SKskogstokig·Jun 13, 2026Submission
3 points · Open discussionNARKOZ
hacker-scripts
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NARKOZ / hacker-scripts
hacker-scripts
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What Hacker News says
44 sourcesCool! Reminded me of this gem:
https://github.com/NARKOZ/hacker-scripts
In Hacker News Hug of DeafReminded me of Hacker Scripts, specifically `fucking-coffee`:
> this one waits exactly 17 seconds (!), then opens a telnet session to our coffee-machine (we had no frikin idea the coffee machine is on the network, runs linux and has a TCP socket up and running) and sends something like `sys brew`. Turns out this thing starts brewing a mid-sized half-caf latte and waits another 24 (!) seconds before pouring it into a cup. The timing is exactly how long it takes to walk to the machine from the dudes desk.
https://github.com/NARKOZ/hacker-scripts
In New startup sells coffee through SSHThis is the script used to talk to the coffee machine:
https://github.com/NARKOZ/hacker-scripts/blob/master/fucking...
I wonder how many other devices talk telnet and have a weak password. Would be cool to have a database of such models.
In Now that's what I call an hackerThis reminded me of this internet folklore: https://www.jitbit.com/alexblog/249-now-thats-what-i-call-a-...
There is also a recreation of the scripts at https://github.com/NARKOZ/hacker-scripts
In Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?past: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21813200
repo of scripts mentioned: https://github.com/narkoz/hacker-scripts
In “Now that's what I call a hacker” (2019)Hacker Scripts to Lie to Wife and Automatically Brew Coffee
15 points · Open discussionNot mine, and not ..... really.... serious.... but someone has to mention the greatest work scripts ever :
https://github.com/NARKOZ/hacker-scripts
In Ask HN: Can I see your scripts?Hacker scripts: implementation of the original scripts in different languages
3 points · Open discussionIt reminds me of Nihad Abbasov who wrote the scripts to automate routine tasks like texting his wife and make his coffee.
https://github.com/NARKOZ/hacker-scripts
https://www.thejournal.ie/programmer-scripts-to-do-his-job-e...
In Show HN: OfficeRoutine – Everyone will clean the coffee machineReminds me of the coffee machine script from https://github.com/NARKOZ/hacker-scripts
In Research finds consumer-grade IoT devices showing up on corporate networksThe old urban legend of the sysadmin who wrote scripts to send an SMS to his wife depending on whether he still had active ssh connections at 6pm comes to mind.
Others might call this being efficient or work smart, not hard etc. etc.
To me, it's quintessential laziness at its most glorious.
Edit: knew there was a link somewhere https://github.com/NARKOZ/hacker-scripts
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