#opaque · Louche Cannon

The 17-character code that runs the automotive world

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 07:53:46 +0200

Bookmarked https://cardog.app/blog/whats-a-vin

You'll regret using natural keys

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 07:40:15 +0200

Bookmarked https://blog.ploeh.dk/2024/06/03/youll-regret-using-natural-keys/

Identifiers are better off without meaning

Sun, 05 May 2024 20:25:20 +0200

Bookmarked https://varoa.net/2024/05/01/identifiers-are-better-off-without-meaning.html

Understanding and avoiding visually ambiguous characters in IDs

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:43:19 +0200

Bookmarked https://gajus.com/blog/avoiding-visually-ambiguous-characters-in-ids

Short, friendly base32 slugs from timestamps — brandur.org

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 18:53:07 +0200

Bookmarked https://brandur.org/fragments/base32-slugs

Michael L. Nelson on Twitter: "@IlyaKreymer an especially good example since perma. cc uses opaque URLs. if https://t.co/nhEgXIVwzr goes away, we're sunk wo additional author intention metadata in the link. even if tools now are underdeveloped, how ca

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 20:37:51 +0200

Bookmarked https://twitter.com/phonedude_mln/status/1399847064088023045

sigh

Apple will randomize Mac serial numbers starting this year | Ars Technica

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:19:50 +0200

Bookmarked https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/apple-will-randomize-mac-serial-numbers-starting-this-year/

Troy Hunt: Humans are Bad at URLs and Fonts Don’t Matter

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:17:29 +0200

Bookmarked https://www.troyhunt.com/humans-are-bad-at-urls-and-fonts-dont-matter/

Kansas recalls hundreds of license plates with letters that inadvertently spell out an ethnic slur - CNN

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 21:33:54 +0200

Bookmarked https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/11/28/us/kansas-license-plate-recall-trnd/index.html

Bogdan's Ramblings - Technology blog

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:21:16 +0200

Bookmarked http://bogdan.nimblex.net/linux/2018/08/01/IDNs-in-linux.html

The History of the URL: Path, Fragment, Query, and Auth - Eager Blog

Tue, 19 Jul 2016 07:39:16 +0200

Bookmarked https://eager.io/blog/the-history-of-the-url-path-fragment-query-auth/?h

Mongolia is changing all its addresses to What3Words' three-word phrases — Quartz

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:50:06 +0200

Bookmarked http://qz.com/705273/mongolia-is-changing-all-its-addresses-to-three-word-phrases/

Why your blog URLs should contain dates. ← Terence Eden's Blog

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 12:36:29 +0200

Bookmarked https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2015/02/why-your-blog-urls-should-contain-dates/