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Taking a Break
Hey, I’m exhausted and have a lot on my plate. I’m gonna be taking a break for a while. I’ll be back with the IrisCTF writeups once I finish everything else I have to do. See you in a few weeks! Until then, Happy hacking.
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IrisCTF Starts Tomorrow!
IrisCTF 2024 starts TOMORROW! My team has been working really hard to make this event happen, so I want to see you there. Register at 2024.iric.tf. I hope to see a lot of familiar usernames in the chat room. Happy hacking!
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See You Next Year!
Hey, I’m gonna be gone for a few weeks to visit family, finish up IrisCTF, and focus on sending some job apps. I hope your 2023 was awesome and I’ll see you next year! I’ll be back with plenty to talk about – don’t worry. Until then, Happy trails!
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Mediocrity in a Post-College Life
Hey there. It’s been a while since I’ve talked about what’s been going on in my life. Not my projects or events or whatever, but me: Shawn D. Maybe that’s because I’ve become more closed off these past few months. Maybe that’s because, frankly, not much of interest has happened...
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IrisCTF Registration is Open!
I’m excited to announce that registration is now open for IrisCTF 2024! You can register on our website at 2024.irisc.tf. We have a great cast of organizers this year and we’re really excited to pump out a top-notch event. IrisCTF 2024 will be starting January 6th at 00:00 UTC and...
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IrisCTF Registration Opens Soon
I’m excited to announce that IrisCTF registration is opening soon! The team is working super hard on making this event happen and we’re really excited. As usual, I’ll be authoring the forensics, networks, and radio frequency challenges as these are my disciplines of expertise. We have a Twitter in the...
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Gratitude
It’s Thanksgiving. I’m back in SoCal visiting my family and enjoying some time off from work, which frankly has been draining lately. I haven’t much to talk about today besides thanks to give: thanks to my family, friends, and teammates, to my teachers and mentors and everyone who’s helped me...
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HTP!m 2023 Status Report
I’ve been meaning to get to writing this post for a while now. I was heavily burnt out in the final weeks of the project and had to take some weeks of rest afterwards, but I’m finally back with the status report of how “Hack the Planet! mini” (HTP!m) went....
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No Post This Week
No post this week. I’m burnt out from HTP!m and getting plenty of well-needed rest. I’ll be authoring the event post-mortem next week, though. Until then, Happy hacking.
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Devlog(s) Delayed
I’ve been super busy working on “HTP!m” and didn’t have time to spare to author a devlog this week, and am unlikely to have one next week. I’ll post again soon. Until then, happy hacking!
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HTP!m Devlog 3: Soldering, PCBs, Firmware, Foundation, K8s, and Web Dev
I’m gonna be keeping this devlog short since I have a lot of work to do. Since the last devlog, we’ve made more progress on the project in a few tracks: we’ve made some great leaps in design and assembly of the electronics related to the set; we’re still working...
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HTP!m Devlog 2: Set Planning, Soldering, Firmware, and Web Dev
It’s been a great week since the last devlog! I finished planning a rough outline of the set, got together with the team to teach them soldering and assemble some HTP!m MODCOREs together, wrote the protocol for the message packets being sent over I2C, and started working on the web...
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HTP!m Devlog 1: Team Assembly, Learning, and Execution
A lot has happened since the last devlog! I got a lot done on the HTP!m CONTROL base unit before all the wiring and electronics. Plus, I finalized the HTP!m MODCORE PCB design, ordered them on Friday night, and they arrived on Tuesday. I’ve already assembled one and the others...
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HTP!m Devlog 0: Planning, Logstics, Mockups, and Schematics
It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post about any of my projects, but seeing as how HTP! and HTP!m are huge and complex interdisciplinary endeavours, I figured it might be interesting to author a devlog series on them. This is also a great way for me to...
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"Hack the Planet! mini" is a Go!
I’m happy to announce that “Hack the Planet! mini” (HTP!m) is a go! This event will be going on at HackMerced’s Local Learn Day 2023 later this fall term. I’m in the process of planning, building, and eventually implementing the new model set and their associated challenges. Currently in the...
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A Walk Through a Complete Digital Forensic Investigation
Last weekend, Zense at IIIT Bangalore held ZenseCTF. I was asked to be a guest challenge author for the event, so I spent some time authoring a series of three challenges that immersed players in a complete digital forensic investigation of a breached and infected web server. I’m glad that...