dc501
Posted by FirmWarez on 5 Mar 2012 in Blog | 0 comments
What is dc501? dc501 is a Defcon affiliated group for self identified hackers, be they infosec, makers, coders, modders, circuit benders, hardware developers, lock pickers, phreakers, or others interested in all things related to technology. The original members came together out of mutual interest in starting a hackerspace in central Arkansas, which is still...
Read MoreNew look at FirmWarez.com
Posted by FirmWarez on 4 Mar 2012 in Blog | 1 comment
Ok, so I’m an embedded systems guy. Last time I did web pages we edited html by hand. I’ve not kept up with this realm, so I decided to go the Word Press route and try the canned content management stuff. Some haxors may call it lame; I call it a learning experience. For years I had this domain only for e-mail. After Defcon 17 I put up a simple...
Read MoreWayBack: Defcon V
Posted by FirmWarez on 4 Mar 2012 in Blog | 0 comments
A pic of me and friend at Defcon 5, at the Aladdin. T-shirt says “In this age of digital Darwinism, some of us are ones. You’re a zero” Rest of outfit is leather, Swiss camo, AT&T buttset, and handcuffs. Photo taken by ShortGrrl, with a film type...
Read MoreMachine Shop Fail
Posted by FirmWarez on 3 Mar 2012 in Blog | 0 comments
I was machining a custom short para-flare carrier for a 40mm grenade launcher. Yes, that’s what I said. The standard carrier is about 6″ long, so this workpiece is short, and as always on such things it was too short to use a live center and still have room to work. There is a radius on the carrier that I cut by hand, since my lathe is an old...
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