Darkmintis Blog https://darkmintis.dev/blog Tutorials, product notes, and hot takes from Darkmintis - developer tools, privacy apps, and open source. en-us <![CDATA[Structured prompts for AI: stop hand-editing JSON and XML at midnight]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/structured-ai-prompts-json-xml https://darkmintis.dev/blog/structured-ai-prompts-json-xml Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tool 3 min read <![CDATA[How to extract design tokens from any website]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/extract-website-design-tokens https://darkmintis.dev/blog/extract-website-design-tokens Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tutorial 4 min read <![CDATA[Chat apps keep your files forever. Temporary file sharing does not.]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/temporary-file-sharing https://darkmintis.dev/blog/temporary-file-sharing Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Guide 4 min read <![CDATA[Converting code between languages - what actually works]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/convert-code-between-languages https://darkmintis.dev/blog/convert-code-between-languages Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Guide 4 min read <![CDATA[How to generate MD5, SHA-256, and SHA-512 hashes (without shipping secrets to a server)]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/generate-md5-sha256-sha512-hashes https://darkmintis.dev/blog/generate-md5-sha256-sha512-hashes Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tutorial 4 min read <![CDATA[How to make a custom QR code with colors and a logo (and still scan)]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/make-custom-qr-code-with-logo https://darkmintis.dev/blog/make-custom-qr-code-with-logo Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tutorial 4 min read <![CDATA[Why does publishing something online require an account? It didn't used to.]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/why-publishing-requires-an-account https://darkmintis.dev/blog/why-publishing-requires-an-account Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hot take 4 min read <![CDATA[Why people want to be anonymous online: and when it's actually reasonable]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/why-online-anonymity-is-reasonable https://darkmintis.dev/blog/why-online-anonymity-is-reasonable Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hot take 4 min read <![CDATA[You're sharing more than you think: a practical guide to digital privacy]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/practical-digital-privacy-guide https://darkmintis.dev/blog/practical-digital-privacy-guide Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Guide 4 min read <![CDATA[Why your Android app keeps getting rejected from the Play Store]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/play-store-rejection-reasons https://darkmintis.dev/blog/play-store-rejection-reasons Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hot take 6 min read <![CDATA[Where Does Your WhatsApp Photo Actually Go After You Send It?]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/where-whatsapp-photos-go https://darkmintis.dev/blog/where-whatsapp-photos-go Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Guide 4 min read <![CDATA[SHA256 vs MD5 vs SHA512: which one should you actually use?]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/sha256-vs-md5-vs-sha512 https://darkmintis.dev/blog/sha256-vs-md5-vs-sha512 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Guide 4 min read <![CDATA[I got tired of chat apps keeping my files forever. So I built Blink.]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/why-i-built-blink-file-sharing https://darkmintis.dev/blog/why-i-built-blink-file-sharing Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tool 4 min read <![CDATA[AI can generate apps now. Here's what that actually means for Flutter developers.]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/ai-generated-apps-for-flutter-developers https://darkmintis.dev/blog/ai-generated-apps-for-flutter-developers Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hot take 4 min read <![CDATA[Why I built a blogging platform that doesn't know who you are]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/why-i-built-anonymous-blogging https://darkmintis.dev/blog/why-i-built-anonymous-blogging Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tool 3 min read <![CDATA[Cracking hashes in a CTF without setting up Hashcat]]> https://darkmintis.dev/blog/crack-hashes-in-ctf-without-hashcat https://darkmintis.dev/blog/crack-hashes-in-ctf-without-hashcat Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tutorial 4 min read