Category Archives: Networking

Endianness

Posted on 2016-08-05 by M. Eric Carr

Math is weird and is sometimes frustrating, but it can certainly be beautiful.   When I first took a Digital Electronics course years ago, the instructor started talking about what sounded like “big-Indian” and “little-Indian” formats. I wasn’t really sure what … Continue reading →

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Cracker Hunting

Posted on 2016-02-12 by M. Eric Carr

In which various Linux command-line tools are used to lower the boom on some asocial script kiddies. Continue reading →

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Just the Thing

Posted on 2015-12-17 by M. Eric Carr

For $16, the SparkFun ESP8266 Thing can connect your gadget to WiFi. Continue reading →

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Amazon Dash

Posted on 2015-09-06 by M. Eric Carr

I’m starting to think Amazon is evil. They keep coming up with cool ways to make me spend money. Recently, I tried Amazon Fresh — Amazon’s new grocery-delivery service. I’ve been very impressed so far: they give one-hour delivery windows, … Continue reading →

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