# months later — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover months later. Page: Feed: --- ## [Dear Eldest Millennial Daughter,](https://zizavita.substack.com/p/dear-eldest-millennial-daughter) _2026-08-07 · Nicole Ziza Bauer · Ziza Vita_ My rejected Modern Love article. ## [tl;dv (Too Lazy; Didn't Validate): 181,874 Meetings Left Wide Open](https://bobdahacker.com/blog/tldv-hack) _2026-08-04 · bobdahacker · bobdahacker blog_ How a missing Firestore security rule on tl;dv exposed 181,874 meetings from 84,312 users across 35,003 domains, including live calls I could join uninvited, and how six months of disclosure got me nothing but seen receipts. ## [Click to Pray, Click to Leak: The Pope's Official App Exposes 700,000+ User Emails](https://bobdahacker.com/blog/click-to-pray) _2026-07-24 · bobdahacker · bobdahacker blog_ How I found that anyone can pull the email address, name, country, and date of birth of any of the 719,517 users on Click To Pray, the Pope's official prayer app, with a single GET request. Reported January 3rd. Still live six months later. Nobody has ever responded. ## [How New Technology Changes Business Models](https://thomasvilhena.com/2026/07/how-new-technology-changes-business-models) _2026-07-21 · thomas vilhena_ Whenever a new technology appears, almost everyone claims it will be “transformational.” Usually, that claim is too vague to be useful. A company may adopt a technology, launch a feature, or improve a few internal processes, all of that without materially changing its business. A more useful question is: What fundamental constraint does the technology remove? I use this question to classify the… ## [25 Random, Endearing, Curious Things About Life in Italy](https://zizavita.substack.com/p/25-random-endearing-curious-things) _2026-07-19 · Nicole Ziza Bauer · Ziza Vita_ That I didn't know before moving here. ## [\[VENETO\] Recalibrating on Italy's Largest Lake](https://zizavita.substack.com/p/veneto-recalibrating-on-italys-largest) _2026-07-05 · Nicole Ziza Bauer · Ziza Vita_ Solo-parenting from Malcesine to Sirmione. ## [Your Boarding Pass Is a Skeleton Key. Frontier Airlines Doesn't Care.](https://bobdahacker.com/blog/frontier-airlines-hack) _2026-06-16 · bobdahacker · bobdahacker blog_ How I found that anyone with a boarding pass photo can pull full passport numbers, home addresses, children's dates of birth, credit card details, and Known Traveler Numbers for every passenger on a Frontier Airlines booking. Reported March 3rd. Still live 105 days later. ## [I Could've Rickrolled the Entire FIFA World Cup. All I Needed Was My ID.](https://bobdahacker.com/blog/fifa-hack) _2026-06-15 · bobdahacker · bobdahacker blog_ How I found that anyone could register on FIFA's public Agent Platform, gain access to the Football Data Platform's Streaming Management panel, and get RTMP ingest URLs and stream keys for every live FIFA World Cup 2026 camera feed. I then spent hours calling FIFA, MediaKind, HBS, CISA, and the FBI trying to get someone to pick up the phone. ## [22 Months Later...](https://zizavita.substack.com/p/22-months-later) _2026-06-14 · Nicole Ziza Bauer · Ziza Vita_ And I'm still here. ## [The Only Grappa Guide You'll Ever Need](https://zizavita.substack.com/p/the-only-grappa-guide-youll-ever) _2026-05-22 · Nicole Ziza Bauer · Ziza Vita_ Bold claim, tiny glass. ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2F7Oowan1YIT) _2026-05-22 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [I Labored Alone: A Birth Story](https://zizavita.substack.com/p/i-labored-alone-a-birth-story) _2026-05-07 · Nicole Ziza Bauer · Ziza Vita_ Ahead of the first Mother's Day without my mom, I'm sharing one of the most empowering moments of my life. ## [New to Natural Wine? Start Here.](https://zizavita.substack.com/p/new-to-natural-wine-start-here) _2026-05-03 · Nicole Ziza Bauer · Ziza Vita_ Ready, set, spit. ## [App Store Experiment - Screenshot A/B Testing with Product Page Optimization (PPO)](https://stuartkhall.com/posts/app-store-experiment-screenshot-testing/) _2026-04-29 · Stuart Hall_ How I use Product Page Optimization (PPO) in App Store Connect to A/B test App Store screenshots without waiting forever for 90% confidence. ## [Our Second-Hand Italian Apartment](https://zizavita.substack.com/p/our-second-hand-italian-apartment) _2026-04-12 · Nicole Ziza Bauer · Ziza Vita_ The story of it all. ## [\[TOSCANA\] 29 Hours in Firenze](https://zizavita.substack.com/p/toscana-29-hours-in-firenze) _2026-03-28 · Nicole Ziza Bauer · Ziza Vita_ Rothko, raw heels, and reflection on responsibility. ## [This blog is on the Small Web](https://thomasvilhena.com/2026/03/this-blog-is-on-the-small-web) _2026-03-18 · thomas vilhena_ I was browsing Hacker News yesterday and saw a post titled Kagi Small Web ranking high on the front page. Curiosity got the better of me, so I clicked through. I ended up spending some time there just jumping through random posts comprised of actually interesting stuff written by real people, not the usual SEO-optimized or AI “slop” we see everywhere now. Then I did a bit of digging. It turns out,… ## [Rebooting the App Store Experiment in 2026](https://stuartkhall.com/posts/app-store-experiment-rebooting/) _2026-03-11 · Stuart Hall_ I’m bringing the App Store Experiment back in 2026. Learn what’s happened and what’s next. Subscribe to follow the results. ## [I Am My Own Italian Husband](https://zizavita.substack.com/p/i-am-my-own-italian-husband) _2026-03-10 · Nicole Ziza Bauer · Ziza Vita_ A day in the life of a dual citizen mamma just trying her best. ## [Craftsmanship coding and the five stages of grief](https://thomasvilhena.com/2026/02/craftsmanship-coding-five-stages-of-grief) _2026-02-13 · thomas vilhena_ If you’ve been reading recent Hacker News threads, you’ve probably noticed a recurring tone: a recurring mourning for “craftsmanship” in software, for the clay-in-hands feeling of shaping code line by line. Here’s some evidence: “We mourn our craft” “I miss thinking hard” “I started programming when I was 7… the thing I loved has changed” And, of course, existential dread about “slop” eating the… ## [Revisiting ChatGPT’s financial advice, 15 months later](https://thomasvilhena.com/2026/02/revisiting-chatgpt-financial-advice) _2026-02-03 · thomas vilhena_ In Oct/2024 I asked ChatGPT for a portfolio to endure a messy world (original post here ). At that time I expected the Israel–Palestine conflict (on top of Russia–Ukraine) to be the main driver of financial uncertainty in the coming months. Fifteen months later, the conflicts are still there, but the volatility came from a different menu: U.S. surprises, Trump’s tariff war, a U.S. strike on an… ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/noF0lJJGurrw) _2026-02-03 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [Petlibro: Your Pet Feeder Is Feeding Data To Anyone Who Asks](https://bobdahacker.com/blog/petlibro) _2025-12-27 · bobdahacker · bobdahacker blog_ How I found critical vulnerabilities in Petlibro smart pet feeders allowing complete account takeover via broken OAuth, access to anyone's pet data, device hijacking, and private audio recordings - and how they're still leaving the auth bypass active for 'legacy compatibility' two months later. ## [Bandsintown: How I Almost Rickrolled 191k People](https://bobdahacker.com/blog/bandsintown) _2025-12-26 · bobdahacker · bobdahacker blog_ How I found a verification bypass in Bandsintown that let anyone claim unclaimed artist pages with a single API call - including Rick Astley's 191k followers, their emails, and the ability to send push notifications as any artist. ## [Taimi: Finding Everyone's Private Photos Was Easy, But So Was Getting Paid](https://bobdahacker.com/blog/taimi-idor) _2025-12-26 · bobdahacker · bobdahacker blog_ How I found critical IDOR vulnerabilities in Taimi that exposed "expiring" videos, private photos through a bizarre location feature, and allowed fake system messages - and how they actually handled it right with a $10k bounty. ## [Scaling Decision-Making: Guardrails Beat Gatekeepers](https://thomasvilhena.com/2025/12/scaling-decisions-guardrails-beat-gatekeepers) _2025-12-23 · thomas vilhena_ I walked into a budget meeting expecting the usual spreadsheet tour: what went up, what went down, and where we should trim next year. We did that. But in the middle of the call, something else surfaced: we were debating how decisions should happen, not just what the numbers were. Someone suggested a simple rule: any spend above a threshold should go to a committee for approval. It was… ## [I Hacked BellaBot and Every Robot from China's Biggest Robotics Company (Pudu Only Fixed It When I Told Their Clients)](https://bobdahacker.com/blog/hacked-biggest-chinese-robot-company) _2025-08-29 · bobdahacker · bobdahacker blog_ Critical vulnerabilities in Pudu Robotics allowed unauthorized control of every Pudu Robotics Robot worldwide. They ignored emails until I contacted Skylark Holdings and Zensho about their compromised robot fleets. ## [How I Hacked India's Biggest Dating App (They Offered Me a $100 Gift Card)](https://bobdahacker.com/blog/indias-biggest-dating-app-hacked) _2025-08-19 · bobdahacker · bobdahacker blog_ Flutrr, India's biggest dating app backed by The Times of India, has critical security flaws allowing anyone to access all user data, send messages as anyone, and control any account. They've known since November 2024 and offered me $100. ## [When South Park's Restaurant Had Worse Security Than Cartman's Password](https://bobdahacker.com/blog/i-hacked-southpark) _2025-08-18 · bobdahacker · bobdahacker blog_ How I found critical security vulnerabilities in Matt Stone and Trey Parker's Casa Bonita restaurant, exposing customer data, payment info, and their entire POS system - plus how I accidentally got a Founders Club membership card 6 months later. ## [How I Hacked McDonald's (Their Security Contact Was Harder to Find Than Their Secret Sauce Recipe)](https://bobdahacker.com/blog/mcdonalds-security-vulnerabilities) _2025-08-18 · bobdahacker · bobdahacker blog_ How I found critical security vulnerabilities in McDonald's systems affecting millions of employees, and had to cold-call their HQ pretending to know security staff just to report them. ## [Lovense: The Company That Lies to Security Researchers](https://bobdahacker.com/blog/lovense-still-leaking-user-emails) _2025-08-02 · bobdahacker · bobdahacker blog_ How Lovense ignored critical vulnerabilities for 8+ years despite multiple researchers reporting them since 2017, exposed 11+ million users' emails through XMPP, allowed account takeovers without passwords, lied to researchers about fixes, and only patched after public exposure forced their hand. ## [Cuatro meses después / Four Months Later](https://newquanticofiles.substack.com/p/cuatro-meses-despues-four-months) _2025-05-06 · Ruby G. · The Files of New Quantico_ Hola, mi amigos. ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vRLswkb228co) _2025-05-06 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [Three Months Later](https://newquanticofiles.substack.com/p/three-months-later) _2025-04-06 · Ruby G. · The Files of New Quantico_ First Royalty Check, Uphill Battles, Brand new site, and the Elect! ## [Anecdotal evidence of increased coding productivity with AI](https://thomasvilhena.com/2025/04/anectodal-evidence-coding-productivity-with-ai) _2025-04-02 · thomas vilhena_ I have been using AI to help me code (and actually to help me do anything) for a couple of years now. More and more I keep seeing how it boosts my productivity. When programming, I keep code suggestions minimal in the IDE and really like the chat interface for tackling coding tasks. Writing down the problem, its constraints, and the task goals in a structured way has, in my experience, shown… ## [One Month Later](https://newquanticofiles.substack.com/p/one-month-later) _2025-02-06 · Ruby G. · The Files of New Quantico_ and how grateful I am. ## [An Anointed Day](https://newquanticofiles.substack.com/p/an-anointed-day) _2025-01-05 · Ruby G. · The Files of New Quantico_ 01.05.2025 ## [A Valuable Lesson Learned](https://newquanticofiles.substack.com/p/a-valuable-lesson-learned) _2024-12-18 · Ruby G. · The Files of New Quantico_ More like a lesson reminded of ## [01.05.2025](https://newquanticofiles.substack.com/p/01052025) _2024-12-06 · Ruby G. · The Files of New Quantico_ A date to remember ## [Updates: Misfit Progress and Publication](https://newquanticofiles.substack.com/p/updates-misfit-progress-and-publication) _2024-12-02 · Ruby G. · The Files of New Quantico_ All in God's perfect time ## [Financial advice from ChatGPT? Let's give it a try!](https://thomasvilhena.com/2024/10/financial-advice-from-chatgpt) _2024-10-04 · thomas vilhena_ I recently watched an interesting video titled How AI & LLMs are Shaping Financial Advice by MIT Professor Andrew W. Lo . In it, he discusses how LLMs could be used for tasks like analyzing financial reports and offering sound financial advice. He also touches on the challenges of oversight, trust and fiduciary duty, sharing his thoughts on how these issues might be addressed in the long run.…