Hacked Calipers Make Automated Measurements a Breeze

Now, digital calipers with wired interfaces to capture the current reading are nothing new. But the good ones are expensive, and really, where’s the fun in plugging a $75 cable into a computer? So when [Max Holliday] was asked to trick out some calipers for automating data capture, he had …read more

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Leatherman's magnetic multitools get cheaper and lighter

The Leatherman Free T4 is weighs 4.3 oz (122 g)

Leatherman has began building out its Free collection of magnetic multitools with a pair of cheaper, lighter and simplified offerings, the T2 and the T4. Both promise the same single-handed opening capabilities that could save a finger nail or two, but with a simpler design that seriously undercuts others in the range both in price and weight.

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Automatic Cut-Off Saw Takes The Tedium Out Of A Twenty-Minute Job

For [Turbo Conquering Mega Eagle], the question was simple: Do I spend 20 minutes slaving away in front of a bandsaw to cut a bunch of short brass rods into even shorter pieces of brass rod? Or do I spend days designing and building an automatic cutoff saw to do …read more

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How to create a dictionary from a list of words and their permutations [on hold]

So I’ve forgot a luks device passphrase, nothing critical but I’d like to have the content back. I kinda remember what it was about and the words included, but not the exact order of words, so instead of trying manually I’d l… Continue reading How to create a dictionary from a list of words and their permutations [on hold]

Tiny Forklift Makes Unusable Space Usable

Houses with crawlspaces are fairly common in some geographic regions. The crawlspace can make it easier to access things like plumbing and electrical wiring, and can even be used as storage in homes that don’t (or can’t) have a basement. Along with improved building ventilation, these some of the perks …read more

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[SANS ISC] DSSuite – A Docker Container with Didier’s Tools

I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “DSSuite – A Docker Container with Didier’s Tools“: If you follow us and read our daily diaries, you probably already know some famous tools developed by Didier (like oledump.py, translate.py and many more). Didier is using them all the time to analyze malicious

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The Canary Tool, Thinkst – Paul’s Security Weekly #601

Haroon Meer is the CEO and Researcher at Thinkst. He is coming on the show to talk about why hackers should create companies, and some of the technical details behind Thinkst’ tool Canary! Full Show Notes Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter… Continue reading The Canary Tool, Thinkst – Paul’s Security Weekly #601