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IrisCTF 2023 Author Writeups Coming Soon
I’m a bit delayed in the authorship of my IrisCTF 2023 author writeups currently while I’m busy getting screwed over by the wonders of the boring capitalist dystopia I live in. We ended up archiving the entire competition to a static page, so you can see everything at 2023.irisc.tf. Next...
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IrisCTF 2023 Was a Huge Success!
IrisCTF 2023 was amazing! We totally expected a low-key event with maybe 200-300 registered teams max, but our minds were blown away with 1068 registered teams and a mean team size of 2.4 people. We had amazing interactions with everyone and have gotten great feedback, and we’re looking forward to...
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Come to IrisCTF 2023!
Hello! I’ve been working hard with my team the past few months to make IrisSec’s first-ever CTF event possible. I invite you to join us for IrisCTF 2023! This event starts TOMORROW! You can register at 2023.irisc.tf. Hope to see you this weekend. Happy hacking!
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Hiatus Extended Until 2023-01-05
Hey, still wrapping things up. I’m gonna have to extend my hiatus. Until next time, happy trails!
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Taking a Hiatus Until 2022-12-15
Hey, I think it’s about time I declared a hiatus instead of spamming up my blog with continued “No Post This Week” posts. It’s a shame because blogging is something that makes me happy since I love to talk about my hijinks – and believe me, I’ve had plenty of...
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No Post This Week
There’s no post this week, and school this semester has honestly been driving me pretty insane. I’m very much tempted to just become a NEET for a few months after I graduate, because I’m currently losing sleep being caught up with so much. My mental health is slipping and so...
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No Post This Week
Hey, it’s the third consecutive week without a post. I’ve still been tremendously busy and also fighting burnout. Life has been rather stressful and school and research have been consuming me and causing me to lose sleep. I’ll see you next time. Until then, Happy hacking.
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No Post This Week
Hey again. I’ve been under extraordinary stress and burning out. Unfortunately, my blog has fallen to the bottom of my priorities list. I’m looking forward to months from now when I have free time, or perhaps I’ll find some hours here and there to blog again. Until then, the best...
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No Post This Week
Hey, I’ve been really busy with research stuff lately, so I didn’t have time to write a post this week. It’s a shame because I have a lot I want to talk about and a lot I’d rather work on, but that’ll have to wait until later. Possibly months later....
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HackerPass Draft
I’m currently working on a project called “HackerPass,” an RFID-based wireless authentication and attendance tracking system aimed at being inexpensive, autonomous, and DIY-able. The motivation for this stemmed from the need for a streamlined attendance and participation reward system for events such as hackathons, and I’m anticipating HackerPass to debut...
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IrisCTF 2023 Will Be Happening January 7th!
Hey, I’m happy to publicly announce that IrisCTF will be happening early 2023! We’ve been talking about this for a while now and we’re organizing some things internally. You can read the announcement post on our website at irissec.xyz. I’ve still been super busy with research stuff. I’m trying to...
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No Post This Week
I’ve been busy with research stuff lately so I didn’t really have time to write anything up. Happy trails.
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Busy
Hey, I’ve been busy lately. I’m taking on a new research project and I’m also kinda deep-diving into some RFID and Arduino stuff. School is in full swing and is starting to ramp up. I might be making posts later than usual, blanking out for weeks, and all that. I’m...
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Some Upcoming Stuff
Hey, I’m back in school. Our semester started last week and I’m taking 3 classes at UC Merced this semester: CSE 107, Intro to Digital Image Processing; CSE 168, Distributed Software Systems; and EECS 262, Networking of Embedded Systems. I’m having a good time so far and my classes haven’t...
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My Experiences at DEF CON
I went to DEF CON 30 this year, and it was awesome! I had so much fun meeting up with some teammates from IrisSec, attending my teammate’s talk, going to villages, doing challenges, learning new things, picking up merch, and so much more, and of course doing Las Vegas things...
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Recovering from DEF CON
I got back from DEF CON earlier this week after spending 5 days in Las Vegas. It was a wild ride and I learned a lot, and I’m excited to talk about my experiences soon! For now, however, I’m going to be resting and on low energy, and probably getting...