Author Archives: richo

About richo

Flying, coffee, computer stuff.

pwning bin2json

Posted on November 22, 2016 by richo

So OJ posted this pwnable that had evidently survived the BsidesCBR and Kiwicon CTFs and it got my interest. I haven’t really been CTFing actively for years, but I still occasionally enjoy pwning things, and I don’t remember if I’ve … Continue reading →

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Let’s write a compiler in rust: pt1

Posted on May 15, 2014 by richo

In the tried and true tradition of building esoteric things to deal with brainfuck, nelhage nerdsniped me into writing a brainfuck compiler in rust. I’m gunna gloss over tons of stuff, and only write about the interesting parts. I’m also … Continue reading →

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Programming is literally the hardest thing

Posted on April 30, 2014 by richo

A conversation on the twitter really got me thinking, both about programming as a profession, the human obsession with winning at everything (Up to and including failing at life), and much though it kills me to say this, privilege. The … Continue reading →

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Heartbleed, psych0tik edition

Posted on April 12, 2014 by richo

As per the rest of the internet, our collective jaws fell through the floor when Heartbleed was disclosed. First and foremost- our IRC server was not vulnerable. At present, the only live IRC node is magikarp, owned and run my … Continue reading →

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Caffeine napping for glorious success

Posted on September 15, 2013 by richo

Toward the end of my biphasic experiment I started experimenting with caffeine napping- I don’t remember where I originally got the idea, but there are plenty of plausible sounding posts on the internets. Basically, the routine is simple. Wait till … Continue reading →

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Choon

Posted on June 18, 2013 by richo

For the last couple of days, I’ve been hacking on something shiny for pebble. Being able to control music on my phone is cool, but I often listen to music on my laptop while wandering around the house, and I … Continue reading →

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