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Not today, but two years ago. Our ocean buoys started calling in from March 2nd on February 28th.

I describe the bug as part of my presentation at the Embedded Online Conference back then: https://youtu.be/RDUQ0w-5Ws4?si=P6gGDhZC3-3KPKq9&t=787


Shameless plug: I made a version of this you can order yourself from JLCPCB (with some bonus connectors.)

https://alvarop.com/2023/07/usb-cable-tester

Github project: https://github.com/alvarop/usb_c_cable_tester


I think your tester would actually break that active Apple cable (because an active cable essentially behaves as a "device" since it has active circuitry on the high-speed lines.)


That is freaking awesome.

Feels like every nerd should have one.

Would be cool to have a version where it measures the resistance of the power wires too


Try connecting it to a USB2 port, use a USB extender, or a USB2.0 hub. This is a know issue with USB3 ports: https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/327216.pdf


Fascinating. I'll have to see if I have an old USB extender lying around in my big box of old cables. Thanks.


my favorite thing about this doc is that all the pictures are clearly drawn in ms paint.


I use it to play Settlers of Catan, Pictionary, Codenames, etc… several times a week with family.

It’s my only travel device and I use it to watch movies on planes.

I also use it for al my social media apps. Not having them on my phone has done wonders in reducing my screen time.

Edit: I almost forgot! I use it for podcast editing with Ferrite!


Sofar Ocean Technologies | Multiple Roles | San Francisco, CA | Onsite | Full Time | https://sofarocean.com

At Sofar we connect the world’s oceans. We build the technology to create global awareness of ocean weather, climate, and ocean health. Our unique ocean data provides insights to science and society, and our products make ocean industries more sustainable. As a mission-driven team we combine the best in ocean science and Bay Area innovation to capture the canvas of our oceans and drive the new Blue Economy.

We're looking for:

Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer - Work on embedded firmware design and implementation of all our hardware products – Spotter, Smart Mooring, next generation platforms and Sofar’s new open hardware connectivity stack - Bristlemouth https://www.bristlemouth.org.

Electrical Engineer - Work on embedded electronics hardware design and implementation of all our hardware products – Spotter, Smart Mooring, Bristlemouth and next generation platforms. Initial focus will be on Sofar's new open hardware connectivity stack - Bristlemouth

Also looking for:

Head of Software Engineering

Senior Frontend Engineer

Software Engineering Manager

https://www.sofarocean.com/company/careers https://boards.greenhouse.io/sofarocean


Shameless plug: If you want to hear a bit more history about the previous vulnerability on the LPC55S69, we talked to Laura about it in our podcast: https://unnamedre.com/episode/55


That plug isn't shameless at all -- that episode was great! Hopefully you'll have Laura back to discuss this one...


Sofar Ocean Technologies | Multiple Roles | San Francisco, CA | Onsite | Full Time | https://sofarocean.com

At Sofar we connect the world’s oceans. We build the technology to create global awareness of ocean weather, climate, and ocean health. Our unique ocean data provides insights to science and society, and our products make ocean industries more sustainable. As a mission-driven team we combine the best in ocean science and Bay Area innovation to capture the canvas of our oceans and drive the new Blue Economy.

We're looking for: Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer - Work on our remote-sensing buoys and lead development on our new marine connectivity standard https://www.bristlemouth.org/

Senior Frontend Engineer - Work on our Wayfinder product, which runs on board the largest shipping vessels in the world, providing critical decision making context for sea captains as they navigate the world's oceans.

Also looking for Senior Mechanical Engineer - Software Engineer Engineering Manager

https://www.sofarocean.com/company/careers


I keep hearing great things about GRC's InitDisk. Unfortunately it's windows-only, but it's able to format almost anything you throw at it:

https://www.grc.com/initdisk.htm


Thanks for this, indeed I've been able to recover a stick that went non-visible anymore, by using InitDisk


Reminds me of Samy's website. For a fun time, try to view the page source: https://samy.pl/


I thought I was smart by doing "curl https://samy.pl/". :(


IIRC, at one point he offered a semi-bounty on anyone who could actually reveal the source, only partly in jest.


Well there goes an hour.


For some reason the page blanks out as soon as I load it and then when I open the console it loads normally and I can see the source.


> No source for you! You found easter egg #7. Close the console to return to samy.pl ;)

Hmmmmm...


The detection is pretty simple; in FF undocking the console bypasses all of it and you can debug whatever you like. :)


Oh, damn. Well, I'm glad I didn't figure that out. Doing it the "right" way was fun!


Or open the console while you're on hacker news and then click on the link.


This does not work for me in Safari.


Just open the debugger. You can see the entire sources in there.


This is great. Thought I'd got it for a second when I hit #11...


Tendonitis :(


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