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Not all random values are created equal - for security-related code, you need a specific kind of random value.

A summary of this article, if you don't want to read the entire thing:

Don't use Math.random(). There are extremely few cases where Math.random() is the right answer. Don't use it, unless you've read this entire article, and determined that it's necessary for your case.
Don't use crypto.getRandomBytes directly. While it's a CSPRNG, it's easy to bias the result when 'transforming' it, such that the output becomes more predictable.
If you want to generate random tokens or API keys: Use uuid, specifically the uuid.v4() method. Avoid node-uuid - it's not the same package, and doesn't produce reliably secure random values.
If you want to generate random numbers in a range: Use random-number-csprng.

You should seriously consider reading the entire article, though - it's

Windows Development Setup

I love Linux. But the NVIDIA drivers are broken on Wayland (again), and I need to work to be able to pay my rent.

So let's dive deep into this, by configuring this nice operating system that's pinning TikTok and Candy Crush Saga to my start menu.

Prepare database dump using mysqldump:

mysqldump -u [username] -p [databaseName] --compatible=postgresql --default-character-set=utf8 > database.sql

Clone mysql-postgresql-converter project:

git clone git@github.com:lanyrd/mysql-postgresql-converter.git

	#include <sys/socket.h>
	#include <string.h>
	#include <fcntl.h>
	#include <sys/sendfile.h>
	#include <unistd.h>
	#include <netinet/in.h>

	void main() {
	int s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
	struct sockaddr_in addr = {


	// CustomTime provides an example of how to declare a new time Type with a custom formatter.
	// Note that time.Time methods are not available, if needed you can add and cast like the String method does
	// Otherwise, only use in the json struct at marshal/unmarshal time.
	type CustomTime time.Time

	const ctLayout = "2006-01-02 15:04:05 Z07:00"

	// UnmarshalJSON Parses the json string in the custom format
	func (ct *CustomTime) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) (err error) {

	curl --include \
	--no-buffer \
	--header "Connection: Upgrade" \
	--header "Upgrade: websocket" \
	--header "Host: example.com:80" \
	--header "Origin: http://example.com:80" \
	--header "Sec-WebSocket-Key: SGVsbG8sIHdvcmxkIQ==" \
	--header "Sec-WebSocket-Version: 13" \
	http://example.com:80/

	package main

	import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"log"

	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
	kh "golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/knownhosts"

	import json
	import urllib.parse
	from dataclasses import InitVar, dataclass
	from datetime import datetime, timedelta
	from typing import Protocol

	import httpx
	import llm
	import streamlit as st

	#!/bin/bash

	set -e

	# Installing required packages for the Android SDK
	# and the emulator.
	sudo apt update -y && \
	DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
	socat \
	iproute2

	# Use this script to test that your Telegram bot works.
	#
	# Install the dependency
	#
	# $ gem install telegram_bot
	#
	# Run the bot
	#
	# $ ruby bot.rb
	#