VirtualTam's bookmarks

1. cpufetch - Command-line tool to display CPU information 2025-01-11

   tags: command-line, hardware/cpu, programming/c

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2. pigg - GUI for remote control of Raspberry Pi GPIO hardware 2024-12-04

   tags: embedded, programming/rust, raspberry-pi, user-interface/iced

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3. Qubes OS - A reasonably secure operating system 2024-11-28

   tags: linux, security, virtualization/xen

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   • Introduction
   • Certified Hardware
   • Why would one use Qubes OS?
4. Making USB devices - end to end guide to your first gadget 2024-11-19

   tags: electronics/pcb, embedded, microcontroller/st-microelectronics/stm32, programming/c, serial-communication/usb

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   • Build own USB device on linux-based board!
   • What Are Differential Pairs?
   • How to route USB data lines on a PCB
   • Can You Route USB 2.0 on a 2-Layer Board?
   • KiCad STM32 Hardware Design - An Overview in 20 Minutes - Phil's Lab #15
   • STM32 Programming via USB (DFU) - Phil's Lab #72
   • How To: STM32F103C8T6 As An USB Device (Virtual Serial Port / CDC)
5. The Annotated Hacker Test | For those of us who didn't receive a case of beer with our computer. 2024-11-19

   tags: computer, hardware/cpu, hardware/ram, history, nerd, programming/assembly, programming/c, programming/pascal, unix

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   • Original plain text version from 1989
   • Real Programmers Don't Use PASCAL (see: THE REAL PROGRAMMER'S NATURAL HABITAT)
6. Hacking the T2S+ Out of Fear: Get Lock-In Thermography for Free 2024-11-03

   tags: camera/thermal, electronics, hardware, image/2d, linux, mobile/android, opencv, programming/c++, programming/java, programming/python, reverse-engineering, serial-communication/usb

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   • netman69/inficam - Android app and C++ bindings for InfiRay cameras
   • stawel/ht301_hacklib - ht-301 thermal camera opencv lib
   • What is the occasional clicking sound made by the Tau2 camera? What is FFC?
   • diminDDL/IR-Py-Thermal - Python Thermal Camera Library
   • Lock-in IR-Thermography - a novel tool for material and device characterization (PDF)
7. CERN Open Hardware Licence 2024-11-03

   tags: diy, electronics, hardware, license, research

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   • CERN OHL version 2
8. Crowdsec - Curated Threat Intelligence Powered by the Crowd 2024-05-29

   tags: bsd, linux/iptables, network/firewall, observability/logging, programming/go

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   • crowdsecurity/crowdsec
   • Documentation
     • Docker / Podman Deployment
     • Data Sources
     • Parsers
     • Configuration
     • Observability / Prometheus
     • OpenAPI Specification
   • Blog
     • Building a Network for Small Businesses Part 1: Hardware
     • Building a Network for Small Businesses Part 2: Running Configurations
     • Building a Network for Small Businesses Part 3: Attack Scenarios
   • Discussion on HN (2020)
9. USENIX - FreeBSD on Firecracker 2024-05-04

   tags: algorithm, bsd/freebsd, hardware/acpi, virtualization/firecracker, virtualization/hypervisor

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   • FreeBSD can now boot in 25 milliseconds on AWS Firecracker
10. Tiny Undervalued Hardware Companions 2024-04-19

    tags: cable, ethernet, laptop, serial-communication/usb

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11. *(char*)0 = 0; - What Does the C++ Programmer Intend With This Code? 2024-03-12

    tags: compiler, hardware/cpu, memory/cache, programming/c, programming/c++

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12. ANGLE - Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine 2023-12-05

    tags: graphics/opengl, graphics/webgl, internet/browser

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    Allow users of multiple operating systems to seamlessly run WebGL and other OpenGL ES content by translating OpenGL ES API calls to one of the hardware-supported APIs available for that platform

13. Rust std fs slower than Python!? No, it's hardware! 2023-11-30

    tags: amd, hardware/cpu, linux/kernel/ebpf, memory, observability/tracing, programming/python, programming/rust

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    • Xuanwo/when-i-find-rust-is-slow
    • Std::fs::read slow?
14. Hacking and upgrading the Korg Kronos - From a 1.66GHz Atom to a 3.9GHz Skylake 2023-10-01

    tags: diy, embedded, hardware, instrument/synthesizer, korg/kronos, linux

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    • https://kronoshacker.blogspot.com/
    • https://www.kronoshaven.com/
    • http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=60
15. LWN - What every programmer should know about memory 2023-07-22

    tags: hardware, hardware/cpu, hardware/ram, memory, memory/cache, performance

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    • What every programmer should know about memory (Full PDF version) Mirror
    • Part 1: Introduction & Commodity Hardware Today
    • Part 2: CPU Caches
    • Part 3: Virtual Memory
    • Part 4: NUMA support
    • Part 5: What programmers can do
    • How much of ‘What Every Programmer Should Know About Memory’ is still valid?
16. Make your programs run faster by better using the data cache 2023-07-22

    tags: algorithm, data-structure, hardware/cpu, memory/cache, performance, programming/c, valgrind

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    • Use explicit data prefetching to faster process your data structure
    • ibogosavljevic/johnysswlab
    • What is cache memory - Gary explains
    • Cachegrind: a high-precision tracing profiler
17. When Open Becomes Opaque: The Changing Face of Open-Source Hardware Companies 2023-07-17

    tags: 3d-printer, community, diy, electronics, embedded, open-hardware, patent

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    • More on the Shifting State of Open Source Hardware
    • Stratasys Lawsuit, Patents and More: An Interview with MakerBot’s Bre Pettis
    • Prusa - The state of open-source in 3D printing in 2023
18. SiliFuzz: Fuzzing CPUs by proxy 2022-09-11

    tags: google, hardware, hardware/cpu, programming/fuzzing

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    • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/silifuzz/main/paper/silifuzz.pdf
19. Behringer FCB1010 MIDI pedalboard | Hardware and Software mods 2022-08-04

    tags: digital-audio-workstation, diy, electronics, instrument/midi

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    • https://fcb1010.groups.io/g/main
    • https://fcb1010.groups.io/g/uno
    • https://mountainutilities.eu/fcb1010
    • https://www.fcb1010.eu/
    • https://www.fcb1010.uno/
    • https://www.eurekasound.com/eurekaprom
    • https://www.voes.be/fcb1010/software.htm
    • https://el34world.com/Misc/Music/FCB_Kemper1.htm
    • https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fcb1010-uno-editor.124710/
    • http://forum.cakewalk.com/FCB-1010-MIDI-Controller-Configuration-m2588616.aspx
    • https://www.reddit.com/r/ableton/comments/wb2twe/looper_is_awesome/
20. Mitxela | Projects 2022-05-31

    tags: diy, electronics, mechanics, music, software

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    • https://mitxela.com/projects/software
    • https://mitxela.com/projects/hardware
    • https://mitxela.com/other/orrery
    • https://mitxela.com/projects/autotune_slide_whistle
    • https://mitxela.com/projects/slide
    • https://mitxela.com/projects/stylocard
    • https://mitxela.com/projects/bluetooth_hid_gamepad