I added a real-time chat to my blog, people used it to attack me

Aug 6, 2026 · 1:53 PM UTC ·6 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 4 views

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▪Was Top 3 on Hacker News I added a real-time chat to my blog, people used it to attack me django websockets django liveview Leer en español Share Sometimes the most irrelevant piece of a project becomes its absolute protagonist.
▪My blog has a small social widget floating on one side.
▪You can see it on the right on desktop, on the left on mobile.

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Original publisher	Andros
Canonical URL	https://en.andros.dev/blog/b6c32a90/i-added-a-real-time-chat-to-my-blog-people-used-it-to-attack-me/
Publication time	Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:53:16 +0000
Retrieval time	2026-08-06T14:25:43.323Z
Last seen	2026-08-06T14:25:43.323Z
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Was Top 3 on Hacker News I added a real-time chat to my blog, people used it to attack me django websockets django liveview Leer en español Share Sometimes the most irrelevant piece of a project becomes its absolute protagonist. My blog has a small social widget floating on one side. You can see it on the right on desktop, on the left on mobile. It tells you how many people are reading the site in real time, and it lets you drop a short message for everyone else who is present to see. It is very basic. There is no history, and you do not need to create an account or a profile. A message appears and a few seconds later it is gone. It is an ornament, a wink, the kind of detail you add on a Friday afternoon and expect nothing from.

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