Alright, so let me tell you about this little project I got myself into the other day. It’s called “manojo,” and let me just say, it was quite the ride.
First off, I had to figure out what this whole “manojo” thing was about. Turns out, it’s about taking those messy, URL-encoded strings and turning them back into something a human can read. You know, like when you see “%20” instead of a space? That kind of stuff. I started by digging around, just to see what tools or libraries were already out there. I mean, why reinvent the wheel, right?
I stumbled upon a few interesting things. I found some online forums and some guys talking about cybersecurity and this thing called “Hack the Box”. I guess it is a platform to practice cybersecurity skills, and I played around with it a little bit. It was pretty fun.
Then I thought, “Okay, let’s get practical.” I fired up my own computer, running Ubuntu, because that’s what I usually use. I figured I should probably back up my stuff before I started messing around. I looked into a couple of ways to do backups on Ubuntu – some backup utilities and writing shell scripts. I didn’t actually do the backup, but I read about how to do it. It’s always good to know these things, you know?
After that, I got into the coding part. I started by writing a simple function. It was rough, but the basic idea was to grab the encoded string, look for those “%” signs, and then swap them out for the actual characters. I messed around with some code, trying different ways to find and replace the characters. It wasn’t pretty, but hey, it was a start.
I also remember seeing something about a transaction code “SU3” to modify user profiles. I didn’t use it, but it popped up while I was searching for something else. And there was this whole thing about Bing trying to force its way onto people’s computers. It reminded me a bit of the wild west of the internet. These things are not directly related, but they just appeared when I was doing my thing, which I think is pretty interesting.
And oh boy, I also found some information about “TCCC training” and “ASM Assessment Phase”. I guess it is something about medical training for nonmedical personnel. I live in a peaceful world and I hope I will never use these skills. But life is full of surprises.
Anyways, after a lot of trial and error, and a bunch of coffee, I finally got something that worked. It wasn’t perfect, but it could take a decent-looking encoded URL and turn it back into something readable. It felt good to see it actually working.
Here’s what I learned from this whole experience:
- Start small: Just get something basic working, then make it better.
- Don’t be afraid to experiment: Try different things, see what sticks.
- It’s okay to get stuck: Just take a break, clear your head, and come back later.
So yeah, that’s the story of my “manojo” adventure. It was a bit messy, a bit chaotic, but definitely a good learning experience. And hey, now I have a tool to decode those crazy URLs, which is pretty cool if you ask me.
