Honeypot does not need to win the arms race forever. It just needs to keep making the cheapest attacks not worth it.
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Notes on building and running Honeypot.
Technical writeups about the bot, rollout decisions, and the tradeoffs behind the product.
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Articles on honeypot theory, Discord spam detection, and building moderation infrastructure at scale.
EngineeringAugust 12, 2026
Why I'm Not Worried About Spam Bots Getting Smarter8 min read6 sections
SecurityJuly 5, 2026
My Discord Account Got Hacked: How to Recover It and Lock It Down for GoodToken theft, phishing, and social engineering are how Discord accounts actually get taken over. Here is how to recover one and lock it down for good.
15 min read5 sections
EngineeringJuly 2, 2026
How Honeypot Systems Work (and Why They Become Complex)Behind the simple concept of a bait channel is a detection system that has to fight Unicode tricks, image spam, and compromised accounts at scale.
10 min read9 sections
SecurityJuly 1, 2026
What is a Honeypot?A decoy that catches attackers by doing nothing. From Cold War-era network traps to Discord spam detection, here is how honeypots work and why they have lasted 40 years.
12 min read7 sections