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Climbing Stairs from Two Angles
LeetCode's Climbing Stairs problem looks like a simple dynamic-programming challenge, but a closer look connects Fibonacci numbers, binomial coefficients, and Pascal's triangle.
2026-07-05·12 min read
Teaching AI to hack Joomla so I can skip my homework
How a manual SQLi hunt turned into an AI-assisted Joomla audit, two assigned CVEs, and a surprisingly valid way to pass a university lab.
2026-06-13·16 min read
Funny Java Strings?
Java Strings are immutable, interned, optimized, and surprisingly easy to misunderstand when secrets are involved. This post digs into String pooling, reflection, Base64 copies, library APIs, and why heap dumps are bad news for secrets.
2026-05-27·9 min read
HTB CPTS
My experience completing the Hack The Box Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (HTB CPTS) certification. I share the journey, rough timeline, exam tips, and tools that helped me succeed.
