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cat(girl) shaped object, hardware omelas kid

"A cat is valued for companionship and its ability to kill vermin."

✧ i have friends, and my purpose is […]

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this question is coming up a lot so i'll pin it [again after migration to treehouse]

* replacement for github: https://codeberg.org/
* replacement for github pages: https://grebedoc.dev/
* easy ci runners for codeberg: https://codeberg.org/whitequark/nixos-forgejo-actions-runner

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> company is called Virgin
>
> runs trains through the Channel tunnel
January 24, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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"Final source code to Thales"

lol
January 24, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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lol, another plaintext file is what looks like the src for the firmware signer for this TPM, with three ECC private keys hardcoded (two are commented out)

there's also the code for the firmware flasher on the device side, and binary for the util that talks to that code, with identical hardcoded […]
Original post on labyrinth.zone
labyrinth.zone
January 24, 2026 at 9:07 PM
want to design some hardware, but as a game? there is now an Amaranth leaderboard in https://latchup.app/
January 24, 2026 at 3:21 PM
me: "I feel like if I don't reverse-engineer at least one or two dogshit embedded device per week, I'll go into withdrawal"
her: "this is like drug addiction, but counterproductive"
January 23, 2026 at 8:39 PM
so _this_ vendor is putting a CRC16 in INI files
January 23, 2026 at 8:28 PM
apparently in the latest VS Code release, every time the application inside the terminal flushes, VS Code spins the CPU (seemingly in JITted code) for long enough that I can _physically power off my device_ and it still prints stuff to the terminal for at least 15 seconds
January 23, 2026 at 7:21 PM
if you want a picture of embedded linux development, imagine u-boot stomping on your face forever
January 23, 2026 at 7:12 PM
i bought a new IP camera from a different vendor

it literally just worked right away with openipc. problem solved
8Mp Sony Imx415 SSC338Q 4K Ip Camera Module Human Motion Detection Webcam Onvif Rtsp LMS Security Protection OpenIPC For Drone - AliExpress 30
Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com
www.aliexpress.us
January 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
> U-Boot 2015.01 (Aug 02 2022 - 15:48:47)

my old enemy... we meet again
January 23, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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so... middlekhajiit has middlewares?
January 23, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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LOST SOURCE
Manchester Township, NJ, 12/13/2025
"The US Navy master materials licensee reports a loss of 500 microcuries of Sr-90 in an inflight blade inspection system (IBIS), model number 12210-1, serial number 2136. During flight, a CH-53E [helicopter made] a precautionary emergency landing […]
Original post on mastodon.tds.xyz
mastodon.tds.xyz
January 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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thesis: "me buying useless $5 gadgets on aliexpress to take them apart, extract the firmware, and reverse-engineer the device" is a roguelite
January 23, 2026 at 5:29 AM
existence of TransFlash (TF) implies the existence of CisFlash (CF)
January 23, 2026 at 6:22 AM
_slaps you around a bit with a large Trout Digital_top_
January 23, 2026 at 6:06 AM
thesis: "me buying useless $5 gadgets on aliexpress to take them apart, extract the firmware, and reverse-engineer the device" is a roguelite
January 23, 2026 at 5:29 AM
"Some consider thrips to have piercing-sucking mouthparts, but others describe them as rasping-sucking.[11]"

#wikifinds
January 23, 2026 at 3:10 AM
i love it when the vendor code is written by a crackhead
January 23, 2026 at 1:05 AM
i will pick a fight over stale bots in literally any community
January 23, 2026 at 12:26 AM
i spent like 15 minutes looking for a reset on BK7252

it... it's called CEN. chip enable. resetting the chip makes it not enabled

this is perfectly logically consistent and yet unbelievably infuriating
January 22, 2026 at 10:55 PM
whenever somebody who isn't a specialist says "dopamine" this is what my mind comes to
January 22, 2026 at 8:12 PM
fedi art project idea: make it so that every time someone boosts a video, the bitrate gets lower
January 22, 2026 at 5:52 PM
[POV: the year is 2006. you are watching "Crazy Frog — Axel F" on your Sony Ericsson K510i in a very crunchy 3gp file using its loudspeaker while on a break in high school]

(i spent like 30 minutes going through codec settings to make this an […]

[Original post on social.treehouse.systems]
January 22, 2026 at 5:43 PM