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  • Launching a Podcast

    Mar 15, 2025
    #notes #blog #podcast

    So, I'm starting a podcast? This post includes some of my reasons for doing so and my plans for the show.

  • Building Pebble Watchfaces on Modern Systems

    Feb 9, 2025
    github repo #smartwatch #debugging #hacks #notes

    How I got the Pebble command line tools, emulator, etc. to work on my Apple Silicon Mac, and Linux machine

  • Thoughts on Code Clarity & Maintainability

    Apr 15, 2024
    #notes #opinion #javascript #python

    Some thoughts on best practices for keeping code maintainable as a team scales

  • Quick JQ Usage & Examples

    Feb 25, 2023
    #notes #terminal

    Quick examples for getting the hang of using jq in your terminal

  • iPhone Backup Tools v2

    Oct 24, 2022
    github repo #ios #reverse engineering #infosec #security #notes

    Introducing a new version of my iOS backup tools, now featuring decryption. Written in rust.

  • Intuitive Design

    Mar 4, 2021
    #notes #opinion

    My philosophy on building intuitive user interfaces.

  • Constructing Helpful Log Messages

    Dec 12, 2020
    #notes

    My thoughts on constructing useful log messages.

  • Christmas Light Troubleshooting Guide

    Nov 24, 2020
    #notes #electronics

    A guide on troubleshooting, and managing strands of holiday lights.

  • Effectively using ed (1)

    Nov 24, 2020
    #notes #terminal

    A tutorial/cheatsheet on using ed (a line-oriented text editor) effectively

  • PlantCam (how it works)

    Jun 17, 2020
    #notes #ffmpeg

    Technical information on how my plant camera operates using ffmpeg and raspistill

  • Decentralizing Your Digital Life

    May 27, 2020
    #notes

    A list of sites & services that aren't run by mega-corporations.

  • Cinnamon Crumb Topping

    May 26, 2020
    #notes #cooking #quarantine

    My crumb topping recipe for breads, muffins, etc

  • Tools for Small Electronics Projects

    May 25, 2020
    #notes #electronics

    Tools that I find useful when working on side-projects involving electronics & circuitry

  • Debian (XFCE/Wfm4) with macOS-like keybindings

    Apr 30, 2020
    #notes #linux

    Some keybindings & shortcuts I configured to make my transition to linux a little easier.

  • Making Maple Syrup

    Apr 13, 2020
    #notes #farming

    Steps (and mistakes) I made while making my first batch of maple syrup

  • Reverse Engineering some Wordpress Malware

    Apr 12, 2020
    #notes #php #reverse engineering #security

    Wordpress Hardening & Reverse engineering some wordpress malware

  • Setting up Bind9 as a forwarding DNS server

    Mar 1, 2020
    #notes #tutorials #linux #dns #raspberry pi

    Setting up Bind9 to forward DNS requests to cloudflare + google, and adding some additional records for my lan.

  • IR Remote-Controlled Light

    Jan 19, 2020
    github repo #notes #electronics

    My design for a IR-remote-controlled light using an Adafruit Trinket M0, and CircuitPython

  • WASM Basics using WAST

    Jan 3, 2020
    github repo #notes #webassembly

    Examples using the WebAssembly Text format (a.k.a. WAT or WAST).

  • TV Recommendations

    Dec 2, 2019
    #notes

    Checklist of features I look for when recommending TVs

  • Fix your 2012 Honda Civic's charging system

    Oct 24, 2019
    #notes #hacks

    The 2012 honda civic likes to drain its battery - here's how we fixed it.

  • Converting Video for the Web with FFMPEG

    Jul 13, 2019
    #notes #ffmpeg

    How I generate videos for this website, using ffmpeg.

  • Making GIFs with FFMPEG

    Jul 10, 2019
    #notes #ffmpeg

    Terminal commands for generating gifs from a video, using ffmpeg.

  • Farming Notes

    Jul 4, 2019
    #blog #notes #farming

    Notes + Information I've collected from my growing of Pumpkins, Corn, Carrots, and other fruits and vegetables.

  • macOS Satellite Screensaver

    Apr 25, 2019
    #macos #rust #swift #notes #space

    I hacked together a macos screensaver that uses my rust satellite tracking library, combined with some GeoJSON world maps and Objective-C/Swift.

  • Building a new Static Site Generator

    Apr 18, 2019
    #rust #notes

    Progress in building a static site generator in rust, using servo's html5ever and mozjs packages

  • Tracking Satellites with Rust

    Apr 9, 2019
    #rust #notes #space

    Porting the satellite-js library into rust.

  • How I Publish This Blog

    Mar 20, 2019
    #meta #blog #notes

    Tooling, deployment scripts, and tech stack.

  • Debian 9 NAS

    Feb 21, 2019
    #linux #tutorials #notes #home-server

    Setting up NAS box on top of debian, using RAID 1

  • My Raspberry Pi Setup Checklist

    Jan 27, 2019
    #raspberry pi #notes #linux

    My checklist for Americanizing and configuring a new raspberry pi.

  • Retrocomputing - Repairing my old PC

    Jan 19, 2019
    #windows #notes #retro-tech

    Repairing my old PC, and going through some old software

  • ARKit + 3D printing: STL files in AR

    Feb 19, 2018
    #notes #ios #swift

    We can display STL files in ARKit with relative ease. STL files are typically used in the process of 3D printing.

  • Visualizing Algorithms

    Feb 12, 2018
    #notes #javascript

    Using some custom code to generate interesting graphs of algorithmic operations.

  • Swift Errors

    Jan 25, 2018
    #swift #notes

    An improved way of getting debug strings for Swift Error instances, and demystifying error codes for custom error enums

  • iOS Backup Information Extractor Tool Updated

    Dec 5, 2017
    #ios #reverse engineering #infosec #security #notes

    I've updated my tool to extract tons of useful data from iOS backups

  • Using Swift DispatchGroups

    Dec 4, 2017
    #tutorials #notes #swift

    Using Swift DispatchGroups for improved performance in iOS Apps

  • Essential Shell Shortcuts

    Oct 12, 2017
    #tutorials #notes

    Here's a list of some really awesome shell (bash/zsh/etc) shortcuts that I use all the time.

  • Tutorial: AWS Static Hosting

    Oct 5, 2017
    #tutorials #notes #cloud #aws

    How to set up hosting for your static site on aws, that doesn't cost a fortune

  • Reverse Engineering the iOS Backup

    Mar 17, 2017
    #ios #reverse engineering #infosec #security #notes #javascript

    Explore the format of iOS backups and ways to extract data.

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