varun.ch

Web developer and cybersecurity researcher.

Popular posts: 5
Total points: 1,821
HN comments: 886
Rank: #946 personal

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Most 16-year-olds don't have servers in their rooms

2023615 points583 comments Infrastructure & DevOps details

Hi, I’m Varun. I have a server in my room. Actually, I have two of them. And I write a ton of my own code for them. And I love it. This is a story documenting my homelab’s quiet beginnings, its spiralling evolution, and its uncertain future.

The most unhinged video wall, made out of Chromebooks

2025566 points59 comments Hardware & Electronics details

This is the story of our three year long journey to turn a fleet of laptops into what can only be described as the world's most unhinged video wall.

Retrieving your browsing history through a CAPTCHA

2022405 points115 commentscited by 3Security & Privacy details

Web developer and cybersecurity researcher

Exploring Google Hangouts' easter eggs

2022123 points66 comments Web & Frontend details

Web developer and cybersecurity researcher

My university uses prompt injection to catch cheaters

2026112 points63 comments Security & Privacy details

Web developer and cybersecurity researcher