The phone phreaking files (4)
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[Jason Scott] curated a nice collection of links related to [Phil Lapsley]’s work on phone phreaking. [Lapsley]’s book, The History of Phone Phreaking, will be released in 2009. Meanwhile phone phreak enthusiasts can peruse his site and bone up on some interesting material, including documents that revealed the inner workings of the telephone switchboard(PDF), and the Youth International Party Line (YIPL)/Technological American Party (TAP) FBI files(PDF), which is really intriguing for the various doodles and ...
MioPocket 2.0 Release 27 (4)
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GpsPasSion forum member [Ospray] has released a new version of MioPocket. For those of you that don’t know, MioPocket is a great unlock kit for GPS units. It basically unlocks the hidden potential of your GPS so you can access the built-in functionality of a PDA as well as retaining the GPS software. This means you can play music, watch video, play games, read and write office documents, and many other things with the once ...
Dot matrix business card (6)
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In most settings business cards are given out without much thought. But what if you could make your card stand out from the rest? By using a 5×15 LED matrix screen, a single micro controller, a number of resistors, switches, and other parts, [tomward] has put together one very slick business card that’s sure to draw attention. The included instructions go into great detail on the construction, but [tomward]admits that you will need some knowledge ...
Regenerative bike brakes (5)
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For their senior design project at Arizona State University, these guys built a regenerative braking system for their bike. As they brake, the system spools up to give them a push back up to speed. They achieved 25% efficiency on one run, which isn’t too shabby. The site has all kinds of information. You can check out their different plans and ideas from before they decided on this specific layout as well as all their ...
Hack a Day Fail Whale Contest (1)
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We’re back! There may be a bit of oddness for the next few days. Our Fail Whale contest is still running and we’ve received over 100 entries so far. Here’s how you can participate: While we’re adding more hamsters to our server power plant we thought we’d hold a little art contest. Whenever Twitter goes down, they post the iconic Fail Whale. The Fail Whale has become so popular that it has spawned a dedicated ...
Google Chrome webcast starts now (6)
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Filed under: google hacks, newsThe webcast for Google's new Chrome browser starts at 11PDT. The browser is supposed to feature better memory management. Right now they're opening with Led Zeppelin and Queen, so I guess it's supposed to be rockin' as well. Download it for Windows here. Chromium source available here.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Wiimote head tracking in Processing (1)
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Filed under: downloads hacks, wii hacks[Manuel] has been playing around with [Johnny Lee]'s Wiimote head tracking code. He's posted a preliminary port outlining the code in the Processing environment. It relies on darwiinremoteOSC so you won't see this outside of OSX, but it should help you out if you're trying to do this is in Processing on another platform.[via Create Digital Motion][photo: nicolasnova]Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Apollo Guidance Computer clone (8)
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Filed under: misc hacks, daily[Cliff Miller] pointed out this incredible project from 2004. [John Pultorak]'s journey began in late 2000 when he decided to build a 60's or 70's era minicomputer. While gathering technical documentation, he found some interesting information on the Apollo Guidance Computer and felt that was the way to go. The AGC was the first integrated circuit computer ever built. Designed by MIT in 1964 it was constructed from ~5000 ICs, almost ...
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Eater said:
Fuck yeah! I wanna do this after I'm done working through the TECS book (http://www1.idc.ac.il/tecs/) -- which is awesome, by the way.
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joco said:
Amikor a férfiak még férfiak voltak, a nők még nők és a számítógépeket még NOR kapukból építették.
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dknowles said:
I want one of these. ksw: 20% project?
MySpace cofounder Tom Anderson former hacker (16)
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Filed under: news MySpace users are very familiar with the visage of their first "friend" and MySpace cofounder [Tom Anderson], but did you ever wonder what he used to do before he became everyone's friend? TechCrunch's investigative reporting revealed that [Tom] was a hacker in the eighties who hacked into the Chase Manhattan Bank computer system, which attracted the attention of the FBI. Under the handle "Lord Flathead", he became the leader of a black ...
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C.K. said:
Who didn't war dial in the 80s? I mean the fact that he was traced and raided... does that make him a hacker or a n00b?
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Allen said:
also, he's almost 40 (not 32)
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Adam said:
Really its Tom hacking all of those myspace accounts.
HTC Dream Android phone (13)
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Filed under: cellphones hacks, newsEngadget has a full gallery of the new HTC Dream, the first production phone running Android. It will be available on T-Mobile some time this Fall (missing features notwithstanding).Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
1100 barrel paintball gun (20)
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Filed under: misc hacks, news[Adam] and [Jamie] from Mythbusters built a paintball gun with 1100 barrels as some graphics card marketing gimmick. It's a formidable beast, but we're sure it takes forever to prep.[via Laughing Squid]Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Corris said:
impressive! adam and jamie are my heroes
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booyaa said:
worth watching, you may end up fast forwarding but watch it.
Tiny cubic PC (7)
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Filed under: pcs hacksWe've been watching the progress of the Space Cube since 2004, but PC Pro managed to get their hands on it first. Developed by the Shimafuji Corporation, it comes with 16 megabytes of flash memory and a version of Red Hat is run off a 1 gigabyte CompactFlash card. The design of the Space Cube is pretty minimal, but it's got the basics down, from a USB port to a VGA output ...
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Mone said:
ma che ci si attacca a una space wire port?
Security flaw allows full access to locked iPhones (1)
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Filed under: cellphones hacks, news, security hacks [greenmymac] on the MacRumors forums recently exposed a security flaw that allows anyone full access to a locked iPhone running firmware version 2.0.2. The flaw works by entering the emergency call menu of a locked iPhone, and double tapping the home button. This opens the iPhone's Favorites menu, allowing anyone in your Favorites to be called. From here, an attacker has access to your SMS messages and potentially ...
Comcast announces 250GB bandwidth cap (5)
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Filed under: newsToday, Comcast updated their Acceptable Use Policy to cover exactly what they feel is "excessive use". When the Comcast cap starts October 1st, they will contact people breaking the 250GB per month transfer limit and ask them to curb their usage. While it'll be hard for most people to hit this limit, we still wonder if policing 0.1% of the customer base is worth the effort. At least Comcast has bothered to state ...
Solar powered ice maker (33)
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Filed under: news, solar hacksProducing ice without electricity just got a lot easier thanks to these engineering students from San Jose State University. Their system uses solar heat to facilitate evaporation of a coolant. When the sun goes down and the coolant turns back to liquid, its temperature drops drastically due to extreme pressure differences. The unit can produce 14 pounds of ice per day with zero carbon footprint. It has no moving parts and ...
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Wojciech Beling said:
Wow... Maszyna do robienia lodu zasilana energią słoneczną :)
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CJ said:
This is great. Expect to see more stuff like this from all over.
Aurora mixer now available (10)
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Filed under: misc hacks, digital audio hacks It's been a long time coming but that highly sought after open source mixer, the aurora224 is now available for purchase on the company's website. The aurora mixer is a fully programmable USB mixer complete with 24 back lit knobs, 2 faders, and a single crossfader.While the instructions on how to assemble your own mixer from scratch have been available for sometime now, many wanted a kit complete ...
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Jeffrey said:
this is pretty awesome - checkout the demo video at http://auroramixer.com/media.html - i'm liking this movement to open-source audio hardware, like monome =] viva la open-source =]
16 circuit bent toys (1)
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OObject compiled a list of 16 circuit bent kids’ toys found on YouTube. There’s a broad range here: from Speak & Spells, to Pikachus, to Game Boys, and even the odd vinyl based toy. It’s an interesting list, but you won’t find a single soothing sound in the group. [via Gizmodo]
GP3X to be released in October - Hack a Day (4)
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Filed under: handhelds hacks, newsYou should be able to get your hands on your Wiz as soon as October. The Wiz, also known as the GP3X is the highly anticipated follow up to the GP2X, a handheld game system that runs linux. Sporting a 533 MHz ARM processor, 64 MB of RAM, a 2.8 inch OLED display, 5 hour battery life, and 16 GB of storage, its a heck of a deal. Where else can ...
Wifi Robot : a hacked WRT54GL rover (20)
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Filed under: misc hacks, peripherals hacks, daily[Jon Bennett] sent us this link to his Wifi Robot. After playing with a Linksys WRT54GL router, he was inspired to build something that would utilize this embedded Linux system. Using a thrift store R/C truck, he built a wireless robot rover. This thing can be controlled over the internet, or by laptop with a range of about 500 meters. The router has been modified to have 2 Serial ...
