

A combination of cyber security, project ideas, and general ramblings.

New comment by graystevens in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2023)"

graystevens — Mon, 01 May 2023 17:42:33 +0000

A project I posted a few years back on HN for an invisible full-lid sticker for MacBooks, so that you could both protect them _and_ keep your stickers once you get a new laptop. I finally found a cost effective manufacturing solution, so setup a shop for them!

LidLayer - https://lidlayer.com

New comment by graystevens in "Show HN: LidLayer – Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks"

graystevens — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 21:00:23 +0000

Some of you may remember something similar from a few years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20405957

Well, I'm back, and this time I've managed to turn this into an actual physical product! It all started with a simple blog post back in 2019, which gained enough traction on various websites that it seemed worthwhile pursuing. So, a Kickstarter[0] was, well, started – but it never gathered enough momentum to get it across the line (and looking back, rightly so), and so everything got put on hold.

Then the pandemic happened, and I’m kind of glad the idea hadn’t taken off. I did however continue to get a trickle of messages and DMs asking what happened to LidLayer, and if there were any plans for the future…

Fast-forward a year or two, and I get the opportunity to go to a conference for work – the beautiful Objective by the Sea (ObtS)[1], where I am surrounded by stickered MacBooks! The idea of LidLayer immediately pops back into my head, and I can’t help but take another look at it, to see if I can make it work (it must be good if I keep coming back to it, right?).

So, I managed to find a supplier who can accurately cut the LidLayers way more cost-effectively than I ever could, meaning I could finally bring this whole thing back to life. And, what that also means is that because the cost of producing these has gone down, I can pass that saving on to you! Win win win!

[0] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grham/lidlayer-protect-...

[1] https://objectivebythesea.org/v5/index.html

Show HN: LidLayer – Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

graystevens — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:58:01 +0000

Article URL: https://lidlayer.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34601965

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by graystevens in "CanaryTrap: Detecting data misuse by third-party apps on online social networks"

graystevens — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 18:42:18 +0000

We started something similar with BreachInsider (https://breachinsider.com) to allow businesses (or I guess individuals?) to do this themselves with minimal overhead or resources. The idea being that they sprinkle these ‘users’ throughout their databases and see where they show up, and be alerted if they ever get contacted or show up somewhere unusual (Pastebin etc.)

We ran something similar, firing ‘insiders’ across many of the top 100 sites and services, to spot breaches (either in the traditional sense of security incidents, or lapses in privacy for end users).

Preserving Laptop Stickers – A Post Factum

graystevens — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 18:15:54 +0000

Article URL: https://grh.am/2019/preserving-laptop-stickers-a-post-factum/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20557597

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Show HN: LidLayer – Protect and Preserve Your Laptop Stickers

graystevens — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:16:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grham/lidlayer-protect-and-preserve-your-laptop-stickers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20508909

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by graystevens in "Preserving Laptop Stickers – A Post Factum"

graystevens — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 05:56:07 +0000

This is a retrospective on the original post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20405957

It got enough attention that it only seemed fair to give this a real chance, and for that, I decided to try out Kickstarter.

Preserving Laptop Stickers – A Post Factum

graystevens — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 05:53:33 +0000

Article URL: https://grh.am/2019/preserving-laptop-stickers-a-post-factum/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20504720

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by graystevens in "Preserving Laptop Stickers – A Post Factum"

graystevens — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 20:07:42 +0000

Fixed, nice spot

New comment by graystevens in "Preserving Laptop Stickers – A Post Factum"

graystevens — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:48:08 +0000

This is a retrospective on the original post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20405957

It got enough attention that it only seemed fair to give this a real chance, and for that, I decided to try out Kickstarter.

Preserving Laptop Stickers – A Post Factum

graystevens — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:42:12 +0000

Article URL: https://grh.am/2019/preserving-laptop-stickers-a-post-factum/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20501566

Points: 3

# Comments: 3

New comment by graystevens in "Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks"

graystevens — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:31:51 +0000

3M 1080 is great stuff - I avoided clear vinyls however as i found they lost the metallic look due to them being a little too glossy, even with the matte ones.

New comment by graystevens in "Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks"

graystevens — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 21:51:10 +0000

So it remains sticky when removed, but I certainly wouldn't expect it to fit quite as snuggly the second time around. Interesting idea though, but my initial reaction would be no, not re-applicable.

New comment by graystevens in "Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks"

graystevens — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 21:48:53 +0000

I think that might work for certain popular brands - Dell XPSs certainly crossed my mind, as well as the Lenovo Thinkpads. Both are likely to have a vinyl equivalent available that could be used, although I'd want to thoroughly QC how the Thinkpad lid holds-up with the residue on removal.

Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

graystevens — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:05:30 +0000

Article URL: https://grh.am/2019/preserving-laptop-stickers-on-macbooks/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20405957

Points: 612

# Comments: 334

Monzo Is Launching in the USA

graystevens — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:22:41 +0000

Article URL: https://monzo.com/blog/2019/06/13/monzo-usa/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20175731

Points: 9

# Comments: 0

New comment by graystevens in "Wireguard-docs: Setup, usage, configuration, and a full example"

graystevens — Wed, 29 May 2019 07:47:54 +0000

Looks like a great write up, very thorough. I wrote up a quick guide how to make the mobile setup a little easier with QR codes within the WireGuard mobile apps - when I get the time I’ll submit a pull request to get something included. https://grh.am/2018/wireguard-setup-guide-for-ios/