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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/11/wiitendo-a-wii-in-an-nes-case/
|
Wiitendo: A Wii In An NES Case
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] |
[
"gamecube",
"nes",
"nintendo",
"wii",
"wiimod",
"wiitendo"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTs8c4r8m94&hl=it&fs=1]
[Matt] has managed to cram a
Wii into an old NES
. The write up is fairly short, but does mention a few details. He installed some Game Cube controller ports and a Game Cube memory card. He’s added some external LEDs connected to the Wii’s power button. He put a lot of effort into this, as he said almost every area of the internal case needed some serious dremel action to make the Wii fit inside. He’s even promised a more detailed write up, so keep an eye out for that.
You might also remember the
Wii Laptop
previously on Hackaday.
[via
Hack a Wii
]
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[
{
"comment_id": "40399",
"author": "max",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T19:56:59",
"content": "looks good but no effort 4/10",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40400",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T20:16:23",
"content": "True, not ‘too’ dificult to accomplish since the wii mostly fits iniside the case anyway. But you still have to give props for the attention to detail and overall cleanness of what’s been done. I play with homebrew alot, so i would need access to the SD card slot.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40401",
"author": "daenris",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T20:22:12",
"content": "A good first step, but I imagine it could be done a lot more effectively and cleanly by actually taking the Wii out of it’s case and mounting it inside the NES case.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40402",
"author": "jeicrash",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T20:26:08",
"content": "Take small console, put it in bigger console box, rewires a few things. No i’m not seeing the “coolness” in this one either. First off why put something in a BIGGER case? No modification was needed except extending some wires. But I guess with the economy and other situations Hack-a-day probably isn’t getting the real neat stuff it use to.I liked the music in the video however. 2/10 For me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40403",
"author": "RT (Panzer Time!)",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T20:52:34",
"content": "Yeah, other than the inspiration to copy that and actually take the wii out of the case, the music was the best part. Sort of like a bluesy something.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40404",
"author": "miles",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T22:29:25",
"content": "You lost me at “serious dremel action”I don’t know how dremel action could be taken seriously, I assume it is a bastardization of tedious dremel action, dude.I could relent, if serious dremel action meant a router or a knee mill. If you are going to go into a project like this without removing the case of the Wii you had better plan on using something to remove the material. I just hope he used something like these carbide burrs:http://www.american-carbide.com/Burs/CB.phpIf you have the money for a Wii (and are serious about hacking) maybe you should budget for a cheap mill or a diy router mill and take the case off of the nintendo.After the mini-itx nintendo (http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/nespc/) I am not that impressed with a wii with a shell on it. You can buy a Core2 ITX board for $70 on ebay (d201gly2), I would rather see that overclocked and installed in a NES.Enough bitching, it is kool for what it is. I second the SD, maybe that could be extended to the face above or below the GC ports.You could also put wireless GC recievers on the other two GC ports, then nobody would know.Or better yet put one of these in so that the NES ports actually work :Dhttp://www.raphnet.net/electronique/x2wii/index_en.php",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40405",
"author": "MEAT",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T22:29:35",
"content": "That video was awesome! The first 20 seconds especially….The effects and music dwarf the hack, which could be cooler. But I love the video and music.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40406",
"author": "FiSH",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T23:20:39",
"content": "although the difficulty level is low — i like it. must be that 1980s charm. maybe i’ll do this to a mac mini one day…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40407",
"author": "phil",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T23:37:20",
"content": "I admit that not taking the wii out of the case was cruddy but like fish said its something from 2008 that looks like its from the 80’s is what’s so cool. I guess that’s something that just doesn’t appeal to everyone.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40408",
"author": "36chambers",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T01:05:37",
"content": "I cant believe you guys are posting things like this! I mean hacking electronics and making cool stuff is one thing, but this is ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!If everyone figures this out and my Wii ends up getting stolen instead of thinking it was a “old worthless NES” I hope you are held accountable…SECURITY THROUGH OBSCURITY!!!!!!+++++++",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40409",
"author": "camerin.hahn",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T02:33:47",
"content": "i have been wanting to do this with a nano-itx mother board.. but have been lacking the funds for sometimemy plan is to mount a optical drive in the cartrage door. the rest will fit in.. barely but i want to rewire a usb hub to to plug into the front ports.hack goals.functioning computer inside of nes case.make the case appear unmoddified.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40410",
"author": "Musso",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T02:47:29",
"content": "You see I put a lot of thought into this. About a week after the Wii came out I had this idea. He should have used 2 NES cases and cut them a little bigger than half in order to make the Wii fit entirely inside the NES. Also No-one should be able to see any Wii parts, meaning there should be a wireless sensor bar and the power brick should be internal and set flush with the back so that you can just plug the cord part into it. Also the RCA jacks on the NES should be replaced with straight through barrels ran to the video output on the Wii. So it looks 100% stock. After this it should be either kept stock gray or painted gloss white with a Wiintendo Entertainment System logo.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "901497",
"author": "SpacemanSpliffz",
"timestamp": "2012-12-11T01:01:25",
"content": "Cool man, why don’t you shut up and go build one? @ least this guy has something tangible to hold in his hands. All you’ve got is hot air and a shitty ego. I hate people who criticize mods when they have nothing to show themselves. Build it and they will come, bitch! Until then stop being a douche.",
"parent_id": "40410",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "40411",
"author": "derwin",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T03:35:18",
"content": "i’d like to see some new electronics redesigned as if they were built in another era, but without the size. what would the Wii look like in a cornered, grey/red/black color scheme? an iPod done up with the coarse, Macintosh Plus beige plastic and rainbow apple logo? probably ugly, but still interesting in a retro kind of way.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40412",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T19:11:29",
"content": "Oh man I’m sorry, but that thing doesn’t have to hang out of one side of the NES case still in it’s own casing like that.Great idea, but poorly implemented.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40413",
"author": "max",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T16:43:19",
"content": "the music is called chiptunes look it up there is a 2:45 yeah 2 hours of it made and compiled by a retired 4chan moderator W.T. snacks i am sure with a bit of google you could find it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "52027",
"author": "Legend of Zelda Octorok Hunter",
"timestamp": "2008-11-23T01:34:04",
"content": "Legend of Zelda Octorok Hunter – Made this mettlesome in a some days, ease employed on it :) The neutral is to blackball every adversary as alacritous as possible",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/10/miniature-balancing-robot/
|
Miniature Balancing Robot
|
rossfairgrieve
|
[
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"balance",
"electronics",
"instructables",
"robot",
"stability"
] |
It might not be as elegant or technologically-advanced as a Segway or a
motorized unicycle
, but this easily constructed
2-wheeled robot
might be a fun project for a free afternoon. The heart of the balancing mechanism is an SPDT switch with a button cell attached that reverses the motor when the robot begins to tip in one direction. It’s not controllable and it tends to fall over quite a bit, but it’s a good starting point and could be refined by lowering the center of gravity or figuring out a simple way to change the motor speed based on how far the robot has tipped over. There are no accelerometers or tilt switches so the components could be sourced from a parts bin, and its simple design definitely leaves a lot of room for improvement.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40387",
"author": "octel",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T03:57:57",
"content": "wow, that poor thing looks like it’s having a seizure :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40388",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T04:36:03",
"content": "I am surprised it works as well as it does, given that it’s essentially a bang-bang controller with a very shitty motor! Wow, I never would have thought it’d work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40389",
"author": "max",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T05:18:40",
"content": "SUIT SONG 43 FUCK YEAH",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40390",
"author": "sumguy",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T05:26:43",
"content": "I wouldn’t think it’d be very hard to replace the switch with a potentiometer to the feedback proportional rather than bang/bang. Then it’d even be possible to add another potentiometer ahead of that one to control the speed and yet another after it for steering.something likespeed rheostat|vdd –tilt sense pot — vcc|steering pot___| \\vdd–motor 1 -vcc |vdd– motor 2 — vcc",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40391",
"author": "matt",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T06:44:38",
"content": "I thought the high center of gravity helped to maintain stability. This is because more weight doesn’t change direction as quickly as less weight, allowing for more time to get the wheels up under it but the simple tilt sensor doesn’t allow for it to catch up properly.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40392",
"author": "Derek Anderson",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T08:10:28",
"content": "It looks like the creator is trying to avoid any kind of microcontroller. Still, it would be relatively trivial to add an L293DD, 555 timer, and a potentiometer for variable pwm motor control. The tricky part would be getting past the motor’s deadband (motors have a +-5% or similar pwm where they don’t do anything). Still, it would be better than a bang-bang controller.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40393",
"author": "salva",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T11:02:47",
"content": "if u lower the center of gravity it will perform way better. other than that good job. i would like to see the same thing but with a lower center of gravity.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40394",
"author": "sweavo",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T13:26:25",
"content": "yes. Lowering the CoG is not necessarily a good idea in a dynamic equilibrium system. Ideal CoG depends on the speed and acceleration at the wheels and the sensitivity of the tilt sensor. You need to tune it accordingly. Higher needs better sensing but is more forgiving of coarse motors. Lower will allow slower motors but they need to react a lot quicker.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40395",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T17:41:02",
"content": "I don’t get those ‘lower the center of gravity’ remarks, the whole thing is about balancing, if you want stability you could just add 2 more wheels, or no wheels and a flat surface, the point it balancing and the imbalance of the basic setup is part of it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40396",
"author": "Ken",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T17:50:33",
"content": "The best thing to do would be to find your local engineering college and enroll in their class on signal processing and system control. Then enroll in their graduate-level class on feedback control systems because I’d be surprised if anyone got this working reliably without some advanced control theory underlying it all.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40397",
"author": "dan",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T18:14:54",
"content": "Raising the center of gravity will create a longer pendulum arm and a more easily controlled system because of the longer time constant.Try it yourself:Try balancing a 12″ ruler on your hand, then try balancing a yardstick. If you’re feeling really cocky, then try balancing a toothpick. You’ll get the idea ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40398",
"author": "Jonathan",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T20:55:04",
"content": "I must agree, the higher the robot the better. So batteries must be at the highest point. Try it with a short and a long broom stick (i mean te tool ur mom uses to clean the house) on ur hand. the longest stick will be the easiest to maintain in balance. The more weight at a higher point, the higher the inertia of the broom (robot) will be. So the slower it will fall. Which makes it more easy to balance the robot.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,774.563439
|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/10/defcon-16-covert-warballooning-flight/
|
Defcon 16: Covert Warballooning Flight
|
Benjamin Eckel
|
[
"cons",
"News",
"Wireless Hacks"
] |
[
"covert",
"defcon 16",
"defcon16",
"rick hill",
"RickHill",
"warballooning",
"wireless"
] |
Since last month,
when the Defcon warballooning event was announced
, [Rick Hill] finished building his rig and even got FAA approval for the flight. Just when everything seemed set,
the Riviera Hotel management decided not to allow the takeoff from their property
. So, naturally, [Rick] and his team rented a moving truck and covertly inflated the balloon inside. They launched it in an abandoned parking lot and drove through the Vegas strip. They were surprised to find that about one third of the 370 wireless networks they scanned were unencrypted.
[photo:
JoergHL
]
[via
/.
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40381",
"author": "Droose",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T01:44:38",
"content": "Nothing like private institutions retracting promises at the last minute. On a side bar, is there more documentation regarding the building of these balloons? May make for an interesting hack-a-day",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40382",
"author": "BLKMGK",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T07:10:07",
"content": "Balloon was purchased not built, equipment in an igloo cooler. Rick did NOt “drive” the balloon anywhere. It scanned the terrain and was within range of the strip. the balloon was stationary and anchored when this was done. Cops showed up just after it was pulled down and drove through the lot (lol). Apparently naming this a “warballon” event scared the straights in upper management and they pulled it – event organizers were actually pretty helpful…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40383",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T18:01:48",
"content": "The only thing is, a heck of a lot of these unsecured wireless networks might be MEANT to be unsecured (i.e. free wifi hotspots, or private wifi hotspots with web login access). I would imagine the 1/3 number is an insane overestimate, given that there’s probably a lot of hotels and other places with free wifi around there.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40384",
"author": "Noah",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T01:33:33",
"content": "I agree with “threepointone”, everyone from safeway to most hotels have web login and I doubt that was taken into account during the acquisition of these statistics.1/3 is a ridiculously high number, at least, I would imagine it is.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40385",
"author": "Almost_There",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T02:14:59",
"content": ">Is there more documentation regarding the building of>these balloons? May make for an interesting hack-a-daySeehttp://www.geocities.com/Almost_There_Weather_Balloon/andhttp://hackedgadgets.com/2008/02/20/almost-there-near-space-project/or just Google “Near Space”.Good Luck!Ken_S.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40386",
"author": "mark429",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T15:09:50",
"content": "3,4 They might as well be wide open… it takes all of 5 minutes to get past a web login. WPA is a much better solution.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,774.429162
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/10/free-parking-garage-access/
|
Free Parking Garage Access
|
Jason Rollette
|
[
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] |
[
"garage",
"parking",
"parkinggarage",
"proximity",
"video"
] |
This hack is an interesting twist that will allow you to
get in or out of some parking garages
when the attendant isn’t looking. Using something metal to trip the parking lot’s proximity sensor that is meant to let cars out automatically you can get into the garage or vice-versa without opening your wallet. A magnet from a hard drive might work a bit better because it is able to trip multiple types of sensors, but for this hack any kind of metal will work. This proximity sensor is a high–frequency oscillation type, so anything that attenuates, varies the frequency or stops the oscillation trips the sensor. When you can’t find a place to park, this hack will certainly impress your friends more than this
method
, but your street credibility could quickly turn into never lived down stories, if you end up driving over tire strips and ruining your tires, get a huge parking or trespassing ticket, or worse yet get your vehicle towed!
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40362",
"author": "Wolf",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T23:57:51",
"content": "lol, this my come in handy in the future",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40363",
"author": "homer simpson",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T00:00:38",
"content": "this hack is nothing new. this way i’m parking every day at university cause there are no parking lot’s for students without payment, the notebook in my bag is enough to get into. no damage to the notebook.so i’m parking cheap and secured on the employees parking lot.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40364",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T00:33:52",
"content": "that works because the installers were too lazy to do their job right. the sensor isn’t supposed to respond to small metal objects, but its sensitivity depends on how deep it’s buried. If it’s installed at the right depth and adjusted right a tin can won’t trip it, you would need a piece of metal at least a meter square. Looks to me that if you were wearing steel toed work shoes the damn thing would open if you walked across it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40365",
"author": "barry99705",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T01:18:33",
"content": "Time to install a pie plate launcher under the front bumper!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40366",
"author": "Enigma",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T01:21:10",
"content": "Umm most dont work like this, they require you to get a ticket, and upon leaving pay for your time there. So in order to get a free parking spot with NO risk, you go in (get a ticket) leave and do what you got to do, get another ticket and as you leave use your new ticket so that the time is less than the time you spent there",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40367",
"author": "Grobscgmit",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T02:55:24",
"content": "I’ve used this one a lot, I have a box of paperclips just for this. Even more fun for TakeAway drive through (keeps that damn buzzer going for them)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40368",
"author": "deathwombat",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T03:08:51",
"content": "I usually just social engineer my way out of car parks. Most times all you need to do is pull up to the exit gate, call the security guys over the intercom, tell them you’re a contractor and they usually let you through. So now I have a stack of entry tickets to play around with.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40369",
"author": "Grobscgmit",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T03:13:19",
"content": "5, Most carparks(around here) don’t charge for the first 15mins, this it to account for people not being able to find parks. So if you get your self a fresh ticket on your way back to you car you can get free parking. Just don’t forget to smile for the cameras.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40370",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T04:35:14",
"content": "@enigma depends on what part of the country you live in. I’m sure I’ve seen quite a few of these in the Boston area defiantly.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40371",
"author": "Jason Rollette",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T05:44:41",
"content": "“Inductive proximity sensors are suitable for the detection of metallic elements. The operating principle is based on a high frequency oscillator able to create an electromagnetic field in the close surroundings of the sensor. The presence of a metallic object (actuator) in the operating area causes a decrease of the oscillation amplitude. This happens when part of the electromagnetic energy that is transferred from the sensor to the actuator is dissipated by the effect of the Focault Parasitic currents. The oscillation amplitude, therefore, decreases in accordance with the distance between the actuator and the sensor. This provides the sensor with analogic information about the object position (analog sensors) or can be turned, using a threshold circuit, into a digital signal (ON-OFF sensors).” fromhttp://www.issc-kanson.com/sensor/defs.htmBecause of this common type of sensing method the metal does not have to be ferrous, and is why aluminum works.I know this will not work in a lot of situations. but for some especially private gates :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40372",
"author": "Joey Y",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T06:20:17",
"content": "So… any guesses why this would work, when my motorcycle (aka big piece of metal) even including a special magnet that is supposed to trigger these sensors does not do so?I frequently cannot even get into the parking lots that I have access to if I am in anything smaller than a car…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40373",
"author": "Jason Rollette",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T06:29:19",
"content": "There are a couple reasons, in this case the previous commenter was correct the gain is probably turned way up, but most of them are, as this is a common solution when they don’t detect things like motorcycles.BUT the main reason is you are not moving fast enough directly over the sensor, notice how he was winging that can and phone around? The sensor needs to see a change. You could park an entire car on there not moving at all and it would not trip. It is all relative are car does not need to move as much as a motorcycle, and the smaller the object the fast and closer it needs to be.Jason",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40374",
"author": "nirgal",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T07:20:20",
"content": "It appears this fool is going in the exit lane of the parking ramp. I’m an attendant at a parking ramp and this would technically work with ours, but I don’t think the empty pop can would work.With our equipment (Federal APD) it has two loops – one before the gate and one afterward. The one before the gate is there to activae some type of software trigger: either allow the “push for ticket” button to do something, the card readers to do something when a card is in proximity, or to open the gate at the exit lane. The loop after the gate is there so the system knows when the car is past so it can drop the gate.So as I said before, yes a piece of metal could open the gate up, but you’d risk a head-on collision with someone driving down at you at around 20mph.@deathwombat:Well that might work in some places, especially those with people that don’t speak english very well. At the place I’m at, this wouldn’t work. Any contractors working on the building itself get special slips of paper signed by the building management that authorize the free parking, or they receive access cards that are given out for the time span they work. Also, the building management alerts the parking management to any contractors working. Everyone else has to pay. Even if you did manage to sneak in somehow, you’d need to have a ticket when you left, or you’d pay the lost ticket fee, which is slightly more than one full day of parking. Also, cars left in the ramp for more than a couple days w/o seeing parking management are towed out and then you pay a $350 fee to a towing company. And we frequently get people trying to scam us out of prepay rates, so we’re accustom to people making crap up. It’s easy to spot when they are vague, don’t know anyone’s name, and certainly don’t know any of our procedures they WOULD know if they were entitled to the free parking.@Joey YWell at my work, motorcycles have a problem too. That’s why we generally don’t allow them in. Basically, you don’t have enough metal on the motorcycle to keep the loop “activated”. In other words, you bike isn’t long enough. For the few motorcycles we do or are forced to take in, we have them drive around the gates so they aren’t injured.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40375",
"author": "Orv",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T19:56:33",
"content": "I wish there were some lightweight way to trip stoplight sensor loops. I sometimes have to run red left turn arrows on my bicycle because the stupid sensor loop won’t detect it and tell the signal to change.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40376",
"author": "samurai1200",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T23:20:18",
"content": "@orv:http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/E79EBE7C10E11029BC4A001143E7E506/?ALLSTEPSOR just stick a larger magnet on the underside of your frame…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40377",
"author": "camerin.hahn",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T02:27:12",
"content": "aluminum cans are made of.. well aluminum. And from every thing i remember about aluminum it is not magnetic. and if a ramp is able to read a magnetic feild from the outside of a aluminum can i want to know how.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40378",
"author": "RedActivator",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T03:41:03",
"content": "This is called a free out. It is a piss poor design.. requires at least two loops to catch illegal exits and illegal entry.@joey y:The motorcycle doesn’t work because of loop sensitivity and loop design. Good loop systems support up to 5 loops… federal apd does not.@nirgal:The activation loop you are talking about is called a “Presence Loop” or Loop B. The “Safety/Closing” Loop is called Loop C. In more advanced scenarios (like those supported by Magnetic Automation Gates), a Loop A is used or Backout Loop.@nirgal: The reason it doesn’t work is because the loops are designed wrong and you are using Federal APD equipment. It sucks. Magnetic Automation Supports this.. and Federal APD uses Magnetic Automation gates FYI. Their posidrive gate is a copy of a MIB30.@jason: Speed has nothing to do with it.. physics are faster than that motorcycle buddy.@enigma: I don’t want parking system the parking garage uses but this is considered a “stolen” or “backout” ticket and if it is a truly online system, the ticket will come up invalid when used.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40379",
"author": "sionus",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T04:19:45",
"content": "Is it me or isn’t aluminum non-magnetic?…….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40380",
"author": "Phaeilo",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T12:56:40",
"content": "@18: It’s not about magnetism, since it’s just a metal detector lying under the road. And since you can induce a current into aluminum that should work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46016",
"author": "mark",
"timestamp": "2008-10-17T19:07:06",
"content": "dude!!aweson, this shit is sooo funny!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1810844",
"author": "Qb",
"timestamp": "2014-09-11T04:40:26",
"content": "I’ve just started to use this method and it works so it will save me a lot of money and time and money.Thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,774.617465
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/09/defcon-16-pacemaker-b-gone/
|
Defcon 16: Pacemaker-B-Gone
|
Benjamin Eckel
|
[
"cons",
"News"
] |
[
"defcon 16",
"defcon16",
"gnu radio",
"GnuRadio",
"pacemaker"
] |
A collaboration of various medical researchers in the academic field has led to proof that
pacemakers can be remotely hacked with simple and accessible equipment
. [Kevin Fu], an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, led the team. [Kevin] first tried to get documentation from the manufacturers, believing they would support the effort, but they were not interested in helping. They were forced to get access to an old pacemaker and reverse engineer it. They found that the communication protocol used to remotely program the device was unencrypted. They then used a
GNU radio system
to find access to some of the machine’s reprogrammable functions, including accessing patient data and even turning it off.
Although this was only done with one particular pacemaker, it proves the concept and should be taken seriously by the medical companies who produce these devices. If you are interested in the technical aspects,
check out the paper the team released in May disclosing the methods
.
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[
{
"comment_id": "40340",
"author": "voodoo-chile",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T05:01:20",
"content": "That is a VERY old pacemaker; pacemaker technology changes drastically every 6 months, so everything they learned with that one is moot. Those pacemakers used a wired magnetic transducer placed directly over the pacemaker for communication; the latest ones are wireless technology. Anyway, who would want to hack a pacemaker? The only worthwhile thing I can think to do with an old pacemaker is to use the titanium housing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40342",
"author": "freyyr890",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T05:25:36",
"content": "Technically this is an ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator), not a true pacemaker, but it performs the same function with the addition it can defibrillate the patient if his/her heart starts fibrillating.It’s a scary concept. I can already imagine some whacko getting a couple-kilowatt transmitter and a big antenna; then killing a few million people across the country by broadcasting the kill signal.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40343",
"author": "MotoRider420",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T05:40:22",
"content": "What the hell is wrong with you all? Its one thing to fuck with software and build cool things out of computer parts, but purposely trying to endanger someone’s life by ‘hacking’ a pacemaker, thats just fucking sick… This information should not be publicly displayed, and you should be held responsible if someone dies because of this!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40344",
"author": "MotoRider420",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T05:42:19",
"content": "What the h### is wrong with you all? Its one thing to f### with software and build cool things out of computer parts, but purposely trying to endanger someone’s life by ‘hacking’ a pacemaker, thats just f###### sick… This information should not be publicly displayed, and you should be held responsible if someone dies because of this!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40345",
"author": "Aion",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T06:01:03",
"content": "@MotoRider420 – don’t you understand that the people who made this hack were trying to stop these kinds of attacks from happening?? by alerting the populace to the lack of security in pacemakers, they are forcing a reaction from the manufacturers and could save many lives in the process. Go read up on the history of encryption, the only way to properly make something secure is to make the method of security available to everyone.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40346",
"author": "Brian",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T06:05:23",
"content": "@3: So you’re saying it’s better to just ignore critical security problems like this until somebody *does* actually kill someone this way? These researchers are not trying to commit murder; they are trying to demonstrate that the security of these devices is important and needs to be improved.@2: You’re missing the point as well. For one thing, people who have a pacemaker implanted aren’t simply going to get a new one every single time the technology improves. Just because the particular pacemaker these researchers happened to show can be compromised is years old, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a lot of people walking around with the same model inside of them. Furthermore, these researchers did not spend time reverse-engineering pacemakers because they actually want to read people’s medical information or kill them; they’re showing that this is a problem and that the security needs to be improved.Investigating ways that something can be compromised doesn’t necessarily mean that you want it to be compromised.You may find this insightful:http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/03/the_security_mi.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40347",
"author": "savant",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T06:17:28",
"content": "@motorider420Its not meant for black hattery, it’s meant to push the Medical companies to create safer products. What if the company producing these items suddenly wanted royalties from your usage and threatened to turn on the kill switch? What are your options there?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40348",
"author": "Wolf",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T06:34:31",
"content": "Wow, this is some unsettling stuff. The high power transmitter scenario sounds a bit far fetched, since a bomb in a crowded area would be way simpler, and would kill a lot more people. But I can imaging people being assassinated with directional antenna’s this way, worst part is, assassins could reprogram the pacemaker afterward to make the death appear to be the result of a normal heart attack. Hell, for all we know, this is already being done. **adjusts tinfoil hat**",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40349",
"author": "fever",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T07:53:50",
"content": "this is definitly something that shouldn’t be taken lightly, but seriously and thoughtfully. it something that needs to be made known so that people are aware of the dangers and possible risks involved. kudos to the researchers who found this flaw and woe to the companies not immediatly fixing the issue.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40350",
"author": "bhelx",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T10:05:06",
"content": "@MotoRider420,These researchers could have probably sold this information to some black ops group or used it in a harmful way themselves. Now if someone actually uses this attack, God forbid the medical companies don’t make the changes to protect against it, we will have a much greater chance of identifying it as a homicide and not just another heart attack or failed ICD.Also, you shouldn’t smoke marijuana and ride motorcycles.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40351",
"author": "harvie",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T13:36:14",
"content": "Oh. I did’t known that hacking is about killing people.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40352",
"author": "Marty Capella",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T15:10:42",
"content": "Here’s a list of politicians and celebrities with pacemakers:Dick Cheney, Former Indonesian President Suharto, former Senator Bob Dole, Sir Elton John, Senator George Voinovich, Italian President Ciampi, Les Paul, Silvio Berlusconi, to name but a few. Back in March, Australia radio reported that US researchers had hacked pacemakers.http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2008/s2190073.htm",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40353",
"author": "johnny",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T15:36:22",
"content": "You don’t need anything high tech to mess with pacemakers. At my Grandmother’s church they got a new keyboard and somebody said it was bothering their pacemaker.Also it amazes me how many people on here are supporting security through obscurity.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40354",
"author": "Sam",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T19:31:01",
"content": "I guess most people don’t realize that a lot of security hacking is done not to benefit the hacker directly, but to further the common good. Not all hackers are black hats. Plus you make a good bit of money selling this to companies if they don’t want to have a chance at getting sued later on in the line when a malicious hacker figures out how to broadcast the kill signal.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40355",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T19:33:16",
"content": "@ #3/4 – You are the reason that they put an injunction on the MIT guys for publishing MTBA weaknesses. Do you think that freedom of speech ends when it’s inconvenient for someone else? Maybe you should be a Bush administration advisor. I’m sure you can equivocate for ages on how the first amendment only applies to your approved ideals.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40356",
"author": "richard",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T20:49:42",
"content": "someone should take out Cheney with this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40357",
"author": "36chambers",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T23:51:38",
"content": "@motorider – please at least read before you make a ignorant post such as that. This is great informative news, exactly along the lines of security faults in Epassports and FastTrack passes. Security is the issue. Exposing flaws generates fixes. Have you ever heard of a bump key? Well thanks to efforts like this, a BUMP KEY is now considered a burglary tool (at least in California). Great Job Hackaday!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40358",
"author": "jhaluska",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T18:10:40",
"content": "I was a software engineer for two different implantable devices. Yes, like anything else they are hackable. The older models (and newer ones) are very unlikely to have encryption or a ton of security, mainly because that adds complication and requires additional power. These devices are made to be as simple as possible because they have to be reliable and extremely small, on top of that they have to run on a battery for YEARS.Yes, it is security through obscurity but obscurity doesn’t cost power, take additional space or add complexity.But the main reason you shouldn’t be concerned about it, to communicate with the device, or to activate the wireless, you typically have to be within a few inches of the device. The wireless communications are very power hungry so typically they are only turned on by circuits that are passively powered or via magnets.So yes, if some strange guy is holding a weird device over your chest maybe you have something to be concerned about.Overall this story is mainly FUD. Modern pacemakers are extremely well engineered and the amount of testing that goes into them is impressive. It is one of the industries where a minor bug could easily turn into multimillion dollar lawsuits.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40359",
"author": "Wolf",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T22:19:55",
"content": "@jhaluskayou may be right about the range limitation, but I’d be surprised if it wasn’t possible to build a very powerful focused transmitter that could open the distance to say 25 yards (remember those shopping cart wheel locker hacks a while back). It wouldn’t even have to be tiny, anything that could fit within one of those modern suitcases would probably be small enough.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40360",
"author": "rujoesmith",
"timestamp": "2008-08-16T06:51:31",
"content": "this is just plain sick! why would you even think of even trying something like this!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40361",
"author": "bhelx",
"timestamp": "2008-08-18T06:34:56",
"content": "@jhaluska,You make very good points. You are right in saying that this hack is not immediately dangerous or anything to be worried about. I couldn’t see someone really getting away with this on a high profile person in it’s current state. But I think the story and the hack in general is more of a proof-of-concept to get people thinking about relying on electronic devices for their health. Who knows what kind of advancements in the medical technology may yield. It may soon be common to have multiple devices in your body monitoring your health and all of them with similar wireless access. It is then that these things should really be taken into consideration but we should at least begin to think about it now.@richard,Some government web crawler just put you on a terrorist watch list. You should spell it chaynee from now on.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "50215",
"author": "Lank",
"timestamp": "2008-11-10T19:00:58",
"content": "The thing is, anyone with a giant magnet could disrupt ANY pacemaker, defibrillator.However, these things are easily programmed via a special magnet, and a computer.This is typically proprietary technology, and hospitals employ contractors FROM the pacemaker companies to run the equipment with a cardiologist who’s an expert with electrical therapies of the heart.I dunno what sort of thing hackers can do remotely. I mean, you do checkups by phone, and if a hacker knew you were on the phone doing a checkup, they could MAYBE affect your pacemaker. But PERFECT TIMING is of the essence, and this is FAR from a mass-pacemaker disruption.If you take a giant magnet that is going to read and write to the pacemaker of many people, it’s going to disrupt them all in the first place.There’s not much to fear, this is good progress, though, and I don’t think pacemakers are going to be the target of any sick fucks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "53801",
"author": "IIZZKK",
"timestamp": "2008-12-05T05:24:20",
"content": "I have a pacer, and i am VERY GLAD that these intelligent people are thinking a step ahead in order to save lives by thinking as the “bad guy” and then solving the problem to stop “him”.Wheather or not this is actual, it is still very commending and thought-stimulating for those who in the future would devise medical equipment, in order to stop any would-be devious attacks on a patient’s life.Thank you !",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "135965",
"author": "Nolan Ferree",
"timestamp": "2010-04-14T01:57:32",
"content": "Very well said. I bookmarked your site for future visits.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/13/arduino-tux-plant-care/
|
Arduino Tux Plant Care
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"equinoxefr",
"ledmatrix",
"moisturesensor",
"plant",
"plantwatering"
] |
Some of us need a little help keeping our green leafy friends happy. The
Arduino Tux
(
translated
) plant care system was built to make things a little easier.
The author had a broken tux toy laying around and wanted to do something fun with it. He cut a hole in the front to mount an LED matrix and connected it all to an Arduino. A couple of metal rods serve as a resistivity sensor in the plant’s dirt.
When you water the plant, tux flashes some hearts and a smiley face. As the moisture drops, tux gets less happy with the end result being a big frown.
These are the same people who brought you the
Arduino Photolab
.
[via
Hack a Day Flickr Pool
]
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| 3
|
[
{
"comment_id": "40505",
"author": "ret",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T20:20:21",
"content": "that’s a led matrix, not a lcd matrix. that’s ell-ee-dee, not lcd. led != lcd. repeat after me. ell-ee-dee. ell-ee-dee.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40506",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T20:29:18",
"content": "fixed that, thanks ret.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40507",
"author": "justin richards",
"timestamp": "2008-08-17T22:37:17",
"content": "and just where are those wires going?!poor tux",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,774.229438
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/13/black-hat-2008-nic-based-rootkit/
|
Black Hat 2008: NIC Based Rootkit
|
Eliot
|
[
"cons",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"blackhat",
"blackhat2008",
"clearhat",
"covertchannel",
"ids",
"intelpro100b",
"intrusiondetectionsystem",
"ndis",
"networkcard",
"nic",
"rootkit",
"shawnembleton",
"sherrisparks",
"snort"
] |
While
Black Hat
and
Defcon
have both concluded, we’re going to post a few more talks that we think deserve attention. [Sherri Sparks] and [Shawn Embleton] from
Clear Hat
presented Deeper Door, exploiting the NIC chipset. Windows machines use
NDIS
, the Network Driver Interface Specification, to communicate between the OS and the actual NIC. NDIS is an API that lets programmers talk to network hardware in a general fashion. Most firewalls and
intrusion detection systems
monitor packets at the NDIS level. The team took a novel approach to bypassing machine security by hooking directly to the network card, below the NDIS level.
The team targeted the Intel 8255x chipset because of its open documentation and availability of compatible cards like the Intel PRO/100B. They found that sending data was very easy: Write a UDP packet to a specific memory address, check to make sure the card is idle, and then tell it to send. The receive side was slightly more difficult, because you have to intercept all inbound traffic and filter out the replies you want from the legitimate packets. Even though they were writing low level chipset specific code, they said it was much easier to implement than writing an NDIS driver. While a certainly a clever way to implement a covert channel, it will only bypass an IDS or firewall on the same host and not one on the network.
[photo:
Big Fat Rat
]
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| 11
|
[
{
"comment_id": "40494",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T18:39:48",
"content": "… just another supporting reason for the physical security of your infrastructure!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40495",
"author": "Comm_Hawk",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T20:03:21",
"content": "Not a hack. If someone is soldering things to my network card….Now if they could remotely rewrite the ROM(Joke intended) thats a hack!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40496",
"author": "Cypress",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T20:45:55",
"content": "This is not a hack. It’s just direct hardware access. You’re simply skirting the system. I’d also consider this obvious.Tapping an Ethernet cable and injecting/sniffing data in transit, is also not hacking, its just like anything else.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40497",
"author": "stealthed-port",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T20:49:31",
"content": "This is not a hack. Changing the MAC address on the fly is more practical.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40498",
"author": "stealthed-port",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T21:04:30",
"content": "This is not a hack. Changing the MAC address on the fly is more practical.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40499",
"author": "stealthed-port",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T21:05:02",
"content": "This is not a hack. Changing the MAC address on the fly is more practical.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40500",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T22:17:33",
"content": "Where they tapping hardware or writing drivers?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40501",
"author": "Casey Banner",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T23:04:30",
"content": "Where does it say they required physical access?They are writing drivers, which are run on the pc…all this can be done remotely.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40502",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T02:36:34",
"content": "@Casey Banner: ^^",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40503",
"author": "supernova_hq",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T11:00:42",
"content": "I just find it amusing that they said it was easier to code directly for the hardware than to use the API Microsoft probably spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to develop.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40504",
"author": "wat.",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T07:09:09",
"content": "“Not a hack”?This is one of the most important parts once your are post-root (meaning you have root by physical access or SSH etc.) Having a rootkit on a machine is insurance that you will not get noticed. It doesn’t matter how you get one on.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,774.195388
|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/13/russia-vs-georgia-the-online-front/
|
Russia Vs Georgia, The Online Front
|
Nick Caiello
|
[
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"attack",
"conflict",
"cyberattack",
"ddos",
"denialofservice",
"dos",
"georgia",
"hackers",
"hacking",
"russia"
] |
While we’re sure that just about everyone has heard about the conflict between Russia and Georgia, few have probably heard about the role of
cyber attacks
in the conflict. Shortly before Russia’s armed response, Georgian state web servers were attacked by individuals assumed to be Russian hackers. This attack almost completely obliterated Georgia’s online presence by shutting down the website for the
Ministry of Defense
, and the
Central Government’s
main site. The Russian attackers seem to be using some form of sustained
DDoS
to keep many Georgian sites offline. In an effort to preserve some web presence, the Georgian Government transferred
[President Mikheil Saakashvili]’s site
to a US hosting provider in Atlanta. The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
even created a
BlogSpot
page after their website initially went down. While
politically motivated DDoS attacks
have not been rare in past months, this seems to be the first time where the attacking party can be clearly identified. This seems to be the start of a trend where the unconventional methods of cyber warfare are used to gain an advantage over the enemy.
[photo:
somefool
]
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[
{
"comment_id": "40481",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T17:56:52",
"content": "Most bot nets are Russian owned. Rustok.c was authored by a “russian hacker.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40482",
"author": "Mr. Mediocre",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T18:04:32",
"content": "Since Georiga is a democratic nation, and an Allie to the U.S., shouldn’t the white hats be getting ready to throw down??",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40483",
"author": "captian ironic",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T18:06:46",
"content": "does anyone else find it ironic that the country of Georgia is hosting their president’s site in Atlanta, Georgia?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40484",
"author": "Disillusioned Dave",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T19:03:52",
"content": "It’s not ironic, captain ironic.What is ironic is that something that you said was ironic, is not in actuality ironic.Try looking up the definition in a dictionary.But it is kind of funny.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40485",
"author": "irony lost",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T19:11:47",
"content": "It is ironic. If you want to get technical, then one of the definitions of irony is “unexpected”…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40486",
"author": "Bob",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T20:14:27",
"content": "Irony isn’t just the unexpected, it’s specifically contrary to expectation.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40487",
"author": "Disillusioned Dave",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T20:28:14",
"content": "Irony Lost,Is it unexpected that a country named Georgia would put up their site in a stat named Georgia?NO, it is a funny or amusing.It is however ironic that everyone trying to use irony correctly on this site is incorrectly using it. This is ironic because you would expect people defining/using irony to be able to define/use it, and this is not the case.Again, read a dictionary or even your own definition and then apply it to what captain ironic said.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40488",
"author": "jimmys",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T00:46:08",
"content": "i tried watching georgian tv online to see how they’re covering the conflict but the stream was a trickle. might be russians ddosing georgian media to supress their message and it might just be that the country of georgia runs its network through a single linksys router and the increased attention has swamped it. cycle power.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40489",
"author": "Joe",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T00:55:44",
"content": "That pic is fun! (Microsofty… WTF?)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40490",
"author": "Dmitri Molotov",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T03:15:43",
"content": "Russia has some of the best heacking and electronic warfare. The Russian Mafia specializes in cybercrime.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40491",
"author": "Jason",
"timestamp": "2008-08-16T06:42:31",
"content": "Nick,Email me if you’d like more information on the attacks, I’m responsible for three of the sites.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40492",
"author": "FerricCorrosion",
"timestamp": "2008-08-18T11:36:04",
"content": "@Mr. Mediocre,If you wanna go there, Russia is as just a “democratic nation” as Georgia – or the US for that matter.It’s been under a democratic system of government since the fall of the Union in 1991.Up-them-selves countries like the US like to miss-use the term “democratic” far too much in my opinion.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40493",
"author": "john",
"timestamp": "2008-08-21T21:16:15",
"content": "this is not exactly the first time this has been documented. for example during israel’s last war against lebanon. not only were similar attacks perpetrated- but they also used massive text messaging as well. the I.D.F. would send a whole town telling them they would be bombed, and so send them running. they would then proceed to bomb their escape route.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55854",
"author": "Georgia online pharmacy",
"timestamp": "2008-12-19T21:01:46",
"content": "FedEx overnight shipping and free prescription:http://GeorgiaOnlinePharmacy.Com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56397",
"author": "geo",
"timestamp": "2008-12-24T06:58:37",
"content": "shutting down the website for the Ministry of Defense. It’s not true. We hed many user in this time and because we didi this",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "60403",
"author": "green card",
"timestamp": "2009-01-22T22:36:45",
"content": "Is there any information about this subject in other languages?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "65252",
"author": "Todd Pavese",
"timestamp": "2009-03-04T15:42:41",
"content": "***************",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "65842",
"author": "Flamsy Pat",
"timestamp": "2009-03-10T20:45:17",
"content": "How about Swedish?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "428728",
"author": "codeine tramadol",
"timestamp": "2011-08-04T23:35:18",
"content": "AClReZ read some ppt on slideshar",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,774.285906
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/13/possible-entrapment-scenario-in-hacking-case/
|
Possible Entrapment Scenario In Hacking Case
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"brian salcedo",
"BrianSalcedo",
"crime",
"entrapment",
"fbi",
"hackers",
"hacking",
"secretservice"
] |
[Brian Salcedo] made headlines a few years ago as a hacker who attempted to break into Lowe’s corporate network. He is currently serving a
nine-year prison sentence
, one of the longest sentences for a computer hacking offense. Recent events surrounding a different hacking case have revealed that the buyer he worked for, [Albert “Segvec” Gonzalez],
was a Secret Service informant
. [Salcedo] claims that were it not for [Gonzalez]’s threats, he would not have committed the hacking offense. While the
Secret Service
may not have even been aware of [Gonzalez’s] activity with other hackers, [Salcedo] could make a case of entrapment by arguing that [Gonzalez] threatened him as a government agent in order to make him plant the sniffer in Lowe’s network.
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[
{
"comment_id": "40478",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T18:08:31",
"content": "Im going to go out on a limb here and say I do beileve this is a case of entrapment. That Gonzolez informant was only supposed to help officials apprehend “current” hackers with criminal histories, not arrange for hacking attempts to capture them in the act. Unfortunately, with how rulings have been going against hackers and info theives as of late, I don’t think this will be an easy case won for Salado.We’re rooting for you though!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40479",
"author": "stealthed-port",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T21:10:05",
"content": "CIA and FBI does this all the time. It’s the hackers that can’t keep their mouth shut.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40480",
"author": "Blind",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T02:30:14",
"content": "just to curb the claims as soon as possible:Entrapment — A law enforcement offical forces you to do something illegal. You would NOT be committing this act otherwise. The key detail here is that you were forced to do something that you wouldn’t do normally.Not Entrapment — A low enforcement offical says “would you like to do this illegal thing. You would be willing to commit this act otherwise and the cop is simply there witnessing it. They may present the idea, but they aren’t forcing you to do it.If the guy arranging the crime is a SS Agent and he forced him, then yeah, he was entraped. Since the guy wasn’t a fed, and the fed’s most likely didn’t know anything about the guy forcing him, it shouldn’t be entrapment (if the feds knew and approved, I’d say that it was).However, from the wired article, it sounds like he was already committing the crime and the informant only threatened him to finsh the job and deliver the package. In that case, he was already doing something illegal. He showed that he was willing to do this crime on his own. I don’t see him having a case.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,774.464522
|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/13/motherboard-walls/
|
Motherboard Walls
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"decor",
"decorating",
"geek",
"motherboard",
"motherboards"
] |
[Chris Harrison] and a friend created these
motherboard walls
for Carnegie Mellon professor [Scott Hudson]. According to [Harrison], he amassed over 150 pounds of motherboards, most of them off of eBay, to create this surreal project. Nearly every inch of the lab is covered with motherboards, of different lengths and varying shades of green, silver, and black. We think it’s pretty festive.
[via
Neatorama
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40465",
"author": "wiccan2",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T16:23:08",
"content": "This is realy cool, would consider creating something like this for my self. Though i would do one thing diferently, i would have to make them run, as a cluster maybe that would be realy cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40466",
"author": "Hal Hockersmith",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T16:38:40",
"content": "Ehh. Not really a hack but an interesting use of old tech. I, however, reeeeaaaalllly want to make one of those.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40467",
"author": "Tyberius",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T17:17:57",
"content": "you gotta have the motherboards running though",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40468",
"author": "William Kinirons",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T17:29:57",
"content": "I clicked on this article JUST to see how many people said “This is not a hack”, as if it just slipped by somehow… next we’ll work on identifying simple shapes and primary colors.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40469",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T17:44:32",
"content": "I can’t imagine the amount of dust that will collect on that crap…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40470",
"author": "srilyk",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T20:23:44",
"content": "while this hack may not be of the electrical variety, it is indeed a hack. They took parts destined for a landfill and turned them into something functional (sort of) and attractive.And at $1.35/lb including shipping, this project is cheaper than gas ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40471",
"author": "CMOS4081",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T21:56:22",
"content": "Looks like my bedroom when I was a teen",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40472",
"author": "Jerome Demers",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T23:12:50",
"content": "look at the new dust trap!the new permanent swiffer",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40473",
"author": "Aud1073cH",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T07:24:25",
"content": "I’ve wanted to do something like this, but alas wherever I’ve lived I’ve not been allowed, by parents, school, roomates, etc.I’ve got an alternate idea floating around between my ears though. I’ll let ya’ll know if it happens.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40474",
"author": "Aquify",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T09:43:51",
"content": "Yay for outgassing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40475",
"author": "Rawrl",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T04:34:52",
"content": "Goddammit, what a waste. I could actually use those.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40476",
"author": "dax",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T07:59:38",
"content": ">>8. look at the new dust trap!Since it’s a lab, they’ll almost certainly have a decent HVAC system that filters out stuff like dust.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40477",
"author": "Stephen Reese",
"timestamp": "2008-08-19T05:35:39",
"content": "Very Cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45525",
"author": "thoultycosy",
"timestamp": "2008-10-13T14:54:37",
"content": "unperturbed-sidedViagra Genericounderstandable deficiency apprehension par operating .",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,774.387213
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/12/autonomous-helicopter-learns-autorotation/
|
Autonomous Helicopter Learns Autorotation
|
rossfairgrieve
|
[
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"autonomous",
"autorotation",
"flight",
"helicopter",
"stanford",
"video"
] |
Stanford’s
autonomous helicopter group
has made some impressive advancements in the field of autonomous helicopter control, including inverted hovering and performing aerobatic stunts. The group uses reinforcement learning to teach its control system various maneuvers and has been very successful in doing so. One of their latest achievements was
teaching the bot the emergency landing technique autorotation
.
Autorotation
is used when a helicopter’s engine fails or is disengaged and works by changing the collective pitch to use the airflow from descent to rotate the blades. The group has more flight demonstrations on their
YouTube channel
.
[via
BotJunkie
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40457",
"author": "Brandon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T05:12:34",
"content": "Cool! The video got kind of boring after the first few landings though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40458",
"author": "Aud1073cH",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T05:26:01",
"content": "Do real, full-size heli’s have emergency automatic autorotation?It could be a life-saving feature if an aircraft is lost power, and/or the pilot loses conciousness (or worse).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40459",
"author": "Adrian",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T05:37:47",
"content": "Good to know…but that video is so very repetitive and redundant. I think I got it after the first four repetitions. Perhaps they could have drawn some diagrams or explained stuff instead of just repeating the technique over and over with a helicopter that’s too small to see details on.-_o",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40460",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T14:43:23",
"content": "Autorotation is not automatic, the pilot has to execute the maneuver, and be good at it…. Otherwise Crash!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1068794",
"author": "Ran Vijay Singh",
"timestamp": "2013-10-03T11:16:15",
"content": "thats what i am thinking ,how are they changing pitch autonomously , had they installed any altimeter ????",
"parent_id": "40460",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "40461",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T16:27:18",
"content": "Aud1073cH:Its not automatic, but a pilot can do it. You reverse the pitch of the blades to negative pitch so falling through the air spins your unpowered blades faster. Then you take that stored up kinetic energy in the blade speed and reverse the pitch so it stops your descent right above the ground. A skilled RC pilot can do this with a model as well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40462",
"author": "Coligny",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T18:09:58",
"content": "#3, thanks captain obvious, nobody would have though about this. Before realising that… autorotation is used against engine failure, not pilot failure. So keep your warm’n’fuzzy feel good bullshit for your next “mother against something” meeting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2582899",
"author": "Mike Coligny",
"timestamp": "2015-05-26T22:48:25",
"content": "I never wrote this post.Mike Coligny – ATP/MCFI",
"parent_id": "40462",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "40463",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T18:44:13",
"content": "@daveEhh, the blades don’t “reverse pitch to negative”. That would send you plummeting to the ground. The range of pitch of the blades are no different when your autorotating than when you are flying normally. You simply adjust the collective (blade pitch) to regulate your decent just like you would if they were being powered. The only difference is the air coming up through the blades from your decent keeps them going instead of the engine. If you arrest the decent, the rotor speed will drop….and so will you.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40464",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T22:34:28",
"content": "@mikeYou’re right, the blades are essentially ‘gliding’ in their plane of rotation, which takes constant adjustment of the cyclic pitch, note that’s only valid for forward a flight path and not intuitively obvious. If you were to land at this constant velocity, you’ll spread the skids (at least).Before landing, flare to increase blade speed and slow forward motion, increase the collective, arresting your descent at a moment before meeting the ground, but there’s only one chance.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,774.93145
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/12/drive-a-robot-in-australia-over-the-web/
|
Drive A Robot In Australia Over The Web
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"bp",
"bpaustrailia",
"robot",
"solar",
"solarpowered",
"surveyer",
"telepresence",
"webcontrolled"
] |
BP Australia has commissioned an
online game
where you get to drive robots around an obstacle course. Make no mistake, these are real robots. Actually they are modified versions of the
Surveyor SRV-1
vehicles that are popular with research labs, and schools everywhere.
Go to the website, get in queue and pray for no clouds. These babies are solar powered, so you’ll have to try to get in while its day time in Australia. The entire set is built in miniature, so you feel like you’re driving a tank around a city.
[via
Robots Dreams
]
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[
{
"comment_id": "40427",
"author": "kvmanii",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T23:07:47",
"content": "Omg I totally want to do thisâ¦. There was a Clemson University student by the name David Shelato. Who designed a wifi robot ..:virtually:.. the very same concept here. Every since I found out about Industrial Micro Controller/PLC “Cubloc I wanted to get one.. like most things that are sweet they cost a lot of money, yata yata yata.http://www.shelato.com/SecurityRobot/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40428",
"author": "epicelite",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T00:15:20",
"content": "Why would a gas company want to invest in solar panels.IT MAKES NO SENSE!?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40429",
"author": "Simest",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T00:18:02",
"content": "@epicelite easy, tehy are becoming a energy company",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40430",
"author": "Louis II",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T00:40:43",
"content": "Why is this a “daily” featured hack?!?!This is a BP ad campaign.A side from that… where is the hack of some thing in to some thing else? The added solar panel, made by BP, or the BP sticker on the units?*crying*;-(-Louis II",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40431",
"author": "Louis II",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T00:42:19",
"content": "Also… what happened to capital letters on the internet… they die or something?;-p",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40432",
"author": "sinn2df",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T01:26:25",
"content": "Says the person that uses no capitals in their posts.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40433",
"author": "otis",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T02:26:57",
"content": "the comments section on this replaces upper case characters with lower for that cyberpunk feel.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40434",
"author": "jason",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T02:40:36",
"content": "He actually did use a capital ‘a’ in ‘also’, the first word of his post. The site, ‘multiple-crappy-news-items-and-a-single-good-hack-a-day’ uses a script that forces all letters to display lowercase. Copy and paste a post to notepad to see it in all it’s proper case glory.Ironically my post is more of a hack than this article.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40435",
"author": "Scott",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T03:16:45",
"content": "My local BP station has solar panels on its roof, enough to power unto 14 homes from memory.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40436",
"author": "Jeremy C",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T03:21:09",
"content": "Dude, that is pretty sweet. BTW, I went to Clemson as well – go Tigers!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40437",
"author": "Jesse",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T05:08:52",
"content": "Mmm, 2 1/2 hr wait. Fun!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40438",
"author": "Jesse",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T05:10:09",
"content": "WTF, it took out my capitals!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40439",
"author": "michaelb",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T05:13:25",
"content": "What the heck? I waited 2 hours and 45 minutes+ only to receive a connection error and be put in the back of the line.. What gives!??!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40440",
"author": "Dakota C",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T05:50:01",
"content": "I got control, but my cam was black yet I could supposedly “drive” the car.And the billboards I’ve seen online in the course are WTFing me out.Anyone got a code yet?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "40441",
"author": "HE3r0",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T06:36:44",
"content": "got two codes, but could not use them the second time, btw, it is very cool, very innovative, and makes you feel a bit like guys that are playing with mars pathfinder, or whatever they have on mars atm. Hardly a hack, but also have not seen anyone else with RC vehicle with web control panel.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40442",
"author": "Ross Snider",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T07:19:38",
"content": "javascript:var s=document.stylesheets;if(s[0].addrule)s[0].addrule(“*”,”text-transform: none !important”,0);else s[0].insertrule(“* {text-transform: none !important}”, s.length);void(0);Yep, throw that into your URL and hit go and your lowercase site woes have met their end. I suggest adding it as a bookmark so you just have to click to fix hackaday’s stubbornness.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "40443",
"author": "Ross Snider",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T07:23:50",
"content": "The trick to the script I just posted is this: They decapitolized my script and broke it. View source or capitolize the following:– style_s_heets– add_r_ule– insert_r_ule_letter_ = capitalize the letter",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40444",
"author": "Geek505",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T07:50:35",
"content": "Flash games?Just piss off hackaday…. you’re dead to me now. :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40445",
"author": "pelrun",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T10:09:26",
"content": "It seems that *any* blog that lasts more than a year or so suddenly fills up with whiners who complain about how shitty the site has become. Geez, grow up guys – go somewhere else, or only read the entries you’re interested in.As for this entry… well, I was waiting until the buzz had died down so I wouldn’t have to suffer a huge queue, and now I have to wait even longer. :p",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40446",
"author": "Reaper",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T12:43:37",
"content": "G’day,Being from Australia I can tell you this ploy from BP is a complete fraud!.At the time of writing this it is night time Australia wide and I am 112 in line and watching a live feed of the robot in “daylight”… it will still be cool to drive a little robot thoughCheers,Pete",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40447",
"author": "Reaper",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T13:33:44",
"content": "And what the hell is going on with capitols??",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40448",
"author": "srimech",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T13:52:44",
"content": "I had a similar idea some time ago, making a real-life racing game between two or more RC cars. Trouble is the upstream speed on ADSL is too slow to send multiple video streams.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "40449",
"author": "Vulpyra",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T14:45:10",
"content": "I had a go on this, was brill! Reaper it is real, it’s set inside a big warehouse or something, you can see the sky is just painted on sheets or whatever because there are creases in it. It’s set indoors, with huge lights over it, for obvious reasons. Why would they advertise solar energy at night? :D I didnt bother getting any codes, just had fun making an ass of myself and running into as many other rovers as possible for a couple of minutes. Had about a 4 hour wait in the queue, just minimized it and went on with my work, kinda like ebay auctions! :P Btw, everyone who complains about hackaday: shush.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40450",
"author": "Odin",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T16:15:52",
"content": "I’m glad that they posted this. This is very interesting (from a robot controls viewpoint) and I’m glad I didn’t need to scour the net for it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40451",
"author": "Mr. Mediocre",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T17:54:38",
"content": "This thing is pretty lame, I sat and waited for 2+ hours like most others, only to get huge lag for four minutes, and thats it… Plus if you look at the live feeds the sky is totally faked.Good day.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40452",
"author": "Confused",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T00:53:30",
"content": "I’m confused — the robots are currently unavailable because they are being recharged by solar panels — at night. Is BP also the world’s leading provider of screen doors for submarines?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40453",
"author": "michael",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T03:31:20",
"content": "Yeah, bp has solar panels on their roof which charge big batteries.Then they use those big batteries to charge the robot’s smaller batteries.(Ever seen a solar powered torch? It’s just recharging a battery)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40454",
"author": "hutch",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T09:48:03",
"content": "Anyone know if it’s outdoors? I presumed it was in a dome or something…Tried queueing for 2.5 hours once and got to 5 mins then bumped to 1.5 hours, then finally when time was up I got told the ‘show’ was closed for the day. Damn other-side-of-world-ers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40455",
"author": "Michaël",
"timestamp": "2008-08-20T02:19:50",
"content": "Its indeed some plastic foil dome. I saw it clearly driving onto one of the bridges",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40456",
"author": "sprocket",
"timestamp": "2008-08-21T14:09:59",
"content": "I’ve driven these now a few times, there was a while when one of the cars had a blacked out screen due to a broken video camera, i also managed to make the camera freeze after ramming it off the bridge,",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41826",
"author": "gm",
"timestamp": "2008-09-14T04:51:06",
"content": "I took a run-up at one of the rock walls:http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6915/bpexplorer21331hz0.jpg",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41950",
"author": "Sammy",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T10:06:12",
"content": "I live in Australia, and I didn’t have to wait at all it’squite a fun little experience.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/07/homeland-security-issues-policy-on-laptop-seizures/
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Homeland Security Issues Policy On Laptop Seizures
|
Nick Caiello
|
[
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"border",
"dhs",
"eff",
"HomelandSecurity",
"laptop",
"search",
"seizure",
"without cause",
"WithoutCause"
] |
The US Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed a new policy
that allows agents to seize laptops
, or anything capable of storing information, “for a reasonable period of time”. Okay, so this seems normal; A government agency is declaring they may confiscate personal property. However, the strange part of this story is that under this policy, federal agents can confiscate these things without any suspicion of wrong doing or any reason what so ever. So what happens to your personal data after they seize your laptop? Apparently they share the data with federal agencies, and in some cases the private sector, as additional services such as file decryption or translation are needed. While this may seem like a major violation of privacy, it is important to note that this policy only applies to people entering the United States. However given the direction that our federal government is moving in the area of security, it wouldn’t surprise me if this policy will soon apply for domestic flights as well.
[photo:
postmodern sleaze
]
[via
eff.org
]
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{
"comment_id": "40216",
"author": "jp",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T22:37:06",
"content": "and to keep them busy with decoding, deciphering and translating generate some enigmatic documents here:http://joerg.piringer.net/vy2ms/and store them on your laptop to make sure they don’t run out of work…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40217",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T22:50:55",
"content": "Just for reference (re: the “slippery slope” thing)… I think there’s ample precedent saying it’s OK to rifle through personal documents coming into the country, and also ample precedent saying you *can’t* rifle through personal documents just because e.g. you’re getting on a domestic flight.I could be wrong, though — IANAL.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40218",
"author": "Edward Nardella",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T22:51:24",
"content": "Anyone means ANYONE including American citizens.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40219",
"author": "jfs",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T22:58:29",
"content": "this is in no way a hack. cmon, if I want to read about stupid politicians making retarded laws I’ll go somewhere else. is this hackaday or slashdot?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40220",
"author": "Shadyman",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T22:58:53",
"content": "@1:Then you’ll NEVER get your laptop back! >:)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40221",
"author": "Zero",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T23:21:35",
"content": "paranoia paranoia, everybody’s coming to get me . .however i do believe that they should have a reason, much to the same effect that the cops need to retain someone.“jp” has a good idea, except take an old crappy laptop then secure and encrypt the hell out of iti agree with “jfs”!!!”””no political comments”””!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40222",
"author": "Jerome Demers",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T23:35:16",
"content": "This suck! Laptop are tools and are now a very big part of our lives. Without them, we are sort of screwed. Especially for buisness people travelling.If I go in the states, I will remove the hard drive before crossing the line. I have a dell latitute laptop and you remove one screw to remove the harddrive. I don’t know if all laptop can do that. Or you can simply ship your laptop/harddrive to the usa.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40223",
"author": "Orv",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T23:57:49",
"content": "There’s a distinction here that may provide some protection against this being expanded. Applying this to domestic flights would be a violation of the 4th Amendment. They can do it when you’re entering the country because courts have ruled that your 4th Amendment rights do not apply when you’re in the process of crossing the border.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40224",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T00:17:52",
"content": "They aren’t going to seize your laptop to look at your porn or whatnot. There was a show on Discovery of “Area 51” and these guys were taking pictures of the place, and left it in their hotel. When they came back, the government already had taken their laptop.Seriously, don’t be so paranoid peoples.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40225",
"author": "sam",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T00:18:36",
"content": "Cmon. The article says that it only applies to people coming into the U.S. SOOOOOOOOOOO? The are here and should be protected by the same laws you and I are protected by. With out warrant these laptops should not be seized.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "40226",
"author": "Ken in Antarctica",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T01:51:46",
"content": "This sucks. I work in Antarctica and go through customs several times a year. They can take my laptop, they can take my camera, and my external hard drive. I can’t mail it because they go through my packages also. How are we supposed to have personal items and keep them in our possession? WHEN they take them, how do we get them back? Who is protecting us from our own government who is protecting us from everyone else? All those oppressive Sci-Fi movies are coming to mind.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40227",
"author": "C.G.B. Spender",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T02:23:39",
"content": "http://gentoo-wiki.com/SECURITY_System_Encryption_DM-Crypt_with_LUKS",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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"comment_id": "40228",
"author": "thenameisbam",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T02:53:43",
"content": "from what i’ve read they can grab your laptop and such when your leaving the country as well. the problem is that the majority of people fighting this are people who the government has found child porn on the laptops, so they really aren’t helping the cause. it has also been suggested that you encrypt your drives as they cant make you give them the password as it might be a violation of the 5th amendment, but i’m not sure.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "40229",
"author": "JB",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T03:30:44",
"content": "Easy form to express your thoughts to your congresspersons here:http://action.aclu.org/travel",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "40230",
"author": "Colin Josey",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T03:34:56",
"content": "“Apparently they share the data with federal agencies, and in some cases the private sector, as additional services such as file decryption or translation are needed.”I wonder how capable their file decryption goes. I’m (fairly) sure GPG or AES are good enough, but what is their current edge of strength? DES isn’t good, but is 3DES?Also, for fun, I just noticed that capitalization is not mandated by any code, but is just a font without capitals, as copy-paste yields capitals.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "40231",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T03:35:20",
"content": "I think the solution is, in whatever you do, don’t fly commercial. If the airlines are deprived of their customer base, eventually(probably not in my lifetime) they will die out of their own incompetence, and probably go around asking “How’d this happen?” ignoring the decades of alienating their clients. How can these people treat us(the customers) like such shit and expect us to keep paying them for a progressively worse service?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40232",
"author": "Nitori",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T04:42:23",
"content": "We need to fight this crap but for now take a crappy laptop and encrypt the hell out of it.Hopefully this stupidity will end when the man-ape aka Shrub is out of the white house.Homeland Security will be remembered by history as the biggest lie of the first decade of the 21st century.Really important data just send it to your home computer or on a file sharing service before you enter or leave.It’s also a very pointless rule too many ways to defeat it such as hiding a thumb drive inside something etc.Ever see how small the actual memory chip inside a drive is?BTW on the TSA crap I been avoiding flying commercial when ever I could I think it has done me some good anyway.When you drive you get to see things that are normally missed and getting one a pilots license doesn’t hurt either.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40233",
"author": "NNM",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T08:34:35",
"content": "USA has become a fascist country with no respect towards individual freedoms. If you look how empires fall, it starts with stricter laws, oppression, and constant wars. Maybe I will live to see USA crumble over itself while blaming terrorists (the witch hunt).Americans should really do something drastic before it is too late. Reclaim liberty.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40234",
"author": "andy",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T12:51:26",
"content": "the article’s author writes “it wouldn’t surprise me if this policy will soon apply for domestic flights as well”, but this is highly unlikely.as you know searches without probably cause (such as searches and seizures of laptops and digital devices) are explicitly banned by the constitution of the united state. however, the supreme court has traditionally granted the executive branch plenary powers to conduct searches at its national borders, which include international airpots (of course, only with regards to international flights).similar searches conducted within the borders of the united states would be struck down very quickly in the courts.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40235",
"author": "Chas",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T14:37:19",
"content": "If the “searches” are conducted outside of the US borders, then by what authority? Any authorization should stop at those same borders, so wouldn’t it make sense they have none, other than intimidation?Typical Bush Politics, Preach Human Rights, practice tearing them out of the hands of the “free.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "40236",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T15:22:41",
"content": "“as you know searches without probably cause (such as searches and seizures of laptops and digital devices) are explicitly banned by the constitution of the united state. however, the supreme court has traditionally granted the executive branch plenary powers to conduct searches at its national borders, which include international airpots (of course, only with regards to international flights).”Right, it never happens. the good ‘ol government will come to your rescue to protect you from itself!! ::rollseyes::",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40237",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T15:24:34",
"content": "“the problem is that the majority of people fighting this are people who the government has found child porn on the laptops,”Umm, that’s called ‘propoganda.’ They just say it’s true, and well, what do you know?Besides, how hard would it really be to drop a few pictures on your computer while it is in their custody? Don’t be so naive.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40238",
"author": "Pete",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T15:31:47",
"content": "It’s probably a good idea to keep sensitive/valuable stuff off the laptop anyway in case it’s lost or stolen. Find somewhere secure on the internet to keep it. Or if you must carry it through an airport, keep it on a USB stick at the bottom of your luggage.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40239",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T15:33:50",
"content": "To anyone regurgitating our ‘protections’ they are missing one very important point. the government really doesn’t give a rats behind about the law. they are the law.they break the law every day, and if they get caught all they have to do is say ‘oops, sorry…’ and if they have to pay you off, it’s not really their money they are giving you, anyway.when they sweep protestors up off the streets, only to find out months later that what they did was against the law, what punishment actually comes of it? seriously? they still prevented you from your right to protest, which is all that they wanted, anyway. and they suffer no consequences for doing it, either.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40240",
"author": "this guy",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T15:37:17",
"content": "@17: You are on the right path.@18: There is an international zone when you get off of an aircraft at all international airports. This is the space that is technically within our country but acts as foreign space since the occupants of the aircraft have not been identified and the cargo has not been searched. It is in this space that search and seizure (S&S) law does not apply.Basically, it boils down to this: If you don’t want to be searched prior to entering the country, then go back where you came from. If you are a US citizen, recognize this practice and ponder on it before deciding to leave the country in the first place.Seven years ago the country banded together and asked how we could have been attacked by terrorist. Most were outraged that we were vulnerable and even refused to fly on planes, etc.After a few years have passed, these same people want to be offended when some laws have become more strict and they really want to complain when laws that are hundreds of years old are finally enforced. You can’t have it both ways.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40241",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T15:58:58",
"content": "9-11!!!!!!!! All your rights are belonged to us!! 9-11!!!We didn’t need new laws, this guy, every standard procedure in place was completely ignored on that day. all that was needed to stop 9-11 from happening was for the government to have done the job they already had the authority to do.and besides, i don’t recall the hijackers using laptops on the plan to ram them into the towers, so…. how would this law have prevented that?don’t tell me that i need to give up my rights to be safe, or that the government needs more laws to protect me when it was their failure to actually do their jobs in the first place that allowed 9-11 to happen. do you make it a habit of giving an irresponsible person more responsibility? does that work out well for you?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40242",
"author": "O tabajara",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T20:49:02",
"content": "That is why I DO LOVE to live in Brazil :o)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40243",
"author": "jjrh",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T22:27:31",
"content": "Although some of you have complained at the article not being ‘hack a day material’, it’s nice that I can get some news like this with out reading slashdot 15 times a day.It might be interesting if someone would write a article for the uninformed people(like I) on the proper secure way to encrypt your hdd. Perhaps I should do a search(and I will), but I do find usually hackadays tutorials/how-to’s to be more clear and informative.Does anyone know the laws, or what would happen if infact your entire HDD was encrypted and seized? Would you just not get it back, or would you be required to hand over the keys? What if you refused or ‘forgot’?Most of us reading care, there doesn’t seem to be much we can do about these laws. I suppose it won’t be until some middle class family loses their laptops at the border with pictures of their trip,Timmy loses his new ipod, the family makes a big fuss and the news finally decides this is something worth airing for more than 30seconds. Then maybe the majority of the population will care.I sure hope policies like this don’t become accepted as the norm.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40244",
"author": "Obvious Man",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T00:12:17",
"content": "911 indeed!The “terrorists” have officially been put out of a job by the USA.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40245",
"author": "FireFox",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T00:42:24",
"content": "I do NOT understand how it is possible that the people of USA are becoming numb to these extreme violations of trust, privacy and our lives.Is this what freedom is supposed to be?US of A ; a ‘Free’ country.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40246",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T02:27:07",
"content": "firefox, that is because people are lead to believe these laws really only affect other people, and that those other people are bad people.i have never once met a person that had a problem with taking rights away from other people if they found those rights annoying or if they just weren’t rights that they thought they excercised. this is why our country was originally designed to protect us from the tyranny of the majority.if you want an answer look look no further than the wonderfully effective, ‘trial by media.’ people love to hate other people, and love to assume that they wouldn’t be accused of something if they weren’t really guilty.the government knows this, heck, advertisers have known how to manipulate the masses for decades now. it’s so surprisingly simple, that noone believes it is possible.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40247",
"author": "TheTim",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T03:59:30",
"content": "Anything that can store information? Would that include credit cards with embedded chips? Or how about any magnetic stripe card in your wallet?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40248",
"author": "w01f",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T14:40:08",
"content": "Another idea, is to make your laptop a “wireless thin client”.This is easily achieved if you take an old laptop, a 44 pin IDE to CF card, a compact flash card (I’d recommend 128mb minimum) and the choice of these two flavors of linux.http:/www.damnsmalllinux.orgORhttp://thinstation.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/ThIndexslap the linux on the compact flash card and voila! you can then keep important files on a remote server and access it thru the browser.They seize your laptop. What they seize is nothing. since you do not keep passwords or any sensitive data on in. It’s just a “doorway” so to speak.The joke’s on them.W01F",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40249",
"author": "Eric Ripper",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T04:17:14",
"content": "@ #17:sure, it can’t happen on domestic flights because of our Amendments.and various state and local governments never set up traffic “safety” checkpoints to nab intoxicated drivers and other scofflaws, with absolutely no reasonable suspicion.they will physically stop every vehicle coming down the road, and make arrests from such an illegal checkpoint. of course, it has been deemed NOT illegal by the supreme court.they’ll implement the same policies on domestic flights whenever they feel they have scared the population enough again, or when the moronic masses of this country are paying even less attention than they already are.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40250",
"author": "srilyk",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T18:14:58",
"content": "23: “and they really want to complain when laws that are hundreds of years old are finally enforced.”Do you have one single example of laws that are hundreds of years old finally being enforced? If anything there are new laws that completely violate hundred year old laws (i.e. right to privacy, protection from unwarranted search and seizure, etc. etc.)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40251",
"author": "this guy",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T20:40:59",
"content": "@ 34: srilyk said: “Do you have one single example of laws that are hundreds of years old finally being enforced?”Sure. I can give you a very big one. The right to bear arms went before the Supreme Court this year. The Second Amendment is 216 years old and it was ruled, finally, this year that it indeed gives “individuals the right to bear arms”.Many anti-gun law folks have said they believe that the Amendment was intended for militias only. This was a landmark case and solidified something two centuries old.I hope that satisfied your desire for me to provide “one single example”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40252",
"author": "Ben Franklin",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T06:17:48",
"content": "It is not the politicians we need to worry about, but the largest employer in the country – The US government. The government agencies and their leaders are doing the same thing to the American citizen as the former leaders of Worldcom, Enron and Iridium. The politicians have been drugged with the narcotic of money by the defense contractors. They are rendered impotent. At this point in history, the government fears the non-government citizen. They will keep writing laws that steal our freedom and eventually our country away from us. The government is helpless in defending our borders from attack, but can clearly stop the citizens in their midst. For you see… they can see me, but they cannot see you…keep up your trade and your talents, stay out of site, do not betray your trade for publicity, but be prepared to defend your right to freedom. We depend on you. Don’t let us down.Remember your first civics lessons.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41738",
"author": "sd_proto",
"timestamp": "2008-09-13T03:23:52",
"content": "The EFF is really a great place to find more info about someof the gray areas of the law regarding this. More peopleshould support them cause they really do try hard to fightthe morons forcing this crap down our throats. Anyway,here’s a link where they answer questions about bordersearches:http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/border-search-answers",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41827",
"author": "pip",
"timestamp": "2008-09-14T05:10:03",
"content": "“Americans should really do something drastic before it is too late. Reclaim liberty.”Ron Paul plx.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41882",
"author": "Anon",
"timestamp": "2008-09-14T23:28:27",
"content": "So if I, a UK citizen, enters the US with my laptop andit is seized, how am I meant to get it back?Are the US government going to pay the $400 shipping fee and packaging to ensure it gets back to me safe and sound?What if I don’t have a hard drive in my laptop, and am just using a live CD? What evidence would they be looking for in a computer that cannot store anything?Bit extreme if you ask me…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,775.039213
|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/07/hacking-pleo-for-face-recognition-and-remote-control/
|
Hacking Pleo For Face Recognition And Remote Control
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"facialrecognition",
"pleo",
"ugobe",
"xbee"
] |
GRIP, the Group for Interdisciplinary Psychology at the University of Bamberg have put together a couple tutorials on
hacking the Pleo
. For those unfamiliar, the
Pleo
is a small robot shaped like a dinosaur. Their goal was to make it cute and simulate emotion at a higher level than previously attained by consumer robots.
Ugobe
, the makers of Pleo encourage hacking of the unit and the controlling software. Look at the “developers” area of their site to download all kinds of tools to work on your Pleo.
The two tutorials released by GRIP cover adding wireless communication with a PC and adding a higher resolution camera to the unit. The goal was to make the platform capable of doing facial recognition.
The
first tutorial
is to replace the web cam. GRIP did a fantastic job of documenting this upgrade. There are tons of pictures, covering every step, 15 pages of them actually. The people at Ugobe have done a good job as well, its hard not to feel a tinge of sympathy for the poor guy as its getting disassembled.
They have a few areas that have been updated as well, such as the fact that they later came back and built in a new power supply to avoid interference. The updates are in line with the instructions, as opposed to tacked on the end. That’s nice. Its always such a pain to get to the end of a tutorial to notice that the author posted a different and better way of doing an early step.
The
second
and much shorter tutorial is where they add the communication with the PC. Using an XBee RF module, they patch into the Pleo’s serial port. This installation doesn’t require any modifications to the structure of the Pleo and only involves 2 wires being soldered. Once it is connected, you can send commands to the Pleo using
Dino-MITE
by BAUER Independents.
GRIP has done a fantastic job on this tutorial. They ask that we also help them research our hopes and objections for future robotics by taking their
survey
.
[thanks Martin Diruf]
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[
{
"comment_id": "40215",
"author": "fruehrentner",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T16:59:41",
"content": "WOW!! I study at the Otto-Friedrich University in Bamberg and I never heard of that before ;o)Thanx for the update",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "50628",
"author": "mile wilder",
"timestamp": "2008-11-13T10:00:20",
"content": "My 7 year old is desperate for a Pleo this Christmas.I think it’s cute but (here in the UK) way overpriced!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "61112",
"author": "Vincenzo Stilo",
"timestamp": "2009-01-28T22:01:28",
"content": "hello,I have to mount the torso of pleo in the correct position, but if I put it in a central position, the troch I turn hard right, if I put it slightly to the left then go hard left.with the dino-mite I know in either case stalled because the engine still running.if you have solved this problem, you could kindly send me a photo or graphic where you can see exactly how to adjust the torso and the potentiometer?thanksVincenzo Stilo",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124283",
"author": "rf remote controls",
"timestamp": "2010-02-16T23:57:22",
"content": "Great Post! I personally really like your content. This is a great website. I will make sure that I stop back again!.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,774.96678
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/06/black-hat-2008-pwnie-award-ceremony/
|
Black Hat 2008: Pwnie Award Ceremony
|
Eliot
|
[
"cons",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"award",
"blackhat",
"blackhat2008",
"dankaminsky",
"kapersky",
"pwnie",
"pwnieaward"
] |
The first night of
Black Hat
briefings concluded with the
Pwnie Award Ceremony
. The awards reward achievements in security… but mostly failures. Notably, this was the first year anyone accepted an award in person. Hack a Day took home an early victory by producing a MacBook mini-DVI to VGA adapter (pictured above). The ceremony was fairly straight forward after that.
Best Server-Side Bug
went to the
Windows IGMP kernel vulnerability
. It was a remote kernel code execution exploit in the default Windows firewall. The
Best Client-Side Bug
went to Multiple URL protocol handling flaws like this
URI exploit
.
Mass 0wnage
went to
WordPress
for many many vulnerabilities.
Most Innovative Research
went to the
Cold Boot Attack
team.
Lamest Vendor Response
was won by McAfee for saying
XSS can’t be used to hack a server
. The
Most Overhyped Bug
went to [Dan Kaminsky] for his
DNS vulnerability
.
Most Epic FAIL
was won by the team behind Debian for shipping the
OpenSSL bug
for two solid years.
Lifetime Achievement Award
was won by [
Tim Newsham
]. Finally, the
Best Song
was by Kaspersky Labs for Packin’ The K!, which you can find embedded below.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40209",
"author": "Viper007Bond",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T06:29:05",
"content": "I’m confused about WordPress — how can you consider vulnerable 3rd party code (plugins) manually installed by the user a vulnerability of WordPress itself? Especially more so if the user opts not to keep the 3rd party code up to date?It’s as if I installed Firefox on my computer, a vulnerability was found in Firefox, and then the OS was deemed insecure as a result.Or am I missing something?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40210",
"author": "klintor",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T09:24:24",
"content": "viper:A truly secure platform (or OS) shouldn’t allow 3rd party apps to introduce system-level vulnerabilities. Period",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40211",
"author": "Viper007Bond",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T10:44:48",
"content": "klintor:I’m a bit of a noob, but I don’t even see how that’s physically possible in a PHP based environment. As far as I know, you can’t easily run a PHP script in like a container or whatever.The only way I can think of to provide a plugin capability that met your requirements was if the plugin was like a XML file or something that just toggled flags/parameters in the software — a configuration file basically. You wouldn’t be able to expand on the software at all and would pretty much defeat the purpose of having plugins or an API.And by your definition then just about every piece of software on the web that has an API should get the same award. Look at Firefox, vBulletin, PunBB, etc. etc. etc. etc. They all load external files that could potentially compromise the security of the computer/server.If you have some brilliant idea or method to solve the problem, then please by all means, say so. Assuming it’s a reasonable solution, I’d be more than happy to contribute code towards such a solution for submission to the people that run the WordPress development.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40212",
"author": "Dan Guido",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T06:23:44",
"content": "viper007bond: plugins are not the reason WordPress is insecure. You can check it’s history of security problems over at osvdb.org if you’re curious.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40213",
"author": "Dr. Mike Wendell",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T17:02:22",
"content": "What’s really sad about WordPress outside of Matt’s lack of manners, his inability to function in society and it’s lack of security is that a full security audit has been mentioned and discussed previously but nothing has yet occurred. Gallery did one and they don’t have the millions to spend like Matt does.You would have thought the number of times they’ve had their own sites hacked, security would have taken a step up in importance. Guess not.But considering that Matt’s now spamming his own site where ever he can instead of paying any attention to the splogs on wp.com and ignoring reports about them, does anything surprise you anymore?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40214",
"author": "Abel Cheung",
"timestamp": "2008-08-17T16:36:11",
"content": "Under current design having ‘secured’ wordpress plugin invocation sounds impossible. Plugins are basically just included into the core and invoked like the core does. Though some function hooks are available for sanitizing input, those functions are only optional, and no expose for the function occur at any plugin writing tutorials.Until recent releases, wordpress press releases have a tradition of suppressing any security announcement in order to make it look good. This is still true right now if press release is written by Matt himself. Only when it is written by others (like Ryan Boren) did it at least mention something. In this area Matt exactly behaves like Linus Torvald (including svn changelog messages too), if not worse.And my personal experience withsecurity@wordpress.orgis that, it’s yet another blackhole like those utterly dysfunctional vendors.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46331",
"author": "Jim Spence",
"timestamp": "2008-10-18T23:38:07",
"content": "Saturday I was searching for sites related to Search Engine Placement and specifically and found this site.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "51266",
"author": "Security",
"timestamp": "2008-11-18T14:18:31",
"content": "Now I understand how it works. Keep it up! I love this game.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "139263",
"author": "Morgan Palmer",
"timestamp": "2010-05-01T00:58:41",
"content": "I always prefer to use Kasperky over Avast or McAfee. Kaspersky is much better in detecting new viruses and it does not consume too much resources on your dektop PC.’*-",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,775.082355
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/06/black-hat-2008-fastrak-toll-system-completely-broken/
|
Black Hat 2008: FasTrak Toll System Completely Broken
|
Eliot
|
[
"cons",
"Security Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] |
[
"blackhat",
"blackhat2",
"california",
"con",
"dot",
"ezpass",
"fastrak",
"hackercon",
"lawson",
"nate",
"natelawson",
"security",
"toll",
"tollbooth",
"transponder"
] |
FasTrak
is the electronic toll collection system used by the state of California. Motorists can purchase a toll transponder for ~$26 and link the serial number with a debit account to have their tolls deducted automatically. Today at
Black Hat
in Las Vegas, security researcher [
Nate Lawson
] presented not just the privacy problems with FasTrak, but why absolutely no transaction from the tag should be trusted.
On the privacy side, FasTrak claims that all the collected data is anonymized and not kept for long (they won’t tell you how or how long). The court system still subpoenas the data from time to time, so there must be something of use in there. As
AOL taught us
, user behavior is incredibly hard to anonymize. In addition to the toll booths, the transponders are also polled at all offramps for the statistical traffic data presented at
511.org
.
[Nate] initially purchased a transponder to explore these privacy concerns. The transponder is an RFID device with a receive and transmit antenna, a low powered Texas Instruments
MSP430 microcontroller
, a long life battery, and a large analog demodulation section. Usually the firmware on the microcontroller can not be read via a
JTAG
cable, because the manfacturer will burn a fuse to prevent it. This was not the case with the three year old tag he purchased. A more recently purchased tag did have the fuse burned. Flylogic repackaged that silicon so it could be read back; the firmware turned out exactly the same.
The transponders and readers perform no authentication. Someone could wander through a parking lot with an RFID reader and pick up the ID of every tag in the lot. They could then write their own transponder with the stolen IDs. Here’s the really bad part: the transponders support unauthenticated over the air upgrading. You can force any transponder to take on a new ID. An attacker could overwrite every tag passing a certain intersection and cause havoc in the toll system. Some have suggested that there are IDs in the system that are unbilled, since they’re assigned to administrators; these would be especially attractive to thieves.
How do we fix this system? Here’s the problem: the system is defined by California law. An update to the way things are done would take legislative action. [Nate] suggested one possible check that could be implemented to determine if the system was being exploited at this time: When a tag read fails now, the system takes a picture of your license plate so a human can determine what account it belongs to. The system could be updated to randomly take photos of cars that were reading correctly just to make sure the ID belongs to the car pictured.
As for the privacy issues, [Nate] is hoping to develop a timer circuit so you can power up the transponder only during the time you’re passing through the toll plaza. In the end though, none of the transactions with these FasTrak transponders can be trusted.
[photo:
24thcentury
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40177",
"author": "jeremy",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T00:45:03",
"content": "We have all read ‘Little Brother’ by Cory Doctorow, right? :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40178",
"author": "pepe prawn",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T01:17:09",
"content": "yeah, but they take a pic of your vehicle (license plate & the driver) when you pass through the fastrak lane. front plates are required in california.so if you’re using a ‘stolen’ id, they’d probabyl be able to eventually figure out who you are.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40179",
"author": "PiP",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T01:41:31",
"content": "Here in the North-East, our EZ-Pass/FastLane toll booths routinely photograph your plates and run random checks on ALL cars going through (photo of REAR plate). Many tag holders will tell you about the false positives; EZ-Pass will mail you a letter with a fine and a photo of your alleged car if you lend your tag to a friend, your tag is unreadable, license plate obscured, etc.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40180",
"author": "tramontano",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T02:08:04",
"content": "here in brazil we use a similar system (it is called “sem parar”, something like “nonstop” in english). I think it have the same problems…Our laws make the use of front plates obligatory, and some cities (like Sao Paulo) have speedtraps with a “plate recognition system”, used to issue tickets about speed or registration debits. You just pass near one, the system identifies your license plate, make the ticket and mail the fine to yuor home – no human needed. And it is f###ing reliable…Question is: they know who you are and where you live. Why the need of a transponder?Oh, almost forgot: transit authorities here are experimenting a new licensing “add-on”: an rfid tag (completely passive, like a smart label) sticked in your windshield. Park in front of a garage, and the officer does not even need to note your plate… they say it can be used to monitor the traffic, by automatically reading all vehicles getting in and out a certain street.Spooky, huh?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40181",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T02:22:23",
"content": "Thanks pip, I was wondering about our EZ-pass. I just got mine not to long ago!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40182",
"author": "Neolin",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T04:18:13",
"content": "here in TX my brother used to tailgate people (mostly his friends, and in a distance of about 6in) through toll booths and never received a ticket! Apparently the system thought he was in tow or just one long vehicle",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40183",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T04:36:11",
"content": "toll tags here are handed out with anti-static bags. to help secure your tag, get in the habit of bagging it when not driving. kinda hard to snarf a tag when it’s shielded.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40184",
"author": "MRE",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T06:42:03",
"content": "@7 yeah but wouldnt it be smarter for the manufacturer to simply add a power switch.. or even better, a ‘tap to tag’ button (would operate for 14 seconds, then shut off again)??A VERY simple hardware change could cut the vulnerabilities in half. (you are still vulnerable in the toll booth)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40185",
"author": "Elvis has risen, uhhthankyaverymuch",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T07:29:31",
"content": "Randomly photographing the vehicle would provide some level of protection but how much? From what I am reading the transponder is assigned to an account or person, not a vehicle. So this leads me to believe that it can travel from one vehicle to another (please correct me if I am mistaken). You would actually need to take a picture of the owner, but then that leaves out anonymity doesn’t it. Actually linking it with an account leaves out anonymity in my book. Let’s not even go any further with this. I wouldn’t trust it based upon the information given here.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40186",
"author": "adam",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T08:43:02",
"content": "@9. Here in Florida with our system when you buy a transponder you need to register it with the liscence plates of whatever cars you are going to take it in. That way like #3 said if you lend it to a friend and their plates aren’t registered with it there is a possibility of them being fined for it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40187",
"author": "Phenix",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T11:48:36",
"content": "We have something similar here in Italy (called “TelePass”) … it should be a very similar hardware.When you go too fast they take a picture of the plates … and probably also at random times …And they have introduced a “average speed check” with cameras shooting your plates every 50Km.That wuold make it unsafe to hack but probably very open to data stealing or DOS.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40188",
"author": "Peter",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T13:51:47",
"content": "EZ-pass in MA. The tag is registered to an account, which can have up to three vehicles associated with it. They read your plate and can bill to it if the tag fails to read (happens quite often here in Boston) or, as I found out, if you forget to move the tag back to your vehicle after using it on another! They were able to bill from the photo of the plate.Though the user agreement provides for all kinds of “violations” – going over the 10 mph speed limit, not calling them if you get a yellow light as you go through the reader, in practice, they seem to ignore them. I’ve never gone 10 mph through the readers…you’d get rear-ended for sure. My wife says in New Jersey, the tags are read at highway speed (60-70 mph).I am kinda surprised that the serial number passed to the reader doesn’t have some kind of hash on it, so you couldn’t just make one up…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40189",
"author": "DiddyWolf",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T16:31:38",
"content": "Not sure of the security of the tags them selves, but in Dallas, the tolltag lanes are continually videoed and checked for tag accounts to match up with license plates.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40190",
"author": "Suzanne Smith",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T17:56:45",
"content": "I worked on contract as a technical writer for the company that created toll tag systems and continues to design and deploy most of them. I don’t want to name names, but this is the company founded by the inventor of RFIDs. While I agree totally with the many posters who point out that regulation of toll tag use can easily be done by the state implementing the system, and by all means should be that state’s responsibility, I also know from firsthand experience how flawed the toll systems are.But don’t look to the designers to repair these urgent security problems anytime soon. In the three months I was with the company, I was in the worst work environment I’d seen since my high school job at a really bad Arby’s. The whole place is riddled with personal vendettas, quality control disasters, interdepartmental drama, frat house sexual behavior and unqualified key employees. I met and befriended some wonderful, dedicated engineers and managers – and struggled with total clowns who had online degrees in unrelated fields. When I approached my manager for the raise that I needed to continue dealing with this crap, his response was “Doesn’t your husband have a really good job?” I later learned I was the second of three technical writers who literally put my stuff in a box and walked away from the position.Yeah. So while I was there one multi-million dollar contract project was deployed in a foreign country with a 70% failure rate. After I walked, I ran into a friend who told me that the latest deployment had a 100% failure rate. Not that no one is aware of the security problems… but the week I left, the guys who were working on a simple mechanical solution to reduce the user’s vulnerability had to deal with the hideous workmanship of the lowest Chinese bidder to which the manufacturing was outsourced by management.So I’m really, really glad that I live in a state with no toll roads. Come to think of it, maybe lots of these problems wouldn’t exist if the people who build the tags actually had to live with them every day…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40191",
"author": "Dylan",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T18:10:30",
"content": "here in IL, we have ipass, but it’s essentially the same as all the northern state systems, as it works in NY and is going to work in IN too. I still think the best method is that if they can bill by plates, then just bill by the plates for everyone, that would circumnavigate this entire issue. also, be looking for the toll plazas that we all blast through with these systems to start sending out tickets, some of my friends have good radar detectors that pick up the speed cameras, and they’re starting to go off when they go through the booths.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40192",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T19:51:15",
"content": "I live in South Texas where they are building Toll roads as fast as they can. In the article they mentioned about using the Toll tags to track traffic patterns. This is used extensively in Houston. Along the road ways hanging off signs and polls you’ll see the antennas to light up the tags to get the id as you pass. We also have a new style tag that has no battery and is powered up only when it’s hit with an RF source, so this would stop passive scanning of this style of tag.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40193",
"author": "kevin",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T21:29:06",
"content": "As pointed out, any change would require legislative action, and we know how cumbersome that can be. Well, I bet it would get fast tracked if some hackers messed with the system in a blatant way in order to point attention to the matter. With this info, and suggested hacks, out there I suspect it has crossed the minds of more than one reader. And unlike me, that reader may possess the skills to do it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40194",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T22:32:31",
"content": "The revamped FasTrak systems (namely the one on the Benicia-Martinez Bridge because it’s the only current one) have lanes that can read tags at highway speeds.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40195",
"author": "Kris",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T22:33:05",
"content": "Here in the country of California we have no temp plates for new cars. So it is not uncommon to see cars with no license plates at all – driving around. As it takes months for the plates to arrive in the mail – if you have a “new” model car, you could presumable drive around for years with no plates. Unlike New England where I bet I’d be pulled over in under 2 minutes for not having license plates.If you had a cloned FastPass in your silver, brand new, BMW 3 series with no plates – it would be next to impossible to find you. At $265 a month for some commuters – that’s MOST of a car payment.Speed Safely,– Kris",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40196",
"author": "Shadyman",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T22:43:35",
"content": "@16:That’s like what they use for truckers to determine if they need to pull into the weigh stations.. It’s called something like speed-weigh or something to do with weighing at highway speeds.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40197",
"author": "Matt Bennett",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T23:26:55",
"content": "#7, Don’t count on an anti-static bag to shield your tag from being read- they’re just meant to dissipate static, not block RF.Here in Austin, TX, they take a picture of your front and rear plate for every vehicle that passes through the tag lanes and the pay with change lanes, no matter if you have a tag or not. They use a high speed flash which I assume helps prevent a blurry picture of a car going 70+ mph (the speed limit on the toll roads here is 70).I guess we’ve gotten to the point where digital storage of the images is cheap enough that they should keep everything. Heck, I think police cars should be fully monitored, in addition to the cameras that make such good fodder for TV clip shows.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40198",
"author": "dj caliban",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T01:57:18",
"content": "i don’t even keep my transponders in the car. the system photographs my plates each time i roll through – the BACK plate – and bills my account.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40199",
"author": "Stephen Malinowski",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T02:00:45",
"content": "@8, a power switch or ‘tap to tag’ button both have the problem that if you forget, (unlike @11 in ma) you get fined :-(What I’d like is the option of having fastrak send me an email whenever my tag gets charged a toll. I could then report a spurious use. The ultimate would be: I get the email when I’m at home, report the violation immediately, they get the picture of the perp’s car, and pick him up when gets off the bridge. Would fastrak need legislative action to add something like this?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40200",
"author": "David Vangerov",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T03:00:41",
"content": "#22: We already get a monthly statement that shows which transponder was used, when it was used, and the toll lane that it went through. In addition, there’s a website that you can login to to get up to date info on transponder use.And a slight correction to the article: You do not purchase the transponder for ~$26. The FasTrak folks give it to you when you sign up and pre-pay your tolls. If you need more than a certain number of transponders (like for a fleet for a delivery company), they do require a deposit in addition to pre-paying the tolls. When your pre-paid FasTrak account dips below a certain threshold, that is when your credit/debit card is accessed to replenish the account.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40201",
"author": "CarlosMC",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T06:26:41",
"content": "Here in Portugal we have Via Verde (Green Lane), since 1991 (which was bought from the norwegians, although this is not publicised…), and it has since then expanded into parking lots and pump stations. According to them it follows CEN/TC278 standards, still, I wonder if it’s any safer…Electronic license plates are going to become law – they’ll read insurance and safety inspections data and allow toll payments as well, but won’t allow geo location or speed logging.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40202",
"author": "webmaren",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T14:23:15",
"content": "Still could be used to damage the system by RFID-cloning the tags and switching them around a bit.Would put any RFID-based tracking system down the tubes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40203",
"author": "Yoshi",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T18:32:45",
"content": "It’s insane they make a mistake like this, The developers should have looked to how automotive rf key locks work. The problem is there is insufficient time to do a fancy “key” exchange between radios. The (secure) mobile systems work with a deviated rolling code system. For example when you purchase your RFID tag the tag action_counter will be zero. The exact value of the “action counter” is known by both radios, however the incrementing is done via a complex math formula burned in the ROM, if they didn’t make the mistake of not blowing security fuse, or use OTP non-readable devices. The radios will allow a deviance of +/- 10 counts to make sure a remote can handle some false triggering. The number length is about 32-128 bit depending on model. Microchip makes a IC that handles this. Not impossible to crack, but a heck of a lot better then plaintext flash based serial numbers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40204",
"author": "Greg",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T18:35:14",
"content": "Holy Crap, my family just recently bought the new Sunpass Mini Transponder (its the equivalent of the FastTrak here in Florida). And once I saw that it was only an RFID chip built inside I knew that the only thing a person would need to do is read the id data, and overwrite it onto another one.Its great to see I was great.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40205",
"author": "starfight",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T10:06:06",
"content": "yeah ok but in belgium there is a seperate company for the speedcameras. but before the police can give you a fine they have to get your license plate and name and such. but if the speedcamera-company gives the pictures or license plates to the police isn’t this like a violation on privacy?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40206",
"author": "Skazz",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T12:45:35",
"content": "The idea of checking plates against IDs is already in effect. If you borrow a transponder without adding your car to that account, you (not the account holder) will get hit with a fine (I think the first one is $25).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40207",
"author": "Terry",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T06:17:54",
"content": "I use this system daily for my commute from my house in Oakland to my job in San Francisco. About a year ago I missplaced the transponder someplace in my house and went for a week without it. I figured they would assume my transponder was malfunctioning or something and manually match my plate to my account.After a week of doing this I decided to never put the transponder back in the car and let the FasTrak agency decide how to deal with it. I’ve been commuting this way ever since. They match up my plate to my account with 100% accuracy and I don’t need to worry about the security problems.I did this because I am not sure who/where my car is queried electronically. It’s too easy to start gathering information at non-toll locations.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40208",
"author": "shgb",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T01:55:31",
"content": "It is going to take someone with a serious set of balls to over the air program all the fastrak tags to the free account of the CEO of Fastrack before people will take security seriously. At that point we will have their attention….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47842",
"author": "naturalorange",
"timestamp": "2008-10-27T15:02:08",
"content": "The ez-pass system in the northeast run by NJ, actually allows you to use it any vehicle that you want to, as long as the tag isn’t put into a vehicle of a different class (i.e. you cant put a tag registered to a small car in a Commercial Truck).I doubt ez-pass does random checks or sends fines since they explicitly say that you can move it to other vehicles.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116378",
"author": "Jefferson Manas",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T21:38:13",
"content": "I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that I really have enjoyed your well-written articles. I have bookmarked this site and will definitely be checking back for new posts.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "892671",
"author": "Tom Sebahar",
"timestamp": "2012-11-27T09:55:20",
"content": "Eliot,Since this very relevant and somewhat alarming piece was published, have any of your suggested fixes changes made it into the current FasTrak transponders being sold in Southern California on 10 and 110 HOV lane retirement projects?I was also interested to know it you have information as to what “private” companies manufacture ( and benefit) the transponders and those that manage the actual FasTrak infrstructure or if they are the same entity?From interacting with their “difficult to reach: live attendant call center, they may be based in Utah. Clearing the data gathered from passing sensors can easily be used to determine speed, so I anticipate for a bigger brother to appear.thanks,tom sebahar",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,775.293647
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/06/black-hat-2008-dan-kaminsky-releases-dns-information/
|
Black Hat 2008: Dan Kaminsky Releases DNS Information
|
fabienneserriere
|
[
"cons",
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] |
[
"Black Hat",
"black hat 2008",
"blackhat",
"blackhat2008",
"conference",
"Dan Kaminsky",
"dankaminsky",
"dns",
"DNS cache poisoning",
"DnsCachePoisoning"
] |
[Dan Kaminsky]’s much anticipated talk on his DNS findings finally happened at
Black Hat
2008 in Las Vegas today. [Dan] has already uploaded the complete
slides
from his talk as well as posted a short
summary
to his site. New information in the slides
since
our
previous
coverage
includes “Forgot My Password” attacks and new attacks on internal network vulnerabilities as a side of effect of DNS cache poisoning. [Dan]’s talk today was over capacity; our shot of the conference room overflow is shown above.
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| 0
|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/06/black-hat-2008-eff-coders-rights-project-announced/
|
Black Hat 2008: EFF Coders’ Rights Project Announced
|
jimmierodgers
|
[
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"blackhat",
"blackhat2008",
"conference",
"eff",
"legal",
"security"
] |
The EFF has just announce the creation of the
Coders’ Rights Project website
at the
Black Hat conference
. The sites’ main goal is to centralize legal information for coders, and to help protect important security work from legal actions that may be taken against them with the DMCA and other legal black holes. While this is in no way a fully comprehensive list of everything you need to know, it looks like a good place to start, and provides a few FAQs for suggestions on how to stay in the legal clear as much as possible. At numerous points the documents suggest you speak with a lawyer, if you have any deeper questions, which you absolutely should. This can be very helpful if a person or group finds a security risk, and wants to publish it, or just wants to start looking into possible security risks.
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| 0
|
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|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/06/hybrid-headphone-amplifier/
|
Hybrid Headphone Amplifier
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] |
[
"amplifier",
"diyaudio",
"headphone",
"headphoneamplifier",
"mosfet",
"tubeamp"
] |
[Rogers Gomez] has posted up this
hybrid tube based headphone amplifier
over at DIY Audio. Being a fan of tube amplifiers, but wanting something with lower voltage and lower cost, he put together this little system out of spare parts he had lying around. He wanted it to have as few parts as possible and be able to power his 32 ohm
Grado
headphones.
He states that he’d built several
YAHA
amps, and a
Szekeres Mosfet follower
and was curious how they’d sound together. He was pleasantly surprised with the resulting quality.
There are less than 30 individual components involved in the project. The complete parts list and schematics are available from the site. He notes at the very end, to unplug your headphones when powering up as there is a surge that could damage them. That might be good to know at the beginning just in case you get eager to test it out.
[Thanks, Gio]
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| 4
|
[
{
"comment_id": "40173",
"author": "diy audio projects",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T01:21:54",
"content": "you are welcome.The project does look interesting. Most will likely have a 12-13V power supply kicking around so you can do this real cheap. I have tried the szekeres mosfet follower:http://diyaudioprojects.com/Solid/IRF610-Class-A-Headphone-Amp/and it works well. I have never tried a tube at low voltage but I have seen it done several times before.cheers,gio",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40174",
"author": "Owen",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T03:01:56",
"content": "Another relatively cheap and simple hybrid amp is the Millet Starving Student, which I have been having a go at building:http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f6/millett-starving-student-hybrid-amp-319231/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40175",
"author": "samurai1200",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T21:54:12",
"content": "add to the audio rails a tranzorb and 1kV, 1000pf (or larger) cap to ground, with low-value (3 to 10 ohm), high-power resistors in series with the audio line. i’ve done this to catch turn on/off spikes in systems running XLR cables.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40176",
"author": "m0b1liz3",
"timestamp": "2008-08-30T05:49:34",
"content": "Hey Samarai1200, can you elaborate on your post? Do you have a link for the schematic or a link to a DIY forum discussion? Alot of people buy an E12 to stop those spikes but that seems expensive for some of the budget DIY projects out there. So if your suggestion does the job it would be cool. (Just need more info before I try it!)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,775.366453
|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/09/fun-with-barbie-karaoke-machines/
|
Fun With Barbie Karaoke Machines
|
Patrick Lokken
|
[
"classic hacks",
"cons",
"iphone hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"barbie",
"bending",
"digital audio",
"DigitalAudio",
"iphone",
"karaoke",
"pro tools",
"ProTools",
"synthesizer"
] |
[Peter Edwards] at
Casper Electronics
built a
modular synth
and integrated it with the Barbie karaoke machines
we saw
at
Notacon
last April. The complete unit consists of 25 modules which are wired together using banana cables. He’s using
this
homebrew step sequencer to control the bent karaoke machines which then feed into the rest of the synthesizer. If you’d like to bend your own barbie karaoke machine, [Peter] was kind enough to post
schematics and instructions
for his bends.
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| 0
|
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|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/09/defcon-16-mit-boston-transit-presentation-gagged/
|
Defcon 16: MIT Boston Transit Presentation Gagged
|
Patrick Lokken
|
[
"cons",
"Security Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] |
[
"convention",
"defcon",
"defcon16",
"hackercon"
] |
[
Zack Anderson
], [
RJ Ryan
], and [
Alessandro Chiesa
] were sued by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority for an alleged violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after copies of their presentation slides were circulated at Defcon 16. The slides give an eye widening glimpse into the massive security holes present in the Boston subway system. There are at least 4 major security flaws in the subway, which allowed them to get free subway rides by finding unlocked, back door routes into the subway, spoofing magnetic and RFID cards, and attacking the MTBA’s network. Judge Douglas P. Woodlock has issued a gag order, stopping the trio from giving the presentation at Defcon or disclosing sensitive information for ten days. However, the MIT school newspaper,
The Tech
, has
published a PDF of the slides
online. The research culminated in the trio
warcarting
the MTBA’s headquarters and being driven off by police.
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| 12
|
[
{
"comment_id": "40330",
"author": "Shadyman",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T04:41:56",
"content": "Warcarting! I love it!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40331",
"author": "Eddie",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T05:24:20",
"content": "“We have a bunch of security vulnerabilities, but are too lazy to be bothered with them, so shut up. Don’t let the public know that they’re being screwed. If you do, we’ll take you to court. Yeah, I told you to shut up, but you didn’t listen, so now I’ll court-order you to stop talking. Our problems don’t exist!” Yet another reason I don’t like Boston.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40332",
"author": "John Adams",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T08:08:41",
"content": "Let’s give thanks to the EFF for staying up all night and attempting to fight this gag order over the last 24 hours. Although they failed, the EFF is continuing to fight for these students right to speak.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40333",
"author": "eric",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T11:14:53",
"content": "I think the real problem is they went beyond simply finding the vulns. They *applied* them. This puts them in a very sticky legal situation, especially since their own slides act as admission of guilt.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40334",
"author": "David Cranor",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T11:24:47",
"content": "Anybody make a copy of the “updated slides and code” from the website before it was pulled?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40335",
"author": "Eddie",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T16:51:58",
"content": "Yeah, but the application of the exploits acts as a proof of concept. If these vulnerabilities were ignore-able, the transit authority wouldn’t have fought so hard to shut the kids up. If they didn’t actually apply the exploits, it becomes the kids’ word against the transit authority’s. The fact that they applied the exploits proves to everyone that the vulerabilities actually exist. Let’s just hope this whole ordeal acts as a wake-up call to the transit authority, as it very well should. But it’s Boston, so there’s a good chance it won’t. (Remember, same place a bunch of LED’s thrown together on a PCB was misconstrued as a bomb.)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40336",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T19:08:51",
"content": "If you give a crap about freedom of speech, download, copy, and distribute these slides at every opportunity. Don’t let some corrupt judge tell us what we can and can’t see or read.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40337",
"author": "craig",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T01:51:07",
"content": "Aside from the subway hacks, the presentation says they’ve built alot of really cool tools to help with their research.One particular one is a toolchain to easily program ‘multi-core’ FPGAs to assist with their brute forcing of the subway RFID chips.Even if the gag order continues, hopefully they’ll be able to post some of the tools that they developed that aren’t to do with subway systems directly.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40338",
"author": "Greg",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T17:45:57",
"content": "If you are interested in their court case you can find copies of all of the court documents and some email correspondence herehttp://cryptome.org/mbta-v-zack/mbta-v-zack.htmAlso I think the MBTA is taking the wrong approach here. Instead of trying to give a gag order and hide the information (which will never work) they should just hire these kids to fix the system. I mean anyone who can create a “one button party mode”(http://web.mit.edu/zacka/www/midas.html) for their dorm room can fix these problems.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40339",
"author": "marxc2001",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T21:50:51",
"content": "Interesting point – this has showed up on WikiLeaks…https://secure.wikileaks.org/wiki/Anatomy_of_a_Subway_Hack_2008Sapere Aude,M.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "54294",
"author": "Boston IT Support",
"timestamp": "2008-12-08T20:36:11",
"content": "interesting stuff here I wish i knew more about this stuff im trying to learn more about it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "61147",
"author": "axllaruse",
"timestamp": "2009-01-29T05:26:39",
"content": "These kids are heroes.These kids have showed how careless was the security in this public transportation used by many civilians.What would append if some nutjob decide to make an attack on the subway?How many lives we have to put on risk before doing something about it?Do we need to wait for a disaster to append before we decide to do something about it?These kids should be rewarded for being good citizens and risk their freedom in order to protect our lives by publishing the security risk on Boston.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "912390",
"author": "DracoBengali",
"timestamp": "2013-01-02T17:20:44",
"content": "Unfortunately, that’s the way most of these things work. When does a stoplight get installed at a busy and dangerous intersection? When enough people are injured or killed. I don’t see this being any different. Now I realize this was a few year ago now so please, someone prove me wrong, show me that they actually bothered to fix the problems, and not just leave it with attacking the MIT students.",
"parent_id": "61147",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
}
] | 1,760,377,775.44736
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/09/black-hat-2008-google-gadgets-insecurity/
|
Black Hat 2008: Google Gadgets Insecurity
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"black hat 2008",
"blackhat",
"blackhat2008",
"google",
"google gadgets",
"GoogleGadgets",
"hackercon",
"security"
] |
Black Hat presenters [Robert “RSnake” Hansen], CEO of SecTheory, and [Tom Stracener], security analyst at
Cenzic
,
criticized Google in their presentation “Xploiting Google Gadgets”
. [Hansen] and [Stracener] say that there’s currently no way for Google to confirm whether
Google Gadget
creations contain malicious content or not; this leaves the application vulnerable to a wide range of hacking ugliness such as data poisoning, worms, and theft of data. [Hansen] himself isn’t exactly on the friendliest terms with Google. He’s got a bit of a contentious history and he claims that Google has threatened legal action against him. Nevertheless, if what was presented is true and accurate, then Google has a huge security issue that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later. Google has not yet commented on the situation.
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[
{
"comment_id": "40328",
"author": "Matt Cutts",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T10:08:46",
"content": "(Disclosure: I’m a software engineer at Google.)I think the AP story about this had more info from Google:“Google disputes Hansen’s characterization of its vetting process for gadgets.The company said in a statement that it scans all gadgets regularly for malicious code, and in the “very rare” instance in which one is found, it’s immediately blacklisted.Google added that since November 2007 no new “inline” gadgets â which have access to user account information â have been created. And the authors of existing “inline” gadgets can’t modify them further.”I haven’t been following this story, but if the vulnerability is only on inlined gadgets, it sounds like Google responded a while ago. See alsohttp://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API/browse_thread/thread/5776dc1be6dfd0bhttp://igoogledeveloper.blogspot.com/2008/08/changes-to-inlined-gadgets.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40329",
"author": "peruser",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T18:17:52",
"content": "how exactly is this a hack?I’m sorry but maybe you guys should just change your name to engadget LITE…I know you just hired a lot of people to help the content flowing, but c’mon Will, I come to this site for innovative hardware projects. Not this ‘latest google news’ crap. I can go to any lamer Associated Press feed for this. What’s worse this isn’t even “news”. Google addressed this LAST YEAR.Please, I’m begging you. I’ll take any hack at all. Arduino, WRT, FPGAs, even NOACs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,775.485095
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/08/black-hat-2008-whats-next-for-firefox-security/
|
Black Hat 2008: What’s Next For Firefox Security
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"firefox hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"blackhat",
"blackhat2008",
"firefox",
"security",
"threat modelling",
"ThreatModelling",
"window snyder",
"WindowSnyder"
] |
Mozilla security chief [Window Snyder] made some
surprising announcements about Firefox Next
, Mozilla’s next major browser overhaul. In her chat at the
Black Hat
security conference, she introduced three new initiatives that focused on threat modeling, training, and vulnerability metrics. For the threat modeling initiative, she’s hired
Matasano Security
consultants to review Firefox’s code for weaknesses and recommend mitigation tactics to protect the browser from hacker attacks. This isn’t inherently unusual; what is abnormal is that the information, once the work is done, will be revealed to the public. The training initiative will have
IOActive
trainers working with Mozilla engineers on secure computer programming practices. At the end, according to [Snyder], online versions of the classes will be released to the public, along with the class materials. The last initiative revolves around security metrics, and is already in progress. Essentially, the project will ideally take the focus off of patch-counting and provide a better assessment of security and vulnerability issues. [Snyder] says “We’re in the early phase, working on incorporating feedback from the rest of the industry.” She also reveals some more Firefox developments, including possibly incorporating
NoScript
into the core browser and implementing protected mode, but they’re still a long way from becoming standard features.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40306",
"author": "cb",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T02:56:25",
"content": "Whoa, noscript in the core? That would be seriously awesome and bypass some of the dance the extension has to do to get it to work (though ff3 improved things). I wonder if they’re going to make adblock+ features more integrated — blocking things from known-bad and user-defined hosts would be much easier that way. in fact, that could replace the first few extensions that I install before I actually use the browser…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40307",
"author": "gunpowder",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T05:17:51",
"content": "She’s kind of cute. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40308",
"author": "joesph-walton",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T09:28:01",
"content": "uh… black hat?more like black face… am i rite?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40309",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T10:12:44",
"content": "@joesph-walton: congratulations, you’re a racist.This chic can overflow my buffers any time..This chic is hot like fajita meat....Goes to start bug hunting in Mozilla code…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40310",
"author": "jenzo",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T10:24:39",
"content": "@tjhooker: congratulations you are a sexist, and both of you are douchebags.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40311",
"author": "Anonymous",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T11:54:58",
"content": "identifying race is racist. thank you. this is useful information.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40312",
"author": "Schlens",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T12:20:04",
"content": "Uh… seriously: What role does the race play here? If you said “None”, you got it right.Now, adding security is a good thing. But IMHO the mozilla project should also pay attention to quite some other things, e.g. stability, speed, memory consumption, protection against badly written extensions and plugins, proper multithreading, …",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40313",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T12:24:07",
"content": "@Anonymous/#5: Identifying a back person as “black face” isn’t racist, under any context? Wow, I need to go retake linguistics if that isn’t racist.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40314",
"author": "anonymous",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T15:53:24",
"content": "[tjhooker]: she has a pretty and black face, and those are valid observations. your objection is inappropriate.what you seem to be objecting to is the _mention_ of and idea of conciousness about skin color, spurred by a common-sense connection between article title and picture. you call that racist, despite the lack of any judgment on any property of the person so far beside the compliment.this isn’t vaudville “black face” impersonation. this isn’t that context. in another context, calling you a canine would be a prelude to violence and showing the sole of my foot a digusting display of disrespect.any physical response can be justified if intent is deemed equivalent to imaginary offense. however, they are not the same. so until you actually _ask_ whether [joesph-walton] had ulterior meanings, try not assigning some of your own for irrelevant purposes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40315",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T17:53:35",
"content": "an attractive young female the knows code? the odds are good that the goods are odd.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40316",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T18:46:17",
"content": "The person directly associated it with the fact “black” was in the name of the event she attended, and then followed it with “more like black face… am i rite?”.This isn’t rocket science, or even advanced linguistics.I’d like to throw down some triple syllable words to really set it in stone, but it’s just racism under every context of ever written and spoken language. Excusing it is kind of instigating trolling and repetitive explanations of core language skills.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40317",
"author": "William Kinirons",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T20:06:42",
"content": "Matasano Security is the firm that ‘accidentally’ leaked the DNS exploit details on their blog and then pulled it down and apologized, saying they meant to “only post it after someone ELSE leaked it”, right?great…now firefox is gonna get a LeakThis! button right next to the Home button that autoposts stuff from your email account to your blog with no confirmation.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40318",
"author": "krautinator",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T20:15:27",
"content": "Who the hell cares.She’s more of a mocha color.Diversity fucking rules, I’m sure any of you would drink her up like a hot lil’ latte, so quit talking shit.Putting aside testostorone, why the hell hasn’t this happened sooner lol?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40319",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T22:07:41",
"content": "I was bored. That’s the only reason I pointed it out. Seeing people excuse something so obvious was what made me make more responses.She’s the co-founder of one of the consultant firms they’re bringing in.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40320",
"author": "anonymous",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T04:11:14",
"content": "“but it’s just racism under every context of ever written and spoken language”You’re in fucking outer space. Are there no black people there? Must not be, or you’d have heard things in unbigoted context.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40321",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T11:44:18",
"content": "@13: How the hell is this bigotry?Like I said this isn’t advanced linguistics. The way they phrased it doesn’t fit any other context. If it does then please enlighten me on what that is, using the whole context, and not just a fragment.Like I said, the context is so blunt/obvious that by conjuring excuses you’re doing nothing but trolling; frivolously at that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40322",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T11:54:26",
"content": "@14: I agree, I did use too much sexual innuendo.Too bad political correctness isn’t used on ALL things politically incorrect here. I’m sure you calling me out on my first post is a bit hypocritical given stuff you’ve posted on the net before.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40323",
"author": "anonymous",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T14:14:40",
"content": "oh, now racism isn’t bigotry. i need to update my dictionary, it was published before 1984.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40324",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T18:29:08",
"content": "@17: Perhaps go back to grade school and take literature classes, or even introduction to english, too.I was clearly addressing the “or you’d have heard things in unbigoted context” statement towards me.What’s funny is you actually in turn agreed that racism is being used, but sadly do to your poor interpretation/reading skills you labeled me as a racist(hopefully it won’t be terrorist next(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40325",
"author": "Almost_There",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T18:58:20",
"content": "Did anyone else notice that FireFox’s Security Chief is a Fox?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40326",
"author": "Eric Martindale",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T18:59:08",
"content": "They should really take a peek at some of the work Ronald van den Heetkamp has done with Opera and javascript wrappers…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40327",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2008-08-16T01:22:43",
"content": "I don’t want noscript in mozilla’s hands, it’s better that it’s independent and constantly tweaked by enthusiast rather than in control of google-lovers who might have an interest to at some point allow some stuff we the user would not want to allow.0nce too much is under some central control the road to disaster is nicely paved.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124791",
"author": "NORINE",
"timestamp": "2010-02-19T02:30:55",
"content": "I’ve started looking all around for this specific information. Fortunately my partner and i noticed it on Msn.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/08/black-hat-2008-french-hacking-failure/
|
Black Hat 2008: French Hacking Failure
|
Patrick Lokken
|
[
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"convention",
"defcon",
"defcon16",
"defcon2008 blackhat",
"Defcon2008Blackhat",
"hackercon"
] |
French reporters at Black Hat crossed the line when they
sniffed fellow reporters’ login
info on the designated “safe” wired network. Proud of their handiwork, they were nabbed when they tried to get their spoils posted on the
wall of sheep
, which is used to publicly post attendees credintials. It turns out that monitoring communications without informing one of the parties involved is a felony, so although it is legal to sniff convention goers’ login info with their knowledge, hacking reporters covering the event is a no-no. An FBI agent we ran into commented that in his experience, they’d probably just turn it over to the local US attorney’s office to see if they wanted to proceed with an investigation.
We’re in the
Defcon
press room today and there’s still a buzz about these “sleazy” French reporters. We’re tunneling through our cell connection like any sane person at a security conference.
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[
{
"comment_id": "40287",
"author": "Ken",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T03:37:42",
"content": "I would think they’d be appreciative of someone discovering a security vulnerability and reporting it before more damage can be done. But instead they kick them out of the conference and may be considering pressing charges?“Black hat” indeed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40288",
"author": "ryan",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T07:01:57",
"content": "what the hell. seriously. kicking hackers out of a hacker conference for hacking? what’s next, people being kicked out of mcdonalds for eating a damn cheeseburger? yeah, “black hat” indeed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40289",
"author": "Kayzon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T07:26:12",
"content": "Very hypicritcal…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40290",
"author": "michaelb",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T08:21:16",
"content": "@1,2: What are you talking about? (Assuming you read the article.) The press room was designated secure, and off limits for such activity. Besides that, it is against the law seeing as I don’t believe the other reporters would agree to being spied on anyhow.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40291",
"author": "anthony",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T08:32:58",
"content": "Considering there are two separate networks (one for reporters, one for attendees), and that packet sniffing like that is illegal in most of the civilized world (and most of California), they should have known better. Besides, because of it being at a hacker conference, it’s unlikely the reporters are going to be charged with anything other than “being rather naughty.”(Judge: “You got hacked…at a hacker conference…” Violated Reporter: “Yes, your honor” Judge: stifled laughter)Besides, if they wanted to see how secure the other reporters were, they should have organized something ahead of time with the Wall of sheep dudes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40292",
"author": "Eman Ontogevi",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T09:53:00",
"content": "I guess it is a fail from all parties here :1/ Hacking in a restricted zone, without warning anybody ( fail from those hackers )2/ Considering that safe zone as safe in a hacking convention ( fail from the others reporters )3/ kicking out those hackers ( after all a funnier way of punishing them could have been to put THEM on the wall of sheep )",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40293",
"author": "Ken",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T10:00:54",
"content": "@3,4: Well why don’t we just label everything “secure, do not hack” and forget about all the computer security business?The “secure” network obviously was not. And since when does whether it’s illegal or not have any relevance to the ethics of hacking? They didn’t harm anyone or do anything for personal gain. They discovered a security flaw, and reported it. I thought this was what the spirit of hacking computer security was all about. Or does everything have to be through sanctioned official channels now?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40294",
"author": "cliff",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T11:24:32",
"content": "@ 1,2,6,7 instead of talking out your ass how about you tell us how you would secure it. besides they were stealing other peoples work, yeah as in theft. black hat operates under the explicit rule that everyone that can be hacked knows that they are a target, if they hadn’t punished the reporters, i am quite sure the FBI agents would have been more than happy to close the convention.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40295",
"author": "Ken",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T13:20:58",
"content": "@8 How is “how I would secure it” at all even anywhere near to close to relevant to the point in any way whatsoever?Also, what “work” did they steal? The article linked didn’t mention anything like that but maybe it’s incomplete.Yes yes they broke convention rules, therefore they got kicked out. Since when is everyone so concerned about following the rules? The point is the rules are stupid. A hacker conference shouldn’t set up a “secure network” by saying “o hay this network is secure so don’t hack it please.” They should put the policies and procedures in place to make it actually secure, and provide an avenue for anyone who discovers vulnerabilities to report them so they can be fixed. Security by legal consequences isn’t any better than security by obscurity.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40296",
"author": "Hal Hockersmith",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T15:25:10",
"content": "Ok Hang on. This was not a “secure” network. The reporter network was set up so that those covering the convention would not have to fear this kind of action. The attendee network is no holds barred please-test-my-firewall-and-configs network. There you can get hacked as you are almost expecting it.The reporter network was setup for reporters to get on and report out the happenings. If they stuck to this connection the conference organizers said that it was more “secure” network as the normal activities were not supposed to take place on it. It was in the rules not to hack it.These french guys looked at it and went “hmmmmm…. we could hack it”. they then proceed to violate their fellow (and potentially unprepared) reporter colleagues. These other reporters are there to spread the news and give hacking a better public image, not get their credentials posted.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40297",
"author": "William Kinirons",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T18:31:48",
"content": "I’m with ken:“Well why don’t we just label everything “secure, do not hack” and forget about all the computer security business?”This made me laugh in particular:“their fellow (and potentially unprepared) reporter colleagues”Unprepared…for hacking…at a hacker conference…?Sounds like “HEY, NO TAG-BACKS!” from elementary school.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40298",
"author": "Riax",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T22:31:10",
"content": "I’m with hal on this one (comment #10). Okay, disregard for a moment that it was a hacker conference. If I were a reporter at any kind of convention or conference, and I was given a list of rules that I wasn’t supposed to break during my time there, common sense would dictate that I _obey the freaking rules_.Their job was to report what was going on at the conference. Blatantly disregarding established conduct rules doesn’t strike me as the greatest way to do that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40299",
"author": "Shadyman",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T01:58:05",
"content": "It’s not that the network was secure in that it had crypto and such, it was secure in that it was a “do-not-touch” for attendees.There was no technologically “secure” aspect of it, besides the fact that attendees were to leave it alone.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40300",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T02:14:24",
"content": "I wouldn’t have kicked them out of the conference as much as put them on the hackable network.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40301",
"author": "ryan",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T06:51:50",
"content": "this is a damn hacker conference, and no one with half a brain makes a “no hacking” rule (anywhere) at a hacker conference! yeah, it isn’t nice to go hacking unsuspecting reporters, we get it. but just because stealing is bad doesn’t make it a smart move to leave your wallet in the middle of dark alley with a “please don’t steal me” sign on it. the truth is, if everybody followed the rules all the time, there wouldn’t be security conferences. if they wanted their network to be safe, (*hint* *hint*) maybe they should have actually secured it! and then, instead of a “do not hack” rule, it should have been more like “feel free to hack this if you can, but if you do, please don’t do any real damage, and help us fix the hole when you’re done showing off”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40302",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T19:44:09",
"content": "WTF is with you cowboys saying, in effect, that anybody in the building had better get hacked and like it, because it’s a hacker conference? Imagine you’re running a paintball tournament, and you tell the reporters covering it that they won’t get shot. Now, somebody shoots a reporter — on purpose, with intent to wound, just to show off (/be a jerk). That’s OK?Man, I’m glad I didn’t go through high school with you assholes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40303",
"author": "Mark",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T23:06:16",
"content": "To everyone who’s suggesting they should have secured the wireless network: this network was set up for the reporters to use. Meaning, I assume, that the SSID and encryption key needed to use the network were provided to the reporters (including the French reporters in question). What were the convention staff supposed to do, create a unique access point and passkey for each reporter?It’s courtesy to provide reporters (who are not hackers) a “safe” network they can use without being hacked. It’s a complete lack of courtesy to abuse credentials you were given for that network to hack your fellow reporters. Just my 2 cents.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40304",
"author": "Sensi",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T06:29:27",
"content": "So hypocritical that it is pathetic. Xenophobic people seem to lose any kind of humor as soon as some french people are involved. These french journalist hacked that network for the “Wall of sheep”, reported it to the organizers, etc, thus nothing nasty was involved. Yet some ludicrous people are crying foul and whining, speak of “abuse” and “lack of courtesy”, that’s just ridiculous. Imo the only problem here was that they were french, it seems obvious at the reading of some “indignant” comments here and elsewhere. Once again it is pathetic.“Sleazy”, alright. :rollingeyes:",
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},
{
"comment_id": "40305",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T17:45:04",
"content": "So. Somebody got hacked at a hackers conference? And the hackers call the police? rofl! lmao! What do most of these guys do all the time? Just legal stuff? And when the french come they call the police. This is so ridiciulous!",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/08/usb-wall-charger/
|
USB Wall Charger
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Cellphone Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"cellphone",
"charger",
"ipod",
"motorola",
"usb"
] |
[rbhays] did this sweet little hack back in 2006. He took a Motorola cellphone wall charger and modified it into a
USB wall charger
. He needed to charge his iPod, but misplaced the original charger. A replacement would have cost him $30. So he did what any respectable hacker would do, he cut up something else to make it work for him.
He had one sitting around that was equipped with a mini USB end. He checked it out and it was the perfect voltage. Some commenters below the project noted that their motorola charger had a higher voltage rating than his. Those would still work, but would require some extra steps to bring the voltage down.
After some careful soldering, and a bit of super glue, he’s left with a perfectly good wall charger. He can charge most things that only use the juice from the wall. Some things refuse to charge though, such as Zunes. There was another project by [Cvesey] that claims to
charge Zunes
as well. While wall chargers may be available fairly cheaply now, many of us have some of these cellphone chargers just sitting around. Now we have a use for them.
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{
"comment_id": "40269",
"author": "mike sty",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T00:16:51",
"content": "That’s actually amazing because I have almost exactly the same phone charger, and the end that connects to the phone is broken. I posted on the instructables forums asking if this would make a suitable USB charger since it outputs at 5v but no one got back to me :( I guess this answers that.My question is, why didn’t he leave the cable? Having the USB female end embedded into the shell seems to make it less versatile. If I just cut off the end of my cable, mark the polarity right, and splice it with an existing USB cable, I should be set, right?",
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},
{
"comment_id": "40270",
"author": "Ryan Hays",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T00:22:31",
"content": "(This is [rbhays]) I wrote that instructable when I was still in high school lol, never thought It would make it to hack-a-day :-)",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40271",
"author": "Matt_",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T00:42:41",
"content": "Some devices (like the razr phones) require more than just 5 volts from usb. To charge, you need pins 2 and 4 in the connector connected to ground via a resistor. This puts the phone in “charge” mode.This may be the reason the Zune won’t charge with it.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40272",
"author": "juliano",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T03:02:00",
"content": "however, the ipod can take up to 30V can it not?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40273",
"author": "narn",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T03:07:59",
"content": "my wifes camera came with a usb wall charger, for you to plug it’s usb cable into, but I plugged my htc touch into it, and fried the touch. Camera still charges okay, so does ipod, but I wouldnt make one with higher than 5v.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40274",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T04:17:42",
"content": "Not a new hack but certainly a very useful one, I’ve done the same with an old 5v 2A power supply meant for some old obscure magneto-optical drive. I didn’t take the PSU apart but instead wired up a dual USB port hacked out from an unused PC front panel (dead motherboards’ dual USB ports work equally well) and superglued it to the top with added hot glue for extra stability – it doesn’t look very slick but works very well for my mp3 player/Archos PMP/mobile phone/rechargable USB battery packs.It’s not just “wall warts” that this particular hack is good for, if you have a cigarette lighter adaptor for a mobile phone kicking about doing nothing then chances are it outputs 5v – look at the label & check with a multimeter :)One important note to be aware of is amps output, the USB spec is 500mA so chargers that output 500mA or higher won’t give you any problems. 1A & higher ones are great for dual USB sockets so you can charge two devices without worry.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40275",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T05:26:48",
"content": "This is a response to matts comment. Whats the ohm rating of the resistor for pins 2 and 4? Also are these pins in series to ground or each with there own resistor?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40276",
"author": "Marty Capella",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T10:59:31",
"content": "The Zune charger link above points to an Instructable for a ZEN player. If there’s an actual Zune link, please share it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40277",
"author": "Will",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T11:22:09",
"content": "The USB guys have a standard for this:http://compliance.usb.org/index.asp?UpdateFile=Battery%20Charging&Format=Standard",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40278",
"author": "Will",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T11:52:17",
"content": "Jeze – just read the instructables comments – there are a load of uninformed people in there…To clear up a couple of thingsUSB is rated at 100mA max draw until the computer says OK, then the device can negotiate upto 500mAThis means that the battery charger will not kick in until the computer OK’s it.Enter the charging specification, this says that a dumb power supply can pull the pins to rails to allow the device to enter a charging mode without negotiation.The reason why new devices don’t charge with a dumb implementation is because they follow the (new) standard, the reason why old devices work is that before the standard it was apparent that many Laptops would happily pump out up to 2A without any negotiation.Nothing to do with corporate greed, in fact quite the opposite.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40279",
"author": "Will",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T11:54:17",
"content": "does this System make everything lowercase to avoid SHOUTING?Makes kb and KB a bit confusing",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40280",
"author": "sPiTfIrE-K1LL",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T19:40:59",
"content": "That’s cool and all for 2 years ago, but usb wall chargers are all over the place now. I say bad HackADay. If you want a usb wal charger, let me know and I’ll send you one of the ten I have for free.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40281",
"author": "Riax",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T22:06:35",
"content": "@will:Actually, it uses the text-transform:lowercase CSS attribute to make comments lowercase.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40282",
"author": "WarriorRocker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T22:15:47",
"content": "submitted this like last year when I did it and it didnt make hackaday, but its the same project. Provides a full 2 amps at 5v and is compatible with ipods, zunes, etc..http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=130013",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40283",
"author": "error404",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T03:44:49",
"content": "Pull up D+ and D- to V+ with 15K or 100K, depending on your device.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40284",
"author": "rbhays",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T05:19:22",
"content": "@ mike styI chose to embed the usb jack to make it more portable. (no cable to wrap). Also, most device have thier own usb to proprietary connector, so having a cable sticking of the charger isn’t very useful (IMHO)",
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "40285",
"author": "jvm",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T09:33:18",
"content": "hey sPiTfIrE-K1LL,i would like to have one of your many adapters ;)contact me if you were serious:hackaday@luciddrop.net",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40286",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T19:50:11",
"content": "@#12: Agreed. I have no less than 2 car chargers and 4 wall-warts that provide a “charging” USB port. Meritline carries them for like 5 bucks shipped.The part that pisses me off is that I don’t think even the new “charging standard” is actually a *standard*, as it’s always a crapshoot whether a given mini-B device will charge with a given mini-B charger. I have (at least) an HTC phone, a Motorola phone, and a Creative MP3 player, that each need a separate wall wart — of the ~5 mini-B chargers I have, none will charge all 3 of them. One charges the HTC and the Creative, but no the Moto. One charges the HTC and the Moto, but not the Creative. One charges the Moto, but not the HTC or the Creative. It drives me crazy.",
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "61702",
"author": "Josh",
"timestamp": "2009-02-03T03:53:59",
"content": "the link to the zune charger is actually for zen’s i believe that they are a different type",
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},
{
"comment_id": "110791",
"author": "Mary shaer",
"timestamp": "2009-12-08T13:19:00",
"content": "With the current trend towards sustainable development, clean energy, it is not surprising that solar energy has become a source of energy the most popular alternative. Free and available everywhere from the sun’s energy can be used to power everything from tall buildings to your MP3 player. The energy of the sun are usually harvested by solar panels made of photovoltaic cells. These cells can convert solar energyinto electricity that can be used for … Read entire article »",
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/07/new-e-passports-cloned/
|
New E-Passports Cloned
|
Benjamin Eckel
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"e-passports",
"pkd",
"rfid"
] |
Within an hour, Jeron Van Beek was able to create
a successful clone of Britain’s new E-Passport
. All he needed was a £40 card reader, two £10 RFID chips, and a small, improvised script. Although the exact details were not specified, it looks like he read the ID on the real passport using the RFID reader, then he wrote it to the two blank chips and put them in the fake passports. There is also a flaw which may allow outright forging of the passports. Nearly all of the 45 countries using the system have not yet registered with the Public Key Directory, which was put in place to make forging impossible.
The government is claiming that this hack is a hoax, but recent reports have shown that
these RFID systems were never secure
. No matter what the actual truth is about these hacks, it can certainly be said that the ability to clone or forge these passports would be a devastating security issue for every country involved.
[Photo:
Digital World Tokyo
]
[via
The Guardian
]
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| 17
|
[
{
"comment_id": "40253",
"author": "John Harrison",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T05:42:58",
"content": "It has been a few years since I worked on the passport cards and many of the specifics aren’t fresh in my mind, but it is my recollection that there was very little effort made to protect against cloning. In fact, the Basic Access Control protocol was incredibly weak.The real trick would be to be able to read the info off, modify it (especially the biometrics) and write yourself a fresh passport. But forging the cryptographic signatures on the files would be a real trick. In other words, this isn’t news. Note that you can also color laser xerox a non-chip passport right now and most places that check it wouldn’t look twice, though that wouldn’t fool an automated passport reader.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40254",
"author": "Henryk Plötz",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T07:08:01",
"content": "Please cut down the hyperbole on the reporting a little bit. Of course you can make a bit for bit copy of electronic passports when neither of the anti-cloning features is enabled. This is nothing new, and was nothing new when Lukas Grunwald was all over the press with it two years ago:http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/08/71521This in and of itself is *not* a “devastating security issue” since you a) can’t change the data while copying and b) can’t write to the chip that is already included in a real passport. So you still can’t change any bit of the identity (making the copy worthless to anybody but the real owner) and would still need to forge the paper document of the passport. When using the electronics of the chip in this mode it doesn’t add anything to the unforgeability, but also doesn’t take anything away. The electronic passport is still as secure (against cloning) as the underlying paper passport. (It is, however, extremely more secure against modifications, see below.)Background: There are several security mechanisms specified in the ICAO specification, most of these optional, except for Passive Authentication. Passive Authentication means that all data in the passport is signed by the issuing country, so it can’t be changed (without invalidating the signature) and you can’t make up completely new passports, only copy existing ones. Active Authentication, on the other hand, is an optional security mechanism that is supposed to be the anti-cloning feature: the chip has a private key that can’t be read out, the public key is stored on the readable part of the passport (and therefore signed by the issuing country). A reader can then perform a challenge-response protocol to prove that the chip knows the private key. When this mechanism is used the passport can not normally be cloned. However, very few countries actually enable this feature (partly because, as said above, cloning is not really that big of an issue). There is also another similar mechanism (Extended Access Control – Chip Authentication) which also is an anti-cloning feature and is likely to be present in most next-generation passports.As I said: You can copy but you can’t change the data. At least not without breaking the digital signature protecting it. Now, this of course only matters if the digital signature is actually checked at read time. If van Beek would have shown this actually not to be the case in real live passport checking environments, that certainly would have been something. (Not a technical issue with the passports, of course, but an operational issue.) Note that “[…]only ten of the forty-five countries with e-passports have signed up to the Public Key Directory[…]” is not enough evidence for this, since the ICAO specs state that the relevant keys are to be exchanged by each pair of countries through bilateral diplomatic channels.Grunwald, by the way, demonstrated (signature invalidating) passport modifications last year when he claimed that there are a number of reader/software combinations out there that process the passport data first, before checking the signature, thereby opening up themselves to all sorts of fun with malformed data (he attacked the JPEG2000 parser):http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2007/08/epassportThis bug is as stupid as it is easily fixed: Check the signature before doing *anything* with the data.",
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "40255",
"author": "Francis",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T10:20:10",
"content": "The problem with allowing anyone to read off data from the passport is, it is now easy to target and IED for specific nationality, just like what this demo shows:http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2006/08/71521?slide=1&slideView=3Or a marketing guy can sit in the airport and gather list of person",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40256",
"author": "Peter de Vroomen",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T12:10:00",
"content": "Even though it might be hard to forge, this is still a real problem in my opinion.My point is that my normal paper passport hardly contains any information that I consider as being private. The new passports WILL contain privacy sensitive information.So IF the new passports will contain information that I consider private, I feel that it is my right to demand that this information cannot be retrieved by parties that I don’t want to give this information to (other than physically stealing my one and only passport and using it directly).The thing is that this data remains valid for the rest of my life (it’s biometric data). So decrypting the data might take months, even years. But once it HAS been decrypted, I cannot change any of my body’s parameters to make that data worthless.That means that a privacy breach in these biometric passports could potentially haunt me for the rest of my life.",
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "40257",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T15:13:45",
"content": "Anyone else get the impression that the second poster works for whatever company was tasked with BSing the governments into believe their junk technology was ‘unhackable?’Why don’t you stop googling your worthless product, get off the computer, and actually spend that time making your chips secure, instead of berating the press and hackers for blowing the whistle on your insecure junk technology?How much is it going to cost you in damage control compared to what it would have cost you to do some real R & D into making these secure in the first place? Of course, the government will subsidize your damage control, so what do you care?But, you’re right, it really isn’t news, because we told you it was going to happen.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40258",
"author": "cliff",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T15:33:18",
"content": "all the more reason that my new passport took a quick trip in the microwave for 5 seconds.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40259",
"author": "Jdp204",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T16:19:41",
"content": "Its really easy to get a fake passport anyways, all it takes is a deceased persons birth cert, a trip to the dmv….. I wont get into it but this isnt new or a huge security problem.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40260",
"author": "Sam",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T17:07:32",
"content": "Haha. I just have to say that I used that same picture not too long ago, cause it’s the first good thing that comes up when you do a google image search for RFID.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40261",
"author": "Bob",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T19:49:12",
"content": "Well, ok: passport data is signed using a digital certificate to prevent forgery, so the guy created ‘fake’ passport data using a self-signed certificate and configured the Golden Reader to skip checking certificate validity… where’s the flaw? Of course if your configure your reading software to skip security checks it will tell you nothing’s wrong!The real issue is not the passport cloning or fake passports, but the fact that actual validity of the data is not really checked by customs, as the article rightly points out. Everyone who works in the e-passport industry has seen people (or done so themselves) go through customs with specimen passports issued by the “Republic of Utopia”, it’s a running joke in the industry…",
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},
{
"comment_id": "40262",
"author": "John Harrison",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T22:09:10",
"content": "@scott mcdonnell,Clearly #2 is familiar with the specs and therefore probably works in the field. Is his expertise a reason to distrust him?@peter de vroomen,What is the private data on these that is so damaging? It doesn’t contain an image of your fingerprints, it contains a template, which is (generally) a set of vectors calculated from your fingerprints. There has been some research into reversing a template into fingerprints. With some formats it is possible to get an image that can match to the template but does not resemble a natural fingerprint in any way. So someone can’t use the template to make a copy of your fingerprint and place it at a crimescene. Besides, you leave your fingerprints all over everyday. It isn’t tough for someone that wants a copy of them to pick up some trash you’ve just discarded. Much easier than hacking your passport.",
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "40263",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T02:01:32",
"content": "“Clearly #2 is familiar with the specs and therefore probably works in the field. Is his expertise a reason to distrust him?”I am sure that he is and I am sure that he does.That was my point, wasn’t it?And yes, it is.",
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "40264",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T02:08:57",
"content": "“What is the private data on these that is so damaging? It doesn’t contain an image of your fingerprints, it contains a template, which is (generally) a set of vectors calculated from your fingerprints. There has been some research into reversing a template into fingerprints.”if the ‘template’ is all the government needs to match up with an image, then what does the actual data matter? If a big shiny red dot were all the information that a government used to identify you, wouldn’t someone else wearing a big red shiny dot be a threat to you?See, that’s the whole PR spin about this: it contains ‘x’ data, therefore, what’s the problem? The problem is that your identity is being reduced to a barcode and technology is being relied on to authenticate your identity with that barcode. person y gets that barcode, person y becomes you.they swipe their fake passport on a low security scanner at walmart, murder everyone in the store, and guess who they say was there?i don’t suspect people like you are naive. i suspect that you have a vested interest in people accepting this technology as safe. i don’t mean to sound like a jerk, but i couldn’t care less if you loose your job when it involves misleading people.",
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "40265",
"author": "Henryk Plötz",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T02:21:06",
"content": "@John Harrison(#10): In fact the passport *does* contain an image of the fingerprint. That’s because this is supposed to be internationally interoperable, and they couldn’t standardize a template format that would be useful to everybody. So they simply store a full-fledged digital image of the fingerprint (JPEG2000 18kB per finger, in Germany at least) and let each country use their fingerprint matching vendor of choice. In principle this shouldn’t be too much of a problem since the fingerprint is protected against reading by Extended Access Control – Terminal Authentication (e.g. the terminal must authenticate with a card verifiable certificate that was issued by the state that issued the passport), but … see below.@Scott McDonnell: No, I don’t work in the field and don’t have any stakes in it, I just have a strong natural aversion against wrongful statements. In fact, I wholeheartedly agree with the first part of Peter de Vroomen’s post and would like to have the whole e-Passport nonsense stopped rather sooner than later.However, I have looked at the specifications, implemented a reader software as a hobby project and also cloned a passport myself (for demonstration, and yes, even though I was not prepared, it took about 1 hour to whip up the software for this, given my own reader tool). Therefore I do know what I’m talking about: The electronic passport stuff is mostly useless and has lots of problems. Cloning is not one of them.Let me explain those three points in order:++ “electronic passports are useless”: This comes by way of our own (I’m German) former minister of the interior, Otto Schily. Apparently he kind of confused his position with that of the minister of economic affairs and more or less singlehandedly got the European Union to demand electronic passports from all member countries (through the council of ministers, without any involvement of any democratically elected body). His cunning plan was to make sure that German firms producing the electronic passport had some head start so that the passport technology then would become an export hit.Though, of course, the electronic passport thing is also related to what Bruce Schneier calls one of his “favorite logical fallacies”: “We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do it.”That’s the “why” we have this train wreck of a technology imposed on us. Here’s the “how” it is useless: Schily often advertised his electronic passport plan with terrorism prevention, with which it obviously has nothing to do (case in point: all of the attackers of 9/11 had proper passports, even though Schily would have liked you to believe otherwise, but that is a story for a different post). Also there is no “terrorist” flag on the passport that would distinguish the passports of terrorists from the passports of ordinary citizens (RFC 3514, anyone?). Also the passport is still fully valid even when the chip is broken, thereby negating any imaginary security benefit. And of course: Our German passports were already the most secure passports in the world. (A parliamentary inquiry in 2007 revealed that there were exactly 6 cases of forged passports between 2001 and 2006, none involving any terrorists.)++ “electronic passports are full of problems”: Not enough that states now get away with treating all their citizens like potential criminals (fingerprinting), and prepare them for any and all potential repressive measures there might come in the future. The potential privacy risks are endless, as are the opportunities for major implementation errors. For example: Basic Access Control (which normally prevents anybody who has not seen your machine readable zone from electronically reading your passport over the air) is nice but could have been better (for the new German ID card they have developed a new protocol, PACE, which looks much better in this regard; sadly, the German eID will still support BAC as an alternative), and prone to entropy problems, see U.K. and the Netherlands. Also it doesn’t protect enough against brute-forcing sniffed transactions with a valid reader (approx. 56 bits of entropy won’t be enough for the next 10 years).Then there are some states who don’t use random UIDs on their passports, thereby making these easy to track *without*any*authentication*whatsoever* and bringing privacy problems to the next level. Active ‘OS fingerprinting’ sadly works always, so even if your state is not homi/suicidal you might still be targeted trough your passport’s country identification.And even if everything works as designed and planned, it is still undesirable. Anybody who reads your passport gets a full set of interesting information, including a biometrics ready photo (and when the reader has a valid certificate: fingerprints), officially signed by the issuing state. Once this information is read, the reader is free to do whatever it desires. Rogue states (like the U.S.A.) tend to store this information forever and share it with whomever they want to. It doesn’t require a long stretch of imagination to see instances where immigration officials might want to sell this information to identity thieves. And of course: the electronic passport is only a symptom of a much larger privacy/civil rights crisis. E.g. the United States would collect and store all this information anyway (so my advice is: avoid flying to or through the U.S. or Japan at all costs), but this makes it slightly easier to justify.++ “cloning is not really a problem”: That you can clone passports where the anti-cloning feature is not used has been known forever, was not concealed (except from some politicians who don’t read the issues that they vote on) and is not really a problem. You can’t store the cloned data on the chip that is already included in a passport, so whatever you do, it is equivalent to modifying a passport without upsetting any of the conventional anti-forgery features. This is not different than trying to change the name or picture on a conventional passport. (Granted: There is a certain effect where the immigration officer is less likely to closely inspect the physical passport if his computer tells him that everything is ok. This belongs in the “useless” and “full of problems” categories.)So my roundabout advice when getting a new passport:A) don’t use a biometrically useful photograph. Instead try to modify it so that it will become useless for biometric purposes, e.g. by varying the distance between the eyes, moving the mouth a bit, etc. (the IWarp tool in GIMP is great for that!). If you do that careful enough it shouldn’t be visible to a human inspector. (For a funny story about this seehttp://www.phenoelit.net/lablog/inputValidation.sl) This is solely a cautionary measure as you will see in point C).B) Try something to not get your fingerprints recorded. Research into what works best here is still outstanding, but feigning an accident where you got superglue onto all of your fingers seems like a good start.C) Destroy the chip in your passport to prevent anybody from getting the digitally signed information (and also eliminate all tracking problems). Microwaving is not such a good idea because it does tend to leave very visible marks if you do it wrong:http://www.buzzsurf.com/toastedrfid/images/paypass_microwave4.jpgPhysical stress (e.g. take it with you in your back pocket and sit on it whenever you can, a few carefully aimed hits with a hammer might also work) is less likely to arouse suspicion, but also less reliable, so you’d need an RFID reader to confirm whether it worked. The by far best option is to build and use an RFID zapper, which also is in line with the theme of this blog.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40266",
"author": "RT (Panzer Time!)",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T04:24:16",
"content": "I agree with henryk. it’s a stupid idea pushed by politicians for really no good reason other than to look like a solution to no problem at all.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40267",
"author": "kon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T10:09:34",
"content": "This is just another tool in the overall scheme of things. Oh no, terrorism is a problem, lets upgrade security “oh, we found out that this RFID technology is not as safe as we thought, oh well.. heres another similar technology that will benefit us somehow as a human race.. just slip this chip underneath you skin…ahh thats better”.. lets wait until this is proven insecure as well. In the mean time we can track you where ever you are and see where you go. Worthless shit..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40268",
"author": "MaX-MoD",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T23:43:52",
"content": "tsss lame.finally this rfid chip is just kinda… useless.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "329428",
"author": "Contactless",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T21:35:27",
"content": "Sadly, it seems to be just another case of, “…oh, we didn’t think that one through guys ”E-passports cracked, hacked and ‘jacked’ – so what! Next it will be e-travel cards, contactless credit cards, ‘secure’ door entry passes and then smartphones. My advice…MAKE YOURSELF INVISIBLE – what they can’t see, they can’t steal!!!You can try a low-cost DIY RFID shielding option, or pay a few quid for a pack of eBay anti-skim (RFID blocking) sleeves. (Further info at:http://www.trackandshield.wordpress.com)As I see it, in a not too distant future there’ll be a simple choice to make – either opt out of using ‘contactless’ kit completely, or protect your personal data as best you can. But, is there really any excuse for not knowing how to do this anymore?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,776.204706
|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/03/new-from-sparkfun/
|
New From SparkFun
|
Eliot
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"fm",
"fmreceiver",
"lilypad",
"muscle",
"nanomuscle",
"temperature",
"temperaturesensor"
] |
SparkFun is
rolling out interesting things
to play with every week. They’ve added a
NanoMuscle
actuator that uses a shape memory alloy to lift nearly 70 times its own weight. Their LilyPad collection has expanded to include
small momentary switches
and a
thermistor type temperature sensor
. Lastly, they’ve got an
FM receiver module
. It just needs an antenna and uses I2C or SPI for control.
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[
{
"comment_id": "39998",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T07:15:03",
"content": "Wow, those muscle fibers make me wanna drool. They say they can lift 70grams, but I wonder if you can increase that by using abunch of them at the same time?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39999",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T09:47:36",
"content": "if i had a nickle for every time sparkfun rolled out more junk i’d … well, spend all of those nickles at sparkfun. the nanomuscle is secks, and cheap, oh hells yeah.and yeah of course you can blizz, it’s kind of like umm…using both of your arms instead of one…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40000",
"author": "Derek",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T11:02:37",
"content": "I am sure a bunch together would work, Or you could just get this one,http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8751Moves 2.5 pounds.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,775.925991
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/03/aboutconfig-hacks-for-firefox-3/
|
About:config Hacks For Firefox 3
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"firefox hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"aboutconfig",
"firefox3",
"hacks"
] |
Blogs DNA has some great suggestions for
tweaking the Firefox 3 about:config file
. Customize
Firefox 3
to your particular preferences with hacks to reduce the number of auto-complete list in your URL bar, extend spell check to forms, and disable blinking text. All it takes is a few simple modifications to the
about:config
file. By editing the about:config file, you can have a Firefox 3 that is faster, less bloated, and more tailored to your browsing habits. Do you have any suggestions for tweaks to Firefox 3?
[via
Digg
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39990",
"author": "Andrew Pollack",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T06:36:00",
"content": "I can photoshop! The giveaway is a list of more than 10 most recently closed tabs — and not a porn site in the bunch.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39991",
"author": "joseph",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T07:16:27",
"content": "[via Digg]Farewell Hackaday. :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39992",
"author": "Graham Macleod",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T10:13:17",
"content": "Enable colour management by changing the values ofgfx.color_management.enabled andgfx.color_management.display_profileSeehttp://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2008/04/29/633/to see why you should.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39993",
"author": "BlogsDNA",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T17:45:50",
"content": "Thanks Kimberly Lau for appreciating my post.i hope all the fellow readers of hackaday will find it usefull.http://www.blogsdna.com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39994",
"author": "MoJo",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T20:10:48",
"content": "Everything you need:http://mojochan.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/firefox-tweaks/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39995",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T23:44:22",
"content": "Farewell indeed.You aren’t leaving and never will, so save the drama for rendezvous with rama.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39996",
"author": "Arcadio",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T10:18:51",
"content": "Using often wi-fi connections wep or open I’d like to use https for my mail reading also via browser, and not onli for logging, you can start your session in https and google will continue with secure exchange, you can also update the follow script of the google toolbar Gmail button to permanently change the way the mail is checked.GmailGmailGmailGmailGmailGmailGoogle MailGmailGmailGmailGmailGmailGmailGmailGoogle MailGmailGmailGmailGmailGmailGmailGmailGmailGoogle MailGmailGmailGmailGmailGmailGmailGmailGoogle MailGmailGmailhttps://mail.google.com/mail/?search=query&view=tl&start=0&init=1&fs=1&q={query}&source=navclient-ffhttps://mail.google.com/?source=navclient-ffhttps://mail.google.com/mail?atom_browser_auth&source=navclient-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GmailYou have new gmailSinulle on uutta Gmail-sähköpostia.Gmailì ìë¡ì´ ë©ì¼ì´ ëì°©íìµëë¤.Tienes nuevos mensajes de Gmail.Vous avez un nouveau message Gmail.Du har fÃ¥tt GmailSie haben neue Google Mail-Nachrichtenæ¨æ¥ææ° GmailDu har ny gmailæ¨ææ°ç GmailVocê tem um novo Gmail.Du har ny GmailУ ÐÐ°Ñ Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¾Ðµ ÑообÑение GmailU heeft nieuwe GmailYou have new Google MailNuovi messaggi gmail per teæ°è¦ Gmail ãããã¾ãhttp://toolbar.google.com/buttons/defs/mail.google.com.xml",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39997",
"author": "Arcadio",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T10:21:09",
"content": "It’s possible to chenage hall the http request to https on the google toolbar Gmail link button.From Setting -> Update -> advanced edit",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77811",
"author": "Tort King",
"timestamp": "2009-06-11T05:33:23",
"content": "Gmail can’t be hacked. That’s b.s. My computer guy said it isn’t possible.ticketslayer@gmail.com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,776.011775
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/03/apple-newton-dev-kit/
|
Apple Newton Dev Kit?
|
Eliot
|
[
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"apple",
"applenewton",
"messagepad",
"pda"
] |
[phooky] picked up this bizarre bit of dev hardware three years ago and isn’t really sure what it is. It has lots of general purpose switches, LEDs, and audio jacks. The processor is a StrongARM chip in a ZIF socket. It has two serial ports, a CF, and PCMCIA slot too. Commenter [Glen Raphael] says it looks a lot like the early prototype development boards for the Apple Newton which also used a StrongARM chip. It’s definitely an interesting piece of history. Make sure you check out the
full item on NYC Resistor
.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39987",
"author": "Lynn",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T04:00:02",
"content": "He probably got it at Goodwill Computer Works in Austin Texas. Check out their vintage/rare systems, etc at the museum if you are ever in town.http://www.austincomputerworks.org/index.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39988",
"author": "spaceballs",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T05:10:08",
"content": "It’s likely an Intel SDK Kit, It can run Windows CE on it, I’ve seen it have.Nothing special I would say.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39989",
"author": "Jim",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T05:15:43",
"content": "It’s a PXA250, PXA255 development kit called Lubbock.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,775.967336
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/03/getting-around-the-great-firewall-of-china/
|
Getting Around The Great Firewall Of China
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"china",
"great firewall",
"great firewall of ch...",
"GreatFirewall",
"GreatFirewallOfCh...",
"vpn"
] |
[Zach Honig] is a photographer in Beijing covering the Olympics. In light of recent allegations of the
Chinese government installing monitoring software
and hardware in foreign-owned hotels, the necessity of protecting one’s information has become vital and urgent, especially for journalists and photographers.
[Honig] provides some suggestions
for circumventing the infamous
Great Firewall of China
; surfing the internet through a secure
VPN
connection and using a proxy such as
PHProxy
will allow users to visit websites that have been banned within China. Such simple tricks could mean the difference between not being able to find necessary information, and the ability to surf the internet freely and openly.
[via
Digg
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39978",
"author": "Carlyle",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T02:55:22",
"content": "Better idea: Don’t travel to China at all.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39979",
"author": "nathan",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T06:04:19",
"content": "Creating a dynamic SSH tunnel through a remote host would be the ideal.ssh -D6969 user@hostConfigure your web browser to SOCKS proxy 127.0.0.1:6969Surf the web securely.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1570918",
"author": "microcode",
"timestamp": "2014-06-14T16:04:38",
"content": "You have to push encrypted traffic over port 443(HTTPS), otherwise they severely throttle it.",
"parent_id": "39979",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "39980",
"author": "Demo",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T12:05:57",
"content": "Now, I would be really careful about that. I think a relatively simple IDS could notify the “government”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39981",
"author": "marc",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T15:52:19",
"content": "You can use witopia too. You have to pay around 30 USD every year, but it’s the fastest solution that I have found (although internet here is d*mn slow)http://www.witopia.net/Don’t worry about the Chinese goverment. Although it’s not legal to use this kind of services in the country, if you are a ‘laowai’ (foreigner) they will do nothing to you. If you are Chinese… they can do anything.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39982",
"author": "evillawngnome",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T16:06:32",
"content": "I would think the best solution for journalists would be satellite communications, and for REALLY sensitive stuff, material should be encyphered AND obscured with some measure of steganography… ie, encrypt your photos of riots, but also burn them to a CD made to LOOK like a chinese pop album. Sned through the mail to a nearby country with more liberal views on the internet. (don’t look at me for suggestions there, i did all the tech work. YOU figure out which country has better internet access. South korea maybe?)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39983",
"author": "#YLS#",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T19:22:11",
"content": "I would say VPN are a good idea for sensetive material as there not to easy to break. As for PHP proxy pages, there only good if there on your own server.To many people in schools use proxies, I know I was the main user at my local college but I never accessed anything that required a password. To many people go on myspace etc. It’s know wonder social networking sites are full of spam.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39984",
"author": "jared",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T21:35:23",
"content": "I recommend cgiproxy over phpproxy any day. May take a little more effort, but when used with SSL, you can ensure https connections.The best method would be proxying over ssh. Many ISPs block incoming 22. Ports 8080 and 8181 are rarely blocked by businesses / isps.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39985",
"author": "circuitbomb",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T03:22:28",
"content": "as well a useful small messenger application based on GAIM called Scatterchat (by cDc and Hactivismo) could be handy for this cause, I worked on porting the application to be installed on a thumbdrive you can grab it by following this linkhttp://www.flyninja.net/?page_id=340",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39986",
"author": "nikonius",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T10:14:37",
"content": "Vincent Laforet is another photographer in Beijing. He has reported that each VPN solution works once before it is disabled.http://vincentlaforet.wordpress.com/2008/08/09/great-firewall-of-china-and-whac-a-mole/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "59562",
"author": "anonymous",
"timestamp": "2009-01-16T18:52:07",
"content": "how do u hack through school firewall",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "76689",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2009-05-29T22:01:26",
"content": "China firewall is lame – use Freedur.com to bypass it. You can bypass China Great Firewall and access youtube, facebook, blogger and all other sites which are blocked.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77818",
"author": "marco",
"timestamp": "2009-06-11T07:01:05",
"content": "FREE TIBET! REMEMBER TIANANMEN 89!China is just a damn internet hater. If they continue to block ALL popular internet sites in the world they must completely disconnect themselves from the World Wide Web. Period.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "106234",
"author": "Queen",
"timestamp": "2009-11-07T11:58:43",
"content": "I have unfiltered access to any site from China using Skydur.com. This little proxy is so fast and simple to use. They offer 10% discount if you signup for the whole year. Try it, you’ll like it –http://www.Skydur.com. It’s much better than Witopia.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "110589",
"author": "John",
"timestamp": "2009-12-06T05:00:55",
"content": "I have been using Road Warrior VPN of a while now. All the traffic is encrypted, and none of my websites are blocked after I connect. They have been very professional to works with. I just don’t trust any of the companies who have websites that look like there where just thrown together.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/03/laser-etching-printed-circuit-boards/
|
Laser Etching Printed Circuit Boards
|
Eliot
|
[
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"epilog",
"etch",
"etching",
"laser",
"laserpcb",
"macetech",
"pcb"
] |
While we hope you enjoyed our
How-To: Etch a printed circuit board
, toner transfer certainly isn’t the only way to get the job done. [Garrett] from
macetech
has recently been playing around with using an Epilog laser to etch PCBs. He started by applying a thin even coat of flat black spray paint to the copper board. The laser is used to remove paint in areas that you want the copper removed. Once that’s done, you proceed with etching as usual. He eventually
removed the paint mask
using acetone. The result has very fine, sharp traces, but most
people that have tried this
agree that using spray paint is less than ideal.
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[
{
"comment_id": "39966",
"author": "SuperJdynamite",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T01:06:09",
"content": "Maybe using layout fluid would work better. It’s designed to put a thin even film on metal which you then scribe into to mark cut lines. It typically has a complementing remover liquid that takes it off.IF it stands up to the etch process I think it would be ideal.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39967",
"author": "barry99705",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T01:28:54",
"content": "I’m pretty sure you can just “etch” the photo negative right on the board. The laser will vaporize the copper. You’ll need to play around with the power settings though, and it’s probably not the fastest way to do things. Hell you could probably raster cut the edges if you want to do multiples.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39968",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T01:59:02",
"content": "or maybe wax which you could remove in boiling water?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39969",
"author": "K.",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T02:00:42",
"content": "you can do it directly, you just need to crank up the power. LPKF makes laser systems that do just that:http://www.lpkfusa.com/protomat/pl_s.htmThe catch is that the systems cost 150k+",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39970",
"author": "garrett",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T02:15:25",
"content": "Yeah, the Epilogs can’t burn away copper. Also, I found the flat black spray paint to be as close to ideal as I can imagine. You could see the pixel corners from the 600DPI file I used, even higher resolution is possible. Maybe I just happened onto some paint that works especially well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39971",
"author": "Brandon Kinman",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T21:00:53",
"content": "So, I have done this with a laser cutter, and am finding that the flat black spray paint that I am using simply is not good enough. When it is ablated by the laser, it has a tendency to redeposit on the copper surface, and must then be removed using some chemical that also has a tendency to remove the paint which you don’t want gone.Unless I find something better than flat black spray paint, I am convinced that the PressNPeel method is easier.The upside to this technique is that you are able to create smaller features with the laser cutter than you can with the PressNPeel technique.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39972",
"author": "Tyson",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T21:09:07",
"content": "Maybe the laser could activate the resist on a photosensitive board? Usually that photoresist is UV sensitive, and I don’t imagine the epilog uses a UV laser, but maybe you could experiment with longer exposures to the laser. You’ll want to keep your environment otherwise dark when you’re doing this, because room lighting will eventually expose the whole board.I found photoresist to not be difficult to expose; when I used it, I used a household compact fluorescent light bulb, and it only took a few minutes to fully expose the board.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39973",
"author": "andre",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T22:17:37",
"content": "re. laser activation of resist:- see my article on using an HD-DVD laser diode to expose resist :)-A",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39974",
"author": "garrett",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T11:41:41",
"content": "@7: the magical chemical i’m using is 99% rubbing alcohol from safeway on a paper towel. It takes off the residue without destroying the resist pattern. Oh, and the paint I’m using is Rust-Oleum “Painter’s Touch” flat black from Home Depot. I go ahead and wipe the copper clad with alcohol before spraying it, though I don’t know if it really matters. I’m using a 45 watt Epilog laser at 100 speed and 50% power, 600DPI. That’s a little more power than they recommend for painted brass, I wanted to make sure the paint was really vaporized off the surface.The main thing I like about this method is the reliability. Whatever you put in your PCB absolutely will appear in your resist pattern. Press-n-peel or laser toner transfer, you may not get everything down. With toner transfer on magazine paper, you even have to scrub all the fibers out of the ink. Sometimes I’d spend 15 minutes carefully scrubbing a board and then finally a few IC pads would fall off.Getting the pattern onto the board requires one overnight drying step, and then 5 minutes laser time, but the pattern will absolutely make it onto the PCB and then very little preparation before etching.I’m going to do some more experiments; double-sided boards, spraying paint on an etched board and then lasering off the pads to make soldermask, I even have an idea for silkscreen. Lots of fun….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1191860",
"author": "asdasdasdasdasl;k",
"timestamp": "2014-02-10T22:58:21",
"content": "Absolutely.",
"parent_id": "39974",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "39975",
"author": "ray",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T09:29:31",
"content": "we did this in high school in 2000, we used a thick blue paint from our graphics department, and etched off the paint using a negative of the circuit with our wood shop department’s etching laser.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39976",
"author": "ray",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T10:23:04",
"content": "as for garrett’s response, we also did screen printing before we lasered the boards. i think (i’m not sure, i wasn’t involved wit h this process) they printed out the patterns on transparency’s and transfered them onto the light sensitive green stuff (emulsion? it’s been awhile) but that wasn’t very good for tight boards. some of the paint would smear over and connect tracks. so in the end we did it all with lasers as part of our high school tech-ed class.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48303",
"author": "Kevin",
"timestamp": "2008-10-30T16:04:45",
"content": "Brandon- I also run a 45w Epilog and there is a setting in the driver that lets you do bottom-up engraving. That prevents the redeposit as the laser starts at the bottom of the board and works towards the top with the airflow direction instead of against it. I don’t know which other lasers offer that in the driver though. Makes a huge difference in engraving two-colored plastics.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "76665",
"author": "Jack Freeman",
"timestamp": "2009-05-29T18:21:12",
"content": "Pretty cool!Check out this place,http://www.etchingpros.com, they dolaser etching– on marble slabs up to 4 x 8 feet! Now that’s a serious laser!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77451",
"author": "Nabeel",
"timestamp": "2009-06-06T12:27:50",
"content": "0013\t400019331\t000421\tEACH\t1BOARD , PRINTED CIRCUIT: FUNCTION: UVEPROM; ADDITIONAL DATA: UVEPROM,M27C1001-10F1 128KX8BI 1MB, TSSTOCK NO. 169-3439, MFR: STELECTRONICS, MFR PART NUMBER:M27C1001-10F1 FDIP32W, USED FOR MARK VCARDS. FOR GE GAS TURBINE INSTALLED INASIR POWER STATION. GENERALELECTRIC/DIELEKTROL/LENTRONICS P/N#M27C1001-10F1 ST ELECTRONIC P/N#M27C1001-10F1 APPLICATION:MFR NAME:REFER TO MFR ON LINE 500MFR P/N :M27C1001-10F1Bid Number\tBid Send\tBid CloseQ090690252415L\t02/06/2009\t16/06/20090005\t203647889\t000260\tEACH\t1BOARD , PRINTED CIRCUIT: FUNCTION:EARTH FAULT DETECTION; ADDITIONAL DATA:APPLIC:FOR BATTERY CHARGER; TYPE:125TPR100; CODE: A6873-010P0T1; VOLTAGERATING : 125 VDC; CURRENT RATING : 100A; SAFT NIFE P/N# B00625400300Bid Number\tBid Send\tBid CloseQ090589781255L\t02/06/2009\t10/06/20090007\t203647889\t000260\tEACH\t1BOARD , PRINTED CIRCUIT: FUNCTION:EARTH FAULT DETECTION; ADDITIONAL DATA:APPLIC:FOR BATTERY CHARGER; TYPE:125TPR100; CODE: A6873-010P0T1; VOLTAGERATING : 125 VDC; CURRENT RATING : 100A; SAFT NIFE P/N# B00625400300Bid Number\tBid Send\tBid CloseQ090589781255L\t02/06/2009\t10/06/2009",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "96189",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2009-09-24T05:43:18",
"content": "Very interesting. I may try this for SMT stencils. I usually send PCB’s out, but I’ve been looking for a good solution for cheap solder paste stencils.I have an old and crotchety Epilog Summit that still does 10W or so. I’ve tried making stencils in drafting mylar, but the power setting is just too touchy, there is a fine line between getting a clean cut and getting goo.The best material I’ve found so far is 17lb drafting velum, which makes a decent 2 or 3 use stencil. 0.8mm lead pitch TQFPs are almost doable but not reliable, and I’ve not had good luck with anything finer pitch. Works great for SO parts and 0603, etc.So I’m thinking I’ll try your trick, but use 0.003″ brass sheet metal. That should make a decent stencil.-dave",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "120315",
"author": "Kyle",
"timestamp": "2010-01-28T04:21:24",
"content": "I tried the following:120W etching laser20% power25% speed500 ppiWiped board with 91% isopropyl alcohol before painting with rust-o-leum flat black (24 hr dry time). Etched paint off. Removed paint splatter from pattern with a light rub with alcohol. Be careful, too much pressure will remove all the paint. Bathed in Radio Shack Ferric Chloride for 18 minutes, agitating the whole time. Removed remaining paint with alcohol, scrubbing hard.Results were amazing. I tested traces as small as .3 mm and they came out perfectly. This method is the best I have ever seen. If you can get your hands on an etching laser (try your local university), I highly recommend it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144777",
"author": "Alric",
"timestamp": "2010-05-25T00:32:34",
"content": "Thank you for thinking of me!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144818",
"author": "Kyle",
"timestamp": "2010-05-25T05:55:24",
"content": "Update for the 5 people following this hack. Using the same 120W laser I was able to make vias with 100% power and 1% speed. I only had time for one test so far but it seemed to burn all the way through leaving some copper connecting the two sides. I easily unshorted them with a sharp utensil but it would be interesting to see if 120W could really do the trick.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "180320",
"author": "Chris Phoenix",
"timestamp": "2010-09-11T20:48:26",
"content": "Dave: Put wet paper under the mylar in your laser. You can cut 0.5 mm SMD pads with this method. The power setting is much less finicky. I think I do 100% power, 50% speed, 5000 Hz, on a 45 or 60 watt Epilog, but I didn’t fine-tune this because it worked the first time.Chris",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "434021",
"author": "woodturner550",
"timestamp": "2011-08-13T21:02:49",
"content": "I think I have figured it out…Making laser PCBs.To begin with I make the art work on Corel Draw 5X, then I copy all of the art work to two new layers, One is positive one is negitive. The positive one is of the copper I want to remove, the negitive one is of the traces and pads.The real key is the ability to place the PCB in the exact same place in the laser. I made a jig to hold my PCB and don’t do ANY lasering on the jig, only in the center of the jig which is hollow.So I first mount pcb in jig after painting and drying for 24 hours. Then laser the paint where the copper is to be removed. Etch the board, rinse, dry. Remount the board, laser the traces and pads and it is finished. Drill the holes for non surface mount parts.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "513564",
"author": "Chris pryor",
"timestamp": "2011-11-19T23:19:00",
"content": "I’ve been doing this for a few years now. I use any spray i can find. White automotive undercoat seems to work well and has a good contrast with the copper.I use pcb wizard to produce the circuit design. I export this as a wmf file and import this into techsoft 2D design.It needs flipping and reducing in size by 5%.Then with the laser, we have a 30w model, i set it to raster the negative. Full power at 40% speed.I can do a 300 x 200mm board in 20 mins.Then i spray it with kitchen cleaner oven cleaner also works but can act as paint stripper. This gets rid of paint residue.Then into etch tank. Our new toy is a roto etcher. Finished in under 3 mins.Then rinse, drill holes, remove paint on tracks.Much cheaper and less time critical than UV boxes, masks, developing etc etc.Chris pryor",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1225002",
"author": "jared brandt",
"timestamp": "2014-02-26T15:44:03",
"content": "I’ve been developing (and duplicating mostly) this method and have found a few process improvements that I wanted to share…my process that yield beautiful results with much less mess and includes solder mask looks like this:1, Spray copper clad board with rustoleum flat black high temp grill paint aerosol2. Tape to a stiff and flat removable fixture (I use pins in my CO2 laser)3. Laser etch paint. 1 pass, 10mA output current. Be sure to be at the optimal (smallest diameter) focal length.4. Clean board with a toothbrush or other scrubbing brush with a baking soda-water mix. It should only take a few seconds of scrubbing to get the soot off the copper5. Chemical etch6. Dip into baking soda-water bath to neutralize acid7. Allow to dry and paint again with the grill paint8. Fixture in laser and etch away solder mask pads9. Brush with baking soda again*Advantages here are that the grill paint is high temp, so unless your PCB gets over 1200 dF you don’t need to remove the resist, and the grill paint works well as a solder mask as well. The grill paint says silicone base on the can…I’m assuming its safe to laser etch.**I’m working to find a tape that could substitute for the black paint without the need to clean afterwards or wait for paint to dry. So far I haven’t found a tape that cleans up well after laser etching, so the grill paint is the best I’ve found.Hope it helps someone,Jared",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,776.106238
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/02/more-defcon-16-events-announced/
|
More Defcon 16 Events Announced
|
Eliot
|
[
"cons",
"News"
] |
[
"con",
"conference",
"davix",
"defcon",
"hackerspace",
"nist",
"quantum",
"quantumcomputing"
] |
Defcon
keeps announcing more and more interesting events for next week’s conference. A
free workshop
is planned for the soon to be released
DAVIX live CD
. DAVIX is a collection of tools for data analysis and visualization. They’ll be running through a few example packet dumps to demonstrate how the tools can help you make sense of it all. [
Thomas Wilhelm
] will be driving out from Colorado Springs in his Mobile
Hacker Space
. He’s giving a talk Sunday, but will be giving presentations a few hours
every day at the van
. Some researchers from
NIST
will be setting up a four node quantum network and demonstrating some of the possible vulnerabilities in the system. Finally, as part of an EFF fundraiser, Defcon will feature a
Firearms Training Simulator
. Conference attendees will participate in drills designed to improve their speed, accuracy, and decision making skills.
| 1
| 1
|
[
{
"comment_id": "119936",
"author": "wifi security",
"timestamp": "2010-01-27T01:23:10",
"content": "at last the information i needed thank you.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,776.048927
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/02/red-bull-flugtag-portland/
|
Red Bull Flugtag Portland
|
Eliot
|
[
"Uncategorized"
] |
[
"banjo",
"flugtag",
"flying",
"flyingmachine",
"portland",
"redbull",
"redbullflugtag",
"spaceballs",
"video"
] |
Off all the competitions for poorly performing human powered flying machines, the Red Bull Flugtag is one of our favorites. Honestly, it’s the only one we can think of, but that doesn’t mean we’re any less enthusiastic about giving flight to half baked ideas. Today was the Portland round of the international event. Teams have to submit an application for their craft in advance. The vehicle can have a maximum wingspan of 30 feet and a weight with pilot of 450 pounds or less. Power is from muscle or simply gravity. The vehicle also has to be easily retreivable so they can get it out of the water. Judging isn’t just for distance, but for creativity, too.
Flickr users [
pdx-kate
] and [
Jabin
] have uploaded images and video from the day: The winner was
Team Yakima’s big wheel
that
flew 62 feet
. Second place went to
Greased Lightning
at 55 feet. Third was the
FreeBallin sneaker
which you can
see in flight here
. The People’s Choice award went to the
Space Balls Winnebago
, which we unfortunately can’t find a very good picture of. You can read more about each individual entry
on the results page
.
Embedded below is the video of the current US record holder: a banjo that went 155 feet in Nashville. The next US event will be September 6th in Chicago.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39956",
"author": "Matt_",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T10:18:37",
"content": "Umm, the banjo fell straight into the water, then the glider kept going.Hmm, maybe everyone should just set gliders on top of their contraptions…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39957",
"author": "prophetnoise",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T10:38:10",
"content": "I was at the portland flugtag, and most teams did put a glider on top of their plummeting crafts. (it usually didn’t help that much) Part of the distance rule has to do with where the pilot’s bum lands, not the rest of the craft.I must say, the best ones were the most poorly designed ones (as far as aeronautics is concerned) whose wings were more for show than flight.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39958",
"author": "killbox",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T23:37:08",
"content": "My friend Barjack posted some good photos from portland, including the spaceballs craft (not in “flight”)http://flickr.com/photos/barjack/2726717775/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39959",
"author": "Roberto",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T00:47:41",
"content": "The Tampa Flugtag winner was more inventive:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqvum8c1pts&feature=related",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39960",
"author": "pdx-peter",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T01:34:28",
"content": "I was there, the best part was looking at the contraptions up close. Unfortunately, we opted to leave our excellent spots for cheaper, better food several blocks away from the river and could barely see until we climbed into trees.I really would love to see what a real aeronautical engineer could come up with for something like this",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39961",
"author": "Orv",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T19:49:12",
"content": "@5: You already have. It’s called a “hang glider.” ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39962",
"author": "Kinsey",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T02:04:10",
"content": "I was in Flugtag Portland, Team Bushwackers (the flying Squirrel.) I wrote all about it in my blog-http://www.kinseys-quest.blogspot.com. Check it out! :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39963",
"author": "AC",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T05:19:51",
"content": "Not really the first one, the Red Bull Flugtag’s are good but the Moomba festival in Melbourne, Australia has been running their Birdman contest for decades.Makes no difference, just means theres thousands more pictures now to search for.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83426",
"author": "bodydetox",
"timestamp": "2009-07-29T12:06:39",
"content": "Red Alert is a very addictive game. I play at least 5 hours a day with my friends and cousins.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,776.24492
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/05/defcon-16-badge-details-released/
|
Defcon 16: Badge Details Released
|
Eliot
|
[
"cons",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"badge",
"conference",
"defcon",
"defcon16",
"freescale",
"hackercon",
"ir",
"JoeGrand"
] |
Defcon
will once again be one-upping the sophistication of the conference attendee badges. Wired has just published a
preview of this year’s badge
. The core is a Freescale Flexis MC9S08JM60 processor. The badge has an IR transmitter and receiver on the front plus eight status LEDs. On the back (pictured below), there is a mode select button, CR123A battery, Data Matrix barcode, and an SD card slot. You can add a USB port to the badge and upload code to it using the built in USB bootloader. All the dev tools needed will be included on the conference CD or you can
download the IDE in advance
. The low barrier to entry should lead to some interesting hacks. In previous years, you needed a special dongle to program the hardware. There is no indication as to what the badge does out of the box. Releasing the badge early is a first for Defcon and the one pictured isn’t the attendee color, but we’re sure someone will still come up with a clone.
Now comes the fun part: What do you think the best use of this badge will be? Would Defcon be so cavalier as to equip everyone in the conference with a
TV-B-Gone
? I think our favorite possibility is if someone finds a security hole and manages to write an IR based worm to take over all the badges.
Defcon 14 introduced the first electronic badge which
blinked in different patterns
. Defcon 15 had a
95 LED scrolling marquee
. [Joe Grand] will be posting more specific Defcon 16 badge details
to his site
after the opening ceremony. Check out more high resolution photos
on Wired
.
[Photo:
Dave Bullock
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40078",
"author": "Eddie",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T22:53:21",
"content": "This should prove to be interesting. It’s a shame I won’t be able to attend this year.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40079",
"author": "Michael Witt",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T23:08:54",
"content": "just a note, that isn’t a qr code, it’s a 2d datamatrix.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40080",
"author": "Izzy",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T23:46:58",
"content": "Hmm… 8 LEDs and infrared… I see laser tag…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40081",
"author": "Marco",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T00:28:51",
"content": "So I got a nice b/w PNG of that datamatrix code. Anybody have a decoder handy ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40082",
"author": "jeicrash",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T00:34:04",
"content": "The best part of defcon the last few years has been its badges. So much effort goes into them. Fantastic, next years should have a small display and run linux.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40083",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T00:54:03",
"content": "I can definantly see a badge with a multi touch in it at next years defcon. maybe have a teeny tiny little projector so you can display what you are doing with the multi touch on a wall or something. very cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40084",
"author": "QRDcoDr",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T02:27:22",
"content": "According to Kaywa reader, the datamatrix contains the URLhttps://defcon.org/000But this is a preview after all…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40085",
"author": "Micajahlikeman",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T02:42:26",
"content": "Assumption – The badges can communicate freely for any extended period of time.Assumption – The badges bar codes are unique to the individual badge.Program the LEDs to flash the contents of your bar code in Morse code, and transmit the virus to other badges.It’d sure be easier if it used something like bluetooth, though. Maybe that’s next year’s idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40086",
"author": "Hal_The_Hacker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T02:47:13",
"content": "I love the idea about laser tag, I will not be able to attend unfortunately but a huge scale laser tag battle seems great, with the 8 status leds lit up showing lives – make a kill to gain a life, max of 8 last one standing wins a debug kit or summatAWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40087",
"author": "Eliot",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T03:06:41",
"content": "@Michael Witt, you’re right. I updated the post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40088",
"author": "Dakota C",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T03:50:36",
"content": "@qrdecodr: A bit off: It’shttps://defcon.org/OO0/. Two Os and a zero.I made some edits in Paint to get a more accurate result.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40089",
"author": "ater",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T05:16:19",
"content": "If they could make one with bluetooth and give each person an id to propagate, it could be a very fun game of virus and defense to play, everyone could be involved, whoever had their id on the most badges at the end of the conference would win.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40090",
"author": "QRDcoDr",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T17:59:58",
"content": "@dakota c: Oops, looks like you’re right… I used a nokia phone, and zeros and uppercase ‘o’s look exactly the same on it.I tried the URL with both 3 zeros and 3 uppercase ‘o’s before posting, and both gave me a 404, so I just assumed they were all zeros, d’oh! Didn’t think of trying zeros and Os combined. Well done!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40091",
"author": "tiuk",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T19:28:49",
"content": "Damn, regretting more and more by the day that I can’t be there this year. Have fun guys (and girls).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40092",
"author": "D10",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T11:06:16",
"content": "Bag ‘o badge parts and a blank Defcon16 CD make for a bad day. I got back to the house, opened my badge and put the battery in…nada. Swapped for a ‘fresh’ battery…nada. Looked in the bag and found the pieces parts that should’ve been attached to the board. NP. Check the CD for circuit, components and parts placement…NOT! The CD is blank. DOA badge and CD, what’re the odds of that happening in Vegas?",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/05/how-to-the-hackers-soldering-station/
|
How-To: The Hacker’s Soldering Station
|
Adam Harris
|
[
"classic hacks",
"how-to"
] |
[
"extractor",
"fume extractor",
"fumes",
"hackaday",
"how-to",
"howto",
"soldering",
"soldering iron",
"solderingiron"
] |
A good soldering station and fume extractor is a must for anyone interested in hacking and modding, but not everyone can afford the
expensive
professional
models
on the market. This How-To and the tips within it will guide you through the process of building an inexpensive homebrew fume hood complete with built-in time and temperature controlled soldering station and all the soldering tools you need.
We’ll begin by building the solder fume hood. Yes, we said “hood”, not just “extractor”. While there have been some
nice
fume
extractors
hacked together, this system integrates all of your soldering tools into and around the fume hood.
The purpose of a fume hood is to draw solder fumes away from the person soldering. Besides the health risks, these fumes are really annoying as they follow that pesky law of the universe: “No matter where you happen to be sitting, solder fumes will float directly towards your face.”
To start, let’s gather materials:
Part
Supplier
Cost
18 Gallon clear Rubbermaid Container (about 18″x18″x16″)
Super Store
$7.00
4″ Metal Fan
Super Store
$5.00
12″ Fluorescent Under-Cabinet Lamp
Super Store
$9.00
Surge Protector
Super Store
$3.00
Activated Carbon Filter
Super store or Online Electronics Boutique
$3.00
Small Sheet of Acrylic (7″x15″) (optional)
Scrap
Free
Once all the materials are gathered, we can begin cutting the plastic of the Rubbermaid container. To cut this material, use a plastic scoring tool. When you make your cuts, make sure to repeatedly score the line you want to cut until the blade goes all the way through the plastic. Do not try to score it and snap it like acrylic. This material has a bad tendency to crack in places you didn’t intend. If your plastic cracks, all is not lost. Since the plastic is soft, you can weld the cracks back together by touching it with the tip of a high temperature hot glue gun.
First, we need to cut a hole for the fan in the top of the hood. Take off the cover of the fan and use it to make a hole slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the fan cover in the top center of the hood. The fan is actually going to hang from the top of the hood and pull the fumes out of the hood when turned on.
Once the big hole is made, drill smaller holes for the screws used to hold the fan together. With the nuts on the outside, screw the fan assembly to the top of the hood.
To reattach the top cover of the fan, use some scrap solid core wire or twist-ties to connect the spars on the top cover to the spars on the bottom fan assembly. We used only three twist ties as this is plenty to keep the fan cover in place.
Now we are ready to mount the light. Mark a good place to attach the light in the back top of the hood. It is likely that the mounting screws that came with the lamp are too long. Additionally, the lamp might get too hot. To prevent the lamp from melting the plastic, we cut about five half-inch spacers out of some of the plastic cut off earlier. To make life easier, pre-drill holes in the center of each of the spacers. Use a couple of the spacers on the inside to lower the lamp away from the top of the hood, and then use a few on the outside to cover the sharp points of the protruding screws. Alternatively, encapsulating the screw points on the outside of the hood with hot glue works just as well.
Next, cut the main window of the fume hood. Ours goes all the way across the front and is about 7 inches high. It’s a good idea to start with a smaller hole and expand it to see what feel comfortable for you to use. Make sure it is easy to reach the top back wall of the hood. This is where the controls will go later.
At this point, you can use zip ties to attach the active carbon filter to the top of the fan.
Plug the fan and the light into a powerstrip. Make sure the fan and the light are turned on so you can turn the entire hood on and off from the strip. Plug in the soldering iron and you are ready to go. The adjustable base of the fan is used here to hold the excess wire from the soldering iron; keeping it out of the way.
A slightly more advanced option for the front is to cut another smaller window (about 6.5 by 13.5 inches) just above the first one and add a piece of acrylic. This greatly improves visibility. Make sure to cut the acrylic about a half inch larger than the window to give yourself a surface to glue. Attach the acrylic on the inside of the fume hood with hot glue.
To improve your soldering iron set-up, you can get a professional soldering station. But why spend $50 on a
temperature controlled soldering station
when you can build your own for cheaper! Afrotechmods has a rough guide to
building a great adjustable temperature soldering station
.
To install this soldering station into the fume hood, simply cut a hole in the back of the hood large enough to stuff the dimmer and the socket through it from the front side and small enough to make sure the mounting holes still have some plastic to mount to. The box will be attached to the back of the hood, but the faceplate needs to be on the inside.
You’ll notice that there is a different knob on the dimmer switch. We used a scrap knob with a flat bottom (comes complete with cool numbers) on the dimmer switch instead of the stock knob.
Regardless of what soldering station you use, if it doesn’t have auto turn off (which is good for fire prevention), put a grounded AC appliance timer inline with the iron. These timers allow you to automatically turn on or off any AC appliance at any time you want within a 24 hour period, but don’t rely on it to keep your iron turned off, as it will turn it back one every 24 hours. It’s better than nothing and is a cheap option, as they run between 5 and 10 bucks at local hardware and super stores. The one we use has increments of about 15 minutes. Setting it for 30-45 minutes works well.
For some reason, the designers of these timers want to take up all the plug space they can by placing the plug practically in the center on the back of the timer. Luckily, the scrap dimmer knob we found has a low profile, and allows the timer to plug in with little interference to the dimmer. A better option is to get an
aquarium timer
. These are designed with a better form factor and generally only cover one socket.
Many cheap soldering irons come with a sponge to clean the tip. If you think about it, it’s not really the best idea to use a sponge to clean your soldering iron; it works, but it also cools down the tip of the iron every time you clean it. If you are doing delicate work and clean your tip once every couple of soldering points, this can lead to cold solder joints and bad connections.
Professionals use a
flux covered wire mesh
to clean the tip. This method draws off the solder and uses flux to clean the tip. Every now and then, you just kind of stab the mesh with your iron a couple of times to clean it off. The problem is that this method costs around $10.
Instead of buying some job specific wire mesh, just use a copper coated scourer to clean your soldering iron tip. Usually used for cleaning pots and pans, these little guys can be picked up at your local grocery store for $1 or so a pack. The copper mesh isn’t coated with flux, but the copper itself will draw the excess solder from the tip of the iron. Do not get the steel scourers, as they are only good for cleaning dishes.
A great addition to our ti
p cleaner is the use of a simple $1 “locker organizer” picked up from the dollar aisle of the local super store. Just shove the scourer into the organizer to keep it from sticking to the iron. The magnet on the bottom will also weigh it down enough to keep it on the table when you make spastic stabs at the scourer in frenzied hacking sessions.
Surface mount soldering is becoming more common amongstl hackers and hobbyists. This work is notorious for being one of the most tedious and annoying practices known to man. Of course, having the right tools for the job helps. The cheapest surface mount rework stations cost upwards of $100. In the past, our own [Will O’Brien] showed how to make your own
surface mount reflow iron
.
A reflow iron or pen isn’t the only tool you need for surface mount soldering. Sometimes you’ll need a
hot plate
or
oven
.
For smaller jobs we’ve found that using a
candle warmer
can be useful. We got ours for $5 from a super store. The plate might not get completely hot enough to melt the solder by itself, but it does help a lot when you use a soldering iron or a reflow iron by decreasing the time and effort it takes to warm the joints. The sweet spot on these warmers is usually directly in the middle of the black steel plate.
Simply place a PCB in the center of the candle warmer and allow it to raise the temp of the solder joints. Use a reflow pen or soldering iron to heat the particular joint you want the rest of the way. It will take a lot less time to melt the solder this way. This is especially useful when placing surface mount parts, but can also be useful when taking them off of a PCB.
Placing all of these components together inside the fume hood, the Hacker’s Soldering Station is complete. With this project we set out to make a simple, cheap solder fume hood complete with a time and temperature soldering station. We ended up with a great soldering station and fume extractor set up. In fact, this has now replaced one of the
WLC100 soldering stations
we usually use.
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"comment_id": "40053",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T14:25:20",
"content": "One of my biggest problems with this project is the too small square filter tacked onto the round fan.the air will simply go out the gaps, rendering the filter absolutely meaningless.I have a few others, but hey if this works for them I say more power to ya.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40054",
"author": "Andrew Pollack",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T14:44:33",
"content": "I love the concept. The execution isn’t terribly impressive however. I’d find it very difficult to work with just due to the limited size if nothing else, If he’d applied these concepts to a much wider and deeper unit, while also applying some serious energy to the details — like a larger charcoal filter, quieter fan, better quality lighting, and better quality transparency (tempered glass maybe?) then maybe I could use it.Of course, my own relatively poor skills with the soldering iron itself probably contribute to the meet for a lot more elbow room when I’m working.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40055",
"author": "dreadknought",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T14:51:25",
"content": "I think a better idea for the fume extractor would be to use a low-power, low-capacity shop-vac instead of the fan. More direct suction, and you may be able to find a charcoal filter designed for the vacuum. If not, then directing the vent of the vac to a window may work with another hose. The only problem is they are a bit noisy, but perhaps some noise insulation could help if done properly.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40056",
"author": "ian",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T15:33:11",
"content": "The little fume extractor on my Aoyue 3-in-1 works great. I don’t love that it exhausts through the hot air rework tool, but for moderate use it doesn’t seem to be much of a problem.http://www.amazon.com/Aoyue-968-Digital-Rework-Station/dp/B000HDG0AO",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40057",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T16:23:31",
"content": "exactly what is harmful about solder fumes? i thought it has been established that heavy metals in the solder (namely, iron and tin) cannot vaporize at solder temperatures.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "694196",
"author": "gabriel",
"timestamp": "2012-07-03T22:36:48",
"content": "the fumes from the rosin core will kill you.",
"parent_id": "40057",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "694197",
"author": "gabriel",
"timestamp": "2012-07-03T22:37:34",
"content": "and note, lead-free solder has extra stuff on the resin core that is even worse than 60/40",
"parent_id": "40057",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "40058",
"author": "Fred",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T16:41:22",
"content": "for the timer you could use one of thesehttp://www.electricsupplyonline.com/prod/intermatic-timers/fd60mw_w001140.phpthey are used for controlling heat lamps in some bathrooms. they are meant to be turned on for a certain amount of time and then just turn off without coming back on in 24 hours. i wish i had one back when i destroyed my favorite soldering iron after leaving it on for 4 hours.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40059",
"author": "dok",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T16:53:05",
"content": "Is that a Digg button.. why yes it is.. WHY!?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40060",
"author": "Russell",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T17:01:26",
"content": "I used to work in the US aerospace industry, and we were always told to use fume extractors because of lead and fluxing chemicals in the solder. I know there are lead-free solders available from Kester, but we never used them because they just couldn’t perform well enough.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "695554",
"author": "gabriel",
"timestamp": "2012-07-05T17:50:37",
"content": "and ironically the resin fumes they release are worse than lead based solder.for DIY, stick with 60/40 for your own good. unless your iron can go over 1800C or whatever the lead boiling point is… i have no clue. but it’s way over what my iron can produce in a days work.",
"parent_id": "40060",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "40061",
"author": "jc",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T17:05:51",
"content": "Having been in the industry for years, and around a lot of manufacturing lines, this is taking solder fume paranoia to the extreme. In an ideal situation, you have a very low airflow, pulling air away from the worker/work piece, and exhausting it outside. You rarely actually find this, and most hand assembly and rework stations simply use a low volume fan to move air away from the worker, sometimes with a charcoal trap.The problem with too much air flow is cooling of the soldering iron, causing it to fast cycle, particularly if you have a cheap iron like a Weller that that uses a magnetic switch to turn the tip heater on and off. Better irons, like Metcals and Hakkos, don’t have this problem as they use a tighter closed loop feedback system.There’s a lot of arguments about the dangers of solder. I’ve read storied and known people that have been doing this for 40 years in environments where they go through 100lbs or more a day in reflow lines, and others that spend 6 hours a shift in front of irons doing rework, and had no ill effects. I can’t say I know of anyone saying they’ve had issues directly as a result. Even lead poisoning is almost never heard of, and these people handle leaded solders on a daily basis.The issue with lead is more when it leaches into the ground water and is adsorbed through drinking. As #5 pointed out, these metals don’t vaporize at solder temperatures.In my experience, the real problem is more eye and throat irritation than anything. And good ventilation solves that. It doesn’t require extreme measures, like moving 100CFM of air through carbon filters and exhausting it to the outside.My verdict: Massive overkill and complicated work area.Oh, and if you do surface mount, there’s no way you’re getting a microscope under that. And I spend 95% of my soldering time under a microscope, on boards that are a lot of 0603 and 0402 surface mount.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40062",
"author": "greg",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T17:09:29",
"content": "andrew: it’s not really the vaporized metal, it’s the rest of it. flux vapors are the worst. they’re acidic and they irritate your eyes and nose.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40063",
"author": "Scott (curiousinventor)",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T18:03:30",
"content": "A study from an Occupational Hygiene journal:“Measurement of the Performance of Air Cleaners Against the Particulate Element of Rosin-based Solder Flux Fume”http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/42/8/511?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=1&andorexacttitle=and&andorexacttitleabs=and&fulltext=lead+oxide+fumes&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&fdate=1/1/1844&tdate=6/30/2007&resourcetype=HWCITInterestingly, “Activated carbon filters in the form of foams, used with the simpler type of cleaner, had negligible filtration efficiency against either particulates or vapours and would, therefore, offer no protection against any hazardous component of the fume.”From the British health department, “Solder Fumes and You” :http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg248.pdfI’ve read that solder fumes are one of the leading causes of occupational asthma, but as mentioned above, a _lot_ of people work day in and day out with no ill effects. And it appears the exposure settings governments have set are more of a guess than anything certain.There are a couple more references and explanations in the fumes section of our guide:http://www.curiousinventor.com/guides/How_To_Solder#select_solder",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40064",
"author": "Aud1073cH",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T20:15:49",
"content": "How can you get your hands, and the work under that thing? the plastic bin looks like overkill.I just use an ordinary 120mm computer case fan behind my station to draw the fumes away from my face. Works great. I built mounting brackets with Erector set parts.the dimmer, outlet, timer, etc all seem like a lot of work for a half-baked job. I just saved my money and got a Weller WESD51 iron.both the WES51 and the WESD51 (digital display) are temperature controlled, and turn off automatically after 1 hour of no temperature change at the tip.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "695556",
"author": "gabriel",
"timestamp": "2012-07-05T17:52:17",
"content": "let me fix that “both the WESsomething and the WESotherthing cost $150 too many of what it should cost.”cmon, what justify the price tag on those devices?",
"parent_id": "40064",
"depth": 2,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2699906",
"author": "d3c4f",
"timestamp": "2015-09-02T20:55:34",
"content": "WES51 is $93 on Amazon. Exact same as the WESD51, but without the digital temperature readout.The justification is a well-built soldering iron with a closed-feedback temperature control. If you do a lot of soldering circuit boards they are definitely worth it. Many hobbyists will spend $400-500 (or more) on a good soldering station.If you are just soldering large wires a couple times a year you’ll be much better off with a $10 Radio-Shack iron.",
"parent_id": "695556",
"depth": 3,
"replies": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "40065",
"author": "Alex ~",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T23:38:31",
"content": "I love this guy, keep him!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40066",
"author": "Sam",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T00:52:38",
"content": "Interesting project! This is a very good hack for those of us who like our lungs. I have one or two issues I would raise with it though.Firstly, the booth and everything about it is fine, except the filter at the top. You cannot just tape a carbon filter over it like that and expect it to do anything. It’s air resistance is far too much, and it’s the wrong type of filter. The air will just diffuse into the surroundings and convection will draw it down again and the whole room becomes at risk.The thing would be much more efficient if you got a good seal over that fan to a duct pipe of some sort and stuck your filter over that.Now to the filter: Carbon filters won’t help. The issue with solder fumes is they cause asthma, not the lead. A long time ago solder fumes and their effects were measured by their total aldehydes but this was pointless as it is the fine particles in the fumes that cause the asthma and this is still a mishelf belief today. Decent solder filtration systems use a mixture of many filters but you will want a fine particle filter like a HEPA one for it to be effective. The carbon will not work, and not like that. The problems would come getting such a filter that does not restrict the airflow much from that one fan. I think dyson hoovers have some sort of lightweight foam-type filters that have very good airflow, you might want to get some of that and seal it up.Either way, you need a decent duct, and some fine particle filters insteadHope that helps!-HSE",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40067",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T02:06:21",
"content": "Is soldering without anything for the fumes all that bad? I mean I do it all the time and it seems nothing more then a sorta bad smell to me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2699908",
"author": "d3c4f",
"timestamp": "2015-09-02T20:58:23",
"content": "If you aren’t soldering for hours at a time, I wouldn’t worry about it.Usually your eyes/throat will get irritated if you are soldering too long. In that case you should invest in a fume-extraction system or take a break.",
"parent_id": "40067",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "40068",
"author": "Scott (curiousinventor)",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T02:47:53",
"content": "It sounds like hse may know more than I do on this, but I believe the risk is very minimal if you only do occasional soldering, although maybe a little worse for lead-free solder since the flux is typically more aggressive. Some of the first lead-free solders had some nasty fumes, but the ones I use now at least smell more tolerable.I had the chance to take a soldering training class, and the teacher (who used to work on the ‘line’) said people would be fine for a long time, but then once they developed an asthmatic reaction, even the smallest amount of solder smoke would cause a severe reaction. Check out the links in my previous post for more info. I don’t think anyone has found a definite answer to the question of just how much is bad for you.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40069",
"author": "Steve",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T03:01:12",
"content": "I’ve had asthma my entire life. I’ve been soldering for almost 16 years. I’ve never used any kind of fan or anything else for the fumes. sometimes it iritates my eyes but it has never bothered my lungs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40070",
"author": "Luke Smith",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T03:48:31",
"content": "My dad has been doing electronics repairs for about 50 years. About 10 years ago he was getting a blood test for a medical aliment and asked if it could get his blood tested for lead levels whilst they were doing it. The doctor approved and the tests were done – he has no more lead in his blood than average for a person his age.The flux fumes might be a worry as stated above, but thats nothing a small fan on the desk can’t sort out.As for the fumes always going into your face – I think the smoke gets caught in the up-draft of the warm air rising from your body heat, at least thats what it looks like to me.Cheers,Luke",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40071",
"author": "Solenoidclock",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T08:15:53",
"content": "You could just put tape around the spaces the filter doesn’t cover, no worries strider.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40072",
"author": "reza",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T08:28:17",
"content": "I hate to be critial, and as much as this seems like a good beginner setup, I would like to make a few comments. First, the workspace seems tiny and limits your vision given the opaque nature of the hood. The carbon filter is very ineffective, and rosin fumes aren’t that bad — just don’t get the solder hot enough to vaporize it and you’ll be fine. And I worked with a standard $5 radio shack soldering iron forever till I got a cheap one off circuit specialists.. I think temperature regulation is very noncritical compared to how you solder — I like my equipment really hot, with lots of area such that when you touch a pin, it flows fast, but you don’t leave it on long enough to transfer a lot of heat to the IC. My tip is really really big, and I work on 0603 SMD parts or .5mm pitch connectors without a problem. I also find that working on clear copier paper is great as you can just ball it up and toss it rather than having to clean off your workstation.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40073",
"author": "Sam",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T19:06:58",
"content": "Luke, steve, scott etc.It’s not a question of ‘This guy I know solders lots and hasn’t been affected’ It’s a question of exposing yourself to the _risk_ of getting asthma. There’s no ‘asthma/no asthma’ situation, there’s just a variable chance that you develop it.You shouldn’t doubt it because of one person. When you look at tens of thousands of people – The unheard sort that solder your circuits in undeveloped countries without filters or ventilation – it becomes clear these fumes constitute a risk.But that’s where this whole thing becomes optional:If you want to take the risk, honestly that’s fine; but if you like to play safe, or just don’t like the fumes (a more effective deterrant!) then this is something you might like.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40074",
"author": "neorazz",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T05:31:05",
"content": "“Nothing like the smell of solder in the morning”….or are you a prop 65 pansy !!!go hug a tree ya hippies",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2699914",
"author": "d3c4f",
"timestamp": "2015-09-02T20:59:23",
"content": "Wonderfully constructive comment. /s",
"parent_id": "40074",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "40075",
"author": "pistolpete3521",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T07:31:24",
"content": "I agree with # 7 and I would personally just melt the thing with the “spastic stab” portion of the directions. Also, I tend to solder wherever :\\ but if it works, more power to you.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40076",
"author": "ML1986",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T19:23:11",
"content": "Here’s another idea:The fan could be mounted near the back of the workstation, if space allows.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40077",
"author": "Thomas",
"timestamp": "2008-08-19T05:05:49",
"content": "That’s a dust-filter, no effect when it comes fumes. Solder unprotected daily for years and you will live to regret it. Call it paranoia, but there’s a reason why there are Health, Environment, and Safety rules.The only symptom of lead-poisoning is the “disease” itself, not to mention the stuff they put in the flux.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44322",
"author": "jello",
"timestamp": "2008-10-04T14:06:01",
"content": "you could pick up an old desk with a computer hutch for free or cheap. cut a fan hole if you want. acrylic sheets to make a hood. you have a decent station with parts drawers, etc.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44839",
"author": "Harold",
"timestamp": "2008-10-07T15:45:07",
"content": "I hardly even know what a soldering station is — okay, I’ve figured that it’s a station where you do your soldering — but I like the small size of this, which might even fit in my single apartment. Possibly. Anyway, thanks for posting this “hack”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56018",
"author": "Mrs. Trydle",
"timestamp": "2008-12-21T03:03:22",
"content": "Instead of commenting on the size of this hack, or the quality, should you not take into account, that some are not crafty enough to form in their mind how to create a soldering station. This is an idea, a suggestion, an example of how one can go about making one.Of course inhaling anything unnatural is not safe.As much as I solder, I just can’t stand the fumes in my eyes.Cool idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "61506",
"author": "Seth",
"timestamp": "2009-02-01T04:21:50",
"content": "I have asthma. I’ve never had an asthmatic reaction to soldering but about half the times I’ve soldered for any length of time I’ve inhaled too much fumes and gotten sick. For me I usually get something like a cold except with more irritation in my sinuses, usually lasts about 2 weeks. It seems to happen only after inhaling fumes through my nose, not my mouth.By the way, anyone with a radio shack butane iron, don’t use it for more than 30 minutes. I gave myself CO poisoning that way. The original manufacturer (who charges way less btw) has that warning on their packaging but for some reason radioshack doesn’t care when their customers die and neglected to pass on the warning.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "62032",
"author": "Jon",
"timestamp": "2009-02-06T09:24:42",
"content": "I am new to the DIY/Modding scene, and I am looking for a way to get enough equipment to get started. I live in a densely populated area, and live in a small home. I think that I will be doing most of my soldering in the garage, and think this hack is a good place to start when looking for alittle extra ventilation. I think that a bigger bin would be helpful, and I think I will include a foot pedal that will control the fan speed, as to prevent the fan from cooling down the station. But other than that I am thankful that there are people out there that will post things like this to get others thinking.THANK YOU for this hack, I hope to post some of my own in the future.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75089",
"author": "Cpt Obvious",
"timestamp": "2009-05-14T20:33:51",
"content": "This thing is for pussies.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "78217",
"author": "Solder-Boy07",
"timestamp": "2009-06-16T20:55:55",
"content": "Altough an interesting idea, however you have failed to note that in the removal of solder fumes you need to utilize a HEPA filter. The cheap pre-filter pad that you are using is not going to trap the micro particles that occure during the soldering process. If you want to do something like this just use a cheap desk fan, it’s pretty much the same thing. I would recommend a professional solder fume extractor that has a HEPA filter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "79310",
"author": "kaye",
"timestamp": "2009-06-26T15:50:42",
"content": "Yeah, I think I’m going to build something like this. The fume hood would be VERY useful soldering near things that I have glued. Soldering iron + super glue = OH MY GOD MY EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Probably just use a computer case fan to extract, and build it all on an old desk (may as well make it nice).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "79633",
"author": "bluefoxx",
"timestamp": "2009-06-29T08:20:45",
"content": "I use my cramped little desk, a cheap crappy 25W weller with a heavily worn chisel tip and a ATX PSU with a 120mm fan hooked up to the 5v rail to some decent enough effect, managing to do some surface mount work on things like modern graphics cards with caps ripped off. The only reason I use the fan at all is that I’ve suffered bronchitis and temporary loss of speech from inhaling too much of the flux fumes. As neat as this setup is, the most useful thing here for me is probably the hackish style temperature control on the iron itself.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "143479",
"author": "Brent",
"timestamp": "2010-05-19T17:23:27",
"content": "The “temperature controlled” soldering iron isn’t. It’s “adjustable power”. This approach will give you approximately no benefit with a 15-25W pencil iron. With a bigger iron it might be nice to be able to dial down to the 15-25W range, but just buying a cheap iron in that range is the simpler, cheaper solution. The dimmer hack has been around forever—it’s probably still in the ARRL Handbook—and is just lame.Do yourselves a favor and get a high-output temperature controlled iron. You can work much faster with essentially no danger of overheating parts or lifting traces.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "143782",
"author": "R.B.Harris",
"timestamp": "2010-05-20T17:49:10",
"content": "Good project and well explained, now I feel moved to produce my own temperature controlled solder iron. By the way, the link for soldering oven, thehttp://www.ustr.net/smt/oven.htmshows a complete home made oven for surface mount components, but the AVR hex code is not published. Anyone have such code or any idea where to find it?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "663838",
"author": "ManDown",
"timestamp": "2012-05-30T19:31:20",
"content": "I know this is an old posting but just had to add a few comments.Use a standard four outlet electrical box with motion sensor on one side wired to an dual receptacle on the other side. Plugging power strip into it.Fan & LightingBathroom Exhaust Light & Fan lightORAC to DC 12V transformer / converter with neg postComputer Case Fan 80mmn – 200mm Recommend > 120mm bigger is not as noisy.Computer Fans Grill12v LED light strip",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "694138",
"author": "gabriel",
"timestamp": "2012-07-03T21:40:38",
"content": "Why people think making a 75W iron into a 25W is the same as regulating temperature?that’s just dumb.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1173534",
"author": "wang",
"timestamp": "2014-01-31T20:57:09",
"content": "This is apparently an old post. But, I still think this is useful build, It may not look as nice as the commercial product. It seems to me it does the job though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1219778",
"author": "Robert T",
"timestamp": "2014-02-24T06:07:35",
"content": "Yes. agreed.As a frequent user, I would prefer a commercial one.",
"parent_id": "1173534",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "1590924",
"author": "Josh",
"timestamp": "2014-06-23T05:23:58",
"content": "I took the design and modified it a little.1. Bought a larger bin 112 qt by Homz.2. Added aluminum tape to front of container to block and reflect light.3. Vent solder fumes outside through dryer hose attached to top of bin.4. Left soldering iron variable plug outside of bin to allow for easy moving of bin off workbench.http://imgur.com/a/W0cX5Works great.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2699924",
"author": "d3c4f",
"timestamp": "2015-09-02T21:05:31",
"content": "Cool build, thanks for sharing! :)",
"parent_id": "1590924",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "2694991",
"author": "Hugo Antao",
"timestamp": "2015-08-29T17:35:39",
"content": "what is the name of the table cover in blue? its anti-estatica and heat resistor? where can bought one?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2695015",
"author": "dr4x0n (@dr4x0n)",
"timestamp": "2015-08-29T17:51:48",
"content": "It is just an Anti-Static Mat. Here are some on Amazonhttp://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=anti-static+mat",
"parent_id": "2694991",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
}
] | 1,760,377,776.454274
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/04/magnetic-stripe-card-spoofer/
|
Magnetic Stripe Card Spoofer
|
Adam Harris
|
[
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"card",
"card reader",
"CardReader",
"magnetic",
"magnetic card",
"magnetic strip",
"MagneticCard",
"MagneticStrip",
"reader",
"spoof"
] |
After building a
USB magnetic stripe reader
, [David Cranor] has found a way to fool a magnetic stripe reader using a hand-wound electromagnet and an iPod. The data on a card is read and stored on a computer, then encoded as a WAV file using a C++ program. The iPod plays the WAV file with the data through a single-stage opamp amplifier connected to the headphone jack. The amplifier is used to drive the electromagnet. Video embedded after the jump.
By no means is this a new idea. There have been a lot of
mangetic stripe projects
and
software
. This project in particular references the 1992 Phrack article “
A Day in the Life of a Flux reversal
” by [Count Zero].
Don’t get your hopes up just yet on strolling through high security installations using this little device. It can only replay the data from a card that has been recorded. If you don’t have a known working card, it won’t get you very far.
[via
Hackszine
]
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[
{
"comment_id": "40032",
"author": "MrGlass",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T07:12:15",
"content": "Major malfunction was working on something very similar a couple of years ago. He showed an early prototype at Defcon 14.Also, he pegged the correct inspiration for this hack: terminator 2 (john connor uses something like this to hack an ATM)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40033",
"author": "Lee",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T07:25:37",
"content": "So who’s working on the parabolic microphone version (just aim it at someone’s pocket from 1/2 mile away)? We need an excuse to recycle the plastic and go back to cash, right?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40034",
"author": "William Sims",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T07:30:51",
"content": "At least at my secure site, you’d need the PIN number associated with the badge.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40035",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T07:57:44",
"content": ">Also, he pegged the correct inspiration>for this hack: terminator 2T2 was the first thing i thought of. second (maybe this shows my age), i thought of getting free groceries.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40036",
"author": "Emanuel P.",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T09:23:25",
"content": "This seems like a fun project to play with on a saturday or something. (going to radio shack tomorrow.)(mainly for showoff purposes)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40037",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T10:08:50",
"content": "Lol, thank you YouTube for linking good videos. I now know what to use this device for:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnIf0JJWekU",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40038",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T11:34:27",
"content": "The device in T2 was real. The FBI had some in evidence in a documentary I seen a long time ago.It was a brute force tool for locks there though. Although it probably would of worked on the ATM machines in the 80s. It’d probably take a while for a 8 bit chip to brute force anything involving 16 bytes.It probably still works on all the above, but ATM machines probably have some alert system; they are on VPNs now usually running embedded XP. In any case there’s no info on it. It’s obscure like casino cheat computer algorithms, auto passive transponder crypto etc..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40039",
"author": "Taylor Alexander",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T13:17:11",
"content": "You could drive this with a microcontroller instead of an ipod – that would make the whole process a lot simpler because you could just send the bitstream out one of the pins and into your amplifier. Then you could hook up a card reader to the microcontroller too, and voila, instant card copier. I know you can copy card really easily with a mag-writer if you’re willing to spend a couple hundred bucks, but that seems so obvious… this seems like it has its advantages.-Taylor",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40040",
"author": "beakmyn",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T19:30:36",
"content": "Old hack put to a new use. I used to build these and attach a 10 ohm resistor, a headphone jack and put it in a cassette tape shell and you had aux input input for your car stereo.Kudos to the Phrack article. I cited that as a reference for my Senior project where I built from scratch a magnetic card decoder.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40041",
"author": "Frollard",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T20:35:39",
"content": "From this it wouldnt be inconceivable to have a fake housing that covered the original card reader…It would be card reader> data logger > data spoofer coil > original card reader. That way the user would be unaware of the card data being taken hostage. The card would be read, recorded, and immediately repeated to the real card reader to give the user access while stealing the goods.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40042",
"author": "walter",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T21:06:10",
"content": "I hate it when people mix an ipod into their hacks as an attempt to sound “hip”. any crappy portable audio device could have been used. even a cassette walkman if you really want to be ghetto. as Taylor mentioned, a microcontroller would be ideal for this step.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40043",
"author": "Geek505",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T22:09:56",
"content": "The device used in the Terminator 2 movie was an Atari Portfolio.While parallel/serial add-on ports did exist, I doubt very much that the “crack” (fuck you hackaday) was real.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Portfoliohttp://www.atari-portfolio.co.uk/library/pf-demos/pin.zip(When the hell will you guys allow capital letters? do they infect your Wind0wz systems?)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40044",
"author": "kruzer",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T22:45:26",
"content": "This page is a gold mine of info!Many thanks for making it simple to understand.kruzer",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40045",
"author": "Chalupa",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T23:37:30",
"content": "Been done plenty of times before, but good collection of info and howtos.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40046",
"author": "srbg",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T00:13:22",
"content": "I once make something like this except I used a needle and my PDA. I wrote a custom “phonebook” style app for my PDA that would allow me to play people’s university IDs into card readers (all I ever used it for was getting into my friend’s buildings without them having to run down and open the door for me).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40047",
"author": "Orac",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T01:32:59",
"content": "You still need the pin number….It has been happening here in NZ, the theif will put a card reader over the original card slot, so that the card will pass through it and into the original card reader on the ATM. It would store a copy of the card, while a camera up above recorded the pin number the user entered.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40048",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T10:03:23",
"content": "@Geek505: Yeah, because even the old ATM machines required human intervention. You couldn’t control anything from bit states on mag stripes; and still can’t.The t2 device was suppose to be a brute force tool I guess. Even if human intervention wasn’t required, the 8 bit chip would take at least a few hours to find something seeing as the numbers where so long, and bytes.It’d still work on mag stripe locks though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40049",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T15:11:12",
"content": "@Geek505 if you really hate the lack of caps you should install greasemonkey (assuming you’re using firefox) use a custom CSS to overwrite the sites style and display caps in the comments (they’re there, just displayed in all lowercase through CSS).c’mon man… where’s the hacking spirit, if you don’t like how something works hack it… websites shouldn’t be exempt. ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40050",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T18:52:50",
"content": "For caps, just get Firebug for Firefox.Lets you edit a website’s HTML, CSS, etc etc > on-the-fly < .\n\nIt’s really powerful for web development ideas, or just plain turning off lowercase letters in the CSS style ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40051",
"author": "powerpants",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T04:15:12",
"content": "If you actually read the tutorial, you’ll see that I refer to a “personal music player” and not an iPod throughout the steps. It just so happens that an iPod is all I had at the moment, and so thats what ended up in the pictures.Also, I had been toying with a design involving a microcontroller and an H-bridge, which should be even better than the current setup, but chose to go with this one because I want to write an iPhone app that lets me key in arbitrary data streams to be transmitted to the coil. Yes, that too could be done completely digitally, but going out through the headphone jack of the iPhone is a lot easier than taking apart a data cable.:p",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40052",
"author": "tsiou",
"timestamp": "2008-08-21T07:38:40",
"content": "mate walter ipod it is a bit of a hip as playstation 1, 2 & 3 were and are.It is all in the hacking spirit as mentioned!! I think it would be a better laugh if he is running ipod linux!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "396653",
"author": "Swipetek",
"timestamp": "2011-05-21T19:24:52",
"content": "Very cool. I am going to try this :).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "657608",
"author": "GUSTAVO TORRES",
"timestamp": "2012-05-23T17:06:34",
"content": "i didnt convert the c++ archive (audio.wav) into wav archive, because itunes dont recognize. just it is the only part of this project that i need to put in practice. thanks for help…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "2664952",
"author": "Joseph Jacob garner",
"timestamp": "2015-07-31T18:59:13",
"content": "please send me the debit card or the PIN number for all ATMs nationwide I agree to pay you 40 percent of the profits generated from ATMs in my area Rocking place the clothes in the machine I put the magnetic strip in the machine and get some fun South Mill all materials to my mailing address which is 1349 West 135th Street based in Gardena California thank you very much sincerely Mr Joseph Jacob garner your partner in business",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3138126",
"author": "Skylar Ittner",
"timestamp": "2016-08-17T00:30:00",
"content": "The website changed for the link. I found the new one via Internet Archive:http://makezine.com/2008/08/03/magnetic-stripe-card-spoofer/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,776.576628
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/04/the-gifar-image-vulnerability/
|
The GIFAR Image Vulnerability
|
Benjamin Eckel
|
[
"cons",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"blackhat",
"GIF",
"gifar",
"jar",
"ngs",
"picture",
"vulnerability"
] |
Researchers at NGS Software have come up with
a method to embed malicious code into a picture
. When viewed, the picture could send the attacker the credentials of the viewer. Social sites like Facebook and Myspace are particularly at risk, but the researchers say that any site which includes log ins and user uploaded pictures could be vulnerable. This even includes some bank sites.
The attack is simply a mashup of a GIF picture and a JAR (Java applet). The malicious JAR is compiled and then combined with information from a GIF. The GIF part fools the browser into opening it as a picture and trusting the content. The reality is, the Java VM recognizes the JAR part and automatically runs it.
The researchers claim that there are multiple ways to deal with this vulnerability. Sun could restrict their Virtual Machine or web applications could continually check and filter these hybrid files, but they say it really needs to be addressed as an issue of browser security. They think that it is not only pictures at risk, but nearly all browser content.
More details on how to create these GIFARs will be presented at this week’s Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
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[
{
"comment_id": "40025",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T03:40:29",
"content": "i was hoping the Black hats wouldn’t be on this axis.interesting. i know you can hide text in blank pixels, but this is new to me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40026",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T04:59:29",
"content": "I had always wondered if this was possible, never thought it would be done with java and gifs, but I had always wondered if you could embed code into a picture file and it be run when read.. I hope Sun fixes this quickly.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40027",
"author": "AndrewNeo",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T05:59:07",
"content": "Why the heck would this work? JARs aren’t inherently executable, and should only be opened in case of an object or embed tag. Why would an img tag be handled by the Java VM?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40028",
"author": "jeicrash",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T06:21:50",
"content": "This has been done already. Metasploit did it years ago. Except I don’t think it required java to work. Glad to see we STILL are not safe from images. Alwel.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40029",
"author": "No1",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T13:18:33",
"content": "I guess Sun will be “tightening up the graphics” security",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40030",
"author": "Ross Snider",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T15:46:58",
"content": "I wish Hackaday stopped trying to do information security. They are particularly unread.For those of you who really want to know how GIFAR attacks and other file combinations work:When parsing for. ZIP headers a fully compliant program will not care where there header starts. It can start anywhere in the program. You can place the ZIP header at the bottom of a GIF image for example and it will validate by any compliant GIF program and any compliant ZIP program..JARs are essentially .ZIPs. That’s right, look it up. They just call it something different so they can set the default program to their JVM. Essentially you can throw this GIF/JAR (GIFAR) into the JVM and because it is compliant it will wait until it sees the ZIP/JAR header and start reading for the program.This isn’t the only time we’ve seen this. It’s been around for years. Some presenters at Blackhat are going show this in combination with some tricks to get the browser site security model broken. For example… the browser will typically only allow you to do AJAX requests to the domain you are given the javascript from. Java has to follow the same rules (Flash gets around this with crossdomain.xml rules)…From Sun’s site “applets are not allowed to open network connections to any computer, except for the host that provided the .class files.” Well because you are capable of uploading a GIFAR to a site as they will validate as images (I don’t know any banking sites that do this…) you can include an embed pointing to that GIFAR in another page (hosted anywhere) and make people stumble onto it. It will be allowed to make any network connections it wants to that site in their name.The attack gets even more dangerous because it isn’t just GIFs and JARs that can act this way.To prevent this – well there are a variety of ways. Yeah, sun could look for GIF headers or something else… but then they would be non-compliant. It would be possible for a ZIP engine to build a true JAR that gets denied. Perhaps the JVM should only allow network connections when a class file is hosted by a site AND the embed is on the site? I feel that is the direction they will go. XSS is already entailed if you can get your own embed into their webpage.However, this doesn’t solve the general class of vulnerabilities of file type combinations.Hackaday, you sound like the media when you talk about information security. A lot of buzz and little comprehension of what you are talking about. However, I think you are the best platform for hardware hacks I have ever stumbled upon. Maybe get some (info-) hackers on your team to blog this stuff?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40031",
"author": "ross snider",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T17:11:15",
"content": "It is definitely a misrepresentation of the attack to state “When viewed, the picture could send the attacker the credentials of the viewer.” especially when you follow it with “They think that it is not only pictures at risk, but nearly all browser content.”That makes it sound like listening to music online will allow people to steal your bank credentials. That’s nothing but buzz and hype. It hides the real issues in favor of a doomsday scenario.I think this issue is easy to solve in the way I stated above. Okay, it does really solve the issue 100%, but someone with XSS can already access your credentials and its even more likely they’ll get them because if you are doing XSS chances are they are logged onto the site.GIFAR is creative and shiek, but it is not executable code that gets run when you view an image.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/04/make-television/
|
Make: Television
|
Adam Harris
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"magazine",
"make",
"make magazine",
"MakeMagazine",
"makezine",
"public television",
"PublicTelevision",
"submissions",
"television",
"video"
] |
Make Magazine
, famous for the
Maker Faire
, among other things, has announced a new project called
Make: television
. The show will be coming to public television stations throughout the USA starting early 2009. The big news is that you can submit 2 minute long videos of your projects to be included in the show’s
Maker Channel
segment. The bigger news is that if your video is selected, they’ll send you a $50 gift certificate from the Maker Shed and a free year of Make Magazine.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40023",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T02:56:12",
"content": "cool",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40024",
"author": "Coniferous",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T09:30:04",
"content": "This. Is. Great!People tend to pigeonhole the word creativity to just art, music or drama.. but engineering is a whole new level of ingenuity.. i love how it encourages others to think outside the box.This clipshow has my support :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/04/build-a-simple-bat-detector/
|
Build A Simple Bat Detector
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"bat",
"batdetector",
"batman",
"bats",
"echolocation",
"sonar",
"ultrasonic"
] |
[Tony Messina] had been fascinated with bat’s
echolocation
since he was a kid. After he retired, he decided to act on this fascination and built a
simple bat detector
.
The simple bat detector uses frequency division to lower the bat’s chirping to a frequency we can hear. For example, if a bat is calling at 91kHz the system will divide it by 16 and put out 5.7kHz. The system is digital, so all amplitude is lost. You’ll just hear clicks like a Geiger counter. Being digital has its advantages though. Unlike similar analog devices that have to be tuned to a small frequency range, the simple bat detector can detect a much wider window.
[Tony] has supplied step by step directions on how to assemble the simple bat detector, along with plans for two different models. He not only encourages people to build there own, but seems to really enjoy seeing their work. He’s posted several images of other people’s builds (pictured above) on his site.
[suneth] has taken this idea in a slightly different direction with his
Ultrasonic Batgoggles
. Built for a school project in Arts, Media, and Engineering, they actually block your vision so you can try to use echolocation to navigate. You don’t hear the echoes, the processor deciphers that for you. You hear a beep that varies in speed based on the distance you are from an object. On the plus side, you will look totally awesome wandering around trying not to bash your nose on stuff.
[via
only hacks
]
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[
{
"comment_id": "40015",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T00:48:11",
"content": "damn. i just stick my head out the door. if a bat is doing the sonar bounce off my head, i hear it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40016",
"author": "zish",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T01:25:58",
"content": "It’d be more fun to have a “bat pranker”. I can just picture several output channels, each with a speaker placed around the yard. Our listener waits for bat signals, and echoes back the signal from any number of the channels at random.The bat would be all like, WTF!?And I’d be like hahaha!Then the bat would be like FU!Then he’d give me rabies.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40017",
"author": "Scott",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T01:33:26",
"content": "Just the thing for constructing a bat detector van.“How much did you pay for this?”“Sixty quid, and eight for the fruit-bat.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40018",
"author": "jimmys",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T01:34:27",
"content": "I just built one of the ‘enhanced’ models about a week ago. very simple but very capable. I’ll probably end up adding variable resistors for gain and a multi position switch for the different frequency divisions but the design works well without them.I’m not a big fan of the earphone/power switch trick, though. It’s a neat idea but if I leave my headphones on when I plug in, I get a loud pop which is annoying.I haven’t had it long enough to have detected any actual bats but there’s been enough things that emit ultrasonic frequencies to keep me amused. I’m wondering if it might be useful as a crude diagnostic device to listen to capacitors charging.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40019",
"author": "Wolf",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T03:28:12",
"content": "This was up on miked’s onlyhacks.com a couple of days ago…lol",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40020",
"author": "Alex Dodge",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T03:31:01",
"content": "Watching the video first, I thought it was processing sonar into a visual display.Reality is a bit of a letdown.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40021",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T04:43:13",
"content": "come on now! i found the bat detector and posted on 7/31.http://onlyhacks.com/2008/07/31/diy-bat-detector/if you are going to copy at least give some credit.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40022",
"author": "Eliot",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T06:04:31",
"content": "@miked sorry about that. Every so often the via gets lost. I added it to the post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/03/cnc-wood-router/
|
CNC Wood Router
|
Eliot
|
[
"cnc hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"cnc",
"cncrouter",
"cnczone",
"engraver",
"hobbyrobotics",
"router"
] |
[GlacialWanderer] has published the
first pictures from his CNC machine build
. It’s a three axis gantry style machine that he intends to route and engrave wood with. He’s posted a detailed cost breakdown: $1800. He estimates spending 30 hours researching on sites like
CNCzone
. The build time for the mechanical side was around 50 hours. The electrical system hasn’t been hoooked up yet, so look for that in a future post. It looks like an incredible machine already, so we can’t wait to see what’s next.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40001",
"author": "budy500000",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T09:58:16",
"content": "overall i like the machine but the z axis looks like it will require a 5″ long router bit to function",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40002",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T12:16:16",
"content": "Very nice design for a first attempt. Very well thought out. You will find that the weak points are going to be the attachment methods you used to join the 80/20, but nothing that isn’t fixable. Your first experience is going to be learning that angle brackets just aren’t that robust for joining this stuff, but look in the 80/20 catalog and you will find a number of alternate clamping techniques. They require some drilling and even some milling of odd sized holes, but you can get away with some inventive abuse of standard power tools and standard sized bits if you don’t want to spring for 80/20’s rather expensive specialty bits. They make it easier but they aren’t strictly necessary!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40003",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T12:40:40",
"content": "just noticed something else. can’t believe I missed it. simple fix, but every beginner makes it so don’t feel bad;You need to flip the z axis around. you have the router mounted on the carriage, and the spine mounted to the gantry. Do it the other way – put the carriage on the gantry and the router on the 80/20 spine. Move the whole slide up and down, not just the router.If you leave it the way it is, raising the router still leaves the z axis protruding down, and it will crash into your work. functional z envelope in this configuration is limited to less than the length of your bit, regardless of the z axis’ actual ability to travel. Your y travel forward will similarly be limited to a just couple of inches or less over the material before a crash occurs.btw, you may find the need to mount the x axis further down the gantry columns if you don’t absolutely need the clearance. It seems nice to have a lot of it, but rigidity is in an inverse square to the distance. It adds up very fast and will give you nasty bit-destroying oscillations. however, this square relationship also means deflection can be minimised a lot by a very little shortening, too.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40004",
"author": "Adam Ziegler",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T16:16:09",
"content": "I think he is saying: For your next build, or a modification to this build… decrease the distance the x axis is from work surface. You can keep the same work envelope if you modify your z axis so that the bottom does not protrude so low bellow the x axis.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40005",
"author": "William Kinirons",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T17:49:00",
"content": "When I saw this in the RSS feed, I kind of hoped it was going to be about wooden network device.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40006",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T21:29:18",
"content": "Lmao. I’m with post #5…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40007",
"author": "Arn",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T21:49:00",
"content": "Dude is right. the z slide is bolted on backwards. the whole z thing has to travel, not just the router. Other than that it looks a nice rig.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40008",
"author": "MacMarty",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T22:17:02",
"content": "I’m working (slowly) on a router that uses the same carriages. (See link.) I understand everyone’s point here about flipping the Z axis around. Here’s a derivative question. What about building the Z axis as an open-center box beam, wrapped around the top member of the Y axis? Seems to be that this could allow one to mount the router (or a belt-driven spindle) on the centerline under the Y beam, and thus reducing any forces acting to pitch the Y structure over. Thoughts?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40009",
"author": "Glacial Wanderer",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T22:33:03",
"content": "I might need to reduce the amount of z travel, but I want to test first.I don’t necessarily agree that having the whole z-axis move is better than just moving the router. The main use of this machine is going to be for engraving wood. I don’t see how moving the whole z-axis would give me any more travel in that case. The only time moving the whole z-axis would give more travel is if I was engraving on non-level surface. If the surface is level the router bit will crash into the surface at the same depth my z-axis will crash unless the surface isn’t uniform.Well I suppose if you had really complicated software, did multiple passes, and the surface you were engraving didn’t have any sharp angles of change then moving the whole z axis would be better. Is that the complexity you guys are thinking about? Moving the whole z-axis would add some complexity to the machine. It’s doable, but I don’t really see the point of it right now.One other advantage of moving the whole z axis would be that changing to router bits of different lengths would be slightly easier, but it only takes me a minute to change this on my current machine and that small setup time for this rare event doesn’t bother me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40010",
"author": "garrett",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T22:54:42",
"content": "@8: The way you have the vertical axis connected seriously is incorrect. You have over a foot of travel on the router head, but the bottom end of the axis will still be down near the table while your router is a foot into the air. What’s the point of building it that way?Never mind, you’ll see what we mean as soon as you try to use the router. If you build the axis the other way around, you could do things like engrave a box or other object that’s more than 1″ thick.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40011",
"author": "Ahren",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T23:44:28",
"content": "All, As the designer of quite a few of the parts used in Glacial’s machine, I can say there’s more to it than just “flipping” the axis around. With a screw driving the axis, you need some length to the “support” part of the axis (that holds the screw and end bearings)unless you spin the nut, which is not an easy task on a DIY machine. That being said, the way to get more travel and a larger work envelope is to cantilever the router mount off of the carriages, and raise the support up as high as it will go on the gantry (to clear your work underneath) I’ll be selling Z-axis plates which provide this cantilever in the next couple of weeks, and have offered to send one to Glacial once they are done as a reward for being the first person to build a complete machine using cncrouterparts parts.Ahrenwww.cncrouterparts.com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40012",
"author": "Arn",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T04:22:04",
"content": "cantilever and offset can work, too, sort of. But yes, it really is as easy as just flipping the axis around. literally. no modification to keep the motor fixed in position, rotating nuts, etc. just flip it as is. it is common practice for years on almost every small machine y axis and on many z’s for the motor and frame to travel, leaving carriage and fixed nut in place. just flip it over as is and simply let the screw and motor travel with the router in reference to the fixed nut on the carriage.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40013",
"author": "garrett",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T04:24:34",
"content": "Ahren: no, we’re saying that the part that slides vertically, which the router itself is mounted on, should be the piece that is mounted to the gantry. The router would be mounted on the back of the vertical axis, where the end bearing block is located. now, the end of the vertical axis and bearing block will travel WITH the router vertically. instead of the router moving up 1 inch and now the bearing block is further down than the router bit.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40014",
"author": "Adam Ziegler",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T04:57:20",
"content": "My cheap build from last year:http://media.adamziegler.net/cnc/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "59205",
"author": "Lee Wenger",
"timestamp": "2009-01-14T18:18:50",
"content": "glacial – very nice machine! is it all up and running yet? Have you had any redesigns or what’s been the use experience so far?I’m doing a slightly larger build (48×48) using Ahren’s skates. I’m planning on doing the reversed Z axis as has been mentioned here. For me it is as simple as mounting the current Z plate directly to the Y plate (unfortunately the Z plate isn’t tall enough to eliminate the Y plate completely) and then i’m going to mount the router mount directly to the 8020 – I’m not sure yet if I’ll need to create a little adapter piece between the 8020 and router holder but I’m hoping not. For my use the idea isn’t to get more travel – which is obviously the same – but rather to get the lower part of the Z axis out of the way when your doing a tall piece. If you have 6″ of travel but your Z axis protrudes down to 2″ over your material you really have 2″ of effective milling travel – not 6″ By reversing the Z you gain all that back – and without any additional complexity. I’m no physicist but I believe any torsional forces would be focused at the attachment point which is the same in both bolting schemes so I believe the Z should have the same rigidity either way.Keep up the good work!Lee",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "290919",
"author": "Isabella",
"timestamp": "2010-12-26T20:32:04",
"content": "All of people 2011 can be better after reading this post!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,776.624581
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||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/06/remote-controlled-pill-bot/
|
Remote Controlled Pill-bot
|
jimmierodgers
|
[
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"adhesive",
"carnegie mellon",
"CarnegieMellon",
"medical",
"robot"
] |
The
NanoRobotics Lab
at Carnegie Mellon University has come up with a
medical robot that can be swallowed
, and is then able to be controlled from outside the body. The device has small arms with adhesives that can attach to slippery internal surfaces, which has previously proven difficult. Once inside the body, it can be used to view damaged areas, deliver drugs, as well as biopsy questionable tissues, and possibly even be used to cauterize bleeding wounds with a small laser. The device could be stopped, and even reversed to get a better look at areas that may have gone unnoticed otherwise. This would be a major advancement in diagnosing intestinal problems, and could lead to potentially life saving treatments. Did we mention that it has lasers?
[via
Neatorama
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40164",
"author": "badmojo",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T20:58:25",
"content": "Cool, wheres the plans? I wanna build one and put it in my dog.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40165",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T21:14:39",
"content": "The real question is, has somebody alerted Martin Short?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40166",
"author": "colecoman1982",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T21:34:10",
"content": "Fry: “I can’t swallow that!”Farnsworth: “Well then, good news! It’s a suppository.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40167",
"author": "Ben",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T22:14:09",
"content": "At last! After over 20 years, we won’t have to shrink people inside mini submarines to go in and do this kind of work anymore!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40168",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T22:20:11",
"content": "colecoman just entered my book of most awesome dudes ever.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40169",
"author": "DigitalMind",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T22:21:44",
"content": "Haha .. Gotta love those futurama references … :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40170",
"author": "MRE",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T06:46:14",
"content": "how you know a new device is universally appealing and marketable:multiple move and tv references in one post",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40171",
"author": "read the article next time",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T15:17:43",
"content": "Ok. It does NOT have lasers. It canNOT do biopsy or deliver drugs.“While the CMU robot is not yet ready for such uses, its ability to securely and safely anchor in the body is the first step in achieving more-advanced applications.”It can only “get stuck”. This is the innovation. Read the article next time there Jimmie [fail]. Or, heck, watch it on ‘TV’ if you’re more comfortable with that:http://www.technologyreview.com/video/index.aspx?id=21153&brightcove=1701198763&iframe=biotech&autoplay=true",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40172",
"author": "Brian Recchia",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T20:28:11",
"content": "So what if it has lasers? IT HAS ZIPPERS!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "64380",
"author": "Samudra Madhanaya",
"timestamp": "2009-02-26T06:47:48",
"content": "Thank you for your help! (Penis Enlargement Pills)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
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},
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"comment_id": "109197",
"author": "Buy Vimax Pills",
"timestamp": "2009-11-27T16:47:45",
"content": "Amazing article this is. It gets a thumbs up from me. I’ve been blogginf about sexual issues related to men’s health for sometime now. We also promote Vimax. To buy vimax pills, vimax extenders, patches and other products at cheapest online prices, please check out my blog.",
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"comment_id": "121817",
"author": "ilovefuturama",
"timestamp": "2010-02-04T03:54:19",
"content": "hey great article, i subscribed!",
"parent_id": null,
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|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/08/06/autonomous-swarm-at-large/
|
Autonomous SWARM At Large
|
chriskiick
|
[
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"autonomous",
"burningman",
"burningman2008",
"makerfaire",
"orb",
"sphere",
"swarm"
] |
SWARM
has been showing up at a
number of places
. Until now, the mysterious spheres have been under human control. However, the SWARM has taken the
first steps to autonomous control
. The SWARM is a kinetic art project consisting of several large self-propelled metallic spheres that interact with each other and their environment. Each orb in the swarm is fitted out with a processor, GPS, accelerometers, and Zigbee wireless communications. The entire project is open source. Slated to appear at the 2008
Burning Man
festival, the orbs will use their GPS to wander within a specified area, keeping themselves “in bounds”.
Here’s the plot of one orb exploring a soccer field. Burning Man attendees will most likely see the whole SWARM in full autonomous operation.
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[
{
"comment_id": "40155",
"author": "Doug",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T14:11:15",
"content": "My toes!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40156",
"author": "mesoiam",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T15:35:07",
"content": "They should let them loose in Boston, People will go insane.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40157",
"author": "DreamsOfSteel",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T15:40:49",
"content": "Remember kids, this is the first step to SkyNet…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40158",
"author": "Clay",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T17:32:03",
"content": "This touches on my idea of taking the brain out of a Roomba and putting it on a lawn mower…. I hate to mow.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40159",
"author": "aonomus",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T18:57:39",
"content": "Why does this remind me of the XKCD comic:http://xkcd.com/413/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40160",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T19:29:50",
"content": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtDhIn3D_a0“It has no collision detection. At Burning Man if a Hippy walks in front of it, it’s going to run over the Hippy.”Also neat how it’s not Autonomous per-se, but it runs off of a ‘mothernode’ as in true swarm intelligence.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40161",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T01:58:47",
"content": "they should totally weaponize these things, speed em up a bit, build 100 or so of em, program and deploy them for crowd control. oh yeah.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40162",
"author": "jeicrash",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T04:45:46",
"content": "If I see one I’ll pick it up, unplug power take home and have fun with parts. Just kidding. Very neat.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40163",
"author": "MaX-MoD",
"timestamp": "2008-08-15T23:40:04",
"content": "love it!Just sharpen the parts of the frame and you’ve got a killbot :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,776.860825
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/06/more-on-gifar/
|
More On GIFAR
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"blackhat",
"blackhat2008",
"gifar",
"gnucitizen",
"hacking",
"jar",
"pdp",
"security",
"zip"
] |
[pdp] provides
some
perspective
on the
news
regarding the GIFAR attack developed by researchers at NGS Software. As he explains, the idea behind the attack, which basically relies on combining a JAR with other files is not new. Combining JAR/ZIP files with GIF/JPG files will create hybrid files with headers at both the top and bottom of the file and allow them to bypass any image manipulation library as valid files. While tightened security and more stringent file validation practices are advisable, the problem is larger than just a vulnerability in browser security. ZIP is an incredibly generic packing technology used everywhere, from Microsoft files to Open Office documents, and of course, in JAR files. He closes with, “any file format that is based on ZIP, you allow your users to upload on your server, can be used in an attack”
[photo:
Jon Jacobsen
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40148",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T10:12:36",
"content": "I’d bet people are racing to use this to do root kit droppers already for bot nets. If someone used this with a modified Rustock.C, most windows users would never know.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40149",
"author": "Ross Snider",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T16:06:28",
"content": "No. Not really. This really just breaks the trust models of the browser. It allows you to impersonate user X of Y website if you have upload said GIFAR to Y website and have user X visit a site you own during the time he is logged in.Head over to my other posts under the other GIFAR Hackaday post for more information or look them up online.This doesn’t lend itself to rootkits any more than just an java applet.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40150",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T21:03:33",
"content": "Could the vulnerability be eliminated if the image-hosting service converted the image (e.g. with ImageMagick) before making it available? I mean, if you send a “gifar” (or a JPEG with a zip tacked on the end, or whatever), then it gets converted to a JPEG with the same dimensions, color depth, etc., would the converter ditch the non-image-related information at the end automatically?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40151",
"author": "Ross Snider",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T22:20:34",
"content": "That’s one of the suggested “patches” for removing the java applet portion from your website. re-saving it in this way or in another format altogether should render the Java classes pointless. Yes, definitely.Keep in mind that any compressed image format (unless it is lossless) will lose quality each time your open and save it – no matter what the software. JPEGs are notorious for that. It’s because each time you open the image you get a near duplicate of the last image – so good our eyes can’t tell the difference. There are small differences in many of the pixels. Resaving the jpeg does calculations based on the “false but close” pixel data. Next time you open it the data is degraded just a little bit more.Make sure your site doesn’t promise a lossless transfer. I wouldn’t do this on a photo website (like flickr) for example.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40152",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T06:11:39",
"content": "@Snider: I forgot about the signed applet feature Java uses for I/O; is that what you’re talking about? I think HTTP calls can be done without the warning even in the latest VM, so yeah session hijacking would probably work depending on how the CGI for said site handled sessions(cookie, IP, etc..)For the typical user though, you can usually get them to fall for it, and do the human intervention part for the applet warning. After that you can do file and registry stuff, but no hooking etc..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40153",
"author": "Ross Snider",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T07:13:33",
"content": "Oh, no – this isn’t a signed applet. That’s where this breaks the browser security model. I’ll try to make this really clear.Let’s say there is site X which allows an image upload. It checks to see that uploads are valid images by following image format specifications. Attacker Mike combines a GIF/JPG with a JAR file such that the file is both a valid image file and a valid JAR file. The JAR file contains an applet. He uploads this hybrid file to site X.Later, on Mike’s own site he adds an applet tag to a page. He points codebase at the image file he uploaded to site X. The file he uploaded _is a valid image_, so it got through the site’s filters. But the file also _is a valid JAR file_.Victim Y stumbles (or is social engineered) onto Mike’s site. Victim Y is logged into site X. His browser downloads the file that was uploaded to site X and says “yep, this is a valid jar file”. It starts the applet. It also says, “because this applet was downloaded from site X, site X must be hosting it on purpose. That means, I, the Java VM, will allow the applet to connect to site X. In addition I’ll give the applet access to all of victim Y’s cookies”.Cookies are often used to store session information as a way to validate logged in users. Anyone with a copy of a cookie (until it expires) is usually able to act as if they had logged in to get that cookie.Using LiveConnect (a way to get javascript and java applets to talk) Mike can give himself the cookies (and therefore access to victim Y’s account). Alternatively, Mike can just program the applet to do things for him – like delete an account or replace the user picture with goatse. Let’s pretent site X is a banking site. The applet could be programmed to transfer money.The GIFAR or hybrid file is easy to make. Any valid library that follows JAR (really ZIP) file specifications waits until it sees a ZIP header before it reads data. You can just concatenate two files. It isn’t just ZIPs and some image formats that are really relaxed with their specifications. As PDP pointed out on his site (gnucitizen.org) many Microsoft Word formats are just .zip files you could add extra files inside.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40154",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T13:06:02",
"content": "@snider: I get it now. I’m surprised it isn’t already in the wild.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "51930",
"author": "Rock star",
"timestamp": "2008-11-21T22:17:05",
"content": "Hi Ross Snider,We r implementing this attack only for educational project purpose. We have doubt regarding using giffar attack to access files in linux os. please help us on this. We doubt whether jvm can allow java applet to access or modify the files in linux os.If possible please give us some ideas regarding type of other attacks using gifar attack.. thanks a lot.Please note: we r using only for academic purpose in closed environment.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "51941",
"author": "Ross Snider",
"timestamp": "2008-11-21T23:14:21",
"content": "Rock Star –Please reread the comments above your own. As for your concerns: GIFAR does nothing to allow access to local files. The only way the JVM is given access to the underlying operating system is through signed applets (or a vulnerability in the JVM itself) – and if you have signed applets or a JVM exploit you don’t need GIFARs to attack in the first place.So you might understand GIFAR attack perfectly (although your phrasing suggests otherwise) – the GIFAR attack just breaks the same origin policies on websites, it won’t allow you to modify files on Linux or any other OS.If you need more reading, there is plenty to be read on Google.What University/Company are you doing research for? Right now you are giving me every indication that you do NOT want to implement the attack for educational purposes.If you have any more questions or would like to answer mine, please email me in private. My email address is normlegaia [AT] gmail {dot} com.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/06/laptop-containing-33000-clear-users-information-stolen/
|
Laptop Containing 33,000 Clear Users Information Stolen
|
Nick Caiello
|
[
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[] |
Security 101: Never put unencrypted sensitive information on a laptop and expect that it’s safe. Especially if you are the TSA. Recently, the TSA announced that a laptop was stolen from San Francisco International Airport containing “
pre-enrollment records of approximately 33,000 customers
” for the
Clear Trusted Traveler Program
. For $100 per year, the Clear Program enables travelers to get through airport security faster by showing TSA officers their Clear Registered Traveler Card and going through a special security line. While this program has no doubt saved many people valuable time getting through security, there are about 33,000 people who are now asking the question “Who has my personal information?”
[via
schneier on security
]
Edit: It looks like the laptop was found, however it is still unclear if the information on the laptop was compromised. In addition to basic personal information (Name, Address, Birthday, etc.), the laptop also contained drivers license, passport, green card information about clear users. You can check out the story
here
. Credits to [AudioCraz-Z] for the link.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40131",
"author": "Bobdiya",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T07:28:08",
"content": "A little late on the story…they found the laptop in the airport. Perhaps it was misplaced, and then reported stolen? In any regard, it doesn’t excuse the lack of encryption.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40132",
"author": "epicelite",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T09:28:35",
"content": "Haha, oh wow.This is why these things are stored on secure file servers with inscription coming out the wazoo!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40133",
"author": "serifus",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T09:38:34",
"content": "does anyone see the irony here?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40134",
"author": "Iv",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T12:11:26",
"content": "Yes, the laptop was found back. So ? Are the data still trustworthy ? This administration is paranoiac enough to think terrorists would be ready to smuggle an uranium bomb into San Francisco but it looks improbable to them that they would steal a laptop for one hour and copy security pass informations ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40135",
"author": "bill eccles",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T17:41:02",
"content": "From my website:“note to other companies who keep data like this, a simple rule of thumb:“if you would lock your office door if your data were kept in a filing cabinet, then donât keep the data on a laptop.“itâs as simple as that. somehow, people equate the ability to carry around a bunch of data with the need to carry around a bunch of data, and thatâs just plain wrong.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40136",
"author": "Omar R.",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T18:13:18",
"content": "Now all those “clear” names should be placed on the “bad list” since, obviously the data is compromised.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40137",
"author": "AudioCra-Z",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T18:16:48",
"content": "Ok, the notebook was found in the locked office it was “lost” in. Here is the story on /.http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/06/1021225&from=rssBasically, the notebook had no biometric data, that was all encrypted on servers. The notebook only had names, addresses and birthdates, and nothing else.This is just another “fear story” spun out by some pathetic writer.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40138",
"author": "MacMarty",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T18:37:43",
"content": "@6 No, they just need to re-certify those 33,000 people, and invalidate the old potentially-compromised cards. That will at least allow them to figure out whether the IDs were copied from the laptop. If those nominally compromised CLEAR cards ever show up, go the handcuffs.=IF= the corresponding personal data was stored on the laptop, then yes, that WAS stupid.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40139",
"author": "Peter de Vroomen",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T19:27:55",
"content": "[quote]@6 No, they just need to re-certify those 33,000 people, and invalidate the old potentially-compromised cards. That will at least allow them to figure out whether the IDs were copied from the laptop.[/quote]These people are frequent travellers for whom time is money. Obviously the people who have these cards are part of the upper class of society (read: they are relatively rich (they still need to work :)). Their names and adresses and other personal information (might) have been copied by crooks.If it happened to me, I would be righteously angry…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40140",
"author": "tiuk",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T19:30:18",
"content": "truecrypt",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40141",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T23:01:59",
"content": "You know, we used to have a system like this in place at all international airports, but apparently it wasn’t effective enough. I think they were called ‘passports’ or something.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40142",
"author": "matt",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T04:16:57",
"content": "ahhhahahah, seriously what did they expect? i’m sure the thief knew exactly what kind of info that laptop contained and had been waiting for days for a chance to swipe one. it’s the biggest bullseye for hackers and a big jackpot for id thieves. anyone who bought into this Clear crap gets zero sympathy from me – sacrificing their privacy and paying a fee to pass me in check-in lines does have bigger implications on the rest of us, after all",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40143",
"author": "BlueNight",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T09:37:02",
"content": "Reminds me of a scene in Douglas Adams’ “Mostly Harmless”. There exists a security card which emcapsulates all possible forms of ID, including genetic and fingerprint samples, and your mother’s maiden name. Even if you have been (let’s say) transformed physically into a Ravenous Bug-Blatter Beast of Traal, you can still gain access to all parts of your life despite being a hideous creature bearing absolutely no resemblance to your former self.Just don’t let it get stolen.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40144",
"author": "Charlie",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T14:30:35",
"content": "Yeah – a little late, as the laptop has been found. I don’t know what was actually on the laptop in terms of data, but it was found in the same ‘secure’ room that it disappeared from. Sounds like someone moved it.What’s more interesting is that the laptop went missing about a week and a half ago – but no one told us when it was lost. It’s sort of scary to know that important stuff like that isn’t being reported immediately.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40145",
"author": "AU518987077",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T14:33:24",
"content": "i wonder… instead of thieves trying to GET information, i wonder if someone has tried to INPUT new information… you know, so they can pass security and do their deeds.just a thought, just a thought.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40146",
"author": "Befread",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T21:36:41",
"content": "You’d think for high security information, and I’ve always found it funny is that they put it on something that can be picked up and carried out. If your going to leave laptops floating around slap a RFID too keep track of it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40147",
"author": "Devon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T22:16:44",
"content": "If You Know the time the laptop was considered “stolen” would you just look at the time the files or folders were last opened?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,777.166736
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/05/diy-kidney-machine-saves-girl/
|
DIY Kidney Machine Saves Girl
|
Adam Harris
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"design",
"doctor",
"health",
"hero",
"heroes",
"heroic",
"kidney",
"kidney failure",
"KidneyFailure",
"medical"
] |
When the tool you need doesn’t exist, you must make one. That’s exactly what [Dr. Malcolm Coulthard] and kidney nurse [Jean Crosier] from Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary did two years ago.
When a baby too small for the regular dialysis machine (similar to the one pictured above) needed help after her kidneys failed, the kind doctor designed and built a
smaller version of the machine
in his garage, then used it to save six-pound baby Millie Kelly’s life. Since then the machine has continued to be used in similar emergency situations.
[Photo:
NomadicEntrepreneur
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40116",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T04:03:54",
"content": "That is kick ass. making babies is fun, but saving them is pretty cool too.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40117",
"author": "clark",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T04:18:59",
"content": "Now this is a truly awesome hack with a happy ending. Good job Doc.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40118",
"author": "jweller",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T04:19:58",
"content": "Best. Hack. Ever.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40119",
"author": "winphreak",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T04:28:17",
"content": "hospital hacks. I doubt that’d be a new category on here, but nonetheless I bet there are some others out there. (Best to leave it to the professionals though)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40120",
"author": "Tom Parker",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T04:37:31",
"content": "wooo my second front page news!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40121",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T04:51:37",
"content": "Awesome! Neat to see someone using creativity to save lives.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40122",
"author": "denotsko",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T05:51:59",
"content": "My job is maintaining medical equipment and a lot of docs I know don’t even know what their equipment really does, dfinately not how it does it. Really cool to see a doc that has some skills.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40123",
"author": "unitygain",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T10:05:16",
"content": "I wanna see the actual thing they built… That pic must be of her setup now that she is big enough, because thats a bog standard Prisma…I wonder what testing they did on this thing they built??? Companies go through hell to get medical stuff validated through the FDA etc etc, testing labs and what have you. I mean hell, I work on medical stuff and it can be prescribed down to the brand of batteries you put use.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40124",
"author": "adam",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T13:27:31",
"content": "we like adam harris posts",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40125",
"author": "f00 f00",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T17:26:24",
"content": "Amazing story. Love it. I wish there was more detail though. They make it sound like it was scratch built but I think a modified version of a standard machine is more likely.One thing to note though, its nice to credit people if they send in tips like this one. I know I sent this one and it sounds like Tom Parker did too.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40126",
"author": "Quin",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T20:28:49",
"content": "@ unitygainI doubt they did FDA required testing, as it seems that it wasn’t built in the USA.I suspect that the machine is just a smaller version, in all ways. A 6 lbs baby may very well have less blood in their entire body then an adult dialysis machine holds externally at any time. The doctor may have built the machine on the stock one, just changing out all of the parts; pumps, tubes, filters; for smaller ones.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40127",
"author": "The Biomed",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T21:16:11",
"content": "But where is the Hack?Like unitygain said that looks like PRISMA and a Hotlike fluid warmer… not a hack.How about the build specs? That would be nice!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40128",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T04:16:50",
"content": "umm… that is a blog standard picture as it says in the blurb. there doesn’t seem to be a pic of the actual machine posted. someone ask the good doc to post pics :-p",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40129",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T14:07:04",
"content": "Brilliant, it saved a life which must make this the best hack ever.And yes no FDA checks as its British, we have a different organisation… But I assume the hospital board gave him permission to use it as there was no other hope…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40130",
"author": "bouv",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T01:22:51",
"content": "Well, this was in the UK, not in the US, but I know that in the states (and I’m guessing it’s similar over there), a doctor can go ahead and use a device, drug, or tool for whatever purpose he wants, without having to get any kind of FDA approval. The hospital he works for will ultimately have the final say, but the FDA only monitors and regulates devices and drugs that are marketed, and only for their intended purpose. If a doctor wants to, he can prescribe a drug with the intent of treating a completely different disease than what it was designed for, but the drug company can’t say their drug can also treat that disease unless they have done all the FDA required testing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "58408",
"author": "Mc Raflesia",
"timestamp": "2009-01-09T09:06:28",
"content": "this is valuable information for me. thanks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "111248",
"author": "Pug Owners",
"timestamp": "2009-12-10T23:50:17",
"content": "Thanks for this info :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,777.078055
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/05/vista-on-a-ps3/
|
Vista On A PS3
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"computer hacks",
"Playstation Hacks"
] |
[
"emulation",
"microsoft",
"ps3",
"qemu",
"sony",
"vista",
"vlite",
"windows"
] |
Apparently you can run pretty much anything on a PS3. [mopx0] has managed to get
Vista running on his PS3
. He used
Qemu 9.0.1
to install Vista on a PC. He says it takes “about a day or so”, after using
Vlite
to speed it up, so be patient. You then make an image of the install and copy it to your PS3. Don’t worry though, your hard work will be rewarded by a speedy 25 minute boot time when you’re done.
Even though it is extremely slow, to the point of being nearly unusable, its good to see people pushing the boundaries of our hardware’s intended use.
[via
PS3scene
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "40100",
"author": "crossbox",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T01:32:35",
"content": "What song is that",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40101",
"author": "2hochn",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T01:35:28",
"content": "He used Qemu 9.0.1 to install Vista on a PCdon’t you mean “on a PS3”?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40102",
"author": "Hello1024",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T02:39:24",
"content": "Just an idea…:Why not cut out the fuzzy bits of the video instead of giving excuses for doing a poor job… Also the video could have done with being a lot shorter with more content, like for example benchmarks or instructions how to do the installation.All in all, good work, although I have to say it’s hardly surprising it works, since this is exactly what qemu is designed for.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40103",
"author": "maxabc123",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T03:07:04",
"content": "Hmm, probably would have been ALOT faster if you had figured out how to get vmware on there. QEMU isnt exactly know for its blazing emulation speed. And on many cameras you can turn off autofocus, and if not you could have fixed it by opening a text file and blowing up the text so the camera could see it instead of showing off your cruddy desktop.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40104",
"author": "maxabc123",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T03:09:26",
"content": "You also could have used a screen cap program to record the vid and not look like a 12 year old youtuber in the process.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40105",
"author": "RJ Ryan",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T03:35:44",
"content": "QEMU is an x86 emulator — you can run pretty much anything that needs an x86 architecture in QEMU. Whereas something like VMWare or Xen is a virtual machine, which actually runs the OS natively on the CPU, and therefore requires an x86 machine to work. All that this is saying is that qemu is runnable on PowerPC processors (the main CPU the PS3 has). On top of that, it would have taken 20 some minutes to boot Vista even if you were running QEMU on your own machine — that’s because it’s an emulator!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40106",
"author": "t0ny",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T03:54:51",
"content": "“your hard work will be rewarded by a speedy 25 minute boot time when you’re done.”Wow not to bad for vista.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40107",
"author": "Hello1024",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T04:13:41",
"content": "I believe quemu is required bcause the PS3 processor isn’t the x86 that windows expects. Thats why the emulation is so slow. (whenever the emulated and emulating processors are different, expect a 90% slowdown)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40108",
"author": "RT (Panzer Time!)",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T05:19:04",
"content": "I’m still waiting for my ps3 so I can run either Mac system 7 or trs-dos on it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40109",
"author": "Nitori",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T06:03:07",
"content": "Instead of trying to find a screen cap app for the PS3 another solution would be to make use of a video capture device though this would require booting in 480i mode or if your lucky the TV sometimes has a video out port for VCRs which down converts everything to SDTV.Though I’ll admit QEMU is slow even for an emulator too bad there isn’t a way to get MacOS for PPC running via MOL on the PS3 and then run VPC on that.Though the PS3 is still memory limited only 256MB for the general purpose computing PPE.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40110",
"author": "Louis II",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T13:18:39",
"content": "waste of a post…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40111",
"author": "basotl",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T18:55:03",
"content": "You should open your package manager and install recordmydesktop. It’s an open source video capture program that you could have had on the host machine. It provides much better quality than your camera.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40112",
"author": "hpf",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T21:18:25",
"content": "Why would anyone invest the effort to port Vista to *anything?* The end result is akin to putting a turd in an omelette… Interesting to be sure, but not something I’d want to have.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40113",
"author": "hpux",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T00:26:10",
"content": "Are you kidding? This makes me so sad. The PS3 is such a limited platform (256MB non-upgradable ram) why should we care? How is this a hack (install a readily available program, BFD)? And why is it useful?I’d be more interested if someone could figure out how to upgrade the ram.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40114",
"author": "Harvie",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T20:17:14",
"content": "whattah? Speed Windows in QEMU really sux. I tryed to install XP in it and i gived it up… Next time you can use Innotek VirtualBOX, which is million time quicker for windows…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40115",
"author": "DarkStarr",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T07:15:45",
"content": "As hpux said “I’d be more interested if someone could figure out how to upgrade the ram.” I mean come on vista is so stupid, yea I’m gonna go get a new pc just to run a new OS? not likely. And vista on the ps3 it just a big WTF? why would someone want to take a $400-$500 game system and turn it into a slow as hell windows vista os? The only thing I would put effort into putting vista on would be the mac pro desktop XD and then only as a dual boot.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,777.252226
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/05/deogen-tiny-monitor-tester/
|
Deogen, Tiny Monitor Tester
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] |
[
"attiny",
"AVR",
"crt",
"deogen",
"monitor",
"monitortester",
"vga",
"vgatester"
] |
Deogen
is a small, self contained device for testing monitors. It was designed back in 2000 to reduce the amount of space and effort required to test monitors in a computer shop. The initial design used an AT90S1200 microcontroller to generate test patterns for the monitors. Being about the size of a portable CD player, it was much easier to take to any monitor and plug in for testing.
Version two of the device, pictured above, is much smaller, being about the width and height of a credit card. The depth is slightly larger than a 9 volt battery. Compared to the
last vga test project
we ran, this one is tiny. The unit boasts a decent set of features, such as; eight test patterns at four different resolutions, battery or DC power, and small form factor.
The processor of version two is an ATtiny2313 at 20MHz, and controls the H sync and V sync signals directly. The RGB is converted to analog using a resister network. The power circuit is custom made for low power consumption, though they note that a 78L05 equivalent unit could be used in its place.
The plans for the PCB and the software are available from their site. Head on over and check out some pictures of it in action.
[Thanks, Philip Fitzgerald]
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| 5
|
[
{
"comment_id": "40094",
"author": "0xtob",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T00:56:37",
"content": "Microcontrollers with VGA? Reminds me of the brilliant Craft by LFThttp://pouet.net/prod.php?which=50141",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40095",
"author": "BigBalls",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T02:53:40",
"content": "Sweet Battery OR DC!!!!!!!Oh wait thats the same f***ing thing",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40096",
"author": "Aud1073cH",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T03:03:59",
"content": "I wish this were a kit. for now I have to bust out the whole laptop to test monitors.Is the SMPTE test card one of the images? can we use custom test patterns?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40097",
"author": "eric",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T04:53:21",
"content": "bigballs: He means DC from an external source, like an AC->DC adapter, but I gather that you knew that and were just nitpicking on semantics..Anyway, just thought I’d point out that there is nothing custom about the power regulator, it’s an ultra-low dropout 5V linear regulator, just like any old 3-terminal regulator. Looks like it may have a lower dropout voltage than is typical, but otherwise yeah, standard.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40098",
"author": "Mantari",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T20:35:03",
"content": "I’ve always wanted to build one of these for testing out used PC monitors that are for sale.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,777.115112
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/02/iphone-dev-team-progress-update/
|
Iphone-dev Team Progress Update
|
Eliot
|
[
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"News"
] |
[
"3g",
"apple",
"appleiphone",
"baseband",
"firmware",
"iphone",
"iphone3g",
"iphonedev",
"iphonedevteam",
"ripdev",
"unlock"
] |
The iphone-dev team hasn’t been resting on their laurels since releasing the
iPhone Pwnage Tool 2.0
nearly two weeks ago and decided to
update everyone on their progress
. Despite the
iPhone 2.0 jailbreak
, there still isn’t a way to unlock a 3G phone. They’ve managed to do other things like
downgrade a 3G
to an older baseband firmware, which demonstrates their ability to bypass security checks and run unsigned code on the baseband. A nice side effect of all the downgrade work is that they’ve perfected the percautions they take to prevent bricking. The team has been following threads about using SIM proxy devices for unlocks as well, but concluded that the devices are a kludge at best and reliability can vary wildly depending on the phone’s location. They also pointed out the fine work that
RiP Dev
has been doing on Installer 4 which will help you install software that isn’t from the AppStore.
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| 3
|
[
{
"comment_id": "39953",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T02:14:34",
"content": "I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again guys, enough with the Jesus Phone “hacks” please. Its a closed source , proprietary product that I’m sick to death of hearing about, and it is more of a status symbol than anything else.Give it a rest! There are enough fanboys to preach how “great” the poxy thing is already.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39954",
"author": "Karl",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T03:39:04",
"content": "I suspect an unlock will be coming any day now. Now that they’re able to load arbitrary code onto the baseband, it’s only a matter of time before they figure out how to bypass the security code.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39955",
"author": "ex-parrot",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T04:42:04",
"content": "honestly, I really appreciate the iPhone hack posts on HaD. being that, as dan says, the iphone is a proprietary product there’s no definitive resource for news and information, and I think I trust hackaday more than most in this regard.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,777.202657
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/02/stickduino-usb-stick-arduino-clone/
|
StickDuino, USB Stick Arduino Clone
|
Eliot
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"arduino",
"hardwareclone",
"pcb",
"smd",
"stickduino",
"usb"
] |
The Arduino hardware clones keep rolling in. This weeks entry into the modern dev board’s roster is the
StickDuino
. The board is designed to be fully hardware compatible and plugs directly into your USB port. The StickDuino uses all SMD components. The creators know that this can make assembly more difficult so they’ve space the components out, opted for larger pads, and collected some
links to SMD tutorials
. The board feature two more analog inputs than the Diecimila and it has a jumper so you can switch it to 3.3V. All around it looks like a great product; frankly we love anything with full board layouts.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39946",
"author": "firetech",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T22:25:17",
"content": "Nice! Keep the arduino articles coming!Can we get a quick link on the right for the arduino articles?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39947",
"author": "Sanjay",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T23:27:42",
"content": "Do want.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39948",
"author": "John Wasser",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T23:29:10",
"content": "Yes. You could drop the link to Aibo Hacks, of which there is only one, and add an Arduino link.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39949",
"author": "charlie",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T02:14:16",
"content": "“The StickDuino uses all SMD components.”that big ‘ol crystal is not surface mount.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39950",
"author": "Xander",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T02:57:44",
"content": "It’s worth noting that is costs just under $20USD fully assembled.Also, no power regulator on board, so you’ll have to provide your own if you don’t want to power this from the USB or some other 5V or 3.3V source.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39951",
"author": "miles",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T22:34:22",
"content": "I second the replacement of aibo with arduino in the links. Arduino is affordable and designed for hackers, Aibo, not so much.@ xander, 3.3/5v is quite easy to provide, I use 4xAA/AAA NiMH cells for 5v (~4.8v) and 2 Lithium AAA for 3.3volts. It is pretty simple to get ahold of 2 and 4 cell battery holders for AA and AAA sizes, with a switch no less.For more power you could use 4 cells from a NiMH RC stick pack (usually rated 2500-3200mah compared to 2000-2600 for AA NiMH).I prefer not to use a power regulator most of the time because of cost and conversion efficiency issues. And why use one when simple battery packs from 700mah to 3200mah are available for a reasonable price?I agree that it isn’t so simple when you are using a different voltage, but it isn’t necessary to use a 9v battery and a voltage regulator when a plain AA/AAA pack will work just fine.If I need a voltage regulator I can raid the bin at the local second-hand shop for a wall-wart or a cigarette-lighter converter that supplies the voltage I need. The cigarette-lighter models generally use a simple circuit with rated for use on a 7.2 volt – 16 volt battery, so you are all set for under $2.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39952",
"author": "miles",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T22:37:16",
"content": "One more thing, did anyone else notice that this guy(gal?) has been soldering directly to the display connector?I was looking at it and noticing the crud was silver, and then realized that the connector was tinned!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,777.291198
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/01/exposing-poorly-redacted-pdfs/
|
Exposing Poorly Redacted PDFs
|
Eliot
|
[
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"acrobat",
"google",
"googlemaps",
"larrypage",
"pdf",
"screencast",
"video"
] |
Privacy watchdog group, National Legal and Policy Center has released a
PDF detailing Google founder Larry Page’s home
(
dowload PDF here
). They used Google’s Maps and Street View to assemble all of the information. Google is
currently involved in a lawsuit
resulting from a Street View vehicle traveling and documenting a private road. This PDF was released in response to Google stating that “complete privacy does not exist”.
For some reason the PDF is redacted with black boxes. We threw together a
simple screencast
(click through for HiDef) to show how to easily bypass the boxes using free tools. You can simply cut and paste the hidden text and images can be copied as well-no need to break out Illustrator. This sort of redaction may seem trivial, but the US military has
fallen victim to it in the past
.
| 19
| 19
|
[
{
"comment_id": "39933",
"author": "matt",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T06:10:58",
"content": "isn’t the most secure way to redact a document the following?a) print it out. (on a printer without the yellow dot tracking feature)b) cut out the parts you don’t want anyone to see.c) scan it back in.looks like National Legal and Policy Center didn’t want everyone to know the google exec’s home address.ooopsy",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39934",
"author": "Stan",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T07:27:59",
"content": "that will only work if the redaction was done in acrobat 8, acrobat 9 fixed that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39935",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T07:43:05",
"content": "You can also use PDF Download for Firefox and open a PDF as HTML.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39936",
"author": "RED_404",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T08:57:04",
"content": "Or in acrobat9 pro click Document/Examine Documentthen a new sidebar will open in that expand Hidden text and click show previewI think you can figure out the rest",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39937",
"author": "Janne",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T11:35:35",
"content": "To remove the black boxes, just upen the PDF in Adobe Illustrator och delete the boxes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39938",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T18:41:58",
"content": "matt, you can do it completely digitally. the key is to convert to a pure graphic image and add the boxes with a graphic editor. there are a number of free pseudo print drivers that will output .bmp, edit with mspaint or whatever, and paste into adobe or even openoffice which will then be unaware that the image contains text at all.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39939",
"author": "Dirwin517",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T20:24:34",
"content": "did anyone think mayb that was googles point, ther tryin to prove thers no such thing as true privacy and low and behold its realy easy to c wat they hid in that pdf, idk thats what i thought",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39940",
"author": "jeicrash",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T21:34:38",
"content": "YAWN! Why not just re-edit the pdf and delete the information you don’t want shown?Too many people are complaining about google earth. Its no more info then what someone would get by driving by your house themselves. “Private drives”, HA, one trip to the local court house and you can get blue-prints of anyones house. So what good is a private drive?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39941",
"author": "John",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T01:18:47",
"content": "http://omghax.ca/download.php?file=googleexecutive-mod.pdfI modified the PDF with Illustrator for your reading pleasure :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39942",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T18:26:52",
"content": "Lol, it’s even easier on Ubuntu. With the eVince document viewer, a preloaded app, all you have to do is highlight over the black boxes and it shows the text underneath.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39943",
"author": "Roy Brookes",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T05:07:53",
"content": "There is redaction software that will remove sensitive information permanently from the electronic document,http://www.rapidredact.comis one such product.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39944",
"author": "Roy Brookes",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T05:08:43",
"content": "http://www.rapidredact.com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39945",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T23:46:29",
"content": "The folks over at Atalasoft made a .NET SDK to make redacting easy on the web. It basically uses a black rectangle annotation and you can program it to make a flattened image-only PDF out of it.http://www.atalasoft.com/ajaxannotations/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "780605",
"author": "Darvula",
"timestamp": "2012-09-11T20:12:02",
"content": "Is it possible to remove a “redact” placed over a picture that was made in the paint program? (the picture and text was basically just “painted” over in black)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3201626",
"author": "brian",
"timestamp": "2016-09-16T15:35:13",
"content": "is it possible to remove a redact from a picture",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3363184",
"author": "izz",
"timestamp": "2017-01-13T14:00:46",
"content": "These might be good & dandy hacks for box redaction’s but what about black marker? There’s gotta be a way to use, like a negative effect that can bleed through or expose the text. Anybody?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3933028",
"author": "Austin Louis",
"timestamp": "2017-08-24T21:51:14",
"content": "Crazy stuff I have had a friend lose his license over improper redaction. Seems the documents I redact athttp://redactpdf.comare properly redacted. Was scared for a second.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6019729",
"author": "simon",
"timestamp": "2019-03-26T20:32:36",
"content": "is there an update to this redication exposure/removal anyone",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6194361",
"author": "kiboneka riggan",
"timestamp": "2019-11-12T13:33:10",
"content": "any help of removing redacted color on a photo???",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,777.495723
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/01/new-features-on-wikiwatcher/
|
New Features On Wikiwatcher
|
Benjamin Eckel
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"beaverscope",
"checkuser",
"poormanscheckuser",
"virgil",
"virgilgriffith",
"wiki",
"wikimedia",
"wikipedia",
"wikiscanner",
"wikiwatcher"
] |
Wikiwatcher has just
officially released their new tools
. We
covered their announcement
at
The Last HOPE
just last month. The 2.0 version of Wikiscanner is not ready just yet.
Poor Man’s Checkuser
exposes the IPs of quite a few user accounts. There is a wealth of data here which can be used as a base for your own tools.
Potential Sockpuppetry
is a good example of using this data; it shows what IPs are associated with multiple accounts and could be run by the same person. It takes data from the Poor Man’s Checkuser and arranges it by organization and IP range.
Beaver Scope
keeps an eye on edits coming out of all specific locations on MIT campus. The author used
this list of MIT IPs
to monitor MIT’s activity during the
Caltech-MIT pranking season
. It is able to pinpoint exactly which building an article is being edited from. The team hopes to see people develop new tools from the Poor Man’s Checkuser data.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39931",
"author": "TheBlunderbuss",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T09:17:15",
"content": "Those new features? Yeah the links are broken.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39932",
"author": "bhelx",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T10:06:54",
"content": "None of the links in this post are broken. TheBlunderbuss, it’s time to move on from IE 6.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.089803
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/01/msi-wind-extended-battery/
|
MSI Wind Extended Battery
|
Benjamin Eckel
|
[
"laptops hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] |
[
"battery",
"cells",
"laptop",
"msi",
"msiwind",
"subnotebook",
"wind"
] |
[The Tech Guy] shows us how
he added cells to an MSI Wind’s battery
. This hack is extremely simple but it may be difficult to get the battery back into your laptop. Also, we’re not too sure how stable it is, and you can definitely
forget about taking this thing through an airport
. It would be really nice to start seeing people fabricate custom enclosures. Until then, this hack is best reserved for people completely desperate for extended battery life.
[via
hypatiadotca
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39921",
"author": "joshua hall",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T22:31:57",
"content": "This is nothing new, In Santa Monica,ca. USA (the unofficial cell phone capatiol) We call hacked battery packs “Ball and Chain batteries”. I had enough cell phone batteries tied together to give 24 hours of battery power to a PC inside a back Pack. It took 8 hours to charge the thing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39922",
"author": "Comm_Hawk",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T23:27:41",
"content": "I dont get it? Where exactly do you go where there isn’t a 120V or 12V power source? I’ve never used my laptop battery for more than 30 minutes….If battery life is your shindig get a EEEPC!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39923",
"author": "jjrh",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T01:07:28",
"content": "@1:Outside, some places its hard to get to a outlet(such as the coffee shop on my campus has only a few ports and are usually taken) Class rooms it’s usually hard to find a outlet. Lots of time I just don’t bother to plug my notebook in.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39924",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T01:52:34",
"content": "Reading through the thread on the forum it appears they just put the extra 6 batteries in parallel with the original 3 – that’s so something I would never do with rechargable lithium batteries! it means the charging controller board doesn’t have individual control of the cells.You’ve all seen the lithium battery fires on YouTube?I’ve been wanting to get a larger battery pack for this 9 month old Asus Eee I’m typing on but only rarely have I needed to use it beyond when the battery runs down and I’m not near a power outlet (I have mains & car chargers for it). Personally I’d buy one, not hack one up.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39925",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T03:11:47",
"content": "I’m working on rebuilding my MSI Wind battery. The cells have been replaced, but I’m waiting on my SMD probes and i2c programmer for reprogramming the bq20z70.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39926",
"author": "ex-parrot",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T09:02:07",
"content": "re: “get an eeepc” the eeepc’s battery life is shockingly bad. even in sleep it’ll run down entirely in 6 hours.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39927",
"author": "K1ngfunK",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T12:46:42",
"content": "I just wanted to mention that a custom enclosure could most likely be easily made by opening up the stock enclosure to allow for the additional cells, then vacuum-forming an additional piece to cover the new cells, then just attaching it all together with super-glue / bondo and maybe some modeling putty to finish it off nicely.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39928",
"author": "The Tech Guy",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T13:33:29",
"content": "Yeah I’m hoping to make a case in exactly that fashion! I’ve been watching all the DIY vacuum forming clips on YouTube.“they just put the extra 6 batteries in parallel with the original 3 – that’s so something I would never do with rechargable lithium batteries”Almost all Li-On battery packs are like this, the controller monitors each cell group (3.7v) not the capacity per se. Read the thread, I explain it better.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39929",
"author": "MRE",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T06:51:12",
"content": "to comment about the TSA confiscation linked… its way old hat.not to mention that tsa has confiscated or “changed luggage” of far less suspicious items than 8 batteries taped together.case in point: my laptop power connector broke while on vacation. given the limited supplies on hand, I simply soldered two wires to the pcb and slid them out the original hole.Hey, remember that things like solder paste, and other chemicals used in electronics works WILL trigger the explosives machines at TSA. So, going through, the laptop was flagged, it was swabbed, and the little hidden red light went on. I was detained and questioned for 30 minutes about why it was modified, and what the wires do.tsa was nice about it, and given the circumstances, I should have known they would have a problem with it. they let me put it in as checked luggage, but I couldnt have access to it on the plane. delayed the flight and everything.tsa’s rule is no modifed electronics in the cabin. No exposed electronic circuits in the cabin. it sucks for us, but it makes sense.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39930",
"author": "PMM",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T08:56:14",
"content": "“tsa was nice about it…they let me put it in as checked luggage…tsa’s rule is no modifed electronics in the cabin…it sucks for us, but it makes sense.”Err, no it doesn’t. If they don’t understand whether the modification makes the device ‘bad’ then it shouldn’t be allowed on the plane at all. If it is likely to do something ‘bad’ then it is as possible that it can do it from the checked luggage hold as from the passenger cabin. Pan Am Flight 103?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "108436",
"author": "Kaylee Jen",
"timestamp": "2009-11-23T05:41:00",
"content": "I just ordered my MSI Wind on bestbuy and i would have to say that it is perfect for me because it is very light and easy to carry on my bag.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "209990",
"author": "Bayo Williams",
"timestamp": "2010-11-09T16:14:53",
"content": "believe me there are places you can be with your laptop where you wont haver either 120V 12V or 240v supply.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "209992",
"author": "Bayo Williams",
"timestamp": "2010-11-09T16:22:51",
"content": "Pls how do i reprograme the PIC in my toshiba S155 and Dell latitude to accept fresh cells, a source for fresh cells",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.334204
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/01/tablo-fabric-gesture-controller/
|
Tablo, Fabric Gesture Controller
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Multitouch Hacks",
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] |
[
"conductivefabric",
"gesturecontroller",
"multitouch",
"tablo",
"witchofagnesi"
] |
[Adrian Freed] posted this
interesting fabric gesture controller
called Tablo. It uses a stretchy conductive fabric, laid over a framework to create a curve known as the
Witch of Agnesi
. Holding the center of the fabric up is an inverted bowl covered with sections of conductive material. The whole thing is wired to a microcontroller that measures the resistance fluctuations when you press on the fabric. It is capable of measuring displacement and pressure as well as being multitouch.
They mention that the simple interface allows it to be used as a foot input as well as a hand input. We’d love to see a video of it in action.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39913",
"author": "klintor",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T21:27:20",
"content": "DISTRACTION PENIS",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39914",
"author": "Stuart Grimshaw",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T21:27:48",
"content": "What the heck is that bulge in the middle of the fabric? The Witch of Agnesi? It’s the first time I’ve heard it called that, I bet the ladies love it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39915",
"author": "specs",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T22:14:05",
"content": "from the picture it looks like the multi-touch can be controlled from both sides of the fabric?or is that just a large and strange french-tickler?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39916",
"author": "crait",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T00:01:29",
"content": "Omg.Wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39917",
"author": "fever",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T02:48:38",
"content": "he’s wearing a top hat.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39918",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T17:08:02",
"content": "Why, WHY that part!?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39919",
"author": "alfiesauce",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T21:09:42",
"content": "For those of you above who are seriously unaware-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_of_Agnesi…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39920",
"author": "karega",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T23:47:23",
"content": "talk about your boners.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.267264
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/01/essential-bluetooth-hacking-tools/
|
Essential Bluetooth Hacking Tools
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"Cellphone Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"bluetooth",
"hacking",
"hacks",
"security",
"tools"
] |
Security-Hacks
has a
great roundup of essential Bluetooth hacking
tools. As they point out,
Bluetooth
technology is very useful for communication with mobile devices. However, it is also vulnerable to privacy and security invasions. Learning the ins and outs of these tools will allow you to familiarize yourself with Bluetooth vulnerabilities and strengths, and enable you to protect yourself from attackers. The list is separated into two parts – tools to detect Bluetooth devices, and tools to hack into Bluetooth devices. Check out
BlueScanner
, which will detect Bluetooth-enabled devices, and will extract as much information as possible from those devices. Other great tools to explore include
BTCrawler
, which scans for Windows Mobile devices, or
Bluediving
, which is a Bluetooth penetration suite, and offers some unique features like the ability to spoof Bluetooth addresses, and an L2CAP packet generator. Most of the tools are available for use with Linux platforms, but there are a few you can also use with Windows.
[via
Digg
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39909",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T22:35:02",
"content": "Attention: Due to a change in the German Law against Cybercrime (§202c StGB) I can no longer offer this software and any infmormation about how to use it. I will no longer answer mails regardings this tool. Sorry folks :-(Oh well",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39910",
"author": "obsidian",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T22:36:27",
"content": "Yes, it’s nearly always Linux these days with wireless security stuff. It probably needs the open-ness right down to the driver level. A good change in my eyes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39911",
"author": "Ken",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T23:00:18",
"content": "That sucks, chris :(When you outlaw security information only outlaws will have access to security information!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39912",
"author": "jeicrash",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T03:22:02",
"content": "These tools have been part of the Auditor 2 toolset for years. I am surprised it has just now reached hack-a-day. BT was a good idea, but the security codes for it are a joke.And don’t worry just because germany changed some laws someone else somewhere else could always pick up the project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "76082",
"author": "Rimwulfrandall",
"timestamp": "2009-05-24T10:41:32",
"content": "You know I herd about that there’s a loop hole from what I was lead to believe. You can port all your stuff name and all to a another host off shore like here in the US or AU or CA a far as I know these countries don’t have any law agents the information the US by fact doesn’t.And from what I keep hearing that law and from what I read It doesn’t prevent you from viewing the stuff just the distribution of such info.Please. Let me know if I am wrong. and also add proof.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "78182",
"author": "gadget gyan",
"timestamp": "2009-06-16T12:48:47",
"content": "Do you know any company who is creating or using bluetooth technology to charge electronic devices wirelessly?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "79456",
"author": "irazza",
"timestamp": "2009-06-27T09:25:41",
"content": "http://wiki.thc.org/BlueMahoBlueMaho Project – Bluetooth Security Testing Suitelook here!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "114696",
"author": "tel niasa",
"timestamp": "2010-01-03T23:11:01",
"content": "everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression, this rightincludes the freedom to hold opinions without interference, and to seek,receive and impart information through any media and regardless offrontiers.go and read the universal declaration of human rights atun.org/en/documents/udhr especially the bit about rebelling against tyranny and oppression!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "2381460",
"author": "therookiepages",
"timestamp": "2015-01-26T13:17:57",
"content": "there are so many dangerous people outside there like rapist,terrorist not harkers.harkers just bring what they are taught in to practice as ict students we have to our knowledge in to practice.collins tobias ict student.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.449718
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/30/warballooning-at-defcon/
|
WarBallooning At Defcon
|
Benjamin Eckel
|
[
"cons",
"News"
] |
[
"defcon",
"drone",
"kismet",
"kismetdrone",
"sniffing",
"warballooning",
"wifi",
"wifisniffer",
"wifisniffing",
"wrt",
"wrt54g"
] |
[rocketman] has posted about
a new event at Defcon dubbed WarBallooning
. They are using a Kismet drone (a modified WRT54G), a webcam, and a few high gain antennas. The balloon will be launched at about 15 stories and will be remotely fed targets chosen directly by the Defcon participants. The the directional antenna will be mounted to the camera so pan and tilt can be controlled. The Kismet CSV files will be available for everyone after the event.
If you are interested in WarDriving or building you own high-gain antennas, we suggest you check out this
WiFi biquad dish antenna mounted on a car
. If cars are too boring, or you do not have one, you could always go
WarSailing
or
WarFlying
. Yes, the permutations are endless.
[photo:
JoergHL
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39807",
"author": "TheSkorm",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T03:51:20",
"content": "Don’t forget warriding and warwalking. Both of which that drone gets more time to scan for aps, usually getting a much higher AP count than wardriving.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39808",
"author": "Ducky",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T16:21:36",
"content": "Actually, the term we used for that here was WarBiking.Ahh the days without a car. Must’ve been weird seeing some kids ride past on a bike with beeping coming out of a laptop ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "119935",
"author": "wifi security",
"timestamp": "2010-01-27T01:23:07",
"content": "thanks for this im adding this blog to my twitter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.48761
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/30/esquires-hackable-e-paper-display/
|
Esquire’s Hackable E-paper Display
|
Eliot
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"digital",
"eink",
"epaper",
"esquire",
"esquiremagazine",
"magazine",
"paper"
] |
In celebration of there 75th year, Esquire magazine’s October issue will feature an e-paper cover. The display will be about 3mm thick flexible paper with four shades of gray and some animated text and images. The backside will also have a display featuring a Ford ad for the new Flex. The Ford ad is essentially subsidizing this whole production. The cover isn’t finalized yet, but Boing Boing Gadgets was able to
get a few more details about it
from deputy editor [Peter Griffin]. The battery isn’t anything exotic and they fully expect people to break the device open and do what they want with it. It will unfortunately still require you building your own controller, but at least you get two revolutionary displays to play with for the cost of a magazine. If you’re wondering what Esquire is, they apparently
showed George Clooney 2 Girls 1 Cup
. So they’ve got that to celebrate too.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39780",
"author": "pelrun",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T03:51:37",
"content": "Now if only I could get my cotton-picking mitts on one down here in Australia somehow… :S",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39781",
"author": "ted",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T04:41:43",
"content": "i hope they def do this, im signing up for the 12 month sub just to make sure i can get it, btw to the guy above me contact me at nutz4hs (A) yahoo DOT com, maybe we can strike a deal, im in the usa.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39782",
"author": "AntiMPAAman",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T05:29:16",
"content": "“if you’re wondering what esquire is, they apparently showed george clooney 2 girls 1 cup.”Wow, you can’t come up with a better and more hacker related way to explain Esquire magazine???? Hello??? The Secrets of the Little Blue Box??? Sheesh, you guys need to read more.http://www.lospadres.info/thorg/lbb.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39783",
"author": "Tachyon",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T05:30:03",
"content": "I know Esquire from their article covering Captain Crunch’s activities in the seventies ‘Secrets of the little blue box’ or something like that it was called.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39784",
"author": "barry99705",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T07:08:52",
"content": "I’d give my left nut to see Clooney’s reaction to that clip.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39785",
"author": "Hockeytree",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T08:06:59",
"content": "to number 4that could be arranged…..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39786",
"author": "cliff",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T09:00:39",
"content": "wow that is awesome i will be picking one up for sure, not quite sure what i’ll do do with it, but i’ll figure something out.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39787",
"author": "bobsmith",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T10:42:18",
"content": "I really doubt this is anything but a big version of one of those games where the “screen” is just different pictures that become illuminated, like the old table top nintendo games",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39788",
"author": "savant",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T11:30:48",
"content": "to number 4, your right nut gets lonely, i can personally attest to this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39789",
"author": "aoeu",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T12:59:58",
"content": "#2 How many of them could you get? :) There are thousands of hackers all over the world that would like to get one. I’m one of them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39790",
"author": "bWare",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T13:57:44",
"content": "Be warned the comment at the bottom of the NY Times coverage suggests this may not be included in the subscription copies!!!!http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/business/media/21esquire.html?_r=1&ref=tech&oref=slogin",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39791",
"author": "ted",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T14:28:12",
"content": "well, i live in phila so there are easily hundreds of places near me to buy them, ill sell that at exact cost+ shipping to wherever",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39792",
"author": "ted",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T14:33:59",
"content": "“The electronic cover will be used in only 100,000 copies that go to newsstands â its overall circulation is about 720,000”looks like #9 is correct with that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39793",
"author": "German",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T14:58:47",
"content": "Damn, have already subscribed. Guess there is no chance to buy one in Germany…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39794",
"author": "Sniperman",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T15:58:53",
"content": "i was able to contact someone at esquire regarding availability and here is a direct quote.“The E-Ink issues will be available only at Borders, Barnes & Noble and select newsstands. Only 100,000 of them will existâit is simply too expensive to create more of them. Thanks for your interest. “",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39795",
"author": "aoeu",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T16:19:43",
"content": "Description at boingboing matches “ink-in-motion” described here:http://www.eink.com/products/ink_in_motion.htmlIt’s a segmented display, not dot-matrix.I have a TFT on glass active matrix from an ancient laptop, and I wonder if I manage to separate electrodes from the e-ink film.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39796",
"author": "bWare",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T17:32:21",
"content": "Thinking about this some more, it is unlikely to be a matrix display. They will probably just flash pre-cut segments.Ignoring the e-paper, the accompanying electronics to display a pixel based animation at an acceptable resolution (i.e. good enough to recognise the logos) wouldn’t run continuously for 90 days.Anyone know enough about e-paper (specifically e-Ink’s) to comment on whether re-laminating the e-ink layer onto your own matrix of electrodes might work?Still anyone willing to ship one to England please contact me at bware, iware, co, uk with more traditional punctuation.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39797",
"author": "will",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T18:48:38",
"content": "@ #13Damn. I just bought a year’s subscription for $7 from amazon. Not the worst waste of money ever but hopefully my B&N will get it and it won’t disappear before I can get my greasy mits on it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39798",
"author": "sitwon",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T19:04:28",
"content": "How do you figure? E-paper is supposed to use a very tiny amount of power. The electronics themselves don’t necessarily need a lot of power either. Unlike LCDs, I don’t think “pre-cut segments” would save a significant amount of power.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39799",
"author": "epicelite",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T19:58:40",
"content": "Sweet, my mom works at a Barns & Nobel’s.I will get every copy they have and STRAIGHT to e-bay!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39800",
"author": "BitMage",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T20:47:17",
"content": "That’s great until the battery runs out, then you’ll be like “I can’t read my magazine cuz print was too low-tech for them.”Also, you know what they’ll make next? “Please deposit 25 cents for an additional 15 minutes of reading.” Also, the articles will change to ads while you’re reading them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39801",
"author": "Jax184",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T00:27:01",
"content": "For those of you who jump to conclusions…E-paper doesn’t use Any power to display an image, only to CHANGE what’s being displayed. So once you make it display a picture/text/etc, it will continue to show it for a few gazillion years, powered or not, unless something powers it up and tells it to change the image. It also doesn’t have a backlight. All this means it takes only a teeny tiny trickle of power to run the animated cover on that magazine. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it lasted a few months on some coin cells.Anyone know if these will be sold in Canada?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39802",
"author": "hak8or",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T19:17:19",
"content": "Would it be possible to just change the eeprom or what ever chip they use to store the pictures? Or maybe even somehow stream the picture or text from a sd card? :S",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39803",
"author": "tek",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T19:26:53",
"content": "if only electronic ink could correct grammar somehow….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39804",
"author": "dakaling",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T21:45:18",
"content": "I wonder how hard it would be to turn one of these into an ebook reader. surely someone here could design something better than the Kindle.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39805",
"author": "chaos theory",
"timestamp": "2008-08-14T12:32:59",
"content": "nr 10 could you send one to belgium? contact me at: yonsje (at) gmail (dot) com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39806",
"author": "just mike",
"timestamp": "2008-09-07T13:33:55",
"content": "I picked this up on Friday. Here it is disassembled:http://flickr.com/photos/just_mike/sets/72157607133868125/I think you’re all going to be pretty dissapointed, as it seems fairly certain the individual “pixels” are not addressable.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42749",
"author": "varne",
"timestamp": "2008-09-20T15:31:56",
"content": "I think that we need to have a few serious hardware hackers take a look at it and see what the possibilities are. There is a pretty good write up over in the slashdot comments where someone actual started mapping out the pins and has all the board infohttp://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=957583&cid=24930139I bought one, for when my skills are up to it (ok so I’m dreaming a bit), or someone starts making really neat projects for it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44045",
"author": "paddlegal",
"timestamp": "2008-10-01T13:50:33",
"content": "I have 4 of these available. contact me at email. paypal only.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.405391
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/30/robot-red-snapper/
|
Robot Red Snapper
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"autonamous",
"fish",
"redsnapper",
"robot",
"robotfish",
"snapper"
] |
Engineers at the University of Kitakyushu have built this
red snapper robot
. Intended for wildlife surveys, this robot sports an array of sensors as well as a hand painted silicon body. It is decidedly more realistic looking than the
Robofish
and the Essex University
robot fish
. They say that the life like construction will aid in getting information about natural behavior of sea animals since it won’t stand out. It features a “unique” propulsion system that allows it to swim like a real fish. More information on that system would be nice. You can see more pictures of it
here
, but the descriptions are all in Japanese.
The team is also developing a manta ray. We’ll have to be patient though, they haven’t released any media on that one.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39772",
"author": "Christopher Finke",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T00:23:06",
"content": "Ahhh, a red snapper. Mmmmm, very tasty.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39773",
"author": "tommy",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T00:28:36",
"content": "@1Supplies!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39774",
"author": "electricj",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T00:45:46",
"content": "so what happens if something tries to eat it? electric shock or something?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39775",
"author": "36chambers",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T01:23:30",
"content": "The fish will know… they will always know…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39776",
"author": "Shadyman",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T01:38:29",
"content": "snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa eel eelsnappa snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa snappa oh no a shark! shaaaaaark! shaaaaaaark! a shaaaaark, oooooh, a shaaaark! It’s a…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39777",
"author": "joel",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T02:33:39",
"content": "Methinks you mean silicone (the polymer), rather than silicon (the semiconductor).Although fish scales made from tiny wafers would be pretty awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39778",
"author": "omg its gonna get eaten",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T02:48:23",
"content": "This thing is going to get eaten by a bigger fish, great view of a sharks stomach!!!!!!!!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39779",
"author": "aonomus",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T04:20:31",
"content": "Silicon or siliconE body? Would be interesting if they tried experimenting with a large group of these designed to communicate and act as a swarm (or school rather).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.050767
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/30/bubbloo-interactive-floor-display/
|
Bubbloo Interactive Floor Display
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"Bubbloo",
"display",
"frustratedtotalinternalreflection",
"interactive",
"interactivedisplay",
"interactiveprojection",
"projection",
"reactrix"
] |
Bubbloo
is an interactive display at the Denver Art Museum. They appear to be embracing a more interactive approach to displaying some of their art and information. One of their displays, shown above, features a pair of projection systems working together to make a game. As you pop the bubbles, the artwork is displayed. You can see it definitely helps keep the kids amused.
While the technology used
isn’t
exactly
new
, its a good example of how effective interactive displays can be. Even if they are just there to distract the kids so the parents can look at art.
The floor projection systems don’t seem as though they would be that difficult to make. We’ve seen interactive projection displays using Wiimotes made in peoples homes, but what about one of these? How would you handle the input without an accessory like a light pen or reflective tape? The
Wisdom Well
uses
Frustrated Total Internal Reflection
and rear projection.
Reactrix
, a manufacturer of these systems uses infrared sensors as well as some kind of floor sensor. [Lawrence Lau] has
made one
, but didn’t post any information. If you make one and let us know.
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| 5
|
[
{
"comment_id": "39768",
"author": "JayPetey",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T00:48:11",
"content": "Ok, I’m very noob here in the “hacking” world… but… You can project light, which goes to say you can project IR light as well, right? Well isn’t that how most touch screens work… you pretty much saturate a surface with IR light, then have and IR reader of some sort (e.g. webcam) picks up when the saturation of the IR light is altered. So… if you were to project IR light along with an image, could you then use a IR reader to interpret when there is a fluctuation? Say when the child steps on the bubble? I might be totally off the wall here, and it seems that it might be too large an environment to pick up a small change like that… but if anyone can confirm this idea, you could use it to turn any projected image into a touch surface without the use of a IR pen or whatever. Especially with as easy as it is to build your own projector…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39769",
"author": "Ian Calvert",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T03:30:18",
"content": "An easy way would be to simply have a camera above. Cut out the background (since that’s static it’s quite easy) & the blue channel, and the changes left are the people. If they intersect with where the circles should be then pop them.Angled cameras could look at the blob shape of the person and take the lowest 2 points as the contact points (feet).False positives & negatives aren’t really that important :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39770",
"author": "Bruce Wyman",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T08:27:24",
"content": "You’re right, Bubbloo isn’t all that incredibly hard and it’s really a bit of a hack although there are a couple of tricky bits in the installation. (I’m one of the two people that did the work.) There’s a bit more of an extensive walkthrough of the experience athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oazovjbimo.We’ve broken down the experience into a few different problems — vision, bubbles, wall display of artwork. The vision is just doing some blob detection via some background differencing. The hard part was using a lower end infrared camera with a fisheye lens and correcting for the distortion. The vision system then passes along areas of known blobs (people) to the bubble display which determines if a blob is intersecting the known location of a bubble. The hard bit with the bubbles was making use of a game engine for the physics and collision detection of the bubbles (they know to avoid each other and the edges of the space. the boundaries are also totally configurable so we can change the environment. When a blob intersects a bubble, we flip over geometric tiles on the wall to reveal artwork from the collection.The whole point of the space was really to have a non-gallery, not-quiet environment as a balance to the more traditional parts of the museum. Here, it’s okay to run around and have a bit of fun (less common in the galleries although not explicitly frowned upon).The nice part in all of this is that we did it at a substantially lower price point than any commercially available solution (we’d talked to the folks at reactrix early on) and entirely with in-house talent.We’ve been lucky to do some other things as well — most recently a set of multi-touch tables making use FTIR. More detail available athttp://blogs.denverartmuseum.org/technology/projects/multitouch/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39771",
"author": "Ian Calvert",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T14:09:02",
"content": "Thanks for the info, I’ve been looking for some hardware projects, and a multitouch table is definitely one of them :)I’d love to come and see the installations, unfortunately I’m not in the right country, hehe.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "58615",
"author": "Webtattoo",
"timestamp": "2009-01-11T16:35:13",
"content": "Thanks for the good info. I know this blog is old, however I’m very interested in building an interactive floor display………but don’t know how to get hold of the hardware, like the camera that reads the floor display ? Is there a blueprint to this technology listing types of correct equipment.Would really like to build one of these or interactivce table top!Thanks in advance !",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.524367
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/30/teenager-invents-vehicular-antitheft-system/
|
Teenager Invents Vehicular Antitheft System
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"Cellphone Hacks",
"News"
] |
[
"antitheft",
"car",
"cellphone",
"mobilephone",
"security",
"theft",
"vehicle"
] |
We are very inspired by the story of [Morris Mbetsa], an
18-year-old Kenyan who’s invented the “Block & Track”
, an antitheft and tracking system for vehicles that’s phone-based. [Mbetsa] has no formal training, but he’s been a lifelong inventor and tinkerer. [Mbetsa] combined voice,
DTMF
, and SMS text messaging technologies with cellphone based services to allow the owner to control the vehicle’s electrical system remotely. The owner, using his cellphone, can take control of the ignition, and disable it at any time. Other features include the ability to lock the car remotely, and the capability of dialing into the car and listening in on any conversations taking place within the vehicle. [Mbetsa] is currently looking for funding to take his invention to the next level; we’re eager to see what he’ll come up with next.
[via
Digg
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39744",
"author": "carl",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T17:10:40",
"content": "Isn’t this called ONSTAR?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39745",
"author": "lwr",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T17:32:10",
"content": "Sounds like an aftermarket On-Starhttp://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp/index.jspSuspect it’ll have trouble with patents in the US – I imagine GM will have everything in this area sewn up.Pity – I’d love to buy a kit and add this sort of function to my car.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39746",
"author": "Jelengar",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T17:34:06",
"content": "hmm, correct me if i am wrong, but i believe that this has already been invented, as the matter of fact i am pretty sure that chinese companies are producing similar products. and what is so supposed to be so invative about it anyway? it’s not even gprs based…don’t get me wrong, it is an impressive project, especially for a 18year old, but i wouldn’t call it an innovation…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39747",
"author": "marcello",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T17:39:50",
"content": "I’d be curious to discover to which extent people are willing to endanger their lives[*] or, well, risk annoyance ;) to avoid losing things to theft.[*] a cellphone controlled system that can more or less control your car isn’t exactly the safest thing that comes to my mindM",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39748",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T17:50:55",
"content": "You have been able to buy GSM car alarms for 5 years now. I had this ability in my Suzuki sidekick for 2 years now, I can even honk the horn and verbally abuse the people in the car.So this kid invented something that you have been able to buy for years….Hey I invented a portable computer that folds in 1/2 and runs on batteries! I’ll call it the lap-top.can I get a story here on hack-a-day?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39749",
"author": "Thomas",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T18:04:30",
"content": "Sounds like a great opportunity for a remake… Arduino + Texting Cell phone + some strategically placed relays…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39750",
"author": "AGiganticPanda",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T18:06:55",
"content": "It’s because the kid did it himself. Jeez.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39751",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T19:05:48",
"content": "In full agreement with the comments above, this is great publicity for the person in question but what he has created is not at all new.We provide remote immobilization technology as part of our telematics, fleet management, asset monitoring and security platform at Kinishihttp://kinishi.comand we support a range of interfaces including mobile phones.Thatchamhttp://www.thatcham.org(The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre) in the UK even has a whole category (Category 5) dedicated to After Theft Systems for Vehicle Recovery that feature remote immobilization.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39752",
"author": "J Pristel",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T19:25:11",
"content": "Yeah, I think the same kid invented the portable music player a couple weeks back…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39753",
"author": "Michiel",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T20:11:42",
"content": "Well.., I have seen projects that deserve more media attention that this one. :?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39754",
"author": "aaron",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T20:18:37",
"content": "I thought you guys were hardware hackers. He did this himself he didn’t buy it like the rest of you.. just because it’s not new doesn’t mean it’s not a hack.Hardware hackers go out and buy your stuff commercially!You guys are a bunch of idiots.Thanks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39755",
"author": "SP",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T20:24:46",
"content": "I read about this kid using an invention of my own. I call it the internet! ~Al Gore :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39756",
"author": "sunjester",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T20:29:06",
"content": "i doubt it will revolutionize anything….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39757",
"author": "William Kinirons",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T21:06:20",
"content": "Genuis is a bit of a stretch, but damn impressive.But the main question is….can it shut down a *lion* remotely? Thats seems more usefule in Kenya.Also…installing one of these in a Suzuki Sidekick seems inversely useful…. shouldnt an alarm system in a Sidekick actually toss the ignition keys AT potential theives, while simultaneously starting the engine for them to reduce their wrist strain?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39758",
"author": "Rod",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T21:14:09",
"content": "Give the guy kudos, and stop hating with no former training he managed to do this… On star did it blah blah blah… well considering how much it cost ONSTAR to develop this I am certain it is waaaaay more than it cost this guy.So when you look at the ROI, or run the numbers on how efficiently the money was used to develop it this kid has ONSTAR beat…Good job to the guy…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39759",
"author": "CorporalAris",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T21:24:22",
"content": "It may not be an invention here in the United States, but in South Africa, where I believe this is filmed, there has never been such a thing. For a self-taught eighteen year old, this is absolutely amazing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39760",
"author": "skunk",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T21:44:10",
"content": "i think it is a great hack, i want one. why buy something that you think might work when you can make one that will work the way you want it. Stop hating you consumer zombies. onstar charges a subscription fee, this hack just costs another cell phone probably and you got privacy not like onstar.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39761",
"author": "MadEngineer",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T22:36:16",
"content": "This seems to work exactly as units already available. I’d like to see that the kid has actually built this himself, not purchased an alarm kit.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39762",
"author": "eric",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T22:56:26",
"content": "I’m glad to see someone inventing something that can do this despite the idea already existing but he’s going to find the same limitations that the others found(thankfully with less $$$ in R&D), like the fact that all one needs is a device to block cell frequencies. Kudos regardless.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39763",
"author": "supernova_hq",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T02:17:51",
"content": "For all you guys saying “this has already been done”, so has the CNC, yet nobody complains when someone builds on out of printers!This kid has created something that usually costs hundreds of dollars (hardware, installation, subscription, etc) and made it out of a cellphone. Not to mention the fact that you are not giving control of your vehicle to a third party (gm).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39764",
"author": "Vedetta",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T09:40:27",
"content": "From what I understood from the video, the “revolutionize” part is this device being cheap to produce and doesn’t need a central network to function other than a mobile telephone provider. Obviously no security is perfect but it could add another layer to the usual steering wheel club.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39765",
"author": "Solenoidclock",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T15:58:45",
"content": "Morris Mbetsa who hails from Mombasa (I love saying that) should team up with the Blaster people around the block from him and make sms flamethrowers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39766",
"author": "Ohm",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T16:21:43",
"content": "I just love the fact that no formal training what needed, and he learn it on his own. In retrospect though the concept is easy. but he manage to come up with it.anyway, i wish him the best and hope he gets out of poverty.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39767",
"author": "Morris Mbetsa",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T19:19:47",
"content": "Hey, this is Morris the inventor of this system,they are available I know but they are much different.1. this system locks doors and unlocks using a mobile phone free of charge,while the others you are charged the sms,2.the locks of this system are in such a way that when the thieves remove the system from the car,since the locks are wireless they automatically immobilize the vehicle.3.the other systems only blocks ignition or the car electrical system but this system blocks several fuel pipes and the electrical system.thanks, for your support.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "51675",
"author": "Pinnacle Security",
"timestamp": "2008-11-20T13:38:25",
"content": "This technique follows the lifestyle of many people living in today’s generation. What a creative invention.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55047",
"author": "Security Systems",
"timestamp": "2008-12-13T12:25:51",
"content": "My car has been vandalised a few times, once someone smashed my windscreen, and once had someone who put in tarmac in both of the door’s keyholes. Now im planning on buying a car alarm, so nobody dares touching my car! i went on to ebay to see the car alarms on their and now im totally confused on what they do, because i have never bought a car alarm before.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "61812",
"author": "sim123",
"timestamp": "2009-02-04T03:38:43",
"content": "well you just need to do little research according to your requirement, their are plenty of car alarms are available in the market. take a look atcar alarm system",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "70222",
"author": "Guest",
"timestamp": "2009-04-12T05:55:17",
"content": "What Happens if his cellphone gets stolen?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "148281",
"author": "mahmud joel",
"timestamp": "2010-06-08T08:14:04",
"content": "when your phone gets stolen you simply sim swap, that’s all. and to all ya haters better i dare you to invent something of your own-i won’t disqualify your formal training. FYI Morris Mbetsa is doing fine the last time i checked which was…lemme see.. May 7 2010 at an invention convention at KICC Nairobi. He turned down an offer for the US and other countries so his invention could benefit his country.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "419156",
"author": "Eduu",
"timestamp": "2011-07-18T15:17:12",
"content": "What a fantastic work, keep it up morris. Haters will talk daytime and at night they’ll be sleeping.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "435099",
"author": "buji",
"timestamp": "2011-08-15T09:53:56",
"content": "Morris,this a good start towards bigger things,keep it up.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.586196
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/30/nintendo-entertainment-system-hacks/
|
Nintendo Entertainment System Hacks
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"Misc Hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] |
[
"hacks",
"nintendo",
"nintendo entertainme...",
"NintendoEntertainme..."
] |
MetaFilter has a nice
roundup of various NES hacks
. You might have seen these before, but it’s great to see them all in one place. Our personal favorite is the
NES in an NES cartridge
, and who could forget the
NES controller coffee table
? Don’t forget to check the comments for more
interesting
NES
hacks
. We think there’s just something about the original Nintendo Entertainment System that inspires people to go all out with creativity and playfulness. We’re willing to bet that you probably have an old system at home gathering dust, just waiting to be modded and hacked. We’d love to hear what you have done, or will do to it.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "74872",
"author": "Brandon",
"timestamp": "2009-05-14T00:13:26",
"content": "I was wundering could who ever made the portable nes system it’s awesome. Could you send me some instrutions on how to make please. My msn isbrandon.hendry@gmail.comthanks see ya…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "74880",
"author": "Shadow",
"timestamp": "2009-05-14T00:32:15",
"content": "Awesome, just awesome. Good job",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117138",
"author": "lise hansen",
"timestamp": "2010-01-13T16:01:59",
"content": "where can i find the portable nes system ??",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "118428",
"author": "lise hansen",
"timestamp": "2010-01-20T01:26:13",
"content": "search for it on google",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "445255",
"author": "james",
"timestamp": "2011-09-01T00:42:12",
"content": "i will pay you $700 for it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.224833
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/30/shell-case-your-flash-drive/
|
Shell Case Your Flash Drive
|
Will O'Brien
|
[
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] |
[
"usb"
] |
[Aki] sent in his collection of projects. We like his
bullet shell cased USB flash drive
and his take on
our friend
, the simple
parallel port based logic analyzer
. The flash drive uses a B style USB connector, mounted inside a big freakin’ bullet shell. The logic analyzer is the classic version, but uses a rather nice
unix compatible piece of software
that supports up to 1mhz sampling rates.
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| 3
|
[
{
"comment_id": "39742",
"author": "techyguru",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T20:40:03",
"content": "I’ve seen some cool flash drive cases but I like this one.Like you said it’s a little inconvenient to not have a usb-a connection on it but it’s more geek art than practical anyways.Now I think you should add a male usb-b connector to a bullet and make it look like an unfired round.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39743",
"author": "Stephen",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T21:14:55",
"content": "Not the type of thing to be carrying if you are traveling by air!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "71663",
"author": "Recycled Flash Drives",
"timestamp": "2009-04-24T17:05:13",
"content": "Great stuff. Nice to read some well written posts. A long way between them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.624711
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/01/electric-screwdriver-robot-hand/
|
Electric Screwdriver Robot Hand
|
Jason Rollette
|
[
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"grabber",
"hand",
"pincher",
"robot",
"rov"
] |
Here’s an interesting
grabber hand
built for use on an
ROV
. This grabber is a novel use of a very common and extremely cheap electric screwdriver, that is probably found in everyone’s toolbox. It is also a great way to reuse that small electric screwdriver you have kicking around that uses proprietary batteries that are not worth replacing. Many of the
ROV’s
covered previously could benefit from such a powerful device built from very common materials off his parts list. Because the screwdriver was extremely cheap the designer chose not to completely seal the housing.
It seems like this simple design that could be used in many robotic projects and by simply changing the jaws could yield other creative uses. The first thing that comes to mind is to upsize this hack into something bigger and stronger. Either way, you might not want to get your fingers in there.
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| 1
|
[
{
"comment_id": "39908",
"author": "Wolf",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T21:18:48",
"content": "The viability of this thing would depend heavily on how long motor lasts under water. Also, this could benefit alot from double hinge design that keeps the gripping surfaces parallel.Those things aside, this is quite a nice hack",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.890619
|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/31/breakthrough-in-water-based-energy-storage/
|
Breakthrough In Water Based Energy Storage
|
jimmierodgers
|
[
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] |
[
"energy",
"photosynthesis",
"renewableenergy",
"solar",
"solarpower"
] |
[
Daniel Nocera
], working with the
MIT Energy Initiative
, has come up with a method to easily and cheaply store energy generated from solar electricity with water. The method uses two catalysts of non-toxic and abundant metals to separate the water into both oxygen and hydrogen. These gases are then stored, and later recombined in a fuel cell to generate power. The process was inspired by photosynthesis, and helps to make sources such as solar power viable around the clock. Current storage technologies are both expensive and inefficient, so technologies like solar are only useful when the source is available. This will allow homes to cheaply and easily store power generated through solar and other technologies. While this is only part of the solution towards the current energy problem, it could go a long way towards decreasing our use of non-renewable sources. When combined with other
new breakthroughs in the field
, you can easily imagine more homes coming off the grid. Check out the short video after the break.
Click To Play
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[
{
"comment_id": "39865",
"author": "michaelb",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T06:44:09",
"content": "Yeah, but how do large companies make a profit? (end sarcasm.) I believe Nikola Tesla had an idea of transmitting free energy, though, I could not see that ever happening as no one can make a profit out of “free.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39866",
"author": "Ronner",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T06:49:50",
"content": "Needs more details, eh? Still pretty cool though.I think I’d keep those “basement bombs” in an adjacent shed or something. I’d hate to have an hydrogen / oxygen containment problem next to the water heater…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39867",
"author": "Sean",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T07:11:38",
"content": "Logically, this must be different from what you can do easily with two electrodes of any metal, salt water, and a few solar cells. This is MIT, they wouldn’t publish something trivial as a great discovery.I imagine the catalysts are what is interesting. Do they lower the voltage required to get hydrolysis going strong? I mean, we all know that in thermodynamics there is no free lunch, but increased efficiency is nice.Also this isn’t very similar to the way a plant stores energy. If I remember right, you knock an electron loose out of chlorophyll, use a series of intermediary proteins to carry that energy along, store it temporarily as ATP, then eventually it is used to fix carbon using a terribly inefficient protein, named rubicose I think. Something like 99% of the energy is lost to the many intermediate stages between energy absorption and storage, I hope they can do better.I read the article, watched the video… but still don’t see the great breakthrough. Can someone clear it up? I must be missing something.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39868",
"author": "mike sty",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T07:28:16",
"content": "How much of a breakthrough is this? I guess I have to give credit because the speaker made it seem as though the entire process was completely thought out and made very feasible – which seems to be the big accomplishment and is good to know that people are focusing on the practical aspects – but what about the storing of hydrogen and oxygen? They’re still highly flammable gases, so what’s the solution there? It seems to me like the classic fuel cell problems haven’t been solved, but I do like the idea of storing energy.However, I just don’t see it working – how is it possible for the solar panels to generate enough energy to power the house, but then the cells will be able to power the house alone? It seems like this entire thing is based on the premise that a considerable amount of energy is coming from the solar panels, which is another unsolved problem.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39869",
"author": "mike sty",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T07:30:52",
"content": "You failed to post the crucial part from the original link:“The key component in Nocera and Kanan’s new process is a new catalyst that produces oxygen gas from water; another catalyst produces valuable hydrogen gas. The new catalyst consists of cobalt metal, phosphate and an electrode, placed in water. When electricity — whether from a photovoltaic cell, a wind turbine or any other source — runs through the electrode, the cobalt and phosphate form a thin film on the electrode, and oxygen gas is produced.Combined with another catalyst, such as platinum, that can produce hydrogen gas from water, the system can duplicate the water splitting reaction that occurs during photosynthesis.The new catalyst works at room temperature, in neutral pH water, and it’s easy to set up, Nocera said. “That’s why I know this is going to work. It’s so easy to implement,” he said.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39870",
"author": "xrazorwirex",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T07:37:21",
"content": "YES! solar energy is the only true renewable energy source and this is the next step in harnessing it. Kudos mit.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39871",
"author": "Xeracy",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T07:47:22",
"content": "Has anyone seen Equinox? It was a documentary from ’95 that was on energy from water. I dont know what ever came of the methods detailed or their creators, but it seemed that the one splitting h20 into h and o via vibrations (i believe, could be wrong, i havnt seen it in a while) seemed similar to the MIT method.http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2464139837181538044&hl=en",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39872",
"author": "Chandler",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T07:53:18",
"content": "Personally I’d like to see more experimentation to make more efficient and user friendly methods of hydrolysis.Like hook up some solar panels to a battery for use with a hydroxy generator for vehicles or even just more publication.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39873",
"author": "Sean",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T08:15:18",
"content": "@ mike:The issue is that it is trivial to perform electrolysis at room temperature, in pH neutral water. Drop a 9v battery in a clear glass of salted water and watch. You will (slowly) get hydrogen gas. Oxygen you may not get depending on what battery leads are made of… you may just get some corrosion, and in any case most of the energy is lost as heat (salt water conducts).Which gets me back to those catalysts! I’ll see if they published anything about that in a peer-reviewed journal.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39874",
"author": "chubs1646",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T08:18:46",
"content": "its funny how big schools and businesses assume that standard consumers fueled by higher gas prices, although not quite as educated, but testing in larger masses, havent already thought of an idea like this. awefully pretentious. Conservation of energy also comes into play. If im generating these massive amounts of electricity from water that is split by the sun(essentially), then cant I just put that large amount of electricity back into the water to produce more gas,to produce more electricity to produce more gas???? not gonna work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39875",
"author": "Sean",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T08:27:39",
"content": "Ok, the pages with real information are here:http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/dgn/www/research/e_conversion.htmlAnd here:http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/dgn/www/research/pcet2.htmlAfter reading those, I had a much better idea about what was new here, and why it was similar to photosynthesis.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39876",
"author": "name",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T09:21:51",
"content": "this is the real way:http://peswiki.com/index.php/OS:Water_Fuel_Cell",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39877",
"author": "docksider",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T10:06:05",
"content": "ehm, this is older then me",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39878",
"author": "George",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T12:06:48",
"content": "I could ‘discover’ the word ‘nob’ by taking the letters ‘n’, ‘o’ and ‘b’ and joining them together.When you consider ‘n’ = Solar Panels, ‘o’ = Electrolysis and ‘b’ = Fuel Cells, ‘nob’ equals the/’their’, ‘discovery’.The conclusion, maybe they have invented a novel method of electrolysis that has advantages, but they need to state that and stop claiming to be ‘nob’ enthusiasts.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39879",
"author": "PKM",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T13:00:08",
"content": "I’m confused by this article. It makes it sound like electrolysis of water is some major breakthrough… but the article is written in typical pop-science hand waving language so it’s hard to penetrate their dubious analogies to see what the new big thing is.This articlehttp://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/chem-solar-0620.htmlsays“When sunlight strikes the artificial photosynthesis device, high-energy photons will split water into hydrogen and oxygen.”The text of that article implies that the cobalt/phosphate catalyst uses something more like the photoelectric effect to catalytically split water, and the electricity usage is to make the active part of the catalyst migrate to the electrode surface to provide an active site or something like that.If that’s not the case, then presumably the catalyst makes “vanilla” electrolysis more efficient, possibly reducing the need for an electrolyte (they mention ph-neutral water being nicer than traditional high-ph electrolyte) which would make the system more accessible to home users. If that’s the case, the car-engine-HHO-generator crowd should be happy :)Whatever the actual case is, these articles really don’t make it clear and seem to be more like hype-only press releases than scientific articles. Has anyone found a link to the papers or write-up of this project? That might shed some more light (ho ho) on the subject.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39880",
"author": "PKM",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T13:16:22",
"content": "(yes, double post, I know)A few slightly more informative links:http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/07/researchers-at.htmlhttp://www.forbes.com/energy/2008/07/30/nocera-solar-power-biz-energy-cz_jf_0731solar.htmlhttp://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1162018v1http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111975googling for “nocera kanan catalyst” turned up all of these.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39881",
"author": "Andrew Pollack",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T14:23:42",
"content": "Having read this in several other articles which were more detailed yesterday, I can pass along that what makes this a big deal is the cost. The new catalyst choice brings the overall cost of the reaction way way down. Traditionally, it has been mostly Platinum that was used which is crazy expensive. Not using Platinum meant using much more electricity. The cost in energy was as high as what you got out of the process. The belief is that using this new catalyst (which in every other article I’ve read claims to replace all of the platinum, not just some of it) bring the cost down to pocket change while also reducing the energy cost of splitting the hydrogen and oxygen.A similar discover has been made on the other side — on the fuel cell — where the gas is re-combined. This is a different team and a different material but the effect is the same in terms of potentially getting as efficient a catalyst effect as platinum with a drastically lower cost material. Reading these articles I got the impression that this second team is less far along in terms of a workable production model than the MIT team is with theirs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39882",
"author": "morepowerr",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T14:24:20",
"content": "And this differs from electrolysis How? See browen’s Gas,HHO and Oxyhydrogen. Oldnews people.http://www.freshpatents.com/Solar-powered-oxyhydrogen-generating-system-dt20071011ptan20070235326.phpsolar panel —> electrolysis device —> mod gas & Propane generator",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39883",
"author": "Noah",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T15:02:08",
"content": "This is not something new, Ideas and experiemnts of this sort have bean around for 10+ years.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39884",
"author": "Devon Young",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T15:17:33",
"content": "You know, whenever I hear of things like this, I also hear it scares the big power companies. Why don’t they just embrace it? They could use this tech to provide power to everyone, and not have to worry about their coal or oil supply running out. They can still make their money, since most people won’t want to deal with the tech issues behind implementing this in their own home and fixing any issues that arise once in a while when a part needs to be replaced.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39885",
"author": "MyTonyTiger",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T15:19:52",
"content": "This is an interesting idea. Too bad some people on this board just don’t get it.As to the poste touting conservation of energy, no one is creating free energy here. It all came from the sun. The extra juice from the PV cells seperates water into Hydrogen and Oxygen (the storage mechanism). At night, the process is reversed through the fuel cell, generating electricity in the process, and the by-product of water is reclaimed, ready to start the cycle again the next day. Pretty simple concept actually.The concept isn’t new and MIT isn’t the first to think of this. However, what MIT has done, it seems, is come up with a new type of electrode which, as others have pointed out, reduces the cost significantly. Now, if we could only reduce the cost of the solar cells. =)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39886",
"author": "TiN-MAN",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T15:25:42",
"content": "#ronner:There is a safer way to store hydrogen, then in a tank.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/09/050907102549.htm",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39887",
"author": "Andrew Pollack",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T15:41:48",
"content": "@17 – The “big power” companies have been working hard to turn themselves into “big energy” companies that are going to do very well regardless of which energy source we use. In some areas, power “delivery” has been split from power “supply” — what used to be our local power company is now just paid for delivery of power (lines, billing, safety, integration with the grid, etc.) and the bill includes a power “supply” portion as well. In theory we can specify where we want to buy “our” power supply from. This could be “cheapest supplier” or it could be a few percent higher if we pick a “green” supplier or whatever.I’m not sure how they sort those electrons to make sure I only get the ones I ordered and my neighbor doesn’t get my more expensive ones instead of me (kidding).The only way the big energy companies will loose out is if on-site power supply becomes the norm. That would mean individuals with their own Mr. Fusion or their own hydrogen fuel separator processes. I don’t see either is economically likely. There will be a very big industry in both the “packaging” of engery (hydrogen extraction, oil refinement, cellulosic bioreactors, nuclear fission, geothermal, or large scale solar and wind) and power “delivery” (power lines, oil trucks, gas stations) for the foreseeable future.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39888",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T16:10:33",
"content": "A guy in new jersey did this exact same thing. check it out at ieee.tv its in the public access section entitled “hydrogen house”. he used traditional electrolysis, which it seems, is far less efficient than this newer method. thats the break through, efficiency. And how can people say there is no money in this. The big energy companies might loose, but the contractors and manufactures related to this system win. And if you did this on a large enough scale, couldn’t you sell the electricity?The technology will probably first appeal mostly to green types who want to disconnect from non-renewable sources. once the technology is proven, other will follow. Think of it as paying rent and buying a home. Paying rent is like buying energy from the electric company, you just keep paying and you end up with nothing in the end. making an investment in a home, or a system such as this, is something tangible that you have even after you buy it, it’s yours and it will probably end up saving you money.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39889",
"author": "uncivlengr",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T16:23:59",
"content": "Thanks, hackaday, for referring to this as energy *storage* – I’m sick of all these “water fuel cars” and the like that keep getting news coverage, making people think electrolysis is anything but a method of storing energy you already have.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39890",
"author": "chris",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T17:26:46",
"content": "Fuel Cells are expensive. Why not just run a conventional electric generator with the hydrogen and oxygen. I don’t know if anyone has checked the prices on fuel cells lately… but they are really expensive and made out of not so common or cheap metals.$100k fuel cell or $5k converted generator…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39891",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T17:35:49",
"content": "Nobody is saying it’s a “revolution”, it’s an “evolution”. I read a few of the links posted a few comments back, and it looks like the big difference is that in “traditional” electrolysis, a) the electrodes were consumed over time, as the process moved atoms from one to the other, b) some of the oxygen was used up corroding electrodes, rather than being captures, and c) a fair amount of the energy put in was lost as heat.The “breakthrough” is really just a refinement of the process. Since both electrodes are “conducting glass” (WTF?), and the actual reaction takes place on a thin film of catalyst, they are never consumed, which reduces upkeep costs. Likewise, neither the glass nor the catalyst can oxidize, so you’re not wasting any O2. And I guess the biggest deal is that there’s a lot less non-productive energy (i.e. lost as heat). I’m less interested in the applications of in-home energy storage and more interested in how this will impact the move to hydrogen cars — having a reliable source of H2 was always one of the biggest impediments.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39892",
"author": "DigitalMind",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T17:38:41",
"content": "This was a great article. I’ve installed a small solar powered system for on off-grid house (www.techienation.com/?p=21) and the 2nd most expensive parts were the batteries for storage of the power. PLUS, these batteries need to be changed every few years. Wow a great alternative this will be once it’s finished.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39893",
"author": "backwash",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T18:10:57",
"content": "More details herehttp://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/reverse-fuel-ce.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39894",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T19:34:53",
"content": "If I don’t find a bathroom really soon there’s going to be a breakthrough in bladder-based water storage!out of my way!!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39895",
"author": "sitwon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T00:26:55",
"content": "While it’s true that H2 and O2 are potentially dangerous materials, what makes people think that they can’t be safely stored? Gasoline is also a flammable chemical and has been used to burn house and people so why is it safer?There are a lot of flammable and dangerous chemicals and devices already in your home, but for some reason H2 and O2 are extra scary to people. I just don’t get it.I supposed when people talk about fuel-cell cars there is some viable reasoning for concern because if you collide two vehicles which are transporting a substantial quantity of any volatile substance you could have trouble. That said, how often do you see people crashing their houses into each other?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39896",
"author": "Thebes",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T00:57:51",
"content": "Well, regardless of what this posts author left out: I do need to take issue with the idea that batteries are not a practical means to store photovoltaic electricity in off-grid homes- I’ve been doing it for years and know a few people who’ve done it since the early 70s. IMHO deep-cycle lead acid batteries (if steps are taken against sulfated plates) will prove massively preferable to dealing with explosive hydrogen. Ever been in an off-grid home??? Most have electrical setups that would make a code inspector wet himself! Now imagine that when dealing with an explosive gas…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39897",
"author": "Dave Eaton",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T03:45:55",
"content": "The biggest deals here are a) the low overpotential and b)the ability to work at neutral pH.Overpotential is a measure of the extra energy over the theoretical minimum needed to do an electrochemical reaction. In this case, lowering the overpotential means you don’t waste energy you can use to split water. This is where the efficiency gain comes from.Most catalysts for oxygen reduction are expensive, or work at high pH, or both. High pH=highly alkaline, which makes the solution dangerous and corrosive. Platinum is expensive. Cobalt phosphate is dirt cheap by comparison.As Nocera says, it opens a door. It might be economical, and it might not. It has a much better chance, because it is at neutral pH and low overpotential, than existing electrolysis.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39898",
"author": "shbazjinkens",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T04:15:51",
"content": "@30:The difference is that gasoline can be stored at atmospheric pressure. Not only is hydrogen volatile, but it is much more likely to leak because it is pressurized. Do you think you can put it in a bladder such that, like gasoline, it won’t necessarily leak out even if the tank is crushed? Doubt it. Lots of gasoline makes a slight explosion and then a burn. Lots of hydrogen makes a BIG explosion. Can’t say that either is a desirable situation.I’ll bet the cost/benefit still doesn’t beat charging batteries instead of converting to hydrogen/compressing/re-converting to electricity. In autos, it’s crap. For homes, probably a great idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39899",
"author": "shbazjinkens",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T04:20:47",
"content": "Eh, guess I should add, I did rtfa, but the previous post is “why people still don’t think hydrogen can safely be stored.” these are the common arguments that I have used against hydrogen: efficiency and storage.these pellet type storage processes negate the storage problem.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39900",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T08:22:32",
"content": "Personally I believe that we shouldn’t be wasting our time trying so hard to create a completely new energy delivery system when we ought to be more concerned with the initial production (nitpicky physicists: I mean conversion) of energy to something we already use. We don’t have that much time left before we run out of petroleum, and we should spend our efforts on getting an interim solution to the bigger problem–production, not storage or transport.Bottom line: I say we start building those nuke plants and spend more research into getting all the energy out of that nuclear waste (i.e. reduce the half-life) At the very least that will cut off a huge amount of our pollution, and at the very least we could pull off something with electric cars before you figure out the hydrogen fuel cell nonsense (or find something even better! maybe something that doesn’t just so conveniently have to be a gas at STP!) in the meantimeAnyway, seriously, I wouldn’t believe any of the crap coming out of the peswiki.com site. There isn’t a single physicist in his right mind who would believe any of that crap. Seriously, lots of those guys are trying to read up on quantum physics without even getting their college level physics straight, and come up with these weird meaningless ideas out of their heads. I wish I had the time to refute all the nonsense they say. . .of course, I agree with their goals (to reduce our dependence on petroleum, reduce CO2, etc) but they always love making it sound SO EASY when energy is a hard problem and needs more *cough* educated people to help solve it. And then there’s the issue of how the education in this country is totally going downhill, but I digress. . .Alright, onto the main comment I was going to make: “a year’s worth of energy consumed by us hits the earth every hour” Sounds good at first, but if you think about it, it’s pretty saddening. That means we would need to cover .01% of the earth with 100% efficient solar panels just to meet our CURRENT power needs, not including the however many percent is ALREADY covered by photosynthetic plants. That’s about the size of a small state. Then imagine our power consumption increase 10x, which is pretty reasonable. . . there simply isn’t enough energy on earth to sustain us. We are one very very sad race. . .so perhaps the L factor in Drake’s Equation is really why we haven’t found intelligent life yet–they’re all dead by their own overconsumption.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39901",
"author": "DarkFader",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T10:24:09",
"content": "I think that picture of “the great wave” is appropriate to this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39902",
"author": "NXK",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T13:39:00",
"content": "@28 xeracy: If memory serves, Equinox’ production was funded Exxon, so keep that in mind when you watch it. The oil companies have done very well financially whilst spinning their wheels and dragging out the obvious outcome of our global reliance on fossil fuels.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39903",
"author": "password",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T16:31:41",
"content": "@20I agree with you 100%. i hate it when people say you can burn water",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39904",
"author": "some_person",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T00:34:45",
"content": "1:24) Unfortunately, splitting H2O does not give us H2 and O2; it only gives us H2 and O (or H, H, and O).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39905",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T01:42:08",
"content": "@37, water molecules are always split two at a time: 2H2O –> 2H2 + O2. Oxygen never exists as just “O”. They call it HHO because that’s just the ratio: 2 hydrogen to 1 oxygen",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39906",
"author": "SciVet",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T21:20:45",
"content": "Mr Kocera: Platinum is a well known catalyst in the Chem industry and its’ price per ounce, currently over $1500 usd, has been spiking recently because of more interest in it. A few months ago it was $2000 usd per ounce. It’s not so easy for the average consumer to use Pt or Co, but what you’re lacking for a true breakthrough is the bio-research in what exactly are the plants and trees “biochemically doing” to store energy.The energy that plants store may not be “electrical current” like we use, so then there are enzymes and/or other biomechanisms at work for storing energy. Biochemistry may not be your field, but you could look into bio-research for what you want to accomplish.A true breakthrough would be MIT discovering the exact biomechanisms involved in photosynthesis with the biochems listed, such as proteins and enzymes, and then this breakthrough will not require the use of expensive catalysts.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39907",
"author": "BS",
"timestamp": "2008-09-06T03:15:33",
"content": "Utter and total bullsh*t, bullsh*t, bullsh*t!!!This has been areound for probably 50+ years! Squelchedmany times by big energy/oil and the government! GoogleJoe Brown Cell, and ignore the hype, I have builtdozens of these and they truly work. This is a semi-reverseapplication of the priciple, but nearly the sameexact thing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,780.218669
|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/31/securing-dns-on-osx/
|
Securing DNS On OSX
|
rossfairgrieve
|
[
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"apple",
"dankaminsky",
"dns",
"dnsattack",
"mac",
"OsX",
"terminal",
"vulnerability"
] |
It’s been a few weeks since [Dan Kaminsky] announced the nature of the
DNS vulnerability
and allowed 30 days of non-disclosure for patches to be applied before details of the exploit went public. Unfortunately, the details were
leaked early
and it didn’t take long for a functional exploit to be
released into the wild
. Since then, many ISPs have taken steps to prevent their users from falling victim to the attack, and BIND, the widely-used DNS protocol implementation, was updated to minimize the threat. Even then, there were reports of a version of the attack being
actively used on AT&T’s DNS servers
.
Mac OSX uses a BIND implementation but as of yet, Apple has not released a patch updating the system (Microsoft, on the other hand,
patched this up on July 8
). As a result, machines running OSX are at risk of being exploited. Individual users are
less likely to be targeted
, since the attacks are directed towards servers, but it’s not a smart idea to leave this vulnerability open. [Glenn Fleishman] has
published a way to update BIND on OSX manually
, rather than waiting on Apple to patch it themselves. It requires Xcode and a bit of terminal work, but it’s a relatively painless update. When we tried it, the “make test” step skipped a few tests and told us to run “bin/tests/system/ifconfig.sh up”. That allowed us to re-run the tests and continue the update without further interruption. [Fleischman] warns that people who manually update BIND may break the official update, but he will update his instructions when it happens with any possible workarounds. Unfortunately, this fix only works for 10.5 but
alternative, yet less effective methods
may work for 10.4 and earlier.
If you’d like to know if your preferred DNS servers are vulnerable or not, you can use the
DNS checker tool
from Doxpara. As an alternative to your ISP’s DNS servers, you can use
OpenDNS
, which many prefer for its security features and configuration options.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39860",
"author": "sPiTfIrE-K1LL",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T05:29:20",
"content": "why would you want to run DNS on a Mac, anyways? (Yes I know it’s Apple, not Mac).Windows is for gamingLinux is for serversMac is for looking pretty",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39861",
"author": "Geek505",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T07:03:11",
"content": "@sPiTfIrE-K1LL, please do your research before you talk trash.Mac OS X is BSD derived, BIND was originally developed on and released for BSD.“BIND was originally created by four graduate students with CSRG at the University of California, Berkeley and first released with 4.3BSD. Paul Vixie started maintaining it in 1988 while working for DEC.”It’s under a BSD-like licence too.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39862",
"author": "gm",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T09:04:11",
"content": "Patch is out. Check your software update.(I’m not even going to bother replying to #1…)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39863",
"author": "Charlie",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T09:09:12",
"content": "Thanks for posting this resourceful acticle. I have secured my DNS and learned a great deal.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39864",
"author": "sPiTfIrE-K1LL",
"timestamp": "2008-08-09T19:50:13",
"content": "And just because something runs well in DOS, doesn’t mean it runs well in a Windows environment.Check out DHCP on Mac server.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,780.023327
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/31/unmouse-cheap-multitouch-prototype/
|
UnMouse Cheap Multitouch Prototype
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Multitouch Hacks",
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] |
[
"microsoftresearch",
"multitouch",
"multitouchmouse",
"pressuresensitive"
] |
A Microsoft research team has delivered a
prototype
called the UnMouse that could really be a big hit. This unit is a mouse pad sized sensor that is multitouch and pressure sensitive. It is flexible and thin enough to roll up. The article mentions that the construction of the device is “dirt cheap”. This is very exciting; is this the next mouse?
The idea of having low cost multitouch input is very enticing. While there are
many ways
to do multitouch right now, most are limited by their large size due to projector/camera setups or high cost such as the iPhone. A portable (fits in your laptop bag) pressure sensitive multitouch input device is something that a lot of people have been craving for a while.
Just imagine the uses. Audio engineers could create new interfaces on the fly. You could draw a key map on piece of paper and just lay it on top. Graphic designers could use different sized and shaped brushes. Gamers could make their own ergonomically comfortable gaming layouts. How about covering one in Velcro and attaching buttons to it?
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39849",
"author": "Hockeytree",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T01:47:01",
"content": "Using that to control midi software, or just as an instrument by itself would be pretty damn impressive…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39850",
"author": "RT (Panzer Time!)",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T02:29:07",
"content": "this + e-ink = cheap alternative to the optimus maximus.http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39851",
"author": "pascal",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T02:50:27",
"content": "well it looks like the usual capacitive (multi)touch sensor everybody else uses, too… can’t really see the big deal here, sony and mitsubishi built these for over 10 years. problem with these things is, they aren’t sensitive enough (like the iphone sensor) to put them under a display and glass surface, and they are not transparent, thus completely unusable for the direct multi-touch where you touch the screen…But for static applications, where you can print the layout onto the surface beforehand it would be nice… (or, like the others did it all the time before Jeff Han came, project the image from above onto the pad. but that’s really lame ;)The moment I get excited about this, is the moment they release the controller design for free, so everybody can build their own using kitchen-utilities…(But, I’m kinda dazzled about the fact that at Microsoft, they seem to use the QuickTime player for windows, instead of WindowsMedia player)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39852",
"author": "RT (Panzer Time!)",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T03:09:25",
"content": "oh wow, you’re right. that is weird.personally i prefer windows media player.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39853",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T04:58:57",
"content": "Wow, this’ll be awesome to make my large own drawing tablet. That’s the problem with projected multitouch, even if you can get it to work, it still inst pressure sensitive, so you can’t do alotta the awesome brush work like you can do with a conventional drawing tablet.I’ve seen some ways of detecting pressure with large scale tablet, but none of them with a cheap or DIY method of implimenting..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39854",
"author": "jproach",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T05:41:25",
"content": "Pascal: he mentions FSR, which I assume refers to force sensing resistor. So no capacitive touch. Although I think that is what you were getting at.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39855",
"author": "deadlght",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T11:41:40",
"content": "The problem with using this technology for anything like a graphics tablet is the apparent low resolution. From what we can see on the video, the size of the individual sensitive areas looks about a minimum of 5mm square; not exactly what you’d want to detailed artworking.This is an interesting technology, if we can get cheap multi-touch to play with then I’d be happy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39856",
"author": "Aud1073cH",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T16:47:13",
"content": "In any case, a transparent pressure sensitive multitouch display would eventually be the way to go. I’d like to see one sensitive enough to pick up individual bristles of an ordinary paint brush.Graphic Designers: real and virtual brushes,kids: realistic virtual fingerpaints and virtual play-dough,Audio: reach out and twist that virtual knob3D: multiple degree-of-freedom control on screenFlight sims: cockpit controlls on screenNew mobile devices: with inductive charging, and wireless connections, a completely sealed device may mean a completely waterproof device, with no moving parts to wear out.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39857",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T19:50:32",
"content": "remember those little digital pets that were on key chains 10 years ago or so? I can see how a pressure sensitive multitouch could bring those little gadgets back. You could have a digital pet, but if you scratch its head too hard it will know it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39858",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T07:49:54",
"content": "touch sensors are still popular? thought people already started taking ’em for granted. I should probably resume work on my pressure sensitive sensor then. . .Honestly though, this particular touchpad is basically complete nonsense. (coulda done it in the 80s, and I’m pretty sure someone did and said to themselves, “hell, this is the most useless thing I’ve come up with”) Unless I’m mistaken, given the black conductive-looking strands I’m seeing, this is nothing more than a resistive touch sensor. Making it transparent ain’t easy (that’s why no one likes using resistive sensors anymore–you only get something like 80% transmittance with those, and if you need a complicated design like this it gets worse).^capacitive sensors need NO pressure to activate. In fact, you can make a proximity sensor using a capacitive sensor. I have yet to find a website that properly documents how the Balda sensor in iPhones does multitouch. Are the sensor electrodes printed with ITO on the screen? How are they positioned? Or are they on the sides of the screen (for SMALL screens you can determine finger position with a bit of interpolation), increasing readibility? So far all I’ve been able to find is some hyped up nonsense about the Apple’s preliminary patent for a touch screen which didn’t even go into the iPhone. The stuff written by the Apple minions is so focused on the fact that it’s (ZOMG WOW) multitouch that they don’t seem to have any idea what electronics actually go into the thing. In fact I’m pretty sure Apple just went around telling companies that you’re gonna make big bucks off of us if you make us a transparent touchscreen that’ll do multitouch.Indeed, capacitive technologies are NOT at all new; we really could have commercialized all of this 20 years ago if we wanted to. Bob Pease IIRC used to play around with this stuff using carbon paper.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39859",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T07:58:42",
"content": "^ you can do the paintbrush thing right now if you wanted to–you just need to make the whole brush conductive. Sensing a brush isn’t a matter of sensitivity, but a matter of material–humans just happen to have lots of water in them which makes them pretty darn good capacitors compared to lots of other materials.Hint: if anyone wants to play with capacitive sensors, pick up some samples of analog devices’ touch sensors. Can’t remember model number of the really nice one I’ve been working with, but you’ll find it. AD7147 has lots of inputs. The great thing about the AD sensors is that they give you nice low level data about the actual sensed capacitance (unlike the qprox stuff, which just says “button pressed, what else would you ever need to know?”) Also, they’ve got a lot better resolution and analog performance (well duh, it’s analog devices. . .)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.979288
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/31/russian-homemade-telescope/
|
Russian Homemade Telescope
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"barnaul",
"eclipse",
"observatory",
"telescope"
] |
In the Russian city of Barnaul, some enthusiasts are gathering their resources to revive a
home made telescope
and observatory. Built by [Mikhail Levchenko], in the mid 70’s, the telescope is quite impressive. [Levchenko] kept his hobby somewhat of a secret so as not to arouse the suspicions of his neighbors, but its pretty hard to hide a tower as tall as a house with a domed observatory on top. The telescope itself has a 16 inch glass lens that provides 500x magnification. His hobby would turn out to have a pretty big impact on the town. People would come to him hoping that his telescope could tell their fortunes. Not a believer in horoscopes, he tried to educate people with lessons in astronomy and physics. One man was said to have given up drinking after seeing Saturn.
[Levchenko] passed away in 2002 and his observatory fell into disrepair. Local thieves tried to steal pieces for scrap and the whole structure has sunken somewhat. Some of those who were inspired when young by [Levchenko] have decided to renovate it for the
eclipse
. Barnaul will be a prime location for viewing. The total renovation and possible relocation will cost around 2 million dollars.
In the past, we covered a high powered telescope made by some
girl scouts
, and this
$40 USB telescope
looks fun too.
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[
{
"comment_id": "39845",
"author": "Eugene",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T02:44:27",
"content": "The picture appears to be of a reflecting telescope not a refracting telescope and would use a parabolic mirror instead of a lens.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39846",
"author": "pip",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T04:06:06",
"content": "“One man was said to have given up drinking after seeing Saturn.” Oh! soo dramatic! (pahleaase.)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39847",
"author": "MattieShoes",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T05:58:55",
"content": "Magnification is irrelevant — A telescope’s strength is in it’s light gathering ability. You can get 500x (or 1000x, or 2000x, etc) magnification from a cheap wal-mart scope. The limiting factor is usually the atmosphere, and it’s usually not good enough for 500x. A larger objective lens/mirror also helps with resolving power.That looks like a reflector setup, not a refractor, so I’m betting a 16 inch mirror, not a lens. This is much more feasable for homemade since just the surface of the glass has to be perfect rather than the entire lens. Much cheaper!2 million dollars seems a bit absurd…. You can buy 16″ scopes for several thousand dollars. You can buy a 30″ scope for less than 20k. If you want a fancy mount for it, that’d be the biggest expense, but 2 million? That seems orders of magnitude too much.A good story, but I think reuters got some of the details wrong. :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39848",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T09:07:47",
"content": "a post pulled from reuters feed? on hack a day? where is the pie chart from usa today?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,779.931672
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||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/31/british-hacker-to-be-extradited-to-us/
|
British Hacker To Be Extradited To U.S.
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"army",
"britain",
"british",
"GaryMckinnon",
"hacker",
"hackers",
"military",
"terrorism",
"usarmy",
"usgovernment"
] |
British computer hacker
[Gary McKinnon] lost his final appeal
to block his extradition to the U.S. He stands accused of hacking into almost 100 U.S. military and NASA computers from his girlfriend’s aunt’s house in London over a four year period by the U.S. government. If convicted of the crimes in a U.S. court, he could face up to 70 years imprisonment. [Gary McKinnon] freely admitted to hacking into the computers, but claimed that he did it out of curiosity, not out of malice or any terroristic aims. He was looking for information on UFOs. The U.S. government claimed that in addition to hacking into the computers, he also stole 950 passwords and erased important files. [McKinnon’s] next move will be to appeal to the
European Court
, and if unsuccessful, he will have no other option but to stand trial in the U.S. court system.
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[
{
"comment_id": "39820",
"author": "Jerome Demers",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T01:08:19",
"content": "Kudos!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39821",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T01:29:27",
"content": "The moon is a UFO!!This guy should be able to get off on a plea of insanity.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39822",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T01:52:37",
"content": "I think this guy is in some serious shit. Whether it was out of malice or not is irrelevant. The fact is he hacked into US computers. The US is going to be looking to make an example out of this guy. I feel kind of bad for him.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39823",
"author": "Kynes",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T03:24:17",
"content": "Tony, I’m assuming that you haven’t read the linked article or any others about this topic. It is worth noting that the man in question used regular Windows Remote Desktop to access these machines and that he got in because of weak passwords. I mean like “password”, “administrator” and (God forbid) blank passwords. In addition, I don’t think the US government has shown that he cost them any damages beyond those accrued by having to fix their already lacking security. That’s like claiming you owe me damages because I had to buy locks for my unsecured home.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39824",
"author": "freezd",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T04:41:34",
"content": "i fell sorry for the guy. but he should have been more careful.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39825",
"author": "freezd",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T04:43:02",
"content": "feel*",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39826",
"author": "jimmys",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T06:35:55",
"content": "it might be helpful to read Kevin poulsen’s article in wired before getting too wet for this loser:http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/07/british-ufo-hac.html“McKinnon is a cause célèbre in Britain. Playing on stereotypes, he’s persuaded the more gullible sectors of the British press that American spooks want to ship him to Guantanamo, or put him in prison for 60 years. But McKinnon is a petulant child who refused even the mildest sanctions for crimes that he’s largely admitted conducting.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39827",
"author": "skepticguy",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T06:54:03",
"content": "I like this guy’s defense “No your honor, I was just looking for info on martians”*dons aluminum hat and straightjacket*I feel no sympathy for this man whatsoever.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39828",
"author": "dok",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T06:56:50",
"content": "Yeah, i agree, he should have been more careful.Oh wait.. am i on Digg? No, Reddit? no… oh yes, this is HackADay…… And this is Indeed not a hack… I think i am going to start commenting every time something is posted that I do not consider a Hack.. Unless someone has a petition i do not know about.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39829",
"author": "Rad",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T08:58:58",
"content": "It would be hilarious if hackaday just shut down, and never said why. Then when people send emails wondering why they left without a message the response would be “It wasn’t a hack, therefore no one would care.”tl;dr –> qq",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39830",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T09:03:58",
"content": ">Oh wait.. am i on Digg? No, Reddit?>no… oh yes, this is HackADay……>And this is Indeed not a hackit doesn’t’ matter what you say, the crap keeps coming.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39831",
"author": "steaky",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T10:19:08",
"content": "This is disgraceful. He committed the crime on british soil so should be tried by a british court.Britain should never have signed up to such an outrageous and unfair extradition treaty.All the wasted resources on trying to catch a ufo hunter, and there’s hundreds of hacker/crackers in russia and china, so much for protecting your own.and yes, i am british",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39832",
"author": "Dowell Jack Conning",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T13:46:10",
"content": "Quite how Gary McKinnon is to blame for this I’ll never know. Apparently he used Microsoft Remote Desktop and default passwords such as “administrator”, “”, and “password”.If your system isn’t secure to start with, how can you complain that you have been compromised? Especially if you are a part of the worlds most secretive organization. To me that is the same as starting up a website, letting google cache it, and then complaining that people are looking at it.They claim he caused millions of dollars of damage, when in fact, this money is related to securing a system that was already insecure, not recollection of data due to Mr McKinnon’s actions.Ridiculous!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39833",
"author": "Sky",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T17:04:20",
"content": "I don’t actually care wether everything on hackaday is a hack or not. I keep coming back because there are interesting things to read and interesting things they alert me too… Like the esquire cover, or the zeiss cinemizer thing at engadget… Though the latter was lame because you needed an account there to do it and they wouldn’t let me post when I registered an account.Anyways, I went to the website and applied to be a normal lead user and they accepted me and sent me one without even needing a credit card number.I really want a hackable e-ink thingy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39834",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T17:16:22",
"content": "@12: that’s really not how it works. If I stand just across the border in France and lob a molotov cocktail into a storefront in Spain, haven’t I committed a crime in Spain, even though I didn’t actually enter the country? Likewise, he “intruded” into America even though he didn’t actually set foot into the country. The laws aren’t new, either — if you run a telephone (or even telegraph!) scam out of Country A, but defraud victims in Country B, it’s always been common practice to consider the crime to have occurred in Country B. That applies to smaller boundaries (states/counties) as well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39835",
"author": "tommy",
"timestamp": "2008-08-01T20:39:42",
"content": "I don’t feel sorry for him, and I don’t think it’s a matter of “he should have been more careful” — He should have just not been a complete idiot, and he deserves every year he gets. In our current situation facing terrorism from abroad, this moron should have known better, and he should consider himself lucky that they don’t put him in front of a firing squad.Perhaps he should’ve aimed his “curiousity” towards his girlfriends body, instead of US Government systems. Needless to say, it’s too late for any play with his girlfriend, especially when he’s across the Atlantic! Haha! I’ll be tappin’ it now!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39836",
"author": "vic",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T01:59:01",
"content": "70 years for what he did (No real harm) seems like disproportionate punishment and would be grounds for the European Court of Human Rights to prevent his extradition.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39837",
"author": "daler",
"timestamp": "2008-08-03T07:38:17",
"content": "@16You sir, are a tool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39838",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T01:27:52",
"content": "It’s this kind of thing that turned me to the side of anti-globalists, there comes a point that you just have to admit that they are right, justice in this world is BS and everything is controlled by some EXTREMELY distasteful dodgy/insane types who should not run things but be themselves in some cell, possibly padded, and be under review before anybody else.Also it’s abundantly clear foreigners (to the US) can not expect to be assured justice, or even what passes as such, in america, and nobody should be extradited to that place for any reason.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39839",
"author": "Low Pro",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T02:39:51",
"content": "1) There was a hack involved, I think it desrves to be covered. (You may say it wasn’t, but he had to find the IPs somehow.)2) He is screwed, big time.3) The US government (my government), is going to sodomize him and tape electrodes to his balls as soon as he steps off the plane.4) @18, you are right sir. I don’t understand how any foreign government can stand the thought of extraditing one of its denizens to this godforsaken land. (Except this guy did screw up big time in a really stupid way. Remote Desktop? Are you asking for the taser to the sac?)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39840",
"author": "Heath Jones",
"timestamp": "2008-08-06T02:18:38",
"content": "Has anyone thought about his motivation and drive to hack in to the computers? Therein lies the solution, not in dealing with the aftermath..He’s got a real passion for what he is doing, and from his reported actions, he’s living in a different reality.Its hard to understand him, but even harder if you dont try to understand him from his own perspective!Anyway, back to the articles for me – lots of goodies on this site!! :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39841",
"author": "Doktor Jeep",
"timestamp": "2008-08-07T19:10:24",
"content": "Some of you guys need a little lesson on common law.WAS ANYONE INJURED?Nobody was injured.WAS ANY PROPERTY TAKEN?No property was taken.Once, when America was free, these were important parts of common law. If there was no injury or theft, it was not a crime.So, if you think this is a crime warranting 70 years in prison, then check your house: got any pictures of relatives who fought in American wars? Who in the family tree fought in Europe, Phillipines, Asia?They get wounded or killed?Well then, it was for nothing. For nothing because the United States is now the new Nazi Regime. Because that is the mark of dictatorship, when people are hauled off to prison for “crimes” where nobody was injured. He did the US a favor by showing how stupid and lazy government workers are.But no, you people want to see him hauled off to prison. You probably stay home on Saturday night and watch episodes of Cops, relishing in someone else getting busted for things you would do if you were not afraid. Spend all week clamoring for police state powers, then hide in your house fearing becoming a victim of the same crap you clamor for. Nice.So you spend life as a slave, loving your slavery, and then empowering the state because you defeated people need it to feed your blackened little souls.Germany in the 1930s was full of such darkness. How many of you will get what you deserve when everything you sell out your soul for, like the Germans did, will be everything that is gone when all is said and done?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39842",
"author": "jimmys",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T00:31:47",
"content": "#22-Nobody was injured.No property was taken.That’s your criteria? When some psycho burns downyour house are you going to try to understand him?He didn’t injure anyone and he didn’t take all yourworldly possessions, he just burned them.If the topic is his guilt and how he might be sentencedif found guilty, will you change the subject to howit’s your fault you didn’t have more security? afterall, he didn’t use anything more high-tech thana cup of petrol and a match. Why weren’t you betterprotected? too ‘stupid and lazy’?I’m not going to bother much with your delusions that america is nazi germany. do you have any understanding of the atrocities committed under that regime? as if the first thing people think of when someone says ‘nazi’ is a public trial by a jury of one’s peers after having been offered a sweet plea bargain.he is a script kiddy who pressed a few buttons to automate sending ‘administrator’ and ‘password’ over the internet. he corrupted computer systems of a country’s national defence and left messages saying he’ll do more damage. He got caught and will go to trial. he will not be shot in the back of the head nor will he be sentenced to 70 years in prison.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39843",
"author": "monkey_balls",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T08:25:27",
"content": "Ha Ha… Welcome to America! oh and don’t drop the soap… or ur shit will get intruded :-D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39844",
"author": "monkey_balls",
"timestamp": "2008-08-08T08:32:33",
"content": "@22 – yes property was taken. even though not on “hard copys” he seen/read information. he knows passwords, and who says that he was really looking for ufo’s? him, the criminal, not the kind of person to take seriously. what says he left “key” traces that he was looking for ufo’s to cover up something else? and what says that he didnt steal information that the government wont admit existed. like safty deposit boxes, if they get robbed, who would want to tell what secret things they stole? he wont live long",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "106606",
"author": "The Cook",
"timestamp": "2009-11-10T05:25:27",
"content": "This is hackaday, any one got any information on the actual hack, if you would even consider this intrusion to be a hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/31/hacking-animatronic-elvis/
|
Hacking Animatronic Elvis
|
Will O'Brien
|
[
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"creepy"
] |
[Scott] shot us a tip about
some progress
on hacking those creepy
[Elvis] heads
produced by Wowee. The head uses a flash cartridge to store all the data used for the motion/audio control. The cartridge uses NAND flash, so a quick solder job to an XD flash card reader yielded a useful dump of the memory cartridge – which happened to be fat32 formatted. There’s still plenty of work to do, but it seems that it’ll be trivial to replace the data with custom audio and motion commands.
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[
{
"comment_id": "39809",
"author": "Frollard",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T15:35:02",
"content": "According to the writeup – its formatted fat16…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39810",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T17:19:30",
"content": "What would be really cool is this. Instead of storing the data on the card and making it play back, it would be way fun to make it so you could send it data in real time and carry on conversations with people through the wacky elvis head. Just think of all the little kids you could scar for life by scaring them with that thing!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39811",
"author": "cberkop",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T17:56:09",
"content": "I’m seeing visions of Halloween, screaming kids, and Elvis rising from the dead.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39812",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T18:25:26",
"content": "Mike, I am working on this. I am building a ‘bed of nails’ for the CPU right now. It uses a sunplus CPU which isn’t very well documented. So, lots of reverse engineering is involved. Real-time control is my overall goal, even if it means building a replacement CPU board (which once everything is mapped shouldn’t be too difficult.) I can’t find any documentation for the MP3 codec chip, either.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39813",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T20:17:48",
"content": "scott this is awesome.Please keep us updated because if you didn’t read previously this is awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39814",
"author": "Hamsterfunk",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T21:34:58",
"content": "We need this badly. Would be great to integrate a wireless connect. Remote Elvis would be the must have..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39815",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T23:02:14",
"content": "frollard, that is correct. it is formatted fat16. fat32 will not work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39816",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T23:04:24",
"content": "thanks, strider. this should make for some awesome halloween displays. what i am really going to need help with is a decent animation program like VSA (visual show automation) to let you synch the scripts with the audio.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39817",
"author": "graey",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T23:06:39",
"content": "Crazy thought, but isn’t it possible to create some interface that emulates an XD card? Then you could (maybe, theoretically) just ‘stream’ the next bit of mp3 file as the elvishead reads the previous, and so still control it realtime. Sort of.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39818",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T02:48:37",
"content": "graey,Technically, it is possible and was discussed briefly on the thread. The only real thing getting in the way is that you also need to emulate FAT. One of the other members there mentioned he would try that.Personally, I want to see how far the built in hardware can take us, and then I will probably just design a new controller board for it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39819",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-08-05T14:45:52",
"content": "Re: emulating the xD card. If one were to go through all that trouble, it would probably be easier to just replace the CPU board entirely. The motor signals are all just digital out on the cpu board and these go to H-Bridge drivers on other boards. The only other thing of interest on the CPU board is the MP3 codec IC, and there are several of those around. In the end, I will probably do this. I am just having some fun trying to learn something about reverse-engineering by seeing how far I can take the original hardware.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "60427",
"author": "Robot Betty9",
"timestamp": "2009-01-23T05:33:47",
"content": "That Elivis is one sweet bot! He makes my motors run and my dram smoke.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,780.141996
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/29/hackit-crap-modding/
|
Hackit: Crap Modding
|
Eliot
|
[
"HackIt",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"animatronic",
"elvis",
"gear",
"HackIt",
"hand",
"musicbox",
"parts",
"robot",
"woot"
] |
When
Boing Boing Gadgets posted
about this
$13 robot hand music box
, we immediately thought “OH EXPLOITABLE!”. Over the years, we’ve acquired quite a bit of cheap trash just operating under the assumption that we would turn it into something else. Most of our acquisitions are
Woot
‘s fault. Just this morning we were dismayed to find out that the purveyor of cheap electronics had already sold out of
animatronic Elvis heads
. Now that would have been fun. We’ve purchased things like Tony Hawk helmet cams, jumbo remotes, Bluetooth headphones, Gyration mice, IMFree chatpads, and many other items of questionable use thinking that some day we’d use it. How about you? What sort of irrational purchases have you made and what would you do with a $13 mechanized hand?
[Just as we were wrapping this up, Woot posted a
$49 HMD
; you better believe we bought that.]
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[
{
"comment_id": "39713",
"author": "Marty Capella",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T04:07:21",
"content": "Like everywhere else in the US, my electric company, Southern California Edison, subsidizes compact fluorescent light bulbs for sale at local markets and hardware stores. My two favorite recent subsidies have been a .99 cent LED desk lamp and a .99 cent jelly jar-type compact fluorescent outdoor lamp. The LED desk lamp I transformed into a decent enough accent light for a painting, while the jelly jar lamp yields a dusk to dawn photo sensor packed into a nice little plastic box, easily removed for higher purposes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39714",
"author": "36chambers",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T04:34:38",
"content": "I dont usually buy shit to mod/hack, its more like trash/flea market/yard sale find. I have stacks of keyboards and other random shit (to bend/mod) that my wife is probably going to kill me over….Lens/optics collection?-for the hand I would try to make some type of music visualization, I dont know how fast the fingers open/close so I dont know whats all feasible..-Maybe a rear-dash mounted “middle finger at will”Lights in it to drAW attention?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39715",
"author": "hak8or",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T04:48:10",
"content": "Where is the cheap HMD?I can’t find where to buy it for $49.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39716",
"author": "Dylan",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T05:03:43",
"content": "you could make thing from the Adam’s family.most of my random junk is old computer parts, but you’d be amazed at how handy spare LAN cards can be, and modems are fun to microwave.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39717",
"author": "Robert",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T05:04:46",
"content": "I think I would hook the hand up to a bio-feedback sensor and have it provide visual feed back of my mood to my co-workers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39718",
"author": "tom61",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T06:11:35",
"content": "I’m betting most readers have a pile, or several piles of junk. From old hardware not yet old enough to be recycled/thrown away(or is now ‘retro’), to random gifts that would be good to take apart, to stuff bought specifically for hacking.Lets see, my list of ‘Now what should I do with this?’ includes, several Mattel Juiceboxes (ARM7 processors with up to 8MB of RAM), pretty much every console-in-a-box that I ran across on clearence (most intended to made into portable systems), several smaller embedded x86 systems (Socket 370 most common) of varying states of working, 9V Li-Ion battery packs, and piles of normal computer parts that don’t quite make a decent system (like a Socket 370 MATX board that is locked into using only Celeron 400Mhz processors, 4GB harddisks by the pound, an entire box of Celerons at 366Mhz)As for the hand, there was a feature on it when it was more expensive on Make:Blog, should have plenty of suggestions there.hak8or: it was part of a “Woot-Off”, limited quantities that are sold out, or sell a certain quantity, before moving onto other products. Check Woot.com , as there is a small chance it, or a similar HMD might come up. Also, google ‘woot tracker’ to keep up without having to manually refresh.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39719",
"author": "pokie2",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T06:38:12",
"content": "With a hand like that I could make the worlds coolest back scratcher.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39720",
"author": "dajjhman",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T06:58:13",
"content": "I bought the DLP Light Engine for a NEC SX-10000 HD projector (three DMD chips, and their driver boards, the peltier cooling on each chip, the prisms, and the cooler controllers)… the thing cost me $12 on ebay since no one else bid (and that included shipping)… I plan to, for a Senior Project, try to make at least one of the DMD chips produce a basic image… then make the other two do the same. Only $12 and that already is the best deal I could get for the components if it doesn’t work out.as for the hand, make it actually play an instrument, (or use it for that decoy everyone’s been making in their back room for your cubicle, the hand would make it seem like the decoy [or you, to your boss] is typing and not suspect anything… enjoy the days off)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39721",
"author": "guitar1337",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T07:17:35",
"content": "you should make it display text in sign language. thad be sweet. or get another and make them play an organ… if only kuz organ rules.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39722",
"author": "arash",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T07:20:36",
"content": "I am about the same with the pc parts but my wife drags me away from skips as I am known for bringing all sorts of rubbish home from outside.As for the hand I would turn that into a wank bot lol!!!!!!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39723",
"author": "Xander",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T07:50:52",
"content": "Kinda looks like there’s just a single motor and the fingers are on cams that would make them move in a set patter. If that is the case, hacking it to do anything other than speed up and slow down would require ripping out most of the insides.Anyone seen one up close?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39724",
"author": "George",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T07:56:33",
"content": "I have enough cell phones and parts to supply a small army.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39725",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T08:12:34",
"content": "Yeah, where is the $49 HMD? cheapest I’ve seen that MyVue is $149 refurbished, $200 new.As for the hand, spray it with silver paint and attach it to a short metal pole and you have yourself a poor mans animated Terminator arm – halloween prop anyone?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39726",
"author": "MrGlass",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T08:51:36",
"content": "I own 3 Robosapiens (including a v2 i bought on woot. 1 is half dissasembled, 1 is missing its entire outer casing and its entire head. So far, nothing actually been done with them. The third robosapien is so that when i do get around to doing something, i dont have to use one I ripped in half trying to figure out.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39727",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T09:11:42",
"content": "I’ve raided electronics closets from old and current employers and have stacks of old wires, connectors, cards, a TrackIR Infared HeadTracker, a Sony Glasstron HMD, A Dual-Well CD Recorder/Dubber, and many other techno-bits. I got a set of 5 LED disc lights at a hardware store for a few bucks and modded them to be case lights, added a temp display for a grill as a CPU heat meter, and various Green Laser Diode hacks. Can’t get enough of the junk! I think I’d have to try to build some sort of Text-To-ASL device with this hand.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39728",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T09:40:29",
"content": "Ive got 4 furbys, 2 new ones 2 old ones, so far they’re skinless and thats about it, but they have a future!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39729",
"author": "Solenoidclock",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T11:59:32",
"content": "Two large ikea dressers, three sets of little organizer drawers, about a third of my remaining bedroom floorspace and a dynamic haul in the trunk of my car are all overflowing with electronic stuff that looked more than hackable.The favorite bits include a operating room style equipment arm, a 2hp blender, Parts from powered windows, two 20lb pure Teflon cylinders, this breaker-flipper of a light that pivots and has a switch marked “solar ray – off – heat ray”, a functional drill press that the garbage man would’ve made off with, an overbuilt ptz camera with 20x optical zoom, and all of this epic scsi equipment from a thumper truck.Most promising is probably the scsi equipment. A buddy of mine rescued the stuff from a metal recycler, but he had to be speedy so he only got a carload of the little bits. He’s anti-clutter so I ended up with most of it. Lots of drives and redundant power controllers and stuff, but also these funky boards with beefy relays on them. They look like the most promising home automation component ever.Should’ve seen it when we first got them. He was like “I’m bringin’ SCSI back”, and doing this horrifying Justin Timberlake routine up until I saw what he had in his trunk. I stared a bit, then he said he’d kill me if I started singing “my humps”.Sorry for the rant. Before I shunt my flow I think I’ll plug the ultra-pertinent T. Edison quote, “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39730",
"author": "ex-parrot",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T12:35:23",
"content": "Does the hand make an awful cheap-motor-and-gearbox sort of grinding noise? If so, my first act would be to silence it as much as possible.Following that, articulate the fingers individually. Using cord that alternately wraps/unwraps around a motor would probably allow for individually addressable digits (so to speak) with a minimum of fuss.Once you’re done with that, a binary clock that uses finger up / down to show 1s and 0s :) You’d have to encode the time in an arduous way though (somehow compress it in to no more than 32 at a time)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39731",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T13:53:12",
"content": "Binary clock in a great idea, ex-parrot! Gets my vote!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39732",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T13:55:37",
"content": "eliot, too bad about the Animatronic Elvis. I have been hacking into him for about the last two weeks. I have a custom cartridge built, decoded the audio and animation formats, and dumped and analyzed the main flash.I thought the animatronic Elvis would be added to my pile of stuff to hack someday, but this one actually stuck for once. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39733",
"author": "Scott McDonnell",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T13:59:32",
"content": "Oops… forgot the linkhttp://www.robocommunity.com/forum/thread/13761/Elvis-Cartridge-has-been-hacked/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39734",
"author": "John Baichtal",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T16:18:13",
"content": "I have an emate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/emate) and an IR laser (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbgeekdad/2541639146/) that I’ve been meaning to play with. That’s on top of a HUGE amount of additional crap.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39735",
"author": "granular_serene",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T16:21:14",
"content": "i’d like to see the hand integrated into one of those guitar hero hacks – get working on that folks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39736",
"author": "MondoJon",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T16:55:14",
"content": "This hand runs off of one motor and the same actions are performed each time, the difference being that the motor speeds up and slows down during each song played at different rates depending upon the song. At first glance, it is an effective illusion but not a very hackable toy. As it stands, you won’t get any independent finger motion out of this thing at all.Ye are warned.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39737",
"author": "dario",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T17:14:43",
"content": "Please don’t get me started! Here’s a brief list of the most recent crap I bought:– bluetooth bracelets for proximity alert and silent phone ring– cheap-ass chinese HMD (QVGA)– wireless color micro video camera with sound– miscellaneous webcams, USB sticks and laser pointers– innumerable “pound shop” (uk’s equivalent to 99c stores) gadgetsThe only problem is finding the time to transform them in valuable projects!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39738",
"author": "X",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T21:13:59",
"content": "Thing from adams family and sign language rss reader were my first ideas. Then I remembered that my friends run a haunted house, and it’d be a great prop to lose a hand and have it crawl away on it’s own. Seems that you’d only need to either move two fingers or all of them at once.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39739",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T01:14:06",
"content": "In terms of stuff acquired to play with and perhaps hack into and do something different with, recently I bought a Quickshot Robot Arm which you control using two old-school 9-way D connection joysticks (Spectrum/Amiga/C64 etc.) but I also bought two new old stock PSX pads that I intend to hack up into a single pad with two 8-way controllers in so I can control the arm with just a single hacked joypad. Unfortunately I got stalled because the motor that rotates the whole arm stalls and won’t turn it properly.One day I want to make a robot arm with miniature servos controlled by a computer which is in turn controlled with a PS2 joypad.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39740",
"author": "Amos",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T10:56:44",
"content": "You would not believe the amount of junk I have in the “to hack” list… But, the thing that stands out the most is a 300-disc Sony CD changer I got for really cheap on the ‘bay. (The phrase “needs work” is music to my ears!)It seems the drive belt (read: cheap rubber band) had slipped off the carousel. D’oh! I fixed that, but who uses CDs anymore? Hence the reason I got it: I want to hack a DVD (burner, probably) drive in place of the CD one and interface the onboard CD catalogue thingy to some kind of software to keep track of DVDs, install discs, burned backup discs, etc.The only road-blocks are: 1) finding the time/space, and 2) getting over my fear of completely ruining both a DVD drive and disc changer. :PAlso, who cares about the stupid hand-shaped, Chinese Furby? There are too many cool/useful hacks out there to waste time on that junk…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39741",
"author": "hajma",
"timestamp": "2008-09-01T23:21:36",
"content": "keyboard input interface:The hand would receive orders what key should it press (either from another keyboard, from the web, wherever), would move above the desired key and press it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "61482",
"author": "Rubber Bracelets",
"timestamp": "2009-01-31T23:19:16",
"content": "$13 for a robot music hand seems like it is a fair price. I guess the real question is what kind of music does it play for the $13?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,780.394377
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/29/digital-wall-harp/
|
Digital Wall Harp
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"digital audio hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] |
[
"infrared",
"instrument",
"IRsensor",
"midi",
"miditron",
"music"
] |
[Alison Lewis] has posted this fantastic
digital wall harp
project at My Home 2.0. They built an infrared MIDI instrument into a wall, using a
MidiTron
and some IR sensors. It all connects to a computer running a MIDI sequencer via a MIDI to USB converter. The project was built for a family home. They wanted something musical that they could play as easily as waiving their hand. They got it! Simply run your hand under the sensors and play some music!
[via
Instructables
]
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[
{
"comment_id": "39711",
"author": "thomas",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T06:58:58",
"content": "Honestly guys, this is not a hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39712",
"author": "kvmanii",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T22:31:31",
"content": "Remember the movie BIG with Tom Hanks…Can somebody say over kill.. Donât get me wrong a tracheotomy is very impressive but not for a marble stuck up the nose. Just kidding.. a good use of technology but an over kill for appliance and applicationâ¦.. in a nut shell.. neat",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,780.526579
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/29/nyc-soldering-championships-tonight/
|
NYC Soldering Championships Tonight
|
Eliot
|
[
"contests",
"News"
] |
[
"ignite",
"ignitenyc",
"nyc",
"nycresistor",
"solder",
"soldering",
"solderingiron"
] |
The
NYC Soldering Championships
are happening tonight at
Ignite
in M1-5. It looks like there might still be some slots open if you want to compete. You can bring your own iron, it’s all through-hole, but you can’t use helping hands. Good luck, and we can’t wait to see how this inaugural event turns out!
[photo:
Nick Bilton
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39708",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T05:24:03",
"content": "Does that mean I can use my teeth and/or lips? Word of caution: be very cautious when using your mouth and don’t breathe.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39709",
"author": "morcheeba",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T01:47:52",
"content": "I’d throw down if I was in town!! But, too bad it’s through-hole ony — I’m pretty proud of my SMD skills. Check out my link (above) to see me soldering some 0201 resistors.I’ve always found adhesive tape to be better than helping-hands. But, a good vice and a stereo microscope are essential for SMD work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39710",
"author": "morcheeba",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T01:50:27",
"content": "bah… hackaday lower-cased my url so it doesn’t work!! Try the “morcheeba” link below instead, or this one:http://tinyurl.com/6a328t",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1070039",
"author": "Mariano",
"timestamp": "2013-10-05T21:44:12",
"content": "I am not positive the place you’re getting your information, however great topic.I needs to spend a while learning more or figuring out more.Thanks for fantastic information I used to be looking for this info for my mission.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,780.257062
|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/29/the-liquid-display/
|
The Liquid Display
|
Will O'Brien
|
[
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] |
[
"shiny"
] |
[Nicolas] sent in his
liquid display project
.Think of it as the opposite of a fountain display. Instead of water, it releases bubbles into a flat panel filled with liquid. There aren’t many details on the site, but it’s a nice twist on an classic concept. He also created an odd sort of liquid interface. Touching the liquid in any of the three chambers in front causes changes in the reaction of the display.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39705",
"author": "Todd Grigsby",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T22:07:46",
"content": "Great use of tech. This immediately made me think of an upscale restaurant/jazz bar/coffee shop with long panels lining the walls. Minus the liquid interface, this has immediately marketable applications.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39706",
"author": "Tim",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T01:27:45",
"content": "I saw something like this at CMU in 2000 or 2001. They were able to draw pictures and letters with it though, so a bit more advanced than this. At the time I didn’t think to get more information about it and haven’t been able to find anything online, so I don’t know if it’s still there or not. I’ve wanted my own since then though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39707",
"author": "nicolas",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T01:46:50",
"content": "hy todd,this was exactly a concept i developed the display for. you can download the whole 120 pages documentation on my project blog, there in, you will find two other concepts. one shows the loss of money at the swiss finance market.greetingsn",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,780.562919
|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/29/medeco-high-security-lock-picking/
|
Medeco High Security Lock Picking
|
Eliot
|
[
"cons",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"barrywels",
"blackbag",
"highsecurity",
"highsecuritylock",
"jonking",
"lock",
"lockpick",
"lockpicking",
"locksport",
"medeco",
"medecoder",
"nde",
"toool"
] |
Despite, Hack a Day seeming to be fairly
lock heavy
lately, we’ve yet to cover a major story from
The Last HOPE
. At the conference, [Jon King] talked about vulnerabilities in
Medeco
locks and presented his Medecoder tool. Medeco is really what makes this story interesting; unlike the EU, the US has very few high security lock manufacturers. You pretty much have to use Medeco and it’s found in many government agencies.
The Medeco locks have a vertical row of six pins arranged like most pin tumbler locks. Unlike your average lock, the rotation of the pins is important. When the key is placed in the lock, it not only moves the pins to the correct height, it also rotates them to the correct orientation. A sidebar blocks the cylinder unless the pins are rotated properly. Each pin has three possible orientations. They’re biaxial as well, which means the pin’s offset point allows for three more possible positions.
[Jon King]’s Medecoder tool helps deal with the sidebar issue. Each pin in the lock has a groove running up the side. When the pins are in the correct orientation, these grooves are all perpendicular to the lock body and the sidebar can slide into place. [Jon]’s Medecoder tool is a thin piece of wire with a sliding scale to help you position these grooves correctly.
To pick the lock, you first set all the pins to the correct height. Then, using the Medecoder you find each pin’s individual groove. All Medeco locks have the pins at the same distance from the lock face. The scale on Medecoder indicates where the pin currently is and where the pin should be. You can see [Jon] using this technique to
open a lock onstage at The Last HOPE
in under three minutes.
This pin vulnerability has been known in Medeco locks since 1974. With the recent release of the Medecoder, Medeco has started manufacturing ARX pins
again
. ARX pins don’t have the groove cut all the way to the keyway, so they can’t be manipulated by the tool. As we mentioned earlier, unlike software companies, physical security companies have
no perceived obligation to patch their install base
… even if they’ve known it was broken in some form for 30 years.
The latest issue of NDE has just been released and features a
full write up on the Medecoder
. It also details the different kinds of ARX pins that have been developed.
[photo:
blackbag
]
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[
{
"comment_id": "39701",
"author": "TBare",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T17:03:29",
"content": "I’m so jealous! i wish i could have gone to the last hope. :(at any rate, isn’t it amazing that even though vulnerabilities like this are known, nothing is being done about them. I work for a company that deals with network security, and it never ceases to amaze me how lax some of our clients are about getting things fixed. Most are ready and willing, but others, wow….And as far as featuring a lot of locks lately, i don’t mind… keep up the good work, hack-a-day!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39702",
"author": "Ehud42",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T18:00:34",
"content": "When I was involved in a small retail store we had Medeco locks on the door – not because we thought the locks provided any real added security (most thiefs would just bust the doors / windows to get in), but because the odds of a key being copied by an employee was dramatically reduced. To get a key copied without our permission you either had to have the hardware yourself, or have it in good with a locksmith who did.By contract (again, not 100% enforceable), locksmiths would only copy Medeco keys if proper documentation (including a special card) was presented to authorize the copy.This gave us reasonable assurance that we knew:a) how many keys existed for our buildingb) since each key was numbered, and we tracked who we gave what numbered key to, we also had a list of people who were responsible for the safe keeping of the key.When a staff quit or was let go, they had to turn in their key and we could be reasonably certain they didn’t have a spare to use later on. (Failure to turn in a key cost them, as we would rekey the locks and deduct the cost from their final paycheque).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39703",
"author": "Ehud42",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T18:05:52",
"content": "One more comment about Medeco locks. About 12 years ago, one of the places I worked at had an IBM server with a Medeco lock on the case – except the company lost the keys. No worries, until we needed to upgrade the hardware.In small town Winnipeg, we could not find a lock smith willing (or able?) to pick / drill the lock out for fear of damaging the server.IBM was going to charge us a few hundred dollars to come out and replace the lock. After speaking with the technician about what was involved (he would use a large screw driver to force the lock and then replace both the lock and case) – I decided to see what I could do.Turns out that the case had enough play in lid that I was able to use my pocket knife to pry the lid far enough from the lock’s striker to slide it past and open the case. Once open, the back of the lock could be unbolted and removed from the case. So much for using such high tech security!Upon explaining to the tech that we didn’t need him to replace the deadbolt on the screen door, he shrugged and gave us the replacement lock (and keys) for free!So I put it all back together and gave the keys to my manageer (noting that I didn’t need them).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3317357",
"author": "Slack",
"timestamp": "2016-12-15T21:50:19",
"content": "I have been dealign with Noble for Medeco issues for decades, they would have drilled it for you in Winnipeg.",
"parent_id": "39703",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "39704",
"author": "miles",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T22:26:02",
"content": "“no percieved obligation to patch their install base”Yes, basically a lock is simply one form of defense, in reality you should understand how easy it is to circumvent.Software vs hardware:In reality there is a huge difference, a physical location can only hold so many people, and only so many people can actually access the location. Imagine 1,000 people trying to pick a Medeco at the same time, or even within a week/month. Now imagine 10,000 people trying to access a network, from anywhere on the globe.Besides, anywhere that doesn’t have a window or vent to get into probably isn’t secure with just a lock on the door, like ehud42 says. It is technically obfuscation at this point.@3, yeah, I picked up an old HP Desktop (flat) PC once that had a “lock”, but the cover was made of plastic (lined with flimsy metal for rf sheilding), it flexed enough to allow the cover completely off without the key.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "71067",
"author": "mamagirl",
"timestamp": "2009-04-19T00:56:59",
"content": "The little bit of research that I have done suggested that medeco locks were hard to pick. Now I am confused. I need locks for my house that I can feel halfway secure with. Some person or persons are getting into my house. I had new locks put in, but that doesn’t deter. I’m the only one with the keys. Are Medeco good locks, or better than average?mamagirl",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75967",
"author": "atrain",
"timestamp": "2009-05-23T00:22:22",
"content": "mamagirl:99.99% of breakins have nothing to do with the lock. They will break down your door, smash a window, etc. The main use for fancy locks is the fact that you need authorization to copy them legally, so employees cant go out and make themselves copies…Pretty much any standard lock should be fine for your home. It is the door itself you should be worried about, as well as windows etc.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3317360",
"author": "Slack",
"timestamp": "2016-12-15T21:50:55",
"content": "Bump keys…",
"parent_id": "75967",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "76122",
"author": "Gary",
"timestamp": "2009-05-24T23:23:38",
"content": "mamagirl – if people are entering you house AFTER you have replaced the locks, it is possible that they are not entering through a door. Other possible avenues are windows (especially cellar/basement), sliding doors (often easy to lift out of their track), and the attic. Do you have a dog door? Kids can fit through pretty small doors, and a little kid can open a door from the inside and let bigger kids in.Are you calling the police when the break-ins happen? You may want to talk to someone in the sexual crimes unit to see if there have been any similar break-ins in your area. I hate to say it, but this could be a stalker or predator.Your local police department should have someone available who can advise you on how to secure the property — possibly even come out for an on-site visit. If they don’t, ask if there is a nearby community that would have someone you could call to discuss security with.Consider setting up a Nanny-cam or hook up a web cam that you can use to record video of the room(s) they visit, or monitor it online from work. There are free open source software packages that let you capture video only when something changes, like when someone walks into the frame. Other commenters may have experience with specific packages – I only used one that came packaged with some security cameras my brother-in-law bought to keep an eye on my mother-in-law while he was her caregiver.You can set triggers to identify where they are getting in, unless you already know. Stretch a thin thread across the inside of a doorway at ankle height, loosely wrapped on pins stuck into the side of the door moulding — loose enough so they won’t notice if they walk through it. Use spit to stick a hair from the top of the door to the frame. If it is still stuck there when you get back they didn’t open that door. A light dusting of baby powder on a linoleum or tile floor will reveal tracks.Perhaps other commenters can suggest other techniques of surveillance or “locking down” your house.Now if you confirm that your house is really locked up tight and cameras and other surveillance tricks don’t reveal intruders, consider the possibility — and I DO NOT mean this in a rude way, or even consider it to be the likeliest case — that you could be facing the onset of paranoia. If that’s the case, and you can still make a rational choice about seeking care, you can recover and have a much better quality of life than the likely outcome of an unchecked mental illness.I wish you the best, and hope you will take all necessary actions to ensure your health and safety.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1628051",
"author": "Agnes",
"timestamp": "2014-07-10T07:57:39",
"content": "I fully understand the situation where the security system are being disabled by a signal jammer and the cameras are being zapped by a laser beam. They also use a tool that finds the red lens of the hidden cameras. The initially were releasing the overhead garage doors and getting in that way, then cellar windows, second floor screen windows. and I swear they are like mice that can squeeze through a dime size hole. I was being tracked via my cell phone and a tracker put in the door of my car.I have Medeco and Mul-T locks installed, they waltz right by them. All the windows are nailed shut, hard wired and wifi cameras on two different systems haven’t stopped them.",
"parent_id": "76122",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "100980",
"author": "DavidQ",
"timestamp": "2009-10-13T18:36:05",
"content": "Gary: wow, what a helpful, thorough response. Impressive.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,780.655264
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/29/found-artifacts-from-the-future/
|
Found: Artifacts From The Future
|
Eliot
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"artifacts",
"deadtree",
"found",
"futurism",
"infoporn",
"metafilter",
"waxy",
"wired"
] |
MetaFilter is reporting that Wired magazine (available on paper) has
killed one of our favorite features
. Found: Artifacts From the Future was a back page that asked artists and designers to create possible future products. While the magazine generally had a positive view, even in its sloppy use of infoporn, Found always seemed to have a comforting cynicism. Products appeared helpful on the surface, but still exhibited modern pitfalls: Even if you took the big leap to get a
Bluetooth implant
, it still required a two year contract. The
Responsibeer
could tell exactly how drunk you were, but did nothing to prevent localized debauchery. A
Smart Windshield
provided info on unsafe drivers… while obscuring your view.
The short of it is: Found was our kind of futurism. It was excited about new technology while emphasizing all the frustrations we currently have trying to get consumer products to do what we want. It’s sad to see something that got people thinking beyond the now go away. MeFi has conveniently assembled
links to all the online Found features
.
[via
Waxy
]
permalink
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| 11
|
[
{
"comment_id": "39690",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T16:14:43",
"content": "Aw for crying out loud, it’s one of the things that WIRED does best, exploring the social aspects and consequences of advancing technology, mixed with style. This was a flagship feature. I hope they come to their senses or at least host reader-submitted Found: images.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39691",
"author": "n0m4d",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T17:13:00",
"content": "It is the first thing I look for in each Wired issue. This month there was only an ad for a stupid Sony Vaio laptop. I would like to see that section return.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39692",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T17:17:11",
"content": "Futurists are a dime a dozen, and the fact that Wired is more of a consumerist rag for hawking the wares of their advertisers first and the readers last it is no suprise…I just wish they would quit making their magazine.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39693",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T17:31:30",
"content": "I hope PopSci/PopMech picks this up. They really like future-speculating articles as well, and do it a bit more thoroughly than their cynical WiRED counterparts.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39694",
"author": "Adam",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T19:23:15",
"content": "There was one artifact that had a picture of the Amazon Kindle, big color screen, but it was not listed above. Anyone know what magazine it might have come from?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39695",
"author": "bugloaf",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T21:40:08",
"content": "Right on! I was flipping through my latest Wired and was about to send them a congratulatory email for printing something like 10 pages of articles with no ads, when I noticed that Found was gone. Now I’m going to send an angry email. Found was the feature I always looked forward to. I’ve seen a few changes to the magazine format, but Found has been there as long as I have subscribed. I don’t know why they would take it out.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39696",
"author": "Brian",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T21:46:57",
"content": "“localized debauchery”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39697",
"author": "Brian",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T02:07:09",
"content": "what does localized debauchery mean?! I think the OP was trying to say drinking by yourself.. but localized debauchery is such a contrived term. Too original OP!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39698",
"author": "Eliot",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T02:51:15",
"content": "@brian If you look closely at the bottle, it has disabled the car to prevent drunk driving, and the phone to prevent drunk dialing, but has done nothing to prevent the shenanigans happening in the room.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39699",
"author": "numbnuts",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T03:07:37",
"content": "Sold out for a freakin’ Sony ad. How sad.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39700",
"author": "Brian",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T14:38:32",
"content": "A better description would be “but could do nothing to prevent the shenanigans happening in the room”. Localized Debauchery makes no sense!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,780.609565
|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/28/simple-xbox-360-rapid-fire-mod/
|
Simple Xbox 360 Rapid Fire Mod
|
rossfairgrieve
|
[
"Xbox Hacks"
] |
[
"gaming",
"rapid fire switch",
"RapidFireSwitch",
"xbox",
"xbox360",
"xboxlive"
] |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/Gjzm1A5-GMk&w=470]
Back in May we mentioned AcidMods’
spitfire mod
that enabled rapid fire (amongst other things) and was undetectable by Xbox Live. The parts list was quite low, needing just a PIC16F84A and a few other components, which led to third parties selling controller mod kits on eBay. The AcidMods team has figured out a new way to
enable rapid fire using just a momentary switch
and the necessary wire to hook it up. All you need to do is wire in the switch between the ground on the controller LED and the middle pin on the trigger. The only caveat is that because it’s hardwired to the LED, you can only use the mod on the particular port you’re using the controller on.
The reason it’s so simple is because the Xbox 360 controller uses pulse width modulation to “dim” the LED on the controller, creating a rapid high/low signal. When the momentary button is depressed, it routes this rapid high/low signal to the trigger input on the controller, which is then input to the Xbox 360. Hit the read link for a couple more videos explaining this hack.
While this modification is undetectable by Xbox Live, it does create an unfair advantage in multiplayer gaming and could result in your account being banned.
[via
Xbox-Scene
]
Related:
Xbox 360 Hacks
,
Xbox Hacks
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39678",
"author": "davis",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T06:11:40",
"content": "Nice hack made simpler! I wonder why he puts so much emphasis on this not being fake though..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39679",
"author": "Gh0sTly",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T07:43:27",
"content": "because its a youtube video, and 99% of the youtube commenters will likely call fake on him.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39680",
"author": "sam",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T08:07:43",
"content": "will this work with a wired controller?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39681",
"author": "recombinator",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T09:43:08",
"content": "It’s legit but it only works for the old style (matrix) wireless controllers using a powersupply/batteries with less than 3.0 volts in them and is really only effective for Call of Duty (I know.)Or you can get the much more reliable/universal pic’s from his store for $8.http://wiredinput.com/ShopUSA/index.php?cPath=30This is still “only” useful for COD. Might improve your aim in Halo a bit…whatever",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39682",
"author": "Sooperman23",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T00:38:42",
"content": "Wow, i found this information really old. ive already made close to 20 controler mods using this tech. but i did attach the second wire in a better spot.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "579418",
"author": "MvZiC MaN",
"timestamp": "2012-02-10T02:10:39",
"content": "where did you attatch the wire….??",
"parent_id": "39682",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "39683",
"author": "sunjester",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T01:25:59",
"content": "lol this guy is a douche, make sure you turn your sound off.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39684",
"author": "Orac",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T01:38:45",
"content": "So this wont work on wired controllers then?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39685",
"author": "dk",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T18:08:14",
"content": "does this method damage your controller in any way or shorten its life span? and what is the name of the wire and switch? lol sorry its a bit of a newbie question.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "556601",
"author": "Th3badwolf",
"timestamp": "2012-01-12T03:01:37",
"content": "wire name? really?",
"parent_id": "39685",
"depth": 2,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "584110",
"author": "Craig",
"timestamp": "2012-02-17T17:14:31",
"content": "Steve? :3",
"parent_id": "556601",
"depth": 3,
"replies": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "39686",
"author": "Bob Ciesla",
"timestamp": "2008-08-11T23:36:42",
"content": "I understand everything except the ground. What did he hook the ground up to? Can anyone provide a jpg.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39687",
"author": "Kevin S",
"timestamp": "2008-08-13T15:24:14",
"content": "I feel that there should be a more clearly, detailed illustration on exactly where to solder this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39688",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2008-08-20T08:53:36",
"content": "I made my controller rapid fire but it fires on its own and when i predd the momentary button it stops firing the gun. Does anyone know why this happens?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "436970",
"author": "JoeCooler",
"timestamp": "2011-08-18T00:41:41",
"content": "You have most likely installed a “Closed” push button instead of an “Open” button. Closed switches will disconnect when pressed. Open switches will connect when pressed.",
"parent_id": "39688",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "39689",
"author": "digitalsamurai",
"timestamp": "2008-09-06T07:39:14",
"content": "I’d guess (eric) that your switch is normally closed instead of normally open…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41994",
"author": "Marcus",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T22:56:16",
"content": "Sooperman23 how did you wire your controler i need help this guys instruction suck ass..message me atfaustusraine@gmail.com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42431",
"author": "Jon",
"timestamp": "2008-09-18T21:40:01",
"content": "this only works on the old style controllers!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43876",
"author": "dylan",
"timestamp": "2008-09-29T19:40:21",
"content": "umm i got a question i have had my 360 for about a year now is my controller old enough to do this with",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43952",
"author": "Brandon",
"timestamp": "2008-09-30T11:45:47",
"content": "got one for ya… I did the mod and it works wonderfull. That is when the controller stays synced. Any ideas why after 1 to 3 min the controller looses sync with the xbox. resyncs, works, looses sync… it just keeps repeating that pattern.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1409711",
"author": "Thomas Elliott",
"timestamp": "2014-05-04T03:55:59",
"content": "i had this problem on every mod of mine. just take out the sync button or just file the back down alot and that usually fixes it",
"parent_id": "43952",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "44881",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2008-10-07T20:51:23",
"content": "hi how dow you tell if this will work with my controler plzfanks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1014226",
"author": "Dopey8446",
"timestamp": "2013-06-09T11:16:09",
"content": "To make sure this works open your controller and see if there is a resistor(looks like a oval shaped crystal thingy) right in the middle on the front of your controller if it does not it will only shoot one shot instead of rapid fire.",
"parent_id": "44881",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "45122",
"author": "kinskins18",
"timestamp": "2008-10-09T20:14:32",
"content": "If you don’t want to make one you can buy them athttp://www.thumbmonkey.comfor $83. It’s a little steep but they sell around the same on eBay and these are crafted a little better than most of the ones out there. I bought one, just because I don’t trust myself to open up one of my controllers, because i’m pretty sure i’d destroy it haha =Phttp://store.thumbmonkey.com/Items/360mod?sck=188630&caSKU=360modK",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47023",
"author": "Justin",
"timestamp": "2008-10-22T00:50:46",
"content": "I dont know were to ground the wire at the top at the led. do you connect it to the side or do you put it in the hole below the led? please help",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47733",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2008-10-26T06:18:52",
"content": "You solder the wire on the left side of the led. Dont apply too much heat as you can burn up the LED",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48927",
"author": "jason",
"timestamp": "2008-11-03T15:12:03",
"content": "this is a good mod ive tryed it but he complicates it a little",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "49493",
"author": "George",
"timestamp": "2008-11-06T20:57:30",
"content": "dude why do you put so much emphasis on it not being fake its obviously not",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "49825",
"author": "John",
"timestamp": "2008-11-08T12:19:02",
"content": "can I do this on a wired controller?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "50671",
"author": "kinskins18",
"timestamp": "2008-11-13T16:05:45",
"content": "Yeah you can do it with a wired controller! They actually mod them at the website I linked to before!http://store.thumbmonkey.com/Items/360mod%20wired?sck=717367&caSKU=360mod%20wired&caTitle=Modified%20RAPID%20FIRE%20Xbox%20360%20(%26%20PC)%20WIRED%20Controller",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "50972",
"author": "xXRPGXx",
"timestamp": "2008-11-16T00:44:57",
"content": "i just modded my 360 controller today. and i put the wire in a better spot. i really like rapidd fire w/ the g3",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "105361",
"author": "Brandon",
"timestamp": "2009-11-03T18:25:25",
"content": "What better spot I’m having trouble with original",
"parent_id": "50972",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1409714",
"author": "Thomas Elliott",
"timestamp": "2014-05-04T03:57:05",
"content": "yes lease share with us what the better spot is",
"parent_id": "50972",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "51646",
"author": "Rob",
"timestamp": "2008-11-20T09:35:28",
"content": "I tried this worked fine, then updated xbox 360 to new firmware from xbox live, now it doesnt work at all, looked inside controller all is ok, and shorting out doesnt work, do we think micro have put a patch in to stop this?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "51688",
"author": "wheels",
"timestamp": "2008-11-20T15:42:17",
"content": "I just modded mine with a 555 timer chip. After the xbox update, it still worked like a charm!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "52390",
"author": "farley",
"timestamp": "2008-11-26T17:53:26",
"content": "so if micro put a patch on this do tha controllers u buy online still work and if not id like 2 see the instructions on a 555 timer chip",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "53080",
"author": "Nick",
"timestamp": "2008-12-01T05:15:13",
"content": "can u do it for the “b” button. i want to make sure i never lose a chainsaw battle on gears 2 again",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "53619",
"author": "Trailrunner1966",
"timestamp": "2008-12-03T22:16:40",
"content": "Will this work on the Battlefield Bad Company Game?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55113",
"author": "Tom Hanks",
"timestamp": "2008-12-13T21:20:37",
"content": "does this mod work after the last live update?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55687",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2008-12-18T00:36:03",
"content": "can you mod a controller for me i’ll pay you",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55689",
"author": "Tucker",
"timestamp": "2008-12-18T01:12:17",
"content": "So you can only do this mod with the old version that says…TB-1 by where the battery pack is of the new ones with the resistor or whatever it is on the front of the motherboard??",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55775",
"author": "codester",
"timestamp": "2008-12-18T21:58:41",
"content": "I need a better picture of where to exactly solder the wires. is there any other ways to mod it using nly a few parts?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56028",
"author": "nick",
"timestamp": "2008-12-21T08:12:05",
"content": "Use this link to see a better picture of where exactly to solder.http://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=17135.0But my question is how do I know if I have a matrix control or one of the newer CG board controls?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56755",
"author": "Morise",
"timestamp": "2008-12-26T23:11:30",
"content": "hey i got a sleeper mod for crismas and i played with it for about 30 minutes and then i think it may be either shorting out or the trigger gets stuck. but idk. so now if i let it sit for a little while it works for about 5 mmin when i use it and then it starts auto-matically shooting and then when i hit the sync button to turn it off i cant use the trigger but it kinda does some single shots. if u know wats wrong with it PM me at:pwningscape@hotmail.comty",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57330",
"author": "blue morris",
"timestamp": "2008-12-31T00:17:18",
"content": "look this is really simple mod i did it today took a while cus my soilderin iron is shit how ever all u do is soldier first wire to a pin under the b button there is three pins all under another soilder this to the middle 1 next wire must be soildered literaly on the first player light just at the bottom of the led where it connects to the contoler this mod will only work if the controller is not a d10 controler u can find this out by looking next the 1st player led it shud say d21 or sumin just not d10 and only works on wireless controllers sorry for the shit spelling hope this helps",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57842",
"author": "Brayden",
"timestamp": "2009-01-04T05:33:57",
"content": "What is the name of the wire you used?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57877",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2009-01-04T17:01:58",
"content": "Ok can someone please tell me what kind of screew driver I need to open the controllerAnd also the name of the wires and buttonAlso where I can get themAnd finally, where to I solder them?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57878",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2009-01-04T17:03:41",
"content": "Email me ataronali@mac.comThx",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57979",
"author": "owen",
"timestamp": "2009-01-05T15:40:02",
"content": "You will need a size 9 Security Torx to remove the screws. It is shaped like a star with a hole in it. Look at the screws on the back of your controller you will see what it should look like. If buying one make sure its long enuf to get in there, dont buy the little hex bit type.The switch just needs to be a Push-to-make, the smaller the better, I got mine from Maplin £0.99.If you look below the A B buttons you will see 3 little points sticking out, quite close together. U need to solder 1 wire to the middle one. Now find the Player 1 LED(the 1 that lights up the quadrant on your controller), little tiny and yellowish in colour. You need to solder the other wire to the lower part of it(Good Luck:). Now solder your switch to these 2 wires, power up and fingers crossed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "58148",
"author": "Harry",
"timestamp": "2009-01-07T01:25:09",
"content": "@brandon: I’m having the same problem here…any ideas?Cmon guys, if anyone knows what’s causing this I would greatly appreciate the help.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "58358",
"author": "Daniel",
"timestamp": "2009-01-08T23:24:56",
"content": "Will this work when it says like c16 or c15 on the bottom left hand corner under the battery pack",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "59593",
"author": "illownunibby",
"timestamp": "2009-01-17T06:34:51",
"content": "if you have to use this to get an edge in cod your a fuckin noob. How about if you cant play like the rest of us dont play huh? Its funny bc every time i run into you modded controller nubs i own you like you never had it…if you need or want this your the biggest vagina i know of",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "60282",
"author": "jake",
"timestamp": "2009-01-22T01:59:09",
"content": "this actually only works with the new controllers not the old ones. the new ones have a resistor on it and you need that. it is a small silver box on you circuit board on the front side right in the middle. cant miss it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "991738",
"author": "Xero Solus",
"timestamp": "2013-04-10T18:10:11",
"content": "That’s not a resistor, that’s a crystal that determines/creates the frequency. The supporting resistors and capacitors create a square wave instead of sine waves.",
"parent_id": "60282",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "60596",
"author": "Adam",
"timestamp": "2009-01-24T22:01:34",
"content": "will this work with the 5 volt controllers, I heard you need a 3 volt one for it to not destroy the controller?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "60779",
"author": "Alxtz",
"timestamp": "2009-01-26T15:15:18",
"content": "ok just to clairified some things, i got the new controler(the one with the CG board/wireless)and a second one (with wire and the Matrix board).Wich one i should use and is it possible this work with the new one??(CG board, because i rather have a wireless one)and a last question is this still wor with the new NXE??Pls help and sorry for the miss-spelling",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "60842",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2009-01-26T23:55:15",
"content": "what would happen if you just hooked the wires to the trigger spot and the power do you need the power to pules or can it be steady ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "61066",
"author": "dave",
"timestamp": "2009-01-28T14:52:03",
"content": "im using a 555 chip does this need to b programmed? or can i use it “straight out of the box”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "991739",
"author": "Xero Solus",
"timestamp": "2013-04-10T18:13:35",
"content": "LM555 (the standard 555 timer) isn’t programmable. There are ways to mod a controller using a 555 timer with supporting circuitry. You’ll also have to determine the proper RC constant to match the frequency you want to output. I believe pin 2 and 7 will have to be tied using a resistor. More investigation would be required on the pin-out.",
"parent_id": "61066",
"depth": 2,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "994633",
"author": "jason anoyonimous",
"timestamp": "2013-04-17T21:22:02",
"content": "hey im asking you because your the most recent person that has wrotten on this do you know anything aboujt this modddd ^^^^^^??? if you do could you heklp me? emaiimakebooters@yahoo.com",
"parent_id": "991739",
"depth": 3,
"replies": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "61166",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2009-01-29T09:11:44",
"content": "what do you do if the led comes out the mod doesnt work any more how can i fix it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,780.829698
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/28/lock-picking-and-security-disclosure/
|
Lock Picking And Security Disclosure
|
rossfairgrieve
|
[
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"bumping",
"key",
"lock",
"lockbumping",
"lockpicking",
"lockpicks",
"locks",
"medeco",
"security",
"slate"
] |
Slate is running an
interesting article
about taking new security approaches to lock vulnerabilities. In the past, lock makers such as Medeco have been able to quietly update their product lines to strengthen their security, but as movements such as
Locksport International
gain popularity and lock picking videos on YouTube become
dime
a
dozen
, lock makers can no longer rely on security through obscurity. It’s no question that an increased interest in this field helps lock manufacturers to create more secure products, but because patching these flaws often means changing critical features of the lock, it becomes a very expensive game of cat-and-mouse.
Traditional lock picking has employed the use of picksets, like the
credit card sized set
given out
sold at
The Last HOPE
, but more recent methods of lock hacking have used
bump keys
or even
magnets
. However, as manufacturers make their locks less susceptible to picking and bumping, not even high-security locks will ward off someone determined enough to create a copy of the key, either by observing the original or using impressioning, as [Barry Wels] covered in a
recent talk
at HOPE 2008.
permalink
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| 5
|
[
{
"comment_id": "39673",
"author": "Tom",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T01:54:20",
"content": "dont forget dental tool hacking for lock pickinghttp://inventgeek.com/Projects/lockpick/Overview.aspx",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39674",
"author": "GreenTentacle",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T03:48:26",
"content": "The pickset wasn’t exactly “given out” at HOPE, if I’m to be nitpicky. It was sold for a decent amount of cash. If the money supports TOOOL though, that’s cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39675",
"author": "Ross Fairgrieve",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T03:55:13",
"content": "Thanks, greententacle. I updated the post with your clarification.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39676",
"author": "zapht",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T10:50:22",
"content": "kinda makes the foley belsaw certification absolutely worthless now…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39677",
"author": "MoJo",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T12:56:27",
"content": "The biggest problem is for consumers – you can’t patch your existing locks, only replace them. Any chance the manufacturer will give you a free replacement?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,780.702334
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/28/how-to-etch-a-single-sided-pcb/
|
How-To: Etch A Single Sided PCB
|
Jason Rollette
|
[
"how-to",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"acid",
"circuit",
"circuitboard",
"copper",
"etch",
"etching",
"how-to",
"muriaticacid",
"pcb",
"peroxide",
"protoboard"
] |
Making a PCB is very simple; it does not consume a lot of time and the results look professional. After reading this How-To and watching the step by step video, you will be able to make your own PCB in your workshop using just a few inexpensive materials.
Many people use protoboard and point-to-point wire everything, but needing multiple copies of the same circuit is the reason that forces many away from using protoboard. After making your first circuit board, you might not point-to-point wire anything again!
For your first circuit board, one goal is to keep the circuit single sided so you can etch using single sided copper clad. This will allow you to gain some experience before moving on to double-sided. If you need topside traces, simply run a few jumper wires on the top. There are many complete circuit layouts you could
try
like the
Hack a Day design challenge winner
.
Here is a list of materials you will need to produce a single-sided board. With the exception of the copper clad and PCB drills, everything on this list is easily obtained at your local store.
Materials:
Muratic acid
, common household hydrogen peroxide, safety goggles, good quality magazine pages (cut to 8×11), laser printer, single sided 1 ounce copper clad, a plastic container the board will fit in, soft plastic brush, clothes iron, lacquer thinner, rubber gloves, paper towel, tin snips, drill or rotary tool, PCB drill bits, Scotch Brite scrubbing pad, good ventilation, 5-gallon plastic pail full of water.
Now, here is how you do it:
Print the bottom side layer on a piece of paper from a high quality magazine. Use one actual page from the magazine, the thicker and shinier the magazine paper the better, but do not use the cover. You must use a laser printer, not an inkjet. If your printer uses ink cartridges and not toner cartridges, it will not work. If you do not have a laser printer, you can work around this by printing to white paper and using a photocopier set to the darkest setting to copy the layout to the magazine paper. If the paper jams in the printer, you are not using a thick-enough magazine page. Again, do not use the magazine covers, as they do not work.
Magazine pages are used because they work well, and they are cheap! The reason they work is because the paper is very glossy and the toner does not adhere well to the glossy pages. The printing used on the magazine page is ink and it does not come off, but toner does.
Toner
is actually a plastic polymer, and different toners may yield varied results. In our experience, a genuine HP toner cartridge was used with great success; an Office Max brand yielded poor results. The sole purpose of the toner is the protect the copper below it from etching away, you only want the uncovered areas to etch.
Next, wash your hands to remove any oils. Keep handling to a minimum once the pages are printed and do not touch the laser printing with your fingers; this could get oils on the printing. Keep pages as flat as possible.
Very carefully, remove the copper clad from the packaging. Do not touch the copper surface for the same reason as above. You can cut the copper clad to size using a tin snip if needed. Use the Scotch Brite scrubbing pad to gently buff the surface (Scotch Brite is a popular brand of of plastic scrubbing pad meant to emulate steel wool). Do not use steel wool because it will embed steel into the copper. Clean off the residual dust with a slightly damp paper towel.
Find a hard, very flat, sturdy, heat resistant surface. Empty the water out of the clothes iron and set the iron on the hottest setting. Allow the iron to get hot.
This is both side of a piece of copper clad. Place the blank side facing down and copper side facing up. Align printing/paper onto copper clad board with the printing facing the copper. Do not allow it to move.
Firmly press the iron onto the back of the magazine paper, sandwiching it between the copper clad and the iron. Pressing hard without moving the iron, hold the iron perfectly still for one full minute. Do not move the iron at all during this minute, and push hard, really hard!
Then, for four more minutes, slowly move the iron around making sure to put a lot of pressure on the paper, but not allowing the paper to slide on the copper. When done, let the board fully cool before you move it at all. This will allow the toner to adhere to the copper and prevent you from being burned.
Put the board in cold water and let soak for five minutes. After five minutes, try to peel the wet paper from the board leaving only the toner/print from your laser printer. Only the toner should be left adhering to the copper. If the paper does not come off easily, let it soak in the water for a while longer. If necessary, rub with your finger to remove any paper, leaving only the toner. It’s ok if there are a few excess paper fibers stuck to the toner.
If you find not every trace adhered to the copper clad or it is misaligned, use lacquer thinner and paper towel to clean the toner from the copper board and start over. If the traces look good then move on. Inspect the traces carefully, however, because what you see now will be your finished product.
In a well-ventilated area with a fan, add 2-cups hydrogen peroxide to a plastic container. Gently pour in 1-cup Muriatic acid, to create the etching solution. Always wear goggles, gloves, and do not inhale the fumes. Do not use any metal containers, measuring cups, stainless steel sinks, or tools with this mixture as this mixture will aggressively etch metal. Acid safety, think “triple A”, for Always Add the Acid, it’s whatever is in the container that will end up splashing. This etching solution, while made with common chemicals, should command respect. It is dangerous to yourself and surroundings, treat it with respect.
Ferric Chloride
is another common etching solution, it is not a safer solution to use, both are equally dangerous.
Put the board copper side up in the plastic container filled with etching solution. Use a soft plastic brush to gently wipe the board. You will notice the copper begin to dissolve. It takes about 3-4 minutes to get all the exposed copper dissolved. You just have to watch to make sure it is gone in all areas between the traces. Do not leave the board in the etching mix for too long as the traces will dissolve under the toner that is protecting them.
Wearing rubber gloves, take the board out of t
he etching solution and inspect it to see if all the exposed copper is dissolved. If it’s not, put the board back in and use the plastic brush to brush over this area. If it is dissolved, rinse the board under water for one minute washing it clean. Dry the board with a paper towel.
At this point, the solution is used-up because of all the copper that has been dissolved within it. Dispose of the solution by diluting it in a 5-gallon pail of water. When mixed with the 5-gallon pail of water, the acid level and copper content was well below test limits in the water sample we sent out to be analyzed (restrictions in your area may differ). You may further reduce the amount of copper in the solution by not etching areas of the board that are not required. Consider adding ground planes in large open areas, and using less etchant when making smaller boards.
Use lacquer thinner (paint thinner and acetone do not work well) and a paper towel to remove any toner left on top of the copper traces.
Tinning prevents the copper from oxidizing, which can make it hard to solder to in the future. If you choose, you can tin all the traces with solder and a soldering iron now. This actually makes drilling much easier because it helps to center the drill bit. Make sure to clean off excess flux if you do this. You could use
Tinit
to chemically plate the copper. Here is a
different tutorial
describing its use.
Drill all the holes for the through-hole parts using the correct size PCB drill bit and rotary tool. Drill large mounting holes with a normal drill. PCB drill bits are carbide and made to drill through fiber glass that would quickly dull standard bits. There are a few very common sizes of bits and these are often sold in packs. We use .0260″ for IC holes and .0310″ for resistors and caps.
Print out the top side silkscreen layer on magazine paper and iron this onto the top side, using the same processes as above. Again, run under water and peel off the paper. Now you have the component ID’s on the top side.
Here is a different video using essentially the same method:
You can make really nice PCBs of your own circuit design using this simple method, and we look forward to seeing your future projects using this method coming in on the
tip line
. Look for more How-Tos like this one in the
How-To category
.
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{
"comment_id": "39641",
"author": "Jonathan",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T16:08:34",
"content": "Why tin the traces? This seems like a big waste of time",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1839636",
"author": "Robert",
"timestamp": "2014-09-18T18:26:50",
"content": "You need to tin traces in some cases to increase the current carrying ability of the traces without increasing trace width or if you don’t plan on using a solder mask to protect them from oxidation.",
"parent_id": "39641",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "39642",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T16:31:42",
"content": "THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!I’ve wanted a good redux on this for a while…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39643",
"author": "Pokey",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T17:21:32",
"content": "Drilling holes is reason #1 I don’t do at-home etching if I can avoid it. Even with a decent press, my impatience to finish up usually results in a pile of broken bits that could have paid for an expresspcb batch.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2580162",
"author": "Szabolcs Lőrincz",
"timestamp": "2015-05-24T16:22:43",
"content": "I use a small handheld drill, and I almost never break drilling bits.",
"parent_id": "39643",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "39644",
"author": "diy audio projects",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T17:53:19",
"content": "This is a very nice tutorial that I am going to try this. Are all glossy magazines fine for this?Gio",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39645",
"author": "Toni",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T18:03:58",
"content": "Great introduction to single sided PCBs for low complexity boards (thick traces).Nevertheless, i’ll keep using the standard photoresist board + U.V. light. It needs essentially the same materials (U.V.(sun) Iron) and the results are far better, specially with SMT boards.Anyway, a good tutorial for beginners!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39646",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T18:18:54",
"content": "Great article. I’m glad to see that hack a day listen to its readers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39647",
"author": "Jason",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T18:27:49",
"content": "The major point is if you can get the pages to feed through your laser printer. If they are too thin you get paper jams.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39648",
"author": "PCB guy",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T18:43:12",
"content": "I have to say this is a great how-to, very detailed, and multiple media format; video, pictures, and well written text. Plus it is not simple rehashed content.I will try this just to see if I can do it. This how-to leaves me with the feeling I will be successful.This is why I read hackaday, keep up the good work!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39649",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T18:53:37",
"content": "#3: you won’t end up with a pile of broken bits if you use a drill press at the correct speed. nevertheless, it still takes a lot of patience and since i’m not made of money i usually end up doing my own boards anyway. i must say, though, jason’s results from using a clothes iron are very good. i could never get anything decent from a clothes iron, now I use a modified laminator which works very well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39650",
"author": "Adam Schabtach",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T19:18:48",
"content": "Nice article, but I’m not sure I agree with the statement that ferric chloride “is not a safer solution to use, both are equally dangerous.” But read the MSDS and decide for yourself. Don’t just go by the Wikipedia entries; they’re incomplete and inaccurate. Note, for instance, that ferric chloride solution prepared for PCB etching and ferric chloride itself have different properties; the Wikipedia article seems to focus on the latter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39651",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T20:12:00",
"content": "@#3: I didn’t really have any problems, but I second the idea of a press. If you have one, or just have access to one (buddy who works at a shop can get you in for an hour, etc.), it greatly speeds up the work and you’re probably more accurate to boot. If you’ve got a Dremel already (and who here doesn’t?), you can get a press attachment/shell for pretty cheap, but I haven’t tried them myself so I can’t speak to quality.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39652",
"author": "jtag",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T20:45:13",
"content": "Thank you Jason. Great tutorial, can’t wait to try it out.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39653",
"author": "locustplague",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T21:33:50",
"content": "Isn’t this etchant solution regenerative? Couldn’t you, rather than mixing with 5gal of water, just use an aquarium bubbler, or whatever, and just save it?I mean, isn’t this the same end result as mentioned here:http://www.hackaday.com/2006/08/12/cupric-chloride-etching/as well as here:http://www.instructables.com/id/EUZET2WLCJEV2Z96TB/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
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"comment_id": "39654",
"author": "X",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T22:10:10",
"content": "If you don’t have a laser printer available, I’ve had some success with a couple coats of sharpie marker. It’s not nearly as neat, or reliable, but works in a pinch. I would guess that paint marker or something similar would work well too.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39655",
"author": "budy500000",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T22:24:55",
"content": "nice. i have never been able to get near as nice of boards by toner transfer. as far as drill bits go a mounted dremal tool is a life saver because the higher spindle speed (smaller the bit the faster). with a mounted dremal i have had no problems with bits down to .0145",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39656",
"author": "Jerome Demers",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T23:17:09",
"content": "How long it took to drill all the holes?LOLLI never used magazine to make pcb, I will try next time!It is sort of free.I don’t understand why you tin the trace. Like #1 said.I do think it is a waste of time since after drilling you solder your component to the board. It is not like you are leaving the board ontouch for months. Even if it is tarnish, you can simply use your scrubbing pad.thanks!",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39657",
"author": "J. Peterson",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T00:04:20",
"content": "I suppose if you’re broke, or in a real hurry, this might appeal. But really, with services likehttp://www.batchpcb.comorhttp://www.pcb-pool.com, I really don’t understand why you’d bother sloshing about with toxic chemicals for mediocre results. The PCBs you get back from a fab house are so much better than what you can do at home. Things like solder masks (critical for SMT work) nice silk screens labels, dual sides with plated through vias. And if you’re willing to wait a couple of weeks, it’s not even that expensive. The required CAD software (Eagle, TargetCAD) is free if you’re willing to put up with a few restrictions. SparkFun.com has a nice tutorial on using Eagle to design boards (skip to page 8 in their “Beginning Embedded Electronics” tutorial).",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "39658",
"author": "thegimpster",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T00:09:09",
"content": "I use this etchant too when I make pcbs. It works pretty good. I have a good tank made up to etch my boards in and eventually I will get it put up on my website, with 100 other projects I’m working on. Well done. Here is some good info I found a while backhttp://www.fullnet.com/~tomg/gooteepc.htm#1and use toaster ovens as reflow ovenshttp://www.circuitcellar.com/library/print/0704/Lacoste_168/index.htmhttp://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/present.php?p=Reflow%20Toaster",
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"comment_id": "39659",
"author": "joe",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T02:39:24",
"content": "why tin the traces?why are component leads tin/lead plated?most of us live within 1000 miles of salt water. copper 1oz traces corrode through in a surprisingly short amount of time under most conditions.when you apply a green solder mask and solder it, there is _no_ exposed copper.",
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{
"comment_id": "39660",
"author": "mom",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T03:00:26",
"content": "Dear Son,That was a very nice video. But why didn’t they show your face. You are such a handsome boy, and have a cute smile. Please son, re-shoot the video with some close ups of your face. And call me sometime, won’t ya!Love always, mom.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "39661",
"author": "Rangerx52",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T04:10:21",
"content": "tinning is a great idea. tinning by hand is not.just use liquid tin and dunk the board",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39662",
"author": "Jason Rollette",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T05:10:20",
"content": "The reason for tinning is 3 fold. First, drilling it makes it much easier to align the drill in the center of the hole. Second it makes it much easier to solder because it prevents oxidation. And third, it prevents the finished product from growing green and potentially failing due to close traces shorting due to growths. Think of the nastiest penny you have ever seen.It does not take the long to tin with an iron maybe 2-5 mins as you can just spread it all around hap hazardly. My son who is 14 did it in 5 minutes and never soldered before this time.It also only takes about 10 mins to drill all the holes I had in there. the drill press is set at 25k RPM and the carbide bit works really well at those speeds. It is easy to align the drill after you have tinned by hand.#12 if you donât have a laser printer is would be best to photocopy your inkjet or go to kinkos or some place. Hand drawing circuits is not that much fun :)#19 Mom, sorry I didnât focus on me for the video, the next video will be all about me,#9 A normal drill press is far to slow. A high speed rotary is the best, such as a dremel drill press.http://www.mytoolstore.com/dremel/drillprs.html",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39663",
"author": "MRE",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T06:39:40",
"content": "I agree with not tinning… the frustrations caused by a tarnished board are nothing in comparrison to the frustrations caused by closed holes from tinning accidents.Ive done plenty of 20 second clean jobs on radioshack protoboards and the like. really, its very little effort.dont get me wrong, a properly tinned board is nice to work with. but I dont have the patience to do it right, without closing at least a few holes.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39664",
"author": "MRE",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T06:43:47",
"content": "p.s. another paper source is photo paper.. yeah, it is expensive, but thicker. I have not tried magazine paper. I’ll give it a try.I use the same transfer method to etch copper platemetal, using electroetching in copper-sulfate. I have found cuso4 to be pretty aggressive on the toner, and usually lifts to toner off long before it etches as deep as I want.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39665",
"author": "MRE",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T06:48:56",
"content": "@ myself: doesnt matter if the holes are closed if you tin >before< drilling holes.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39666",
"author": "Solenoidclock",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T09:34:13",
"content": "Ranger, wouldn’t that whisker? Like, catastrophically?",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39667",
"author": "Norm",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T10:59:43",
"content": "reasons to use home etching;1 – not everyone lives in the USA and even if they did, no one should settle for postponing a project development for days waiting for a prototype2 – speaking of a prototype.. it is a “prototype” why pay money for a design that has a high risk of malfunctioning? testing circuit parts, as opposed to software solutions, are relatively easy.. you should build dirt cheap and quick solutions like this and exhaust every possible operating scheme for faults.. then, and only then, you can safely say you are spending money wisely..I believe the next step in DIY prototyping is UV tank. I have been using this method and doing things with a clothing iron is just not reliable. What I want to do is, build my own UV tank (some guy built one using a scanner case afaik) use transparent paper for printing (not free but dirt cheap) and expose using UV. After that, I will use the procedures described in this tutorial.",
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"comment_id": "39668",
"author": "MoJo",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T13:02:50",
"content": "If only someone made a cheap CNC drill for home use on projects like this. Actually, even better would be a laser cutter, which could of course also do holes.There are videos on YouTube of a guy who made a basic laser cutter out of a DVD-RW laser…",
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"replies": []
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{
"comment_id": "39669",
"author": "c*nt",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T19:25:43",
"content": "another method for tranferring toner from regular paper to copperclad is just to use paint-thinner alone. tape on your printout onto yer board, then use a sponge or cloth saturated in thinner, wipe evenly across the back of the paper and lift up afterwards. if you mess up, try again.",
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},
{
"comment_id": "39670",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T17:43:34",
"content": "My ideal (mostly untested) pcb prototyping setup (i’m actually working on it this week)a) Inkjet Direct-to-Copper PCB Printer (http://techref.massmind.org/techref/pcb/etch/directinkjetresist.htm)b) standard bubbler/heater pcb etching system w/feclc) Pebeo Vitrea for soldermask/silkscreen (and silkscreen?) (maybe dispensible using PCB printer?)d) DIY high speed pcb drill press for holes(http://www.instructables.com/id/$30-High-Speed-PCB-Drill-Press/)e) eyelets for thru-holes and vias (http://www.intl-eyelets.com/or Keystone eyelets available on mouser)f) tinnit for tin platingg) (maybe?) Use laser printer or pcb inkjet to make solder paste mask on thin piece of copper clad; use acetone to remove FR-4",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39671",
"author": "drew",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T23:29:38",
"content": "Harbor Freight sells a 50-pack of assorted (probably resharpened) Carbide bits for $13 online. The stores generally have 10-packs for somewhere around $5. Buy a couple and you probably have all the bits you need. Works great in my Dremel w/press at maximum speed. I have yet to break a single bit with this setup.I haven’t had a large amount of success with toner transfer either, I have been using Staples photo paper on a Brother laser printer. I’ll have to try the magazine paper, but I’d really like to get a UV setup, as this seems to be a lot more consistent and able to make much finer traces.The HCl/H2O2 etching solution works great, and with the right equipment (bubbler) can be regenerated. I don’t make many boards, so I generally just make a very small amount in a glad-ware container and heavily dilute it before dumping it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39672",
"author": "drsmith",
"timestamp": "2008-08-26T14:31:40",
"content": "Nice tutorial, but I started sending this work out to a company that specializes in short run prototype work a long time ago. Their results are much better than what I could achieve on my own and the cost isn’t that much more than doing it yourself. Add to that the fact that you don’t need to store hazardous chemicals and I can’t say I’d go back to DIY’ing it.If you do still do it yourself, you could use your scotchbrite to remove the toner from the finished board. It would be one less chemical you would need to have on hand, anyway. Also, there’s no need to tin the traces. 2 seconds with a very mild abrasive on the oxidized copper and it will solder just like it was new.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43546",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2008-09-26T22:56:45",
"content": "there’s a magazine called Yachts International. Somehow I ended up with a free sub but the page quality is superb and 1 mag gives almost 100 pages. Adverts start around pg# 170. Long story short I’d just been tossing them but I will no longer!Thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45447",
"author": "Nygma",
"timestamp": "2008-10-12T23:00:53",
"content": "For those wondering why do this type of fabrication try this:My friends and I went to Cambodia last year to teach at a trade school. This was the method we ended up using since they can’t really order a pcb online. The biggest problem we came across was finding the acid to make the etchent, we went with the ferrous acid from a moto repair shop, and then guessing the mixing ratios (relying on our chem 101 skills), producing some not nice gas at first.Otherwise it went great and the school invited us back for more advance work!",
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},
{
"comment_id": "46222",
"author": "biswajit kumar mitra",
"timestamp": "2008-10-18T14:43:58",
"content": "sir ,please sand me a copy of vidio of etching ,it will help me to etch my pcb",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46417",
"author": "khani3s",
"timestamp": "2008-10-19T05:59:27",
"content": "Yeahhh Magazine Paper! I use magazine in the process for a long time…Once we was out of transparent plastic when i see a microsoft magazine over the table…Good How-to",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "59995",
"author": "Steve",
"timestamp": "2009-01-19T15:33:02",
"content": "You can get more help on making PCBs on my Yahoogroup, Homebrew_PCBs.http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs/Toner transfer, commercial PCB makers, using the software, direct inkjet resist printing, CNC milling, photoetching, different etchants (how to make and use them), etc.I started the group so there would be one place to start. The links section is well populated.",
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"depth": 1,
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{
"comment_id": "61004",
"author": "mr_seeker",
"timestamp": "2009-01-27T22:36:14",
"content": "What to do if you finished making your boards? I presume you cant just dump everything in the sewers?",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "61351",
"author": "heyallen",
"timestamp": "2009-01-30T17:38:09",
"content": "When using the muritic acid etchant, you don’t pitch the “waste” solution. It only gets more effective as you go, so you keep it for the next batch.When it starts turning brown, you bubble it with air. If that doesn’t turn it green again, you add a little more muritic acid.You *really* don’t want to dump this in the sink though. It’ll eat the stainless steel like nobody’s business, and is very bad for marine life due to the copper chlorides in the solution.",
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "61943",
"author": "Brad",
"timestamp": "2009-02-05T14:19:38",
"content": "I loved o: Etch a single sided PCB – Hack a Day!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "63794",
"author": "Ryan Wilson",
"timestamp": "2009-02-20T17:39:12",
"content": "I have had very good luck using my wife’s hair straightener for toner transfer.I tried many times to use an regular iron for the transfer but always seemed to press too hard and caused the traces to ooze. There is something to be said for not pressing too hard.My procedure is as follows. You need a fairly wide straightener, this one seems to be about 2 1/2 inches. Let it heat up, place your toner transfer on the board and set everything in place on the bottom half of the heated flat iron.Then close the straightener for one full minute with the board centered. I placed a paper towel between the toner and the top of the iron, this seemed to spread out the pressure. I only found the need to apply moderate pressure to the straightener with excellent results. I then move it back and forth between the edges.The amount of time needed for my board was only 4 minutes but your results may vary. I think my success was due to the paper towel, and how easy it is to close the straightener without moving the toner sheet.CheersRyan",
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "64182",
"author": "shakeel",
"timestamp": "2009-02-24T16:47:32",
"content": "dear siri want to make pcb so can u send me the link of complete procedure of pcb etching…how can it download.. plz help memy email issa_soomro@hotmail.comthnks….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "65870",
"author": "Barclay",
"timestamp": "2009-03-11T02:09:19",
"content": "Man, I really love my new etchant, way faster and cheaper and easy to get! I improved this method by using avery labels that have been peeled of an printing on the waxy side of the paper, don’t have to soak and gives me perfect results. Now if I could just figure out an easy way to align my double sided boards. Thanks!",
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "67398",
"author": "mika555",
"timestamp": "2009-03-23T06:16:59",
"content": "Or you can give it to someone do etch it and drill if for you! :)http://sites.google.com/site/procad69/Excellent rates also! Good for DIY-ers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "72983",
"author": "harin",
"timestamp": "2009-05-07T07:20:27",
"content": "dear sir,im in process of learning how to etch..with me,i have a sample of double side/layer pcb and will be using the design etch a new UV board..but in the sample board,only the top part has components.the bottom has only tracks…is there any way i can etch the UV board on single side using the same design?TQ…",
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "72984",
"author": "harin",
"timestamp": "2009-05-07T07:25:15",
"content": "my email add isharin_rocky89@yahoo.com…",
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "73434",
"author": "mrt111590",
"timestamp": "2009-05-12T00:38:21",
"content": "does it make a difference if you leave the ink on?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73442",
"author": "Steve",
"timestamp": "2009-05-12T02:06:47",
"content": "It isn’t ink, it is toner. Some on the Homebrew_PCBs list say they leave the toner on and just solder through it, that it melts off.I clean it off, because of bad past experience with plastic ruining soldering iron tips.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75197",
"author": "Barbara Flemming",
"timestamp": "2009-05-15T01:28:05",
"content": "Thanks for that, I’ve subscribed to your blog, it’s always a great read, keep up the good work.",
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"comment_id": "75198",
"author": "Barbara Flemming",
"timestamp": "2009-05-15T01:42:23",
"content": "Great post, i’ve been looking around online trying to find the best hair straightener for ages, this has really help me out.",
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"depth": 1,
"replies": []
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/28/wiimoteless-ir-whiteboard/
|
Wiimoteless IR Whiteboard
|
Will O'Brien
|
[
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] |
[
"ir",
"whiteboard",
"wii"
] |
[Eduard] sent in his
IR webcam whiteboard project
. He wanted something like the
Wiimote version
, but without the expense of a Wiimote. He added some film negative to the camera to reduce the amount of visible light picked up by the CCD. (He notes that you might need to pull the IR filter from your camera to get a decent signal.) The pen is the usual IR LED with a power supply. To do the actual work, he wrote a custom application in Java.
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{
"comment_id": "39632",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T19:00:05",
"content": "That’s awful complicated for something that can be done for $40 and a few minutes downloading and installing. What I hope to see(or submit if I get it working) is a whiteboard with different colored ‘markers’ controlled by the modulation of the IR LED. Some sort of pattern or frequency that would tell the computer to draw a red line instead of blue or black.-Mac",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39633",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T20:08:37",
"content": "You can get a used Wiimote for like 25 bucks if you look around, while the webcam was probably at least 10, not counting the film and the time/effort to hack out the IR filter. The dude went to all this trouble to save ~15 bucks? Geh.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39634",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T21:31:35",
"content": "But isn’t the point of using the Wiimote to get a high quality system for a low price? I mean, webcams run at a resolution of something like 320×240, (some go to 640×480 but at severely reduced framerates) and the Wiimote, for only about $30 more is wireless, only picks up IR light and is not affected by anything else, runs at 1024×768 and a much higher framerate than the webcam.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39635",
"author": "Steve DiRaddo",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T23:11:30",
"content": "A piece of floppy diskette works much better than film. Its almost a perfect IR-pass filter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39636",
"author": "TechBender",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T01:12:26",
"content": "It really depends on how hands on you want to get.If you’re after a quick setup, the Wiimote is a better course.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39637",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T02:24:51",
"content": "Retail webcams cost nearly as much, or more, as a wiimote. How is this cheaper?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39638",
"author": "tiuk",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T00:05:52",
"content": "For those commenting that webcams cost nearly what wii remotes do, keep in mind there are a lot more people who own webcams than wii remotes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39639",
"author": "srilyk",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T00:20:12",
"content": "More people may own webcams, but many webcams come with IR filters… so how many people are willing to hack open their webcam vs. buy a wiimote? Sure, most of us hackers wouldn’t think twice about cracking open that webcam… but for the average joe? The wiimote still wins. (at least it should, anyway)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39640",
"author": "Kaj",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T22:41:18",
"content": "For some, buying a wiimote & bluetooth adapter doesn’t seem so great compared to taking apart a cheap webcam. After all, is this not Hack-a-day?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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|
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/28/solder-paste-fridge/
|
Solder Paste Fridge
|
Eliot
|
[
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] |
[
"cooler",
"flickr",
"hotair",
"reflow",
"smd",
"solder",
"solderpaste",
"solderstation"
] |
MightyOhm’s laboratories have recently decided to start tackling more surface mount work. As part of this upgrade to SMD hot air reflow stations, they’re handling a lot of solder paste. Solder paste is happy at less than 50degF and above freezing, and [Jeff] didn’t want to chance that lead infiltrating his Manwich, so he built this
solder paste fridge
. The main unit is a standard 12V peltier based travel cooler. He attached a surplus PID controller with a K-type thermocouple to maintain the temperature while preventing the cooler from being always on. The only adjustment he really had to make was adding a bleed resistor to force the MOSFET to turn off. You can find more
pictures of his project
on Flickr.
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{
"comment_id": "39629",
"author": "reza",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T22:06:12",
"content": "Overkill for solder paste. I get my solder paste in small tubes from Zephyrtronics, and they have a formulation (they say) that works well at room temperature. I’ve stored the small tubes for months out in the open without problem. I leave the tip on, and the solder paste does dry up in the tip, but that acts as a seal. I just drop in a new tip further work. Also, their red tapered tips work best.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39630",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T02:49:38",
"content": "reza – You are right, some paste is sold as not requiring refrigeration, but almost all solder paste will last longer if it is kept below 50F. The paste I bought requires refrigerated storage. If I was going to use it within a few weeks I wouldn’t worry about storage, but in this case I will probably be using the paste slowly over the course of a few months so I want it to last.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39631",
"author": "Doug",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T00:41:19",
"content": "Personally I think any risk of keeping a closed container of solder past in a refer that contains food would have to be minimal. Unless beer or other refreshments are kept cool also, that cooler takes up a lot of space, to keep what I assume to be a small amount of solder paste cool. I’d repackage it into a smaller cabinet. That would put less demand on the shop power supply as well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1658871",
"author": "ali",
"timestamp": "2014-07-23T10:47:37",
"content": "i kept solder paste out of fridge for some day can i use them without any problem?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.029072
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/28/rc-duck-decoys/
|
RC Duck Decoys
|
Eliot
|
[
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"decoys",
"duck",
"duckcam",
"duckdecoy",
"instructables",
"movieplot",
"movieplotthreat",
"rc",
"rcduck"
] |
Here’s something for those of you who always wanted your projects to attract more shotgun blasts. [courtney] built two
RC duck decoys
. The decoys were only $10 to begin with and the RC submarines were an additional $20 at RadioShack. The construction is fairly clever, using a heat gun to conform the duck body to the submarine. We think the most surprising bit is that this has been done many times over:
RC duck with rocket launcher
,
RC duck cam
, and someone is
producing commercial ones
. Whatever you end up putting in your remotely operated duck, we’ll be sure to include it in our next
movie plot threat entry
.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39624",
"author": "kamu",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T12:30:22",
"content": "That is fantastic. All it needs is some basic AIif see moving object larger than a duck:haul ass in the opposite directionThen you could leave it at your closest park with a pond.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39625",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T18:16:32",
"content": "awesome duck links!looks like there’s not much they can’t be made to do.great project!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39626",
"author": "DarkFader",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T20:18:24",
"content": "Finally something else than ducks on wheels.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39627",
"author": "tim",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T21:38:03",
"content": "but what about a decoy duck with hidden gun barrel?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39628",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T01:41:22",
"content": "I’ve found that a duck’s opinion of me is largely influenced by if I have bread.-mitch hedberg",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "4558896",
"author": "clive pemberton",
"timestamp": "2018-05-16T06:45:14",
"content": "who can make me a rc swimming duck with a vid cam in it?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.085074
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/28/monitoring-home-energy-consumption/
|
Monitoring Home Energy Consumption
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"home hacks"
] |
[
"energy",
"energy conservation",
"EnergyConservation",
"home automation",
"HomeAutomation",
"smart meters",
"SmartMeters",
"technology"
] |
Power monitoring and home automation systems are coming to mainstream consumers. The New York Times
covers the latest technologies
(annoying login required) that improve and monitor energy efficiency in the home. As energy use and costs continue to increase, companies are popping up to offer cheaper solutions that will help consumers monitor energy usage, and decrease it simultaneously. Companies like
Zigbee
offer wireless protocols to track usage, and “
smart metering
” systems can communicate with appliances to reduce unnecessary energy usage.
Home automation systems can be set up to control a single system, such as a home theater, or multiple systems throughout a home, like audio, lighting, and temperature.
Control4
offers
controllers
that will allow consumers to regulate their lighting, blinds, and temperature in their homes. Smart meters such as
Echelon’s NES system
offers users some great features, such as the ability to provide automated reads of electric and gas meters, and enabling
load shedding
during peak consumption periods, by controlling appliances like air conditioners and water heaters. By allowing the consumers to determine and control how much energy they use, they can successfully reduce their energy consumption levels a significant amount, but whether it’s worth the cost of investment remains to be seen. Although the prices of home automation systems have dropped from over $30,000 to about $5,000, it’s still much more than most consumers can afford.
We’ve covered
home
automation
tools
before. We like them because they’re still way more affordable than the offerings available, and the technology is more transparent. If you’ve got a creative and cheap solution to monitoring energy consumption, we’d love to hear it.
[via
Waxy
]
| 9
| 9
|
[
{
"comment_id": "39615",
"author": "AKMA",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T10:43:36",
"content": "[…. monitoring and home automation systems are coming to mainstream consumers. The New York Times covers the latest technologies (annoying login required) that …]surely, you must have heard of “bugmenot.com”??",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39616",
"author": "Michael",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T13:23:27",
"content": "Austin energy already has something like this and its free. More information can be found athttp://www.austinenergy.com/Energy%20Efficiency/Programs/Power%20Partner/index.htm",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39617",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T14:03:50",
"content": "Not wishing to come across as some sort of advertisment but I’ve been involved with this:http://www.ecoauditors.co.uk/commercial.htmlAnd you can see some realtime energy consumption monitoring of a pub here:http://www.smallworld.cx/ecoaudit/todays_energy.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39618",
"author": "Jason Turner",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T18:25:38",
"content": "You could at least mention that name of the company that you stole the screenshot from:http://www.coloradovnet.comI don’t currently work for them, but did a couple of years ago and worked on that UI software, as well as several bits of the underlying software.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39619",
"author": "GhrayFahx",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T18:37:31",
"content": "Am I the only one that saw NES mentioned in the post and thought someone hacked an 8-Bit Nintendo into a Home Automation System? Meh, guess I’ll have to be satisfied with Atari Jaguars being turned into Dental Imagers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39620",
"author": "putnam",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T20:46:42",
"content": "Bang on about home automation being a great way to get into energy monitoring on the cheap… but where is the “hack factor” in this article? *grin* When I go looking for home automation gear I want stuff that has a well defined and accessible network interface. And NOTE both hardware and software must be accessible. It must also have documentation freely available (or be self evident on inspection). These criteria have steered me ever more towards Modbus RS485 interfaces. Modbus used to be an expensive industrial protocol. Now it is available on just about any microcontroller and /further/ any meter manufacturer worth their salt will have a Modbus interface (even REALLY cheap meters – hint hint). And even more Modbus on RS485 is easy to convert to ModbusTCP so that you can speak to it with any TCP/IP stack and applications. Now that’s hackable *grin*.Wireless combined with power electric (read grounds, shields and safe enclosures) will make your life hellish. Inscrutable oddball protocols will also mangle you.Give me a Modbus thermostat likehttp://www.temcocontrols.com/Tell me how to get Modbus from a Kill A Watt (P3) and that will make my day *grin*http://www.p3international.com/products/special/P4400/P4400-CE.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39621",
"author": "Raging Computer",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T23:57:37",
"content": "Here’s a couple links for the DIY hackers with no fear of electricity and a desire to monitor energy usage.http://www.edcheung.com/automa/power.htmhttp://www.kondra.com/circuit/circuit.htmlhttp://www.theenergydetective.com/what/install.htmlIt’s amazing how much energy can be saved just by being aware of how much is wasted.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39622",
"author": "Roman Dulgarov",
"timestamp": "2008-08-04T21:50:40",
"content": "Hello everyone, I’ve been a long time reader of this page and it is awesome. I just saw this article and some one mentioned TED and thought I’d mention that a new model of TED is going to be released with in a few month that has Zigbee support and load shedding. Can’t go too much into details but its going to basically have everything people have asked for in the old model.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39623",
"author": "berend",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T21:28:05",
"content": "Related to this subject and perhaps of interest : free software that will run on any pc to keep detailed track of your domestic energy concsumtion.Download athttp://econote.nibfo.eu//cheersBerend",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.136892
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/28/synchronizing-fireflies-ng/
|
Synchronizing Fireflies NG
|
Eliot
|
[
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"attiny",
"attiny13",
"fireflies",
"firefly",
"led",
"mote",
"motes",
"rgb",
"rgbLED",
"sync",
"tinkerlog"
] |
[Alex] from Tinkerlog has revisited an old project with
Synchronizing Fireflies NG
. Fascinated by how fireflies blink at same rate and synchronize with each other, he built a digital version. Each board has an RGB LED and a phototransistor or photoresistor. A ping-pong ball is used as a diffuser. The blink rate is controlled by an ATtiny13v. The board power can be daisy chained, but each firefly mote operates independently of the others. The microcontroller has a fixed flash rate and monitors for other flashes. It attempts to sync by flashing earlier. The color of the LED expresses how satisfied the firefly is with its current sync. You can see a video of eight fireflies attempting to self organize embedded below.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39606",
"author": "TheBlunderbuss",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T08:45:55",
"content": "There’s something about this hack that is really appealing to me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39607",
"author": "Inkwina",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T11:21:26",
"content": "This is a beautiful hack, both aesthetically and technically. I wonder whether this technology can be used to make the battery powered warning lights at roadworks flash if a running lights sort of fashion rather than disturbing random patterns",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39608",
"author": "Bill",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T17:10:44",
"content": "Or you could skip lights altogether and use radio in a wireless sensor mesh type application, leave the radios off most of the time, power them on in unison once in a while to talk, using this to synchronize it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39609",
"author": "Edward Nardella",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T20:45:56",
"content": "This could also make for some interesting lighting setups, perhaps instead of trying to sync they are all always on between 50%-100% changing color, trying to get to each others color, I can imagine about 320 on a ceiling, no only responding to the color and intensity of nearby units but to the sounds being made in the room. I can imagine clapping could have a very rapid ripple like effect in bigger rooms, and if people get angry and start shouting then everything goes bright red.Dude sometimes I wish I had the skills and patience to implement something like that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39610",
"author": "andre",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T22:33:51",
"content": "this is pretty neat. btw you can get ldr’s from broken road light pcbs :)if you can’t get the correct diodes its possible to make a tripad arrangement with RGB 3mm LED’s, and it should still work.i like the ldr-under-led trick, its pretty ingenious.-A",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39611",
"author": "dandin1",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T23:07:03",
"content": "@bill But wouldn’t the radios need to be always listening to be able to tell when the other radios went on/how “satisfied” they are at the synch?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39612",
"author": "Ian Calvert",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T01:25:35",
"content": "I like, but I’m unsure as to the biological plausibility of the setup. Making the firefly flash *sooner* seems quite tricky since afaik they just flash as soon as they have built up enough *insert what they build up here*.Sorry it’s been a while since I studied them :)I have coded a few and the biological idea we based them on was that when a firefly sees a lot of light it resets its cycle without flashing. This works extremely well, though causes some interesting interactions.@bill it is used to synchronize amorphous collections of clocks on small distributed systems.@dandin1 you could leave them listening in for just the power of broadcast at any one time, that should only take a very low powered circuit.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39613",
"author": "Lenny",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T11:24:42",
"content": "I like this hack. my girlfriend says…“Its kind of romantic..when the two fireflies are together there synchronized and when there apart its like there lost”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39614",
"author": "stig Skjelvik",
"timestamp": "2008-08-02T00:06:10",
"content": "great work! very similar with a old project of mine tested in 2005, used only white light and only built three functioning individuals… would be great to see a really large flock in action :)please se link for more details..http://skjelvik.com/portefolie/experimental1.1.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.181469
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/27/sonar-controlled-usb-missile-launcher/
|
SONAR Controlled USB Missile Launcher
|
Will O'Brien
|
[
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"pic",
"usb"
] |
Check out this add on for that cheap USB missile launcher we know you bought last year. It uses
ultrasonic sensors to provide sonar feedback for the aiming system
. A PIC 18F455 drives a servo to aim the sensor and massage the signal from the sensor. It still depends on a PC application to put everything together. If you’d rather play with faster hardware, keep your eyes open for this years
defcon bots contest
.
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| 5
|
[
{
"comment_id": "39601",
"author": "Sean T.",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T19:07:43",
"content": "Just modify that USB missile launcher to trigger a solenoid when it fires the “missile”, mount a loaded Glock with the solenoid on the trigger and you’ve got a decent intruder (or cubicle vandal) eliminator system.Just be sure to find a way to disarm it before getting into range yourself. Unless, of course, your name is Remo Williams…;-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39602",
"author": "gcc",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T19:13:23",
"content": "Missile, perhaps?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39603",
"author": "Hockeytree",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T20:33:12",
"content": "“massage” the signal from the sensors? There are way too many grammatical mistakes in this post. Invest in an editor.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39604",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T21:11:39",
"content": ">”massage” the signal from the sensors?that is the correct spelling. massage as in manipulate.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39605",
"author": "vincent",
"timestamp": "2008-08-16T10:22:54",
"content": "“massage” the signal from the sensors?that is the correct spelling. massage as in manipulate.get owned no0b",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.224502
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/26/rgb-led-cylinder/
|
RGB LED Cylinder
|
Benjamin Eckel
|
[
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"cylinder",
"led",
"nycresistor",
"rgb"
] |
[Dave Clausen] from NYC Resistor sent in his
open source RGB LED cylinder
. We have seen many
cubes in the past
(even
one that display low-res 3D video
) so a cylinder is certainly a new concept and the RGB LEDs are a nice upgrade. The LEDs are wired in a 5-way multiplexed grid using four
TLC5940NT
s (16 channel LED drivers with internal PWM hardware) so each light is individually addressable. The best thing about this project, of course, is that he has source and EAGLE schematics availbale for download and both are licensed under Creative Commons.
[via
NYC Resistor
]
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| 9
|
[
{
"comment_id": "39592",
"author": "Br0",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T07:06:33",
"content": "diggin’ it. Im glad the guy presenting the hack wasnt completely a social failure.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39593",
"author": "michaelb",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T07:48:43",
"content": "What’s next? LED Icosahedrons? LED Toruses? Tesseracts?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39594",
"author": "Solenoidclock",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T12:18:59",
"content": "You can already animate something like a tesseract on the cubes, but I think I know what you mean. I’m liking the idea of a cylinder. I think the 3d open-air television on the jetsons was constrained to something like a cylinder.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39595",
"author": "pastasauce",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T13:14:28",
"content": "I imagine it won’t be long until people start making sculptures out of 3D LED matrices.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39596",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T14:31:13",
"content": "a 3-d rgb dodecahedron might land you a spot on doctor who!In all seriousness this project rocks!I loved the 8-bit soundtrack it fit like an 8-bit power glove…This is the way to share projects.The only possible criticism I could offer would be to maybe take a second look at some of those solder joints around the outside, a couple looked a little like they could become trouble as the thing gets handled more and displayed.As someone who cooed over a single 7-color LED from rad schmack I really enjoyed this.thanks hackaday!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39597",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T15:53:54",
"content": "The next step is obviously to use nested geodesic shells to do a sphere. Too bad domebook 2 is out of print…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39598",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T21:15:12",
"content": "those NYC resistor guys know how to party!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39599",
"author": "theisovist",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T14:50:59",
"content": "you mean like this?http://www.hackaday.com/2008/06/22/mit-mobile-cloud/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39600",
"author": "Jon",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T19:15:53",
"content": "it looks like key in the He-Man movie!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.40158
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/26/boxee-available-for-ubuntu/
|
Boxee Available For Ubuntu
|
Benjamin Eckel
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"apple",
"boxee",
"linux",
"mediacenter",
"OsX",
"ubuntu",
"xbmc"
] |
The Boxee blog has recently announced that they have
finally released a Linux version
. So far, only Ubuntu 7.10 through 8.04 support is available. We covered Boxee when
they released their alpha version
a few months ago. One of the unique things we found about it was the added social layer that allows the user to share their viewing and listening information on various social networking sites.
This XBMC based media streamer has won a lot of praise lately and we are excited to finally see it step into the Linux platform. Up until now, Boxee was strictly run on OSX 10.5 and thus bound to Apple’s hardware configurations. Once they get a stable version running, it will be extremely easy for anyone to build a media streamer from an old PC with various hardware configurations.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39584",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T05:56:59",
"content": "not a hack",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39585",
"author": "bhelx",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T11:06:16",
"content": "Yeah, not a hack. You guys need to make some kind of “category” like “news” or something and then file this post under it. This is getting ridiculous.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39586",
"author": "bencoder",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T15:12:37",
"content": "yeah, what a great idea, they could even make a category that has the daily hacks in, so it’s just like the old site… they could just call it “daily” or something.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39587",
"author": "DigitalMind",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T16:13:44",
"content": "Seems cool ! I would love to try this on my Media Center PC at home running Ubuntu 8.04. Too bad you have to sign up to a waiting list just to be a user ! I signed up today, lets see how long it takes to get an invite. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39588",
"author": "userjjb",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T21:38:26",
"content": "http://www.hackaday.com/category/daily/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39589",
"author": "stopwhining",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T02:06:02",
"content": "oh look surprise surprise. miked got so bored with his little faggotassed hackaday clone he had to come back and troll here.so much for his big “i’ll make a bigger and better site so i don’t have to come here” boast.future potential for making use of old pc clunkers? i call that hackworthy news.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39590",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T09:39:23",
"content": ">miked got so bored with his>little faggotassed hackaday clonei never said my site would be bigger and better.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39591",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T17:00:51",
"content": "also, i still have hope that hack-a-day will return to the format its readers requested as well as the mission statement on the front page.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.266511
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/26/adeona-an-open-source-laptop-tracking-system/
|
Adeona: An Open Source Laptop Tracking System
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"laptops hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"adeona",
"laptops",
"open source",
"OpenSource",
"schneier",
"security",
"theft",
"tracking"
] |
Adeona
is an open source internet-based laptop tracking system that is free to use. It’s available for Linux, OSX, and Windows XP/Vista. After installation, Adeona will submit at random intervals, anonymously encrypted updates on the computer’s location to servers on the Internet, specifically to
OpenDHT
, a free storage service. The information is kept on the servers for one week. If your laptop becomes lost or stolen, you can use the retrieval tool to access information about where your laptop was last used: the external IP address, internal IP address, and nearby routers. If your laptop is a Mac, you can also download
isightcapture
to grab a picture of the thief. Adeona is designed to protect against common criminals who may not have much technological knowledge, and does not have any protections against events such as disk wipes. The open source nature of Adeona’s system means that there’s ample opportunity to improve upon the release or add extensions. Here’s one
user who really likes
what he sees.
[via
Schneier
]
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[
{
"comment_id": "39580",
"author": "klintor",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T03:22:32",
"content": "My laptop is a Dell, but it’s got a built-in webcam (as do many, MANY windows lappies). Is there a free open source app for that?Also, not a hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39581",
"author": "ChickenCow",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T03:59:57",
"content": "I just got this and I have to say I’m very excited. I am always so overprotective of my Laptop cause it took months to tweek it and Dammit Im not starting over. My only question is, when I play WOW do you think the silent updates might effect my performance?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39582",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T10:37:06",
"content": "isightcapture doesn’t turn the green isight light off so whomever will realize you’re watching f.y’all’s.i.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39583",
"author": "sumati",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T11:57:58",
"content": "nice list, thanks for sharing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45014",
"author": "The Bro",
"timestamp": "2008-10-08T19:42:20",
"content": "Crap, now I gotta start wearing a ski mask!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56284",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2008-12-23T16:19:18",
"content": "The Adeona software has not worked for the past month due to issues with Open DHT servers. If you installed this on your system thinking it wil protect you, it is important to note that IT IS NOT. If you check the Adeona lists you will see that it has not been functioning for the past month, with no fix in site.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "60215",
"author": "cr08",
"timestamp": "2009-01-21T07:25:46",
"content": "It’d be lovely to see more ‘security’ apps made for notebook users right up to really obnoxious and off the wall ideas. Maybe use the bluetooth adapters built in to attempt to connect to any non-protected devices in the vicinity and try to get a message out, crank the volume and sound an alarm, maybe have a small dualbooted partition with a custom built OS made just for the event of the thing getting stolen and if it’s booted into the main OS and knows it’s stolen, modify the bootloader to lock into that second OS and reboot automatically.Just some possibilities, obnoxious or not. ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "72931",
"author": "robocop",
"timestamp": "2009-05-06T20:56:13",
"content": "It would be best if you could configure it to send it’s location via email.make a spare gmail account just for laptop tracking… dont have to worry about the dht thing…or is that what it does?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81325",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2009-07-13T06:45:27",
"content": "preyproject.com, check it out.open source and does not rely on open dth as adeona.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "88372",
"author": "nisa",
"timestamp": "2009-08-21T09:56:11",
"content": "If I am not mistaken, adeona is down for the past year, according to Wikipedia. It is still under development as of May 2009. Does anyone know any updates?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "106799",
"author": "The Review Site",
"timestamp": "2009-11-11T11:05:10",
"content": "Good post congratulations.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "108030",
"author": "how do you kill bed bugs",
"timestamp": "2009-11-19T14:10:49",
"content": "Hi Kimberly Lau ………….. They are calling on laptop makers to remove biometric authentication from their machines and to warn all users against using the facial recognition function. keep posting dude.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "110336",
"author": "new mazda sydney",
"timestamp": "2009-12-04T12:50:32",
"content": "Sadly thats very true.. the everyday media has brainwashed everybody to think that hacking is a bad thing.. Just keep posting your good work and keep enlightening your readers. Thank you..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "110993",
"author": "Buyers Agent",
"timestamp": "2009-12-09T11:12:08",
"content": "Wow…. its a great article. I really enjoyed reading it. It contains a lot of information. Just keep up the good work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "112128",
"author": "web design in Ireland",
"timestamp": "2009-12-17T15:34:29",
"content": "Laptop tracking system must be more efficient because many of the good programmers can crack the software …….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "112231",
"author": "iphone repair",
"timestamp": "2009-12-18T05:05:32",
"content": "I m really glad to read your blog. I m impressed with your good work. I have gone through many blogs but I found yours the most interesting…. I m looking forward for more of your work… Interesting subject.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "113216",
"author": "metal detector stories",
"timestamp": "2009-12-24T14:31:00",
"content": "It amazes me to know that you have such a vast knowledge about this subject. Personally I think that this blog would be an eye opener to most of its readers………. This is really good work and I m very impressed………",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "113887",
"author": "One Way Text links",
"timestamp": "2009-12-29T12:44:35",
"content": "By spamming this board on Thanksgiving (for crying out loud), Mbt shoe has convinced me to never, ever try their stuff.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "113894",
"author": "One Way Text links",
"timestamp": "2009-12-29T15:00:58",
"content": "Kudos for hosting such a terrific website. this site happens to be not just useful but also very stimulating too. There normally are a limited number of professionals who can create technical content that creatively. All of us search for information on this subject. I Myself have gone through dozens of blogs to come across knowhow regarding this.Keep posting !!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116509",
"author": "Insanity Workout",
"timestamp": "2010-01-10T07:53:42",
"content": "Thanks for giving such a creative website. Your weblog happens to be not just useful but also very artistic too. We find a limited number of professionals who can create technical content that creatively. A lot of people are on the lookout for knowledge regarding this topic. I Myself went through many blogs to come across information with regard to this.I will check back often !!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116910",
"author": "reg plates",
"timestamp": "2010-01-12T10:11:08",
"content": "Great job … there is a logic in tracking laptops …",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "118106",
"author": "koi tattoo designs",
"timestamp": "2010-01-18T06:31:28",
"content": "Laoptop tracking software. This sounds real good. I just loved your information that you provided here. I want a more detailed information. Please can you give some more information.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "141391",
"author": "Jonh",
"timestamp": "2010-05-10T22:35:12",
"content": "I found this program on google.Seems to work pretty good and is free, but is windows only and lacks some features that paid programs have.http://www.laptoplocator.net",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "166116",
"author": "Evan",
"timestamp": "2010-08-06T09:00:38",
"content": "Don’t suppose they could shrink this software to fit something like a psp? Let me know by email and title it adeona psp.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.351907
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/26/five-plugins-and-tips-to-secure-your-wordpress-blog/
|
Five Plugins And Tips To Secure Your WordPress Blog
|
Kimberly Lau
|
[
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"plugins",
"security",
"tips",
"tricks",
"wordpress"
] |
How do you protect your own blog from getting hacked? There’s never a foolproof answer, but with some added tools and caution, you can make your website a little safer from getting into harm’s way. Cats Who Code has
five plug-ins and tips you can use
to protect your
WordPress
install. Some of the tips are common sense advice that can apply to anything related to technology – such as making backups often and using strong passwords. Others include suggested plugins that can help you verify whether your WordPress install has any
security holes
, or small tricks to
hide the version of WordPress
you’re using. Do you have any useful plugins or tricks to share to keep your blog safe from hackers?
[via
Digg
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39578",
"author": "Jordan",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T02:21:53",
"content": "Hey thanks for that post. That will help a lot for WordPress security.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39579",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T07:46:29",
"content": "not the typical h.a.d. fare but very helpful considering I run several WP blogs… while I haven’t read the article yet the most valuable pluging I’ve ever used is WP-DBManager you can set it to automatically backup your WP database, I have it backup files daily to the a different webserver automatically deleting backup files more than 2 weeks old. Then once a week it emails the latest backup to a gmail account for redundancy.best part is, I can manage all of the backup stuff right through the WP admin panel, and I can even set it up to manage the backup of other databases as well..I’ve also been hacked once before so I’m a whole lot more cautious than most I suspect.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93150",
"author": "sandrar",
"timestamp": "2009-09-10T14:22:02",
"content": "Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.489469
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/26/honeybike-bicycle-thief-honeypot/
|
Honeybike: Bicycle Thief Honeypot
|
Will O'Brien
|
[
"Cellphone Hacks",
"classic hacks"
] |
[
"shocking"
] |
[liseman] decided to build a
honeypot for bicycle thieves
. He mounted a pay as you go cell phone and a gutted stun gun inside a water bottle. When the phone is dialed, the stun gun is activated thanks to a tap on the vibration motor inside the phone. He also installed some tracking software on the phone so the bike can be traced when stolen.
Location of the stun gun probes depends on certain assumptions: will the thief ride off on the bike, or simply toss it in the back of a truck. (Check your local laws if you’re contemplating doing this yourself.)
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[
{
"comment_id": "39561",
"author": "pascal",
"timestamp": "2008-07-26T16:06:05",
"content": "oh, now that’s evil. no matter how expensive the bike was — it’s clearly disproportional to shock the thief while they’re possibly riding the bike. I imagine it’s quite easy to be run over by a car when you suddenly jump out of the saddle, being tasered. nobody expects that…I’d rather install a pulsed low-energy shock device, like they use for cattle, so a thief couldn’t touch the bike long enough to take it away. It could be deactivated by an RFID-tag worn in the owners shoe…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39562",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2008-07-26T18:09:02",
"content": "bah… heck with the thief… if they have balls enough to steal, they should be able to suffer the consequences. *evil grin*",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39563",
"author": "TheBlunderbuss",
"timestamp": "2008-07-26T18:42:13",
"content": "So the hacker:has to know when the thief has a physical hold on the bicycle, probably by seeing ithas to dial the phone numberhopes it all rings through and works, while the thief still has hold of the bicycleYeah that’s stupid.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39564",
"author": "barry99705",
"timestamp": "2008-07-26T21:12:08",
"content": "Boobie traps are usually illegal pretty much anywhere. Though if I were to build one of these, I’d have the cell activate the stun gun, but have the actual switch that fires it under the seat. That way, you know it’s going to get him/her. A better more legal thing would be install one of those 190Db “personal alarms” instead of the stun gun.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39565",
"author": "Captain",
"timestamp": "2008-07-26T21:19:07",
"content": "I hope to see this device on an episode of “My name is Earl”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39566",
"author": "Solenoidclock",
"timestamp": "2008-07-26T22:08:33",
"content": "A camera/tracking device might hold up in court. If you just zap the guy as he’s speeding away you’re going to be liable for any injuries he sustains, like that mugger who collected 30k from a ‘good Samaritan’ witness who pinned him against a wall with her cab and ended up tearing all the meat off his leg. If you’re rich enough for it, you might even have to pay the guy a million or so in punitive damages for being so reckless, callous and willful.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39567",
"author": "MooglyGuy",
"timestamp": "2008-07-26T23:46:32",
"content": "solenoidclock, I didn’t realize that we were supposed to be sympathetic to people who are CRIMINALS.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39568",
"author": "Daniel",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T02:31:48",
"content": "He needs a fucking shirt.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39569",
"author": "barry99705",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T02:54:35",
"content": "@MooglyGuyNot sympathetic, just not becoming a criminal to catch a criminal. Unfortunately, criminals have rights too.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39570",
"author": "michaelb",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T07:26:58",
"content": "If you’re going to make this just to see people in pain, then I think perhaps it’s (slightly) morally wrong (e.g. Purposely leaving your bike vulnerable just to watch someone try and take it)– but if the person is required to actually do more than just grab a bike, then this would be worth it (if it isn’t illegal)…Would it be possible to create something akin to a car alarm, and just have it draw attention? I think it embarrassment would be equally painful and there is less chance of breaking the law yourself… The only problem I could see is possible false alarms, but you could use a combination of sensors which need to be tripped as well (pressure sensor under the seat, contact with the bike longer than a specified amount of time, etc…)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39571",
"author": "charlie",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T08:51:17",
"content": "this gives me ideas. just this morning the cops woke me up, and told me my moped had been stolen. the found it a couple blocks away with the lock smashed, ignition wires ripped out like the tried to hotwire it. i’m so mad. theifs deserve the wrath of any electronic device i can rig on the thing. self destruct mechanism maybe… ‘evil laugh’ ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39572",
"author": "Solenoidclock",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T12:42:01",
"content": "This reminds me of the 1999 ig Nobel prize winners for peace. Guy and gal living in Africa, they designed an marketed a car alarm consisting of a detection circuit wired to twin flamethrowers. Most had an optional footswitch to prevent carjackings. A few hundred have been sold, and there’s supposed to be a really brutal up-the-sleeve flamethrower in the works as well.Keep in mind that the only reason he was able to do this is because lethal force is legal in Africa in self-defense, an also because flamethrower ownership is unrestricted.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39573",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T14:34:47",
"content": "unrestricted flamethrower ownershipi think I found my next vanity license plate",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39574",
"author": "Obvious Man",
"timestamp": "2008-07-28T21:36:01",
"content": "Would it be illegal if the device wasn’t “supposed” to shock the thief?“Sorry officer, it was for an experiment on ion generation…it wasn’t quite finished, that’s why mongol got shocked”It would then be akin to someone trying to steal copper wire out of a live electrical box. Too bad, Darwin will see you now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39575",
"author": "sackofcatfood",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T00:10:57",
"content": "It’s not a boobytrap because it doesn’t have an automatic trigger. It is just activated remotely. Not illegal, but then, judges are fickle creatures and you might still wind up liable for awarded damages in a civil suit against you.I’d suggest also putting a warning label on it which should cover your bases nicely.And you probably should only use it if you have just seen the guy take it. For all you know he trashed it somewhere and the guy you’re shocking is an innocent.But all in all it seems pretty handy in as much as you can (a) get in your car and track down your bike (b) prevent the guy who took it from using it as a getaway/taking it with him once you find it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39576",
"author": "doctor_john",
"timestamp": "2008-07-30T23:07:47",
"content": "If yu’ve ever had your bike stolen…YOUR bike, not just A bike. All the custom work and all the pain you’ve suffered for speed…then you’d want to use a HAMMER on the cretin who dared to touch it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39577",
"author": "Max",
"timestamp": "2008-08-12T03:09:25",
"content": "This make me think it could be useful to have such a device for a car, except that you could simply lock up the door, stop the car and then inject a non-lethal gaz that could cause the thief to fall asleep. (Or if you’re really evil, just inject carbon monoxide :P)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "2906637",
"author": "nohjose",
"timestamp": "2016-02-03T00:16:09",
"content": "Putting a sachet of superglue & methyl blue under a mesh seat. Would certainly ruin their trousers/day/sex life and make it pretty difficult to wash or explain away. Come to think of it, a set of dye loaded short needles in the configuration ‘ T H I E F’. That’d be hilarious – ‘Thief’ tattooed across their arse . I’m not bitter – I just had my bike stolen by some low life.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.614609
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||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/25/surveillance-as-art/
|
Surveillance As Art
|
Benjamin Eckel
|
[
"digital cameras hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"camera",
"CCTV",
"obesity",
"RCA",
"surveillance",
"wemakemoneynotart",
"wmmna"
] |
The Target Project is a graduate project from the Royal College of Arts in London. It is designed to make us question our
relationship with surveillance technology and CCTV
. This is a particularly meaningful demonstration for a country like Britain which is said to contain up to
4.2 million CCTV cameras or roughly 1 for every 14 people
.
This project has two demonstrations on their site. The first is dubbed the RTS-2 (Racial Targeting System). This system is essentially a camera which follows faces and is able to analyze and interpret the person’s race. The second is SOLA. This system is able to quickly scan someone and calculate their body mass index then publish this information to the web. Both systems achieve their goal by blatantly pointing out a line in which more surveillance does not equate to more security. They also show the wealth of personal data that can be obtained about a person by a simple camera.
[via
we make money not art
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39556",
"author": "Solenoidclock",
"timestamp": "2008-07-26T04:16:53",
"content": "Lol bigotcam.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39557",
"author": "dave",
"timestamp": "2008-07-26T08:02:13",
"content": "Music video made with CCTV cameras. Talk about changing your relationship to the cameras…http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/05/use_cctv_cameras_to_make.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39558",
"author": "jeicrash",
"timestamp": "2008-07-26T20:17:17",
"content": "I remember a few years ago seeing some lady in NY doing something kind of like this. She hooked up a bunch of cctv cameras and captured people as they walked by, I think some of the cameras where in sculptures she made.I don’t see why cameras in public bother people so much though. Around here if anyone sees a camera they start complaining about privacy. I think this is a neat idea anyways.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39559",
"author": "Skyler Orlando",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T02:34:31",
"content": "The BMI calculator is interesting. If it’s accurate enough, it could theoretically be used for calculating the amount of anesthetic needed for safely anesthetizing someone, making Hollywood-style “sleepy darts” somewhat closer to reality.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39560",
"author": "moophus",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T11:24:55",
"content": "@jeicrash:People don’t like cameras in public for the same reason we use handles like ‘moophus’ or ‘jeicrash:’ if I wanted every little thing I ever did or said to be irrevocably attached to my identity, I would post with my full name, birthdate, and street address. I want everyone to know I care about my privacy, but that privacy is endangered if you can see all the sites I frequent with one trip to google",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67753",
"author": "Home Surveillance System",
"timestamp": "2009-03-25T06:40:20",
"content": "It is amazing what technology is coming out today. Maily wireless, yet so advanced. Thanks for the post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136820",
"author": "Doug",
"timestamp": "2010-04-19T06:53:33",
"content": "Sounds pretty neat. I wonder how far they have gone with blending art and technology.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "312794",
"author": "Paula Frere",
"timestamp": "2011-01-23T22:53:06",
"content": "If anyone has recently gone to have their passport photo taken you’ve noticed that now you are no longer allowed to smile into the camera. This is because of government’s increase use of facial recognition, and a smiling face with wrinkles around the mouth tends not to work so well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.654302
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/22/name-that-ware/
|
Name That Ware
|
Eliot
|
[
"contests",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"board",
"bunnie",
"bunniestudios",
"hardware",
"isa",
"namethatware"
] |
Last month we mentioned [bunnie]’s
Name that Ware competition
where participants try to guess the functionality of a random bit of hardware. We thought you might want to see another example; pictured above is the
June 2008 ware
provided by [xobs]. You can see a
high res version here
and an
image of the daughter card
as well. Be forewarned that someone has already posted the solution in the comments. At first glance there are quite a few interesting bits: board is copyright 1991, the 8-bit ISA connector doesn’t have any data lines connected, just power, and it’s got a lot of analog circuitry. Take a guess and then
check out the comments
on [bunnie]’s site to see the solution.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39436",
"author": "Enrico Fermi",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T20:23:21",
"content": "god, you people need to look at amiga dual time base corrector cards more often… oy!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39437",
"author": "Steve DiRaddo",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T21:25:41",
"content": "interesting that it doesnt use data lines at all.. just power. with that i’d totally use it externally, without a computer.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "51004",
"author": "p@",
"timestamp": "2008-11-16T07:17:12",
"content": "Enrico Fermi = uber nerd ….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "78160",
"author": "Jasmine",
"timestamp": "2009-06-16T01:27:50",
"content": "Hey By the way Do any of you guys know what the solution to Congress Weed? I am not sure what exactly it is but its a grass and it itches too much if you touch? How do I kill it?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "78760",
"author": "psp go!",
"timestamp": "2009-06-22T11:32:48",
"content": "Man I can’t wait for the new PSP Go, my PlayStation Portable 1st gen really needs a replacer.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.698504
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/22/home-made-pcb-drill-press/
|
Home Made PCB Drill Press
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] |
[
"dremel",
"drill",
"drillpress",
"pcb",
"rotarytool"
] |
[yellowduck] took some fantastic initiative with this
home made PCB drill press
. Many people have a rotary tool already. Just add some scrap wood and four hinges. The drill press isn’t perfect; it pivots a little as it lowers. This shouldn’t be a problem for drilling printed circuit boards though. The PCB should be thin enough for the pivot to have little effect. After some test runs, he added a lamp for better lighting and intends to add a return spring and foot switch. It’s definitely a better solution than drilling multiple holes with a hand drill.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39426",
"author": "diy audio projects",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T01:28:08",
"content": "How about mounting the dremmel to a pipe and then using a smaller vertical pipe or dowel as a guide? It will take up less space an not pivot.Gio",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39427",
"author": "garrett",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T01:43:57",
"content": "@1: I don’t know, the four bar linkage looks really stable, and the movement is going to be pretty precise with minimal effort. Using pipe, you’d need two guides to get rotational stability, then you have to make sure they’re parallel or you get binding, and you also have to make the sleeves tight enough to be accurate but loose enough to slide. Obviously using a vertical guide is better if you have the time and tools to do it right, but the hardware store hinges and scrap wood get you something 90% as good for about 10% of the effort.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39428",
"author": "fred",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T03:58:41",
"content": "the rotation comes from the hinges distance. If the hinges are exactly the same distance apart, then there wouldn’t be any rotation. The 4 angles need to make a (perfect) rectangle or a complimentary rhombus. Also, I think that extending the length of one of the boards on the pivot might provide a place for a couter-balance which might be simpler than a spring. Frickin spring math is insane…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39429",
"author": "taco",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T07:48:09",
"content": "Milescraft makes a pretty nice dremel drillpress that can be had for around $30 on amazon. works pretty good for drilling PCBs in my experience.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39430",
"author": "userjjb",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T09:00:55",
"content": "“Frickin spring math is insane…”F=kx…yeah man hooke’s law is totally insane!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39431",
"author": "Bill",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T15:07:31",
"content": "I suspend my Dremel from the ceiling with a bungee cord, about an eighth of an inch above the PCB which has a couple layers of cardboard behind it.Holes can be drilled with only a couple fingers of one hand on the Dremel, and I can drill several holes without repositioning the board because the bit can move over about a square inch without becoming too far off vertical.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39432",
"author": "fred",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T16:11:39",
"content": "Ok smartass. F=-kx isn’t too tough, but he still needs to “apply” the math. how many coils per inch? What material? How long to heat it? What temp?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39433",
"author": "EdZ",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T19:52:24",
"content": "A simple 7-bar linkage (1 ‘bar’ being the drill, another the base stand) would provide completely linear motion (though you’d probably need two of them to prevent twisting, given that the linkage would not be flat).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39434",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T18:40:40",
"content": "http://www.instructables.com/id/$30-High-Speed-PCB-Drill-Press/Built this a while ago; it’s probably more much more stable (only bits I’ve broken so far were when I pushed the bit WAY too deep into the material, and when I accidentally got my glove caught in the way–drills PCBs [almost] like butter) and it’s cheaper, provided that you already have a compressor and the tools to make it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39435",
"author": "vic",
"timestamp": "2008-07-25T01:20:32",
"content": "I’ve always found drill presses hard to use. You need to align the drill bit with the hole with your naked eye, which is time consuming and usually approximative. The method I use is to have a very small drill that I can hold in the palm of my hand, and drill freely. This method is very fast. The drawback is that you need a steady hand, and drill bits do break once in a while, but much less often than I need to change them because of abrasion.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.740937
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/22/annoy-your-friends-with-high-pitched-noise/
|
Annoy Your Friends With High Pitched Noise
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] |
[
"annoy",
"highfrequency",
"highfrequencysounds"
] |
[Hungry_Myst] has put together this fantastic device to
annoy your friends
. It randomly emits high pitched sounds, then stops for a while to make it very hard to locate. He has added an extra level of annoyance by putting the noise in vicinity of 17KHz thus making it almost undetectable by people over the age of 30. The fact that not everyone in the room can hear it makes people go even crazier trying to find it.
The parts list is fairly short, and the directions concise. One thing that is fantastic about this article is that he encourages people to improve it. That alone is not a huge deal, but he mentions in several areas specific additions that would make it more user friendly: on/off, pitch control, and delay control.
Related: [jay]’s Picaxe based
Brain Assailant
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[
{
"comment_id": "39407",
"author": "David Major",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T23:46:40",
"content": "This could be even better with 2+ of them spread through the room with really long intervals between beeps.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39408",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T23:53:51",
"content": "Normally I get all worked up about people griping about posts in the comment section, but today I’m going to be a hypocrite. Kits like this have been available from all kinds of vendors for many years. In fact, I put one together from chaney’s in school.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39410",
"author": "caliFrag",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T00:45:47",
"content": "ah i forgot here’s a link in case anybody wants to check it outhttp://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/8c52/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39411",
"author": "tommy",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T00:59:50",
"content": "why not a couple of 555 timers one to set the output frequency (cake) and one to set the duration? probably a higher parts count, but no fiddly programming.of course, some might say that tuning 2 555 multivibrators is more of a pain, but I think of it as more fun.:-D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39412",
"author": "Hungry_Myst",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T01:13:28",
"content": "Woo, I made it to Hack A Day!One thing tough: s/she/he/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39413",
"author": "Eliot",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T02:21:33",
"content": "@hungry_myst fixed",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39414",
"author": "j",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T03:53:00",
"content": "The only thing that would make this better is if it were mobile so it could hide itself some where new after each time it goes off. Oh and maybe encasing it in some sort of shock-o-matic housing so that when somebody does find it and picks it up it would zap the crap out of em. Hey if your looking to annoy people, especially teenagers I say go the distance.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39415",
"author": "MadEngineer",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T03:57:05",
"content": "add monitoring of light and sound (below that of the speaker) levels that when triggered, silences it to make it even harder to find.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39416",
"author": "Hungry_Myst",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T05:43:37",
"content": "@Eliot, thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39417",
"author": "highschooler",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T06:20:30",
"content": "I’m thinkin glue a magnet on the back of like 20 of these so they stick to the ceiling of my high school, set a delay, plant, and walk away.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39418",
"author": "Ben Russon",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T09:15:24",
"content": "I built one of these that was similar, not as high pitched, but it had a photo-diode, and every time you turned out the lights it would start making noise, then when you turned them back on it would stop making noise… :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39419",
"author": "Christopher Reitmann",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T16:41:09",
"content": "Hahahahahaha I made something similar in 8th grade. I don’t think it was quite 17khz (probably somewhere between that and 16khz) because my forty something year old dad was able to hear it. I made it in 8th grade and hid it behind the blinds of one of the windows in the class room. Two of the other students finally found it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39420",
"author": "Adam Ziegler",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T18:45:54",
"content": "I made a device years ago that emitted a continuously high pitched loud signal called “Pandora’s Box”. It was always associated with other phreaking boxes, but had nothing to do with phones?! The signal freq was adjustable… the idea was you set it below what was audible, and it would cause headaches to people in the room. It was quite annoying.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6580654",
"author": "Adrian",
"timestamp": "2023-01-22T00:21:09",
"content": "Is there a way to find these things?",
"parent_id": "39420",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "39421",
"author": "alex fox",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T20:01:27",
"content": "what the hell is this crap? this is a hack? try doing something constructive–or, if destructive, at least put some damn ingenuity into itthis is pathetic. might as well start showcasing “how to h4x your friends aol” cause thats just about as mature and just about as much of a “hack”pathetic.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39422",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T20:40:44",
"content": "Heyyyyyy Tippy Turtle! Tippy did it the easy way in the ’80s by pulling the sound unit out of an electronic birthday card. It’s difficult to pinpoint because it’s placed out of line-of-sight, so the sound has to spread, and the square-wave electronic notes have a lot of high-frequency harmonics, so your ears can’t lock onto the direction because you can’t resolve the phase differences, a prime component of stereo/directional hearing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39423",
"author": "Solenoidclock",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T23:44:36",
"content": "I’ve seen a million retail variations of these, and I’ve made a few myself. Best one was a real zippy sounding circuit cannibalized from a remote control locater. I hid it inside a frosted light bulb. It triggered when light dropped below a threshold, night with lights off. I wanted to make it charge parasitically off the mains when the lights were on, but none of the components would fit past the neck of the glass. Given as a gift to my buddy Carlos to thwart his roommates that never do basic household maintainance, such as changing light bulbs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39424",
"author": "ries",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T21:28:33",
"content": "16 years ago ive put 555 at 3kHz and piezo behind the whiteboard in the classroom and decided to sit in the back of the room that time.always after 15 minutes the teacher went out with headache and we were… free!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39425",
"author": "AGiganticPanda",
"timestamp": "2008-07-29T19:56:14",
"content": "@ Alex FoxSorry if everything in the world isn’t as serious as you.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48678",
"author": "g. wilson",
"timestamp": "2008-11-01T18:16:48",
"content": "Anyone out there know where to find a stronger device that could be aimed at a neighbor’s house across the street who has horrible parties all the time? It might just curb the urge to party quite so hard. If anyone knows where I could buy such a device, I would appreciate the info. Thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3390997",
"author": "tripp",
"timestamp": "2017-02-01T04:35:06",
"content": "http://www.homedepot.com/p/Bird-X-Yard-Gard-Ultrasonic-Animal-Repeller-YG/202021738This is called a yard guard. I have one and it annoys the hell out of my idiot neighbour. Its adjustable freq and you can run on batteries or ac. u can have it set for motion trigger or constantly on. My neighbour let his dog crap in our yard all the time and didn’t pick it up so I used this to thward his dog. It didn’t work on the dog cause I found out it’s 1/2 deaf but man does it drive him, his wife and kids batty. He had a nervous breakdown meltdown yelling at me. I just stood there straighfaced then when he was done i smiled and went in my house. I put it up every spring now. In the winter I use it to keep mice out of my bbq. Multi use woooo.",
"parent_id": "48678",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6469454",
"author": "Pretty sure somome is using one on me but can't find it",
"timestamp": "2022-05-07T03:06:28",
"content": "If they even think to associate it with parties",
"parent_id": "48678",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "110595",
"author": "NotATechyGirl",
"timestamp": "2009-12-06T07:16:28",
"content": "Okay, I have a question and by the looks of all these posts, everyone on here, except myself, knows the answer. I AM technically challenged so please be basic with your answers as I will try to understand without many more questions. Here is my situation and why I came to this site searching for answers.I have a horrible neighbor and we’ve had our words on many occasions over loud music. I think she has discovered a LOW BUDGET way to get even with me and I need your help in figuring out what she is doing.She leaves her house in 30 minute intervals (she does not have a real job), so I assume her devise must be either reset every 30 minutes or maybe she can’t stand experiencing it herself. I DO NOT live in an apartment but in a neighborhood where the WOOD FRAME homes are in VERY close proximity to each other (less than 50 feet). Moments before she drives away, my ears start ringing which reminds me of how I feel the day after going to a really loud concert the night before. After a few minutes, my ears will pop with pressure as if I am in an airplane or I can feel/hear a pulsating pressure that does not diminish with ear plugs. Although this may sound really off base, I seem to feel real gittery as if my nervous system is being effected and an increase in my heartrate. If it goes on long enough, I can also feel a tingling feeling throughout my body and a cold chill sensation up my spine. All these sensations intensify almost as if the volume is being increased the longer it goes.It must be something that is being pointed or directed to my house in some fashion since I physically DO NOT hear any audible sound even if I walk outdoors to try and determine what I am feeling.It is like the sound/pressure is a sound that is only audible to my inner ear and can’t be heard the traditional way.Please, please help me. What is the devise or creation she is using? BTW, she is no technical genius herself yet she does have a boyfriend that is the handyman type, so I guess he could build something on this order.Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated .",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "501048",
"author": "tinka",
"timestamp": "2011-11-06T14:32:17",
"content": "yes that all resonates with me, except the girl next door. The high pitched constant ringing sound in my house is amplified when the night tariff kicks in from 10-7 every night, Hey! no smart meter here!!!!!!!!Is there maybe some Government conspiracy we haven,t been told about or is F!@#%g sound causing some long term serious mental disturbancesRing me,Present resonance",
"parent_id": "110595",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6181353",
"author": "Ra",
"timestamp": "2019-09-22T23:36:30",
"content": "Have you found it yet?I’m having the same noisething",
"parent_id": "110595",
"depth": 2,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6221969",
"author": "Jules",
"timestamp": "2020-02-22T16:12:03",
"content": "This is happening to me as well! Has anyone found out the answer yet????? Any at all???? Please leave the answer on here.",
"parent_id": "6181353",
"depth": 3,
"replies": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "110606",
"author": "NotATechyGirl",
"timestamp": "2009-12-06T13:05:03",
"content": "I forgot to click on the “notify me of follow-ups via email” when I posted the above. Please use this Post to notify me that way.Thanks againNotATechyGirl",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "5328376",
"author": "Akiba",
"timestamp": "2018-10-22T07:40:23",
"content": "Hey, did you ever get a response or find out what was causing it? My partners going through exactly the same thing and cannot do anything about it as he can’t evidence any of this as only he can hear this sound. Everything you described is everything he’s experiencing and any help or insight you can offer would be greatly appreciated!",
"parent_id": "110606",
"depth": 2,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6221971",
"author": "Jules",
"timestamp": "2020-02-22T16:13:11",
"content": "DId you guys get a reply??",
"parent_id": "5328376",
"depth": 3,
"replies": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "3295610",
"author": "Michael Braunz",
"timestamp": "2016-12-01T21:16:59",
"content": "This should be an app.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "4134564",
"author": "SonOfSam",
"timestamp": "2017-10-16T02:05:05",
"content": "Showing results for westfield ice skating christmas la kings ellis whitney molesterSearch instead for westfild ice skating christmas la kings ellis whitney molesterCEO Whitney Ellis The Ice Skating Rink comes to Westfield Mal – TopixTopix › … › Woodland HillsNov 24, 2016 · 8 posts · 2 authorsCEO Whitney Ellis Homeless Child Molesting Ice Skating Show and Flyers, … Use of LA KINGS astuc stickers have a price Whitney Ellis is a …Westfield Mall Criminal Customer Background Checks – Discussion …Topix › … › Woodland HillsNov 24, 2016 · 1 post · 1 authorCEO Whitney Ellis Homeless Child Molesting Ice Skating Show and Flyers, Rumors and Drama, …Corner of Topanga cyn Blvd intersection Erwin street new U.S. Post Office of Woodland Hillls Warner Center Whitney Ellis is a highly dangerous company owner whom owns and operates that LA Kings Ice Skating she brings to town every Christmas and slanders our good people .Ellis Whitney sex offender Hollywood madness police LAPD said she is like the night stalker",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6311255",
"author": "Tyler Allen Lofall",
"timestamp": "2021-01-12T22:09:54",
"content": "Yeah well I can promise when I find the one in my room or tie it. To someone me,,, I promise they are getting beat… This this is like sticking your head’s I’m a microwave over to. E but apparently y’all already did that",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/22/1-wire-barometer/
|
1-wire Barometer
|
Will O'Brien
|
[
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] |
[
"1-wire",
"barometer"
] |
[David] put together this rather nice
1-wire barometer
. An MPX4115 measures the pressure while an SMD DS2438 mounted to an 8 pin DIP socket provides the 1-wire interface. The writeup includes a nice description of the board layout and wiring, making this project accessible to just about anyone with a decent tip on their soldering iron.
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39403",
"author": "Dowser",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T15:00:22",
"content": "If you don’t have a decent tip on your soldering iron, get a pre-made TAI8570 fromhttp://www.aagelectronica.com/aag/index.html?target=p_21.htmlor some other place.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39404",
"author": "Dowser",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T15:29:58",
"content": "Since my comment regarding where you can buy this was removed, can I atleast then inform that this hack is *old* and the same guy also has a 3.0 version on his site:http://davidbray.org/onewire/baro2030.htmlor is it offensive?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39405",
"author": "pip",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T20:24:10",
"content": "I see 3 “wires” there, power, and two phone lines.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39406",
"author": "Al",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T23:24:58",
"content": "Pip: If you read the article you’d notice its for a so-called ‘1-Wire’ network, not that it uses one wire.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,781.861167
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/21/rewalk-suit-for-paraplegics/
|
ReWalk Suit For Paraplegics
|
Benjamin Eckel
|
[
"News"
] |
[
"argo",
"exosuit",
"poweredexoskeleton",
"powersuits",
"rewalk"
] |
We here at Hack a Day are
really interested in power suits
, so
the ReWalk suit for paraplegics
immediately caught our attention. By using unique robotic control algorithms, the suit works with the user rather than for the user. This allows the user to experience the sensation of walking autonomously and a chance at a normal life. Argo, the design company, also claims that a suit like this will end up saving the user money considering the high price of medical and transportation equipment. The core design is not entirely new. It has a batterypack and DC motors placed at the joints. The wearer uses crutches and the sensors and software monitor upper body movement to predict when and where the user wants to move their leg.
[via
Medgadget
]
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[
{
"comment_id": "39383",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T02:24:49",
"content": "Congrats to Argo if that works as well as the video would have you believe. This is the kind of technology we should be exploring. Not sophisticated weapons systems to destroy life.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39384",
"author": "Ben Wade",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T03:36:59",
"content": "Congratulations to Argo. I hope, if it works as advertised, that they make a LOT of money. About the earlier comment, while I want war to end as much as the next person, paradoxically it was probably war money and the needs of war, that got this thing designed and produced.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39385",
"author": "Mark 101",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T03:42:27",
"content": "needs voice recognition of “stairs” “walk” “sit”.also the computer inside the segway with the gyro gadget that lets the machine know where up and down is.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39386",
"author": "Solenoidclock",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T04:29:01",
"content": "Rewalk is definitely an improvement on powerchairs, but it’d be nice if you didn’t have walk as a quadruped.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39387",
"author": "dinK3r",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T05:41:13",
"content": "super! i too agree with tony! “This is the kind of technology we should be exploring. Not sophisticated weapons systems to destroy life.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39388",
"author": "durden",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T05:53:52",
"content": "I want a set of these legs… I’m not in a wheel char but walking to the fridge is getting old.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39389",
"author": "MRE",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T06:19:52",
"content": "I remember a star trek the next generation episode in which a one episode charactor had to use a device almost exactly like this, for essentially the same reasons.For once, it looks like reality beat fantasy by about 300 years.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39390",
"author": "beesknees",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T07:50:54",
"content": "Looks like a great product but it would be nice to see the controller built into one of the handles on the crutches instead of mounted on the wrist. Seems awkward every time the user stops and changes the mode by pushing a button on his opposite wrist. Thumb controls on the crutches would allow more fluid use.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39391",
"author": "s",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T08:08:40",
"content": "The driving bit reminds me of a steven wright joke;‘I was walking down the street wearing glasses when the prescription ran out.’What if you run out of batteries on the freeway?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39392",
"author": "mikey g",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T11:43:54",
"content": "@ the war comments: greatest times of innovation = times when there is a common enemy (soviet union, nazi germany, et cetera). times of greatest stagnation = times without an enemy (fall of soviet union, post WWI before WWII, et cetera). i guess the bush administration was trying to give us an enemy… they succeeded, but it was them we vilified. the irony!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39393",
"author": "Robert W",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T11:47:12",
"content": "Re the driving thing, I would expect that he’s driving a modified (ie no foot controls) vehicle, it’s just that he doesn’t have to get in to / out of a wheelchair to do so",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39394",
"author": "TechBender",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T12:56:53",
"content": "This is absolutely incredible.And the car was driven by hand controls. No way they’d let a paraplegic drive with their legs… then again, it’s probably not something that comes up often at traffic stops.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39395",
"author": "Digtial Night",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T14:18:08",
"content": "Not once did I see: “At the Beach/Pool.”All joking aside, this is an amazing feat in both the health care industry as well we the mechanical field.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39396",
"author": "tReg",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T16:00:49",
"content": "If the remote control is wireless, I hope it has decent encryption… (mmm, now I just remember about this Wallace and Grommit movie with the pingoo)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39397",
"author": "FiSH",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T02:57:07",
"content": "right on 101, a gyro system could eliminate the crutches.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39398",
"author": "demie",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T04:37:02",
"content": "“on the road”!!!he was parked on the curb! what about the pedestrians?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39399",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T19:50:26",
"content": "Since you have batteries and a computer on board, why not have wheels on the bottom of the suit, kind of like roller skates but bigger ? So for long, flat distances you could roll or skate, or have the computer create “undular” motion to slither you efficiently across flat surfaces.The wheels could be bigger than normal roller blades, so they wouldn’t get caught up on stuff as easily and could go over small bumps with ease.A computer would control a servo inside each axle of each wheel, so on stairs, for instance, the wheels would lock up and you would be in “walk mode” so there would be no danger of slipping. The wheels would be solid pads that helped you navigate carpet, stairs, or rough surfaces.Rolling on wheels would still allow you to be erect, but not use as much battery as “walking”. Plus you could go over small puddles using the wheels to clear the water..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39400",
"author": "Boni34",
"timestamp": "2008-08-10T20:00:52",
"content": "i agree with beesknees, thumb controls would be much more logical.regarding the gyro suggestion- i believe Argo haven’t installed one due to the size and weight issue. a gyro would make the device much bigger and heavier, thus more clumsy.overall this technology is revoloutionary and will be life changing for many many people!good work Argo",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39401",
"author": "jordan=]",
"timestamp": "2008-08-27T23:35:53",
"content": "this technology is amazing. something like this probably wouldnt have been invented by now, its very advanced for our time.really the only thing that is bad about this is that if your paralyzed from the waist up you cant use it. they wouldnt be able to move their arms and push the controls.the creator of ReWalk cant even use it because he cant use his arms.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39402",
"author": "Crompton",
"timestamp": "2008-08-28T08:02:06",
"content": "The Govt should fund such innovations so that they develop more such stuff which would b helpful for teh poor and needy.Do check this article…it’s awesome!!!http://www.itmagz.com/admin/issuepdf/Bionics.pdf",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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https://hackaday.com/2008/07/21/hackit-designing-a-web-tablet-for-200/
|
Hackit: Designing A Web Tablet For $200
|
Benjamin Eckel
|
[
"HackIt"
] |
[
"HackIt",
"n800",
"nokia",
"nokian800",
"pepperpad",
"tablet",
"techcrunch",
"webpad",
"webtablet"
] |
TechCrunch is asking its readers to
help them design a web tablet costing just under $200
. They claim that there does not yet exist a cheap and usable web tablet designed for things like browsing, web conferencing, mail, chat, and VoIP. Here are some of the specs they are asking for:
thin as possible
touch screen (except for power button)
WiFi
video camera and low-end speakers
4 Gigabyte hard drive
1/2 Gigabyte of RAM
Linux and Firefox (in kiosk mode)
no desktop interface
We are not completely sure that this device does not exist in some form. Tablets have been around for a while and many cover most of these features. Consider the
Nokia N800
or the
Pepper Pad
.
We also think the TechCrunch readers, who generally concern themselves with what they can buy rather than what they can make, are not really the best crowd for this job. Considering our reader’s abilities to do things on the cheap, we thought we would pose the question ourselves with our own spin. What old and cheap hardware could you re-purpose to create this product?
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[
{
"comment_id": "39353",
"author": "knoopx",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T01:28:49",
"content": "well i do neither know any of them but would be nice to own one like this!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39354",
"author": "Some Guy",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T01:42:05",
"content": "How about hacking one of these?http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/worlds-cheapest-laptop-may-just-be-the-worlds-cheapest-laptop/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39355",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T01:44:30",
"content": "What’s missing here? Battery life! In fact hitting the $200 price point is going to be a major problem if the display is to be color and bigger than an iphone. I see the coolness of a doodad like this but it’s like I see the coolness of owning a pony too.Meanwhile, my own pet project is to retro a newer CPU board into a Tandy Model 100 and have 1/2 meg of RAM, 1/2 meg native flash, 2 gig external SD flash shared with a standard USB SD card reader for file transfers, and 80 hour continuous battery life on one charge PLUS 40 hours from four AA batteries, for truly durable word processing and note taking wherever you might find yourself. I’m working on the interface PCB’s now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39356",
"author": "monopole",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T01:58:30",
"content": "This is pretty much a reduced functionality Nokia n8x0. It needs more memory (an 8 GB SD is really necessary) and the display size is rather large.I’ve got a Nokia n800 and it is a fantastic media player, GPS and so forth. It’s fine for basic surfing, but you really have to breakout a bluetooth keyboard to to serious surfing (heavy google and the like) (I usually switch to my EEE at that point).A big screen unit w/ the OS2008 Maemo system would be nice, but the battery capacity is wishful thinking.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39357",
"author": "Jan Duarte",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T02:16:44",
"content": "Kinda good but does it compare to be a large iPhone?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39358",
"author": "Weirdguy",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T02:56:25",
"content": "7″ touchscreens are pretty cheap from China. I don’t know if 7″ is big enough for this though.http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12561",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39359",
"author": "DIY Audio Projects",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T03:18:42",
"content": "usb could come in handy. what about a lineout for headphones?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39360",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T03:45:16",
"content": "That touchscreen kit is half the price of the eeepc kit (http://jkkmobile.blogspot.com/2007/12/asus-eee-pc-with-touch-screen.html). What about mini usb and bluetooth headphones – Sony’s bt-22’s have good sound. It seems like mainstream off-the-shelf parts would be too pricey, and modding a 2G eeepc would end up being about twice the target pricepoint. If one could find a monitor for about $30, it would almost be do-able with gumstix:http://gumstix.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=125– $20 adapter boardhttp://gumstix.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=83– $99Maybe cafeteria trays and Gorilla glue could make the case, but to make it that thin I don’t see any options but to use prismatic, coin cell, or superthin LiPoly batteries. (http://www.powerstream.com/li-pol.htm) That’ll blow the budget f’sure.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39361",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T03:47:38",
"content": "That is only the digitiser, not the lcd that goes underneath it. Normally the digitiser is actually much cheeper than that…I would say it is probably possible to make something like this work, although it all depends on your definition of ‘thin’ ‘usably fast’ ‘acceptable battery life’… You can get a old th55 for about $150 that lets your surf the web over wifi, has cameras, mem stick for storage, etc, but loading a page takes about 5-30 seconds, too long for me… An alternative would be the hx4700 (or loox 620 if you insist on a camera) which has about 5x as much horsepower, but it still quite slow for web (although very usable).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39362",
"author": "adam",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T04:12:54",
"content": "The old Fujitsu Lifebook B2610. It’s a 10″ screen (a bit big for a tablet) but it’s touchscreen, 1024×768 and could match the specs listed (minus the camera– but that’s an easy mod). They’re had for under $200 on eBay. With a newer battery the life is pretty good (won’t be all day but it’ll be a few hours).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39363",
"author": "Snu",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T04:18:15",
"content": "i cant come up with anything for under $200, but you could base it around a beagleboard (http://beagleboard.org/) which will be $150, then just add a screen and battery.it has a pretty powerful arm cpu, 3d processor, dsp processor, sdhc slot, usb hub, dvi-d connector… all in a small package that uses very little battery power.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39364",
"author": "DD32",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T05:06:14",
"content": "How about this eeePC turned Tablet build? :)http://www.hackaday.com/2008/07/07/eee-pc-tablet-build/Obviously it currently costs more than $200, But it shows that nearly everything is in an eeePC, just add a $50 touchscreen(DealExtreme/Ebay) and turn the screen around, and you’ve got a tablet eeePC.(PS. Your email validation doesnt consider ‘+’ valid, Please fix it – it IS valid)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39365",
"author": "Dylan",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T05:55:34",
"content": "well, you could start with thishttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813153096and then boot linux from the compact flash slot, add ram via the laptop DDR slot on the bottom, although it can’t take more than a gig, and throw a wifi/bluetooth card in the mini pci slot. add a screen and a 12volt power supply (12~24 AA’s should do it) and you got it, but probably for about $300",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39366",
"author": "newmiracle",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T07:22:22",
"content": "“Tablets have been around for a while and many cover most of these features.”Yes, but the PepperPad is around $650. Yeesh.Also, they want a linux core to it- but no “desktop interface”. Seems like everyone wants something specific. Everyone has an ideal vision of what the mobile electronic experience should be. But the market plainly isn’t there yet in terms of variety. Personally, I’d like some shareware apps (emulators, divx players, eBook readers) with my mobile device. You can sacrifice those things for cheaper price, because the platform is less ‘computer’ and more proprietary. But then you get an iTunes app store, and everyone complains about the lack of openess. You have to hack it to “get it’s full usefullness,” etc etcSo I believe there is legitimacy in this challenge, if purely by the fact that MIDs, UMPCs, Ultraportables, Smartphones and PDAs have STILL not managed to cover all the ground that the average consumer may need at the price point they are looking for, with the features they are demanding.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39367",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T07:45:14",
"content": "We’re probably all too influenced by the iPhone’s success and abilities to think that getting this at $200 is an easy thing. In small quantities (maybe tens of thousands), I’d imagine the best price you could get to make one of these that fully matches the specs they want to be something on the order of maybe $600+ or so at best. Running YouTube or other sites with flash is not an easy thing (Apple still doesn’t do it, and I’d imagine part of the reason is simply that flash takes a heck of a lot of processor resources–remember back in the days when integrated graphics could barely handle flash pages well?). Also note that the YouTube on iPhones relies on video converted to the H.268 format, for which an iPhone has a hardware decoder.Controlling that many pixels is also not easy–you’re probably going to need a dedicated graphics processor for that (at least a pixel buffer on a fpga)–I don’t know of any easy way to control a 1024×768 screen, other than using a normal computer.You could jump to a “normal” computer (i.e. x86, etc. . .) but then you run into the problem of dissipating heat with something that thin (looks thinner than one of those apple air thingies in the pic) and additional complexity.I don’t want to discourage any further hacking, but honestly getting everything they’re asking for is basically not possible at that price point =(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39368",
"author": "Jamie",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T13:42:24",
"content": "I’m assuming that bcause its only to be used as a browser it doesnt need a speedy cpu. If this is the case then theres about 6 old fujitsu stylistic tablets on ebay for £20-£30",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39369",
"author": "TOTORICO",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T14:37:09",
"content": "waterproof PLEASE !!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39370",
"author": "uhu01",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T15:42:53",
"content": "I just ordered an Atom Board for ~40$ directly from Intel. May be a nice platform, you can connect a Harddrive/CF directly to the Board…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39371",
"author": "Pragma",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T18:44:14",
"content": "What about B&W displays? If you’re looking to do an eBook, that’s pretty much all you need. It might also fix the display matrixing issues that come with a full color display, and get your price-point down at the same time.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39372",
"author": "danahyatt",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T20:52:57",
"content": "re: N810The 810 cost too much to be practical. I bought one that does everything this ideal machine does; including 8gb SD, USB for key board. The most important thing is to have a machine that is small enough to fit into a pocket. The availability to use free wifi sites to make voip (video) calls is excellent. I would like to through away my cell. The best idea, as far as I am concerned, is to make the best use of technology. Happy Hacking!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39373",
"author": "brob",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T22:05:40",
"content": "actually myself this may be off the beaten path but i was looking into built tablet that are nice and i came across this article….may be warranted if anyone wants to check it out?http://www.layersmagazine.com/gateway-e-295c.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39374",
"author": "Dissident75",
"timestamp": "2008-07-22T23:37:40",
"content": "Fujitsu Stylistic 1000. Nifty piece. Won’t do it all but it works as a simple web browser. I picked mine up cheap at a show a few years back. Specs – 100mhx 486DX4 w/up to 24 meg of ram. Runs win 95 well, or maybe toss a linux distro on it if you need to.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39375",
"author": "Fredrik Nyman",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T01:14:06",
"content": "uhu01 — where did you find that $40 Intel Atom board?Thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39376",
"author": "The zigg",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T02:34:04",
"content": "The only way i could think to achive that time of usage is either solar panels or a removable hand crank assambely for emergency charging.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39377",
"author": "Aquify",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T09:33:07",
"content": "Just steal one of the huge iphones from an apple store.Problem solved.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39378",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T20:44:16",
"content": "How about we say “Fixed drive” instead of “hard drive?” Any actual drive mechanism will destroy product-thinness and battery life. And flash media comes cheap nowadays.Buy:The N800 would fit the description, except for RAM. And it has extra buttons, which could be packaged out. Modify the OS and you get the other features. Oh, and buy a couple of 2GB SD or a single 4GB SDHC, whichever is cheapest at the moment. Interesting… as of this writing, the N810 is $299 at compusa.com and the N800 was $219 last week.Hack:Seriously, though, the most forward way to achieve this would be to retrofit a touchscreen to something like the eeepc or similar ultracheap laptop. If I were doing this, I would probably just reverse the screen on an old IBM laptop sitting in my closet and add an inexpensive touchscreen. Getting the right non-desktop interface up-and-running in Linux on the thing would probably be the most time-consuming task.Build from scratch:How the heck would we do this for production? The average user here won’t have access to volume discounting. I would probably use an atom processor board with breakouts for the essential functions. Probably supply the 4GB as a SDHC in a USB reader (under $20), RAM just a 512MB SODIMM (under $10). Video processor might be a pain. You can get 802.11g USB sticks for under $10 now.Eurotech-inc’s Atom-based catalyst module has video, usb and SD/MMC interface all included. I’m trying to get pricing right now. They want $3850 for the dev. kit. Hope the target board is cheaper.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39379",
"author": "Wildcat",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T14:26:13",
"content": "Regarding the specification for a minimal no-GUI, kiosk-mode browser-only Linux, a look may be given to LAMPPIX:http://lamppix.tinowagner.com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39380",
"author": "John",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T19:00:02",
"content": "It is possible,Hack the EEE PC onto a pre-existing LCD screen.. add in a touchpanel, throw in a few of the established mods.. throw it all in a custom skinny case, fashion an lcd connector adapter (this is what I am having trouble with) connect it all together, and you can get a 1-2 hour battery life out of the original battery",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39381",
"author": "highschooler",
"timestamp": "2008-07-25T19:31:13",
"content": "well, if your gonna build from scratch, i still think the AMD geode route would be a good way to go b/c it’s already designed to be about 3/4 of an inch think when assembled but still has an ok processor and is low power which means low heat, and i know you guys can get the thickness down even more. As for dealing with the heat for any of these applications, just make your back solid aluminum and use it as a heat sink for everything that needs cooling.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39382",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2008-07-31T23:54:57",
"content": "Gee, I don’t know, maybe the display could come from a magazine cover?http://www.hackaday.com/2008/07/30/esquires-hackable-e-paper-display/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41983",
"author": "tihomir",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T21:06:52",
"content": "If they can do it…http://www.paceblade.com/site/desktopdefault.aspx?tabindex=2&tabid=61&modid=617and here is the price – 2050 EUROhttp://tinyurl.com/6ka7kzOnly with cheaper hardware.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41993",
"author": "hacker 711",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T22:51:03",
"content": "my dad make those",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "993738",
"author": "izzy",
"timestamp": "2013-04-15T08:23:09",
"content": "my dad makes these too!",
"parent_id": "41993",
"depth": 2,
"replies": []
}
]
},
{
"comment_id": "114666",
"author": "Nirav Patel",
"timestamp": "2010-01-03T19:59:28",
"content": "The touchbook from Always Innovating seems to be promising. A bit big but put a rubber case on it and then just give it to the kids to play with.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,782.149084
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/21/nes-crammed-into-a-light-gun/
|
NES Crammed Into A Light Gun
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"handhelds hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] |
[
"duckhunt",
"lightgun",
"nes",
"superjoy"
] |
[GonzoMPM-1] Has gutted an NES knock off called
Super Joy III
and
crammed it inside of a light gun
. Inspired by a daughter that loves duck hunt, he wanted to consolidate the package and make it more portable. He’s managed to pull off some nice finish, it look almost professional in the picture above. The unit is powered by 3 AAA batteries in the handle. The game system works just fine, and he claims that the controls are actually more responsive now. The light gun works as well if you have a CRT television around.
You many notice that there is no cartridge slot. There really isn’t a need for one in this mod. The Super Joy III comes equipped with 76 games on the board. He notes that he can make an external cart at some point, but may leave it off in favor of the compact design.
While he acknowledges that this is not a completely self contained gaming device, we feel it earns honorable mention for being cool.
[via
technabob
]
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[
{
"comment_id": "39350",
"author": "D",
"timestamp": "2008-07-21T22:08:53",
"content": "Don’t try to take your game on a plane…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39351",
"author": "DarkFader",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T13:36:58",
"content": "That really beats the Wiimote plus Wii’s Virtual Console! The CRT requirement is a downside though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39352",
"author": "Mr. Mustard",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T14:14:41",
"content": "With a different case (move the system board and such to a different part) it could be interesting to have the cartridge fit into the handle – like a clip.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,782.187718
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/24/behead-your-laptop/
|
Behead Your Laptop
|
Will O'Brien
|
[
"classic hacks",
"laptops hacks"
] |
[
"laptops",
"mac",
"recycle"
] |
[Mark] sent in this nice trick for
breathing new life into an old laptop
. [Sarc] had a tibook with a broken LCD. It was still usable with an external monitor, so he simply removed the broken LCD. The tibook (and MacBook) uses a magnetic sensor to monitor the LCD position. To put the machine in the right mode, he taped a magnet in place to make the machine think that the display was in the closed position. To really clean things up, he mounted all the hardware under the desk and used a wireless keyboard and mouse with the machine.
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[
{
"comment_id": "39488",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T14:15:05",
"content": "Not too shabby at all!I like the tricking the machine with a magnet part too. (old tricks are the best tricks)I’ve removed the broken LCD panels from three otherwise fine laptops in the past for makeshift desktop machines.It’s a great idea, and in my case helped out some folks who were stuck without computers.Good stuff!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39489",
"author": "Dean",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T14:24:54",
"content": "Having repaired iBooks for two years, i can tell you that the magnet switch is just a reed switch. you could just as easily open the computer up and put in a jumper to keep the lid in the closed position. the ibooks have the magnet in the base and the reed switch in the lid. i took my magnet out so the computer won’t sleep unless prompted.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39490",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T15:14:10",
"content": "or if you have enough $$$… replace the screen. I suggest a place that’s local to me since they usually have lower prices than stuff on ebay – not a plug… I work for a semiconductor manufacturer, not this reseller –http://www.smartmicrousa.com/I replaced the busted parts – LCD (from 1200×800 to 1920×1200… it’s nice), touchpad (required the whole case top around the keyboard), the keyboard, and the hard drive. (kids broke into the church and took the pastor’s display sword off his wall and trashed the laptop on his desk. He got the insurance money for the laptop and then gave the leftovers to me) All told I think I spent about $400 about 2 years ago. $288 was the hi-def screen.here’s a before and after shot.http://www.myhomeintexas.us/media/pics/DellLaptopBeforeAndAfter.jpg",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39491",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T15:22:41",
"content": "This might make a decent MAME machine, if it has TV-capable outputs. Lots of laptops have them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39492",
"author": "Phil",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T17:00:59",
"content": "I have a g4 powerbook I was given sans LCD but otherwise functional that gets used much like this when I need a spare desktop. The rest of the time it runs as my BT client, far less wattage than leaving my tower on all the time.Collect enough old slow laptops and you’ve got a cheap cluster.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39493",
"author": "mithras",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T17:22:07",
"content": "I like it — using that would make me feel like I was on my Amiga 500 again!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39494",
"author": "Joel Sullivan",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T17:34:38",
"content": "Why not cut the trace to the reed switch instead of taping that stupid magnet there? That’s super ghetto and all of you mac-tards tend to find sexual gratification from the appearance of your machines, so having the unsightly magnet taped there seems somewhat blasphemous. It would take all of 5 minutes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39495",
"author": "jeffs3rd",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T17:41:04",
"content": "Hmmm, that’s kind of interesting. Might have to finally create that linux server out of one of my old Lifebooks. I could mount it underneath my computer desk and attach it to my existing monitor via a KVM.I like the MAME idea pocketbrain has also.Could also make a mythTV box with a TV out and a PCMCIA video capture card. Might run into resolution issues though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39496",
"author": "jim",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T18:13:52",
"content": "the only problem is that used LCDs are about $20 for an old mac, because that many get stripped for parts",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39497",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T19:36:41",
"content": "I once had an idea to embed a notebook (without screen) into a kitchen counter. Keyboard and touchpad would be visible from the surface, with a USB/Firewire discdrive mounted in a drawer or something. Then a display could be mounted like an under-cabinet radio.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39498",
"author": "Urlax",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T19:51:52",
"content": "Why didn’t he tape the laptop behind the screen? those dell displays have an built in usb hub if i can recall correctly.. he’d have a nice iMac then!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39499",
"author": "flaunt_dzx",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T19:59:36",
"content": "“all of you mac-tards”. lol, thats classic. seeing as he has it under his desk though, who cares? did you rtfa?love,dj c4 battlesnakez",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39500",
"author": "Trey",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T21:19:06",
"content": "I did this to an old amd lappy a few years ago. Didn’t require any mods to a screen sensor. We called it Lt. Dan and it served us well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39501",
"author": "fucter",
"timestamp": "2008-07-25T00:30:05",
"content": "my sister did this 5 years ago. she doesnt even read hackaday",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39502",
"author": "diy audio projects",
"timestamp": "2008-07-25T00:55:38",
"content": "@3Great idea for a mame! Thanks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39503",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2008-07-25T01:13:52",
"content": "Just make sure to pull the antenna out of the lcd frame before cutting it. My friend cut the antenna from her laptop and couldn’t get anything for reception.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39504",
"author": "alex mccown",
"timestamp": "2008-07-25T02:39:59",
"content": "lol ive done this ALOT i collect laptops (email me athvhaxor@gmail.comif you have one) and most of the ones i get have busted in screens … i call them halftops",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "54190",
"author": "topogigio",
"timestamp": "2008-12-08T00:07:44",
"content": "Who you calling a mac tard, you homebrew faggot, linux luvr",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83128",
"author": "Jessie",
"timestamp": "2009-07-27T01:27:01",
"content": "kvm switches simplify things a whole lot",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,782.073079
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/23/build-a-robonova-i/
|
Build A ROBONOVA-I
|
Eliot
|
[
"Robots Hacks"
] |
[
"davidcalkins",
"hitec",
"robogames",
"robonova",
"robot",
"servo",
"systm",
"video"
] |
On the
latest episode of Systm
, they talk to [David Calkins], founder of the
RoboGames
competition, about humanoid robotics. The robots featured in the episode are Hitec’s
ROBONOVA-I
. The ROBONOVA is about a foot high and has 16 servos with support for up to 24, all connected to an Atmel controller. The episode is quite long: At around 15 minutes, they demonstrate the programming enviroment. You can program it traditionally or pose the bot to work out the motions. At 30 minutes, [David] mentions that next year’s competition will allow airsoft weapons to be attached, but bots have to be controlled from a first person perspective. If you’re interested in one of these kits, they have a
ROBONOVA special of $900
or as low as $500 for educational institutions (that’s us, right?). Now is the perfect time to get one since you’ll have nearly a full year to prepare for RoboGames.
Related: You’ll hear builder [
Matt Bauer
]’s name mentioned several times.
[via
BotJunkie
]
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[
{
"comment_id": "39474",
"author": "brokenlcd",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T05:46:34",
"content": "“next year’s competition will allow airsoft weapons to be attached”The robot revolution is just a stone’s throw away…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39475",
"author": "michaelb",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T06:29:11",
"content": "Yeah, all we need now is to build some rampant AI’s and we should be all set!(Theoretically, if robots are built following the Three Laws of Robotics, shouldn’t we all be safe from a “Robot Invasion?” (Or in fact safer than if we didn’t have robots?))",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39476",
"author": "Solenoidclock",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T07:07:13",
"content": "Wow, those two are great together.On the subject of having to control the mechs first person, do you think pointing the camera straight up at a mirrored hemisphere would be grounds for disqualification?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39477",
"author": "Trekna",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T08:04:04",
"content": "@michaelbReally… After reading a ton of Asimov’s books and the ones based upon his, I’d be scared shitless.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39478",
"author": "Ben",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T09:20:24",
"content": "This is VERY interesting. Well put together and interesting to listen to these guys insult each other.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39479",
"author": "max",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T09:21:36",
"content": "Oh man this brings me back to the screen saver days…any of you remember that show with leo and pat.pat throwing hardrives across the set and leo got his panties all up in a bunch. I really need to dig up my leo autograph",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39480",
"author": "michaelb",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T09:54:39",
"content": "aww come on, robots aren’t evil– It’s people who make them that way.I wouldn’t mind messing around with one of these things though…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39481",
"author": "Nick",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T11:07:55",
"content": "Why does the robot dude have to be so condescending? He said “Basically” about a million times and suggested the host was a “gorilla who rode the short bus”. I’m glad he broke it down for “the mere mortals”.a little modesty and humility goes a long way…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39482",
"author": "georg",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T12:34:26",
"content": "I can’t find the 500$ highschool offer.Any help?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39483",
"author": "Baggins",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T16:14:13",
"content": "What were they using to make the fireballs after the credits?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39484",
"author": "Dax",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T20:22:24",
"content": "@#10: CoffeemateAnd this is about the coolest thing I have ever seen. I fricking *WANT* one. Any way to get into one of these things for less than $900? I’m guessing not really as I know that digital servos go for about $90 ea. retail… :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39485",
"author": "D",
"timestamp": "2008-07-25T00:36:49",
"content": "@9 Right there, above the order buttons.“High school can get a RoboNova for $500, and Universities for $570!”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39486",
"author": "fervus",
"timestamp": "2008-07-25T08:47:09",
"content": "@nickSo does a sense of humor.:DPS. These robots are awesome! I wonder if anyone’s made a voice controlled version yet? It would be even cooler if it talked back to you.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39487",
"author": "TechBender",
"timestamp": "2008-07-25T11:36:05",
"content": "I am worried about how amusing I find this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,782.439565
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/23/dns-exploit-in-the-wild/
|
DNS Exploit In The Wild
|
Eliot
|
[
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] |
[
"cache",
"dankaminsky",
"dns",
"druid",
"exploit",
"hdmoore",
"matasano",
"metasploit"
] |
We’ve been tracking
Metasploit
commits since Matasano’s
premature publication
of [Dan Kaminsky]’s DNS cache poisoning flaw on Monday knowing full well that a functional exploit would be coming soon. Only two hours ago [HD Moore] and [I)ruid] added a module to the Metasploit Project that will let anyone test the vulnerability (with comment: “
ZOMG. What is this? >:-)
“). [HD]
told Threat Level
that it doesn’t work yet for domains that are already cached by the DNS server, but it will automatically wait for the cached entry to expire and then complete the attack. You can read more about the bailiwicked_host.rb module
in CAU’s advisory
. For a more detailed description of how the attack works, see this
mirror of Matason’s post
. You can check if the DNS server you are using is vulnerable by
using the tool on [Dan]’s site
.
[photo:
mattdork
]
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|
[
{
"comment_id": "39470",
"author": "ejonesss",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T14:46:40",
"content": "does the exploit affect the dns servers running the internet or just home systems?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39471",
"author": "Mark",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T16:49:18",
"content": "This affects any server not already patched.If a major isp were to have an unpatched server someone could redirect sites to wherever they like.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39472",
"author": "User",
"timestamp": "2008-07-25T02:38:43",
"content": "Time Warner RoadRunner DNS servers in Florida are still unpatched. :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39473",
"author": "winphreak",
"timestamp": "2008-07-25T04:26:46",
"content": "Time Warner never seemed keen on their DNS servers. I’ve had trouble before with their DNS servers not being up to date or simply not working right, and I bet the last thing they’d do to them is patch them immediately. Time Warner is a big ISP too, and I’d wish they’d wisen up on that a little, in case hell breaks lose.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,782.227562
|
||
https://hackaday.com/2008/07/23/simple-tracking-in-3d-space/
|
Simple Tracking In 3D Space
|
Caleb Kraft
|
[
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] |
[
"3d",
"3dtracking",
"arduino",
"capacitivedistancesensing",
"wii"
] |
[kylemcdonald] has posted this how to build a
simple 3D tracking interface
. Using 6 resisters, some wire, aluminum foil, an Arduino, and a cardboard box, he was able to do 3D capacitive sensing. Coupling that with
Processing
, he was able to overlay an interface using augmented reality. The video above shows a 3D tic tac toe application. While it seems less than perfect, its pretty amazing for how simple it is.
Seen anything similar to this out there? What applications would be fun with this?
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{
"comment_id": "39454",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T21:45:52",
"content": "3d tic tac toe……..sweet. Thats going to be the next big craze like the rubix cube or sudoku.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39455",
"author": "Bjonnh",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T21:49:34",
"content": "That’s an hack! :)Is there a way to create a 3d radio field like that ? (may allow multiple devices and maybe more precise detection).But that’s really fine!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39456",
"author": "John Harrison",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T23:25:54",
"content": "You could do this with two wiiMotes and a single LED or with one wiiMote and two LEDs. Shouldn’t be too hard.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39457",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T23:40:23",
"content": "Saw this through the instructables RSS feed yesterday; I was surprised at the accuracy of this setup. He also claims to be able to work in an 18 cu. in “arena” with this setup.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39458",
"author": "Kyle McDonald",
"timestamp": "2008-07-23T23:59:48",
"content": "“Is there a way to create a 3d radio field like that” I’m not sure I understand what you mean by “3d radio field” — do you mean adding more sensors, or…?“Thats going to be the next big craze” 3^3 is about as boring as 3^2, actually… lots of defense and not much strategy (I played it for a bit with a friend yesterday). Not until you get to 4^3 is it good (i.e., Qubic).Also, I wasn’t clear, but the compositing was done after the fact. I was going to put the “real” and “virtual” videos next to each other but thought it would be easier to watch like this. Though, with the various webcam libraries available for Processing, it would be a",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39459",
"author": "pascal",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T00:44:48",
"content": "a friend once built a robot, that would play 3D-Connect Four against a human, by stacking red and blue wooden blocks.Great fun, actually, and everyone looses when playing the first time. And some also on the second or third time…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39460",
"author": "gally",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T00:50:54",
"content": "Surprisingly accurate.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39461",
"author": "Kyle McDonald",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T01:12:51",
"content": "@5: 18 cu. in must be a typo — that’d be 2.5 inches on each side! I do have a bigger box that’s 18″ on each side though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39462",
"author": "joel",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T01:26:11",
"content": "If I were re-modeling a family room (or building a home sound studio), I’d put chickenwire under the drywall of two walls & the ceiling to do larger-scale capture.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39463",
"author": "Pro_Digity",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T02:01:01",
"content": "Quite awesome how he managed to pull it off considering the parts he used,I’m hoping that he’ll manage to make it a bit more accurate though.8.5/10",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39464",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T02:14:20",
"content": "That is pretty cool considering the hardware. I bet if you used smoother/flatter plates (baking pans maybe) and instead of a hand, which is only approximately spherical, maybe a wand with a one inch diameter capacity probe, insulated handle, and very thin or shielded sense wire, you could probably get the resolution to under a centimeter with the same electronics.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39465",
"author": "Schoolmarm",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T03:39:59",
"content": "Caleb, dude, check yer spelling. Two many “e”s in resist.. res.. the thing wot resists.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39466",
"author": "Baggins",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T04:55:28",
"content": "You spelt resistor wrong.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39467",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T18:18:54",
"content": "ROFL 3D TIC-TAC-TOE!!!I love that game. Especially if I’m first, and the other guy has never played it before. For those of you who haven’t realized it, the first person always wins if you know what you’re doing =)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39468",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2008-07-24T18:50:02",
"content": "oh and btw the way you play 3d tic-tac-toe on paper is to break it down into three individual 2D tic-tac-toe grids, and figure out the rest. The way you win first is pretty simple–take the very center piece, and it should be pretty damn obvious at that point how to win in 3-4 of (your) moves.It’s an electric field, not a radio field (whatever the hell that is). Capacitive sensors have amazing resolution, if you design them properly (your digital calipers use capacitve sensing–if you took it apart the sensor is basically a single PCB with the approrpriate pattern), and they’re really cheap. The only thing limiting accuracy with this is probably the shape of your hand/fist.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "39469",
"author": "Tony",
"timestamp": "2008-07-27T02:47:57",
"content": "Good Hack dudes, nice. I’ll have to try out playing with capacitors like that….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "4280156",
"author": "Vegan pizza dominos",
"timestamp": "2017-12-30T23:22:43",
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"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "4379798",
"author": "Akash",
"timestamp": "2018-02-26T21:01:24",
"content": "HeyIn your Arduino code You have used keywords like, TNTC0, PORTB etc what are they?You haven’t defined them neither you used any library for that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "4379801",
"author": "Akash Kumar Jain",
"timestamp": "2018-02-26T21:04:31",
"content": "Can you help me understand the keywords like PORTB and TNTC0",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
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