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Dr. Hax
Dr.Hax@hax0rbana.org
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Cypherpunk. Infosec veteran of about 15 years (vulnerability research, exploit development and cryptography). Cypherpunks write code. :-) Signet maintainer. Self-custody your passwords... in hardware! https://hax0rbana.org/signet Want to see wider adoption so Bitcoin can be used as digital cash and not just an investment vehicle. XMR: 44RDkTFmTeSetwAprJXnfpRBNEJWKvA5dBH5ZVXA4DofgoZ9AgjyZdSa2fo7pMD3Qe3pdKga8X22y3Lyn1xYde5kPQPzVUu
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Dr. Hax 9 months ago
New heltec v3 case & holster are siiiick! That neon green screams #cyberpunk, the purple reminds me of the joker, and an unstoppable mesh network oozes #cypherpunk image It's also very functional. The holster really locks the device in place. There's no risk of it falling out just by moving around. I don't think I could have possibly done any better with this. I re-used parts I already had (except having to buy a $10 battery because the ones I have are all too big), but if I started with nothing more than heat shrink tubing, a soldering iron and some solder, it'd cost about $68 for the parts (but only around $42 without the holster). With the amount of cleanup I had to do on the 3D-print to get the buttons moving smoothly and the board to snap into place, I have no interest in making these for other people. ๐Ÿ˜† Y'all can DIY. ๐Ÿ’ช #meshtastic #mesh #radio #3Dprinting
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Dr. Hax 9 months ago
I'm still in shock that the Statue of Liberty is not on Ellis Island. I learned that almost a week. ago and I just can't get over it. All this time...
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Dr. Hax 9 months ago
FYSA: There are still #Matrix servers you can register with without even providing an email address (and #Nostr, and #Git, and #Mastodon...) The age of the #cypherpunk is still here, if you know where to look. Hint: following the people using these services is a good place to find out where to look. ๐Ÿ‘€
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Dr. Hax 9 months ago
This is what #decentralization looks like. Three #solar powered #meshtastic nodes and four more in the works. As long as one of them is up, it'll relay encrypted messages for people. A little soldering, a little 3D printing and about $250 in parts to build one. Now that the CAD work has been done, each one only takes about 2 hours to put together. (not counting print time) Parts list and instructions are coming soon. #decentralize everything
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Dr. Hax 9 months ago
A guide for those new to nostr: GM = Good morning GN = Good Night LFG = Life's Fairly Good PV = Pura Vida ("pure life") TIL = Truth In Lending BTC = Bitcoin That should clear up any confusion about terminology. ๐Ÿ˜‰
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Dr. Hax 9 months ago
Part of me wants to track how many hours I am spending on building each of these #solar #meshtastic nodes, as that is very much part of the cost of producing them. A bigger part of me doesn't want to know because it'll be depressingly expensive, even at minimum wage.
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Dr. Hax 9 months ago
Wow, it seems like I just had a #RAKWireless current sensor go bad after about a month of use. It was impeding current flow (thus stopping the battery from being charged) and when I swapped it out for a replacement, the replacement worked just fine. #meshtastic #MeshRadio #mesh #radio #electronics #repair
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Dr. Hax 9 months ago
An #open #hardware #meshtastic node with hot swappable MCU. ๐Ÿ‘€
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Dr. Hax 9 months ago
Hot take: having firefighters is a worthwhile thing. #taxes
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Dr. Hax 9 months ago
It is a happy day. The last parts to build a bunch of solar nodes have arived.
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