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33C3 talk on dissecting cellular modems
Yesterday, together with Holger 'zecke' Freyther, I co-presented at 33C3 about Dissectiong modern (3G/4G) cellular modems. This presentation covers some of our recent explorations into a specific type
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 148 posts.
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μWWVB: A Tiny WWVB Station
μWWVB is a watch stand that automatically sets the time on atomic wristwatches where regular WWVB signal isn't available.
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Die photos and analysis of the revolutionary 8008 microprocessor, 45 years old
Intel's groundbreaking 8008 microprocessor was first produced 45 years ago. 1 This chip, Intel's first 8-bit microprocessor, is the ancesto...
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Amazon Dash Button's Wireless Audio Configuration
Update: I’ve learned a bit more and as such, see the bottom of the post for an update. I’ve been slow to update this but now that it’s seeming to be gaining a lot of traffic (lead…
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Cat-proofing a cat feeding machine
Furiosa’s Cat Feeder
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Wolfenstein 3D – Gameboy cartridge with co-processor
Source code and hardware schematics are available on Github: https://github.com/agranlund/wolf
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Practical Reverse Engineering Part 5 – Digging Through the Firmware
Fifth post in the series, covering how to obtain GPL source code, disassemble MIPS binaries with tools like IDA, and search the firmware for a default WiFi p...
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Ubiquiti all the things: How I fixed my dodgy Wi-Fi
I'm increasingly of the view that both my time and my sanity are worth more and more as the years progress. Particularly in my independent life, it really can be that black and white - if I can't work, it costs me money. Plus, I want to be happy
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Intel x86 documentation has more pages than the 6502 has transistors
Microprocessors have become immensely more complex thanks to Moore's Law, but one thing that has been lost is the ability to fully understan...
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Magic Leap – Separating Magic and Reality
The Goal – Explain What is Magic Leap Doing Magic Leap has a way of talking about what they hope to do someday and not necessarily what they can do anytime soon. Their patent applications ar…
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The Untouchables – Apple’s new OS “activation” for Touch Bar MacBook Pros
Last week Joe Chilcote discovered an interesting message when imaging a Late 2016 MacBook Pro TouchBar (from here on out referred to as TBP): A critical software update is required for your Mac. To…
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New XPS 13 Developer Edition Lands in Europe, United States and Canada
Today, on the 59th anniversary of the launch of the Sputnik satellite, the 6th generation XPS 13 developer edition makes its debut in both the US, Canada and Europe. This Kaby Lake-based system co…
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The new MacBook Pro is kind of great for hackers
A million hot takes have been posted about how the late-2016 MacBook Pro with USB-C is the undeniable proof that Apple doesn’t care about…
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Why I don't like smartcards, HSMs, YubiKeys, etc.
This is a rant about smartcards with some digression into ranting about the integrated circuit industry.
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4-bit calculator made from cardboard and marbles
Might not be the most reliable or useful contraption but it's definitely a fun one.
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Why the MacBook Pro Is Limited to 16GB of RAM
A 2016 technical analysis of the 16GB RAM limit in Intel MacBook Pro models, including Phil Schiller’s direct response and two corrections.
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Updating my plane’s very old GPS data in a very modern way
Dmitry.GR: My epic saga of updating a plane's very old GPS's data in a very modern way
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UEFI boot: how does that actually work, then? (2014)
AdamW on Linux and more
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