Why Is This Fingerprinting Script Creating Bioweapons?
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Story details from Lobsters ↗ · linked article on nullpt.rs.
Trending history
Why Is This Fingerprinting Script Creating Bioweapons? was first seen on Lobsters · Hottest on Oct 28, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 30 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #4 of 25, reached on Oct 29, 09:19 UTC. It is #5 right now, climbing from #7 to #5 over the last 6 checks. The same link also trended on Hacker News, which raises its cross-platform score.
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Position on Lobsters · Hottest at every check (lower is better).
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| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
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| Lobsters · Hottest | #4 | 2 | 30 | |
| YHacker News · Front page Why Is This Fingerprinting Script Creating Bioweapons? | same link | |||
From the discussion
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This is a really lovely story. Obviously browser fingerprinting is problematic, but someone made the effort to do something creative and funny.
Meta: how should this be tagged in a post-[[vibecoding]](/t/vibecoding) world? We’ve got [[ai]](/t/ai) “Developing artificial intelligence, machine learning, LLMs.” and [[building-ai-tooling]](/t/building-ai-tooling) “The design, ux, development of AI/LLM-powered tools (excludes use).” which don’t feel *entirely*…
Questions
Is Why Is This Fingerprinting Script Creating Bioweapons? trending on Lobsters right now?
Yes. As of Oct 29, 10:19 UTC it is #5, climbing from #7 to #5 over the last 6 checks.
What is the highest rank Why Is This Fingerprinting Script Creating Bioweapons? reached?
#4 on Lobsters · Hottest, on Oct 29, 09:19 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
How long has Why Is This Fingerprinting Script Creating Bioweapons? been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 28, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (30 checks) since.