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• Quick JQ Usage & Examples

  Feb 25, 2023 — 🏷︎ #notes

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

• Terraform with EC2 instances as data source

  Feb 1, 2023 — 🏷︎ #cloud #aws #terraform

  Creating AWS cloudwatch CPU alarms for all instances using a terraform data source.

• Using Certificate Transparency for DNS Enumeration

  Oct 25, 2022 — 🏷︎ #infosec #security

  A tool for enumerating DNS records using cert transparency and dictionary files

• iPhone Backup Tools v2

  Oct 24, 2022 — 🏷︎ #iOS #reverse engineering #infosec #security #notes

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

• Site Redesign, new pages

  Oct 23, 2022 — 🏷︎ #meta

  I've overhauled the visual look of this site to be simpler and a bit more modern.

• Raspberry Pi External Status Lights

  Aug 11, 2021 — 🏷︎ #hacks #raspberry pi

  Wiring up "online" and cpu activity lights via GPIO.

• Instrumenting Utilities Usage

  Aug 10, 2021 — 🏷︎ #hacks #raspberry pi

  How I monitor water and electricity usage for my house, using a raspberry pi, an rtl-sdr, and prometheus+grafana.

• Pi Pico Digital Clock

  Mar 7, 2021 — 🏷︎ #electronics

  A digital clock project I'm working on using a Pi Pico and a DS3231 Module

• Intuitive Design

  Mar 4, 2021 — 🏷︎ #notes

  My philosophy on building intuitive user interfaces.

• 3D Printing

  Feb 25, 2021 — 🏷︎ #meta

  Introducing the 3D printing section of this site, where I publish prints I've designed.

• Common Web Security Bugs and where to find them

  Jan 11, 2021 — 🏷︎ #security

  A (non-exhaustive) list of common web security bugs with examples, including XSS and command injection.

• 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 23, 2020 — 🏷︎ #notes

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

• PlantCam (how it works)

  Jun 16, 2020 — 🏷︎ #notes

  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 #reverse engineering #security

  Wordpress Hardening & Reverse engineering some wordpress malware

• Setting up Bind9 as a forwarding DNS server

  Mar 1, 2020 — 🏷︎ #notes #linux

  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 — 🏷︎ #notes #electronics

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

• WASM Basics using WAST

  Jan 3, 2020 — 🏷︎ #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 it's battery - here's how we fixed it.

• Converting Video for the Web with FFMPEG

  Jul 13, 2019 — 🏷︎ #notes

  How I generate videos for this website, using ffmpeg.

• Making GIFs with FFMPEG

  Jul 10, 2019 — 🏷︎ #notes

  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

  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

  Porting the satellite-js library into rust.

• Enabling Dark Mode in CSS

  Mar 26, 2019 — 🏷︎ #meta #blog

  Using the prefers-color-scheme css media query to darken pages depending on system preferences.

• How I Publish This Blog

  Mar 20, 2019 — 🏷︎ #meta #blog #notes

  Tooling, deployment scripts, and tech stack.

• SHBAR - Shell Scripts in your macOS Menu

  Feb 23, 2019 — 🏷︎ #macos #products

  An experimental swift menu bar app which gives you the ability to script your menu bar

• Debian 9 NAS

  Feb 21, 2019 — 🏷︎ #linux #tutorials #notes

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

• Dotfiles

  Feb 9, 2019 — 🏷︎ #linux #macos

  My dotfiles explained!

• Bye, Google Analytics

  Jan 30, 2019 — 🏷︎ #blog #meta

  I've removed Google Analytics from this site.

• 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

  Repairing my old PC, and going through some old software

• Root Shell on your Drone!

  May 31, 2018 — 🏷︎ #electronics #security #linux #reverse engineering

  Syma X5SW - Getting a root shell, streaming video, taking pictures, and more!

• Custom Solar Light using a Mason Jar

  May 15, 2018 — 🏷︎ #blog #electronics

  Constructing a solar light using Mason Jars, LEDs, and misc. parts.

• 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

  Demystifying swift's error codes for custom classes.

• Linux Framebuffer Graphics

  Jan 6, 2018 — 🏷︎ #linux #raspberry pi

  Using the linux framebuffer for raw graphics without a window system.

• 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 Bash Shortcuts

  Oct 12, 2017 — 🏷︎ #tutorials #notes

  Here's a list of some really awesome bash shortcuts that I use all the time.

• Tutorial: AWS Static Hosting

  Oct 5, 2017 — 🏷︎ #tutorials #notes

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

• Moved to AWS

  Sep 21, 2017 — 🏷︎ #blog #meta

  I've moved this site to now run on AWS Cloudfront/S3

• My Summer Internship!

  Sep 2, 2017 — 🏷︎ #blog #iOS

  This summer, I interned at ABC News in New York. I worked on their iOS and tvOS apps.

• Reverse Engineering the iOS Backup

  Mar 17, 2017 — 🏷︎ #iOS #reverse engineering #infosec #security #notes

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

• Day Plan 2.0 Beta

  Mar 8, 2017 — 🏷︎ #products

  Day Plan 2.0 Beta

• BeachParking.com solves beach parking hassles

  Jul 13, 2016 — 🏷︎ #products

  BeachParking.com solves beach parking hassles!

• Just released: Day Plan

  Mar 9, 2016 — 🏷︎ #products

  Just released: Day Plan - your personal day planner, reimagined.

• Just Added - ColorPicker

  Jan 25, 2016 — 🏷︎ #products

  Just Added - ColorPicker

• Hello!

  Oct 30, 2015

  Hello World!