Hacker News: srikanthdotch

New comment by srikanthdotch in "My Rust dev setup in 2026"

srikanthdotch — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:17:16 +0000

Don’t know why you’re using Whispr Flow when you can just set up your own software with API keys... Is it just for convenience? I understand it has mobile apps and all.. I’ve used them, and it's very convenient on mobile

New comment by srikanthdotch in "BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp"

srikanthdotch — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 07:47:37 +0000

The thing I hate most about WhatsApp is the number of ad messages from businesses. It’s almost unusable for me. I have no option to use anything else, as all my contacts use WhatsApp and the network effects lock me in.

TikTok's Captcha: Collection and Verification

srikanthdotch — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:43:46 +0000

Article URL: https://srikanth.ch/posts/analysing-tiktok-for-captchas/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46689021

Points: 3

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New comment by srikanthdotch in "Show HN: Pdfwithlove – PDF tools that run 100% locally (no uploads, no back end)"

srikanthdotch — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:36:46 +0000

Looking at the site, I don't think there's a legal issue

New comment by srikanthdotch in "Ask HN: Share your personal website"

srikanthdotch — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 04:34:49 +0000

https://srikanth.ch

New comment by srikanthdotch in "Replacing JavaScript with Just HTML"

srikanthdotch — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:26:49 +0000

Most people think that you should remove JavaScript to load your sites faster or for reasons like that. You have to learn to balance things, always use it if you need some good interactivity, validation etc. Don't try to use HTML only to force things.

New comment by srikanthdotch in "How uv got so fast"

srikanthdotch — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:50:46 +0000

I am glad uv exists, I came back to using python regularly because of that. The company behind it "astral" is interesting and they seem to care about developer experience.