Connor Tumbleson

Hi, I'm Connor Tumbleson - I blog weekly, work on Cicada 3301 & Halo projects, maintain Apktool, work at Sourcetoad and speak at events around Florida.

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Someone is pretending to be me

20222,244 points383 commentscited by 3Life, Learning & Writing details

One random day - someone spills the beans. They were picked to impersonate me and get a job using my information.

Open Source and Saying “No”

2022187 points140 comments Career & Management details

An Open Source project can balloon to extreme sizes and then lose purpose of why it started - a rant.

The Disappointing Tea.xyz

2024167 points85 comments Tech Industry & Business details

I got a pull request from "tea.xyz" related individual and unraveled a mess of a disappointing project.

Xbox Hacks: The A20 (2021)

2025106 points21 comments History & Retro Computing details

In the early 2000s the Xbox was released. We are nearing the 20 year anniversary so its time to dive into the A20 "hack".