Monthly Archives: August 2010

Stolen bike

My bicycle was just stolen from the WSU farmers market today, around noon. Details: * large orange Nashbar mountain bike frame, only decal is a “nashbar” signature on outside of left chainstay * black rigid fork * dt/hugi hubs, avid mechanical disc brakes, mismatched rims * slick tires: specialized armadillos * titec bar/stem/post * sram 9.0 rear derailleur, shimano front * green raceface [...]
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Late summer updates: leaves, chicken races, hacker spaces, garden sensors

I’d like to share a few stories: 1) Leaves For some odd reason a tree in my backyard thinks it’s Autumn, turned yellow, and pooed its leaves all over the place.  Here’s a photo with my dog Auto. This leaf event, combined with the end of an endless heat wave, has noticeably  changed my mood.  Time to start storing up [...]
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GSM hijacking + VoIP + community wifi

Via HN: Chris Paget demonstrated a nifty little GSM hijacking device at Defcon: with a directional antenna and some clever OpenBTS-based software, he was able to provide an irresistably-strong signal for cellphones, which would switch off call encryption and then trunk the call onto a VoIP network. Sure, this is awesome for espionage, playing jokes on [...]
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Lyme disease

Well, it’s Maker Faire weekend and after attending a somewhat lackluster and under-attended “can do camp” in Detroit Proper this past thursday, I’ll visit the actual Faire (in Dearborn) on Sunday. I’m excited to hear Dewayne Hendricks speak, and can’t wait to see some metro-area residents come out of the woodwork. This coming week, I’ll [...]
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