Monthly Archives: October 2013

Using upside-down trees in programming

Posted on October 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

I got a kick out of this.  Its like the first thing you learn in programming in college for concepts. http://gizmodo.com/how-computer-scientists-make-programs-efficient-using-u-1448975617?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

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Quadrotor with Machine Gun

Posted on October 19, 2013 by robertwilkie

OK I found a new video stream to watch.  FPS Russia.  This guy puts some insane guns together.  This one is a big quadrotor with a machine gun attached. http://hackedgadgets.com/2013/10/19/quadrotor-with-machine-gun/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HackedGadgets+%28Hacked+Gadgets%29

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Identifying Cell Phones

Posted on October 19, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting, looks like the other stuff from blackhat 8-10 years ago ID’ing PCs is moving to cell phones. https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/10/identifying_cel.html http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2013/10/10/stanford-researchers-discover-alarming-method-for-phone-tracking-fingerprinting-through-sensor-flaws/

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Too funny to watch, robot cracks phone code

Posted on October 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

I am surpised no one has done this before.  Basically the robot goes thru a brute force attack on the phone by using the touch panel and trying all the possible different combinations.  The authors will be publishing the robot … Continue reading →

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Board to help find debug lines on another board

Posted on October 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

JTAGulator is an opensource hardware tool to help find On-Chip Debugging lines to “hack” into the board. http://hackaday.com/2013/08/04/def-con-tamper-evidence-contests-and-embedded-talks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20hackaday%2FLgoM%20%28Hack%20a%20Day%29

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HCL posts another big profit

Posted on October 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

So what does this have to do with Xerox?  Well if you remember Xerox sold off over 250 engineers to HCL a few years back.  HCL is down to 150 now.  Thought the article doesn’t say if that 150 is … Continue reading →

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Looks like Xerox going to pay for the EBT problem

Posted on October 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

One state is basically already “fining” Xerox for the EBT mess-up.  I wonder how long before the other 16 states follow suite. http://wnmufm.org/post/state-wont-pay-xerox-food-stamp-glitch

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Tips and Tricks for the C Pre-processor

Posted on October 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting write-up on using Macros for simplifying C  statements.   Been doing that myself for years. http://hackaday.com/2013/10/17/tips-and-tricks-for-the-c-pre-processor/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Blinking Eyes with an ATiny

Posted on October 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice instructions on making simple LED’s that “blink” using an ATiny and a few other parts.  ATiny chips can be had for a buck, so figure a total of $3 to make this.  Well on the cheap that is. http://makezine.com/projects/spooky-blinking-eyes/

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Make a mini metal lathe

Posted on October 17, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice way to make a little lathe, Author put alot of work into this one.  I was with the author til he started machining his own supports and chuck, then it became a “too much work for me” project.  Perhaps … Continue reading →

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