Recreating Epstein PDFs from raw encoded attachments(neosmart.net)
497 points by ComputerGuru | 183 comments
A NeoSmart Technologies blog post on reconstructing original PDFs from raw encoded email attachments in the DoJ's Epstein archive release.
#base64 on Hacker News
4 stories tagged base64, newest first.
Spotting base64 encoded JSON, certificates, and private keys(ergaster.org)
323 points by jandeboevrie | 130 comments
A TIL blog post explaining how to recognize base64-encoded JSON, certificates, and private keys by their characteristic leading characters.
10 > 64, in QR Codes(huonw.github.io)
318 points by yvan | 70 comments
Blog post by Huon Wilson explaining why decimal-encoded data stores more efficiently than base64 in QR codes thanks to the QR Numeric mode.
Designing a SIMD Algorithm from Scratch(mcyoung.xyz)
406 points by ingve | 70 comments
Blog post by Miguel Young de la Sota explaining how to design a fast, portable SIMD algorithm in Rust, using base64 decoding as the example.