My Blog

Building a buttery-smooth BLE scroll dial with an AS5600 magnetic encoder, HID Resolution Multiplier, and just enough ESP-IDF patching to make Linux happy.

Using SWD on a Pico W to dump firmware and bypass a password auth program.

The laptop HDD died. So I rebuilt the cluster from scratch—this time with monitoring from day one, Helm charts, and a tutorial you can actually follow.

A comprehensive look at setting up MQTT, securing your message broker, and exploring common attack vectors and defenses.

The failures, operations, and lessons from running a multi-arch K3s home lab for CTFs, media, and personal cloud.

How I wired up networking, storage, and scheduling in my K3s lab to run CTFd, Nextcloud, Jellyfin, and more.

Why I outgrew a single Raspberry Pi Docker setup, and how I turned spare hardware into a K3s home lab.

Exploring TP-Link Tapo C200 hardware reverse engineering and security analysis

A hands-on journey designing, building, and coding a DIY split keyboard with Ergogen, Inkscape, and QMK.

Exploring TP-Link router hardware reverse engineering and security analysis

Learn how to build a voice-controlled chatbot using ESP32S3, featuring STT, AI responses, and TTS capabilities

AI-powered waste sorter using ESP32 and computer vision to separate waste.

Learn how to build a powerful wireless RC controller using ESP32-C6 and ESP-NOW protocol

Learn how to build a high-performance IoT RC car using ESP-NOW protocol and MicroPython

Set up MicroPython on your microcontroller using Thonny with a simple, beginner-friendly guide.

Branching used to feel like wizardry. Now it's a powerful tool in my Git toolbox—thanks to a game-like tutorial.

How I went from a complete beginner to earning my Yellow Belt on pwn.college — without rage-quitting (mostly).