October 12, 2026
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October 12, 2026
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- Device fingerprinting is emerging as a primary method for tracking users online, replacing traditional cookies.
- Fingerprints are created by combining network request data (like IP address, User-Agent) and browser/hardware characteristics (like GPU, CPU, fonts, display settings).
- Privacy-focused browsers like Brave and Tor use techniques such as farbling or standardization to make fingerprints less unique and thus harder to track.
- The article explains the concept of information entropy and how it applies to fingerprinting, where each piece of information contributes to the uniqueness of a device's identifier.
October 11, 2026
[Sponsor] Sentry: Catch, trace, and fix bugs across your entire stack. Use code: prime for $100 in free sentry credits → https://trm.sh/sentry Full Episode: Youtube: https://youtu.be/1UA0i2fpl0Y Spotify: [Description] What happens when AI can decompile entire games and mash them together? Prime, Teej, Casey Muratori, and Trash discuss the decompilation revolution, game preservation, AI-generated code, copyright concerns, and whether game studios can protect their work. Plus, everyone pitches their dream video game mashups, from Pokémon to StarCraft. [Chapters] 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:23 - Decompiling and Mashing Games 00:04:43 - Sentry 00:06:52 - Different kinds of mashing 00:10:03 - Decomping at Game Studios 00:12:15 - Retro Preservation 00:20:15 - AI PRs & Decomp Communities 00:22:56 - Adobe Suite Decomp & Is any of this legal? 00:27:53 - Gaming Industry Info Sharing 00:31:03 - Are they going to stop shipping binaries? 00:33:51 - Consequences of Piracy [Sources] Casey on Peterman Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHLbL1Eg4gM Mashups: https://x.com/chasmmmmmmmmmmm/status/2105707774646562818 COD in Skate: https://x.com/chasmmmmmmmmmmm/status/2104349115521888748 [Hosts/Guests] Prime: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/theprimeagen Teej: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/teej-dv Trash: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/trash Casey: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/cmuratori [Partners] Linear: https://trm.sh/linear Sentry: https://trm.sh/sentry [Socials] x.com/thestanduppod instagram.com/thestanduppod tiktok.com/@thestanduppod facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573286173150 [Other Places to find us] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/01A062kejnXFkJE01bjN5J RSS: thestanduppod.com/feed.xml Clips: @TheStandupPodClips Website: thestanduppod.com [Tags] theprimeagen, teej_dv, casey muratori, trash dev, the standup, game decompilation, reverse engineering, AI decompilation, AI coding, video game mashups, game modding, game preservation, retro gaming, game development, game engines, AI generated code, copyright, software piracy, nintendo, pokemon, starcraft, halo, animal crossing, adobe, anti cheat, programming podcast
[Sponsor]
Sentry: Catch, trace, and fix bugs across your entire stack. Use code: prime for $100 in free sentry credits → https://trm.sh/sentry
Full Episode:
Youtube: https://youtu.be/1UA0i2fpl0Y
Spotify:
[Description]
What happens when AI can decompile entire games and mash them together? Prime, Teej, Casey Muratori, and Trash discuss the decompilation revolution, game preservation, AI-generated code, copyright concerns, and whether game studios can protect their work. Plus, everyone pitches their dream video game mashups, from Pokémon to StarCraft.
[Chapters]