David Buchanan
@retr0.id
reverse engineering, cryptography, exploits, hardware, file formats, and generally giving computers a hard time
Fedi: @[email protected]
Macroblog: https://www.da.vidbuchanan.co.uk/blog/
Fedi: @[email protected]
Macroblog: https://www.da.vidbuchanan.co.uk/blog/
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David Buchanan
@retr0.id
· Sep 11
what a lovely day, I sure hope nothing bad happens
idk how to feel when I see people enjoying AI-generated media, without even realising it's AI-generated
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
idk how to feel when I see people enjoying AI-generated media, without even realising it's AI-generated
I use a weighted blanket to get swole in my sleep
November 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I use a weighted blanket to get swole in my sleep
me: I'm gonna go outside
outside: I'm gonna rain so much there's an elevated risk of flooding
outside: I'm gonna rain so much there's an elevated risk of flooding
November 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
me: I'm gonna go outside
outside: I'm gonna rain so much there's an elevated risk of flooding
outside: I'm gonna rain so much there's an elevated risk of flooding
ok I'm gonna need every possible sentence with "for" in it
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
ok I'm gonna need every possible sentence with "for" in it
I hate how google shuffles around the search tabs (images, video, etc.) depending on the query, and sometimes hides them entirely, so I have to hunt for whatever I'm looking for every time.
November 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I hate how google shuffles around the search tabs (images, video, etc.) depending on the query, and sometimes hides them entirely, so I have to hunt for whatever I'm looking for every time.
delivery update: the driver got confused and set fire to your package
November 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
delivery update: the driver got confused and set fire to your package
I come home to my perfectly spherical wife. she does not greet me because her firmware is updating. we are happy.
November 8, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I come home to my perfectly spherical wife. she does not greet me because her firmware is updating. we are happy.
*registers your second hypercam*
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
*registers your second hypercam*
how did my burger get 1.2k likes
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
how did my burger get 1.2k likes
Our desktop application has binaries available for all 5 platforms:
- Windows (x86_64)
- Windows (aarch64)
- macOS (x86_64)
- macOS (aarch64)
- Linux (x86_64)
Any other platforms aren't real. Please stop asking about them.
- Windows (x86_64)
- Windows (aarch64)
- macOS (x86_64)
- macOS (aarch64)
- Linux (x86_64)
Any other platforms aren't real. Please stop asking about them.
November 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Our desktop application has binaries available for all 5 platforms:
- Windows (x86_64)
- Windows (aarch64)
- macOS (x86_64)
- macOS (aarch64)
- Linux (x86_64)
Any other platforms aren't real. Please stop asking about them.
- Windows (x86_64)
- Windows (aarch64)
- macOS (x86_64)
- macOS (aarch64)
- Linux (x86_64)
Any other platforms aren't real. Please stop asking about them.
Reposted by David Buchanan
where do you see yourself in 5 years?
hmmm probably still waiting for GTA6
hmmm probably still waiting for GTA6
May 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
where do you see yourself in 5 years?
hmmm probably still waiting for GTA6
hmmm probably still waiting for GTA6
spelling it æffect so I don't have to remember which it is
November 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
spelling it æffect so I don't have to remember which it is
just found out my AI spell checker has AI in it 🤮
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
just found out my AI spell checker has AI in it 🤮
HTTP/1.1 200 Good Request 👍
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
HTTP/1.1 200 Good Request 👍
adding olives to pizza is challenging because you have to stop yourself from eating them all first
November 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
adding olives to pizza is challenging because you have to stop yourself from eating them all first
the apple I'm rotating in my mind is so much tastier than the apple in your mind it's not even close
November 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
the apple I'm rotating in my mind is so much tastier than the apple in your mind it's not even close
transferring hypertext with the gang
November 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
transferring hypertext with the gang
Decompress DEFLATE using only HTML5 Canvas retr0.id/stuff/canvas...
November 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Decompress DEFLATE using only HTML5 Canvas retr0.id/stuff/canvas...
claude makes me more productive because I look at its output and then I'm like "damn this sucks, I guess I gotta write it myself"
November 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
claude makes me more productive because I look at its output and then I'm like "damn this sucks, I guess I gotta write it myself"
studies show that comparison has thieved more joy from 2025 than any other year
November 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
studies show that comparison has thieved more joy from 2025 than any other year
explaining lossless compression to an american
November 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
explaining lossless compression to an american
simplifying my boolean expressions for no not november
November 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
simplifying my boolean expressions for no not november
imagine if there was a language where words could convey different meanings depending on context
November 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
imagine if there was a language where words could convey different meanings depending on context
that's me in the corner
that's me in the float point
losing my precision
that's me in the float point
losing my precision
November 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
that's me in the corner
that's me in the float point
losing my precision
that's me in the float point
losing my precision