Hacker News: test20201

New comment by test20201 in "Microsoft's open source tools were hacked to steal passwords of AI developers"

test20201 — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:31:05 +0000

You are correct but the issue is permission management with finegrained tokens is nighmare. It is not easy to decide what is correct and what is needed for some operation. Furthermore, often software devs think it is important to focus on code rather than permissions - as it is for someone else's responsibility....

New comment by test20201 in "Passkeys: A shattered dream"

test20201 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:28:00 +0000

It is because desktop linux does not have passkey interface built into the OS. There needs to be TPM, systemd, etc need to talk altogether.

New comment by test20201 in "Let's make sure GitHub doesn't become the only option"

test20201 — Tue, 02 May 2023 17:10:06 +0000

The writer uses macOS. If github is 'only' option so it Apple becoming these days. From iMessages (blue/green tick) social pressure across the world.