Author Archives: robertwilkie

Girlscouts get a hacker badge…well a bunch of them

Posted on June 22, 2017 by robertwilkie

Don’t know the details behind them, but it sounds interesting. http://gizmodo.com/girl-scouts-can-soon-earn-cybersecurity-badges-because-1796283484

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Make your own Cup Dispenser

Posted on June 22, 2017 by robertwilkie

Not a bad idea, its a PVC tube with bolt/grommet at the bottom to hold the cups in. https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Cup-Dispenser/

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Need to dim and overhead LED light?

Posted on June 22, 2017 by robertwilkie

Interesting build.  They author basically 3D printed an Iris to act as a shade for the LED lights.  It looks pretty impressive.  

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This video shows that sometimes its not worth making those gizmos

Posted on June 21, 2017 by robertwilkie

In this case it was a cork bathmat.  The author shows that these things are not as easy as you thing (or cheap).

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Crypto for the IoT

Posted on June 21, 2017 by robertwilkie

This is for real embedded system that have very limited memory and CPU.  Bascially its adding AES to the ESP family over MQTT. Practical IoT Cryptography on the Espressif ESP8266

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Turn old brass instruments into lamps

Posted on June 21, 2017 by robertwilkie

Nice idea…I feel a tuba build coming on. https://www.instructables.com/id/Trombone-Lamp/

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Pyrasite, inject your code into running python processes

Posted on June 20, 2017 by robertwilkie

This just…is so bad.  It looks like if you have the same priv’s and the exe’s, you can use this to inject your own code into the running python code. pyrasite – Inject Code Into Running Python Processes

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I forsee folks getting free parking in the future

Posted on June 20, 2017 by robertwilkie

The author figured out how to sniff some of the garage gates and get them to trip using an 433 MHz OOK module and an arduino.  I see a future here where folks use this to bypass parking garage gates. … Continue reading →

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This lounger was made out of 2×4 like materials

Posted on June 20, 2017 by robertwilkie

This is pretty amazing looking bench.  What really impressed me is the whole thing was originally a bunch of 2×4 and 2xX planks.  The author then used a grinder bit called the “Turboplane” (at $130) to carve out the chair.  … Continue reading →

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Lost a ring, know roughly where, hire the ring finders

Posted on June 17, 2017 by robertwilkie

Apparently they are a group that are mostly volunteer that will work for a low cost to find your ring if you lost it somewhere outside. http://lifehacker.com/who-to-call-if-youve-lost-your-wedding-ring-1796498235

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