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Connecting Chromecast to hotel/enterprise WiFi with a spare laptop
The Google Chromecast does not support WiFi networks with captive portals (e.g. hotel WiFi) or WPA2-Enterprise/802.1X username/password authentication (e.g. eduroam or other enterprise entworks). This presents a problem when wired internet is not readily available and we do not want to use our mobile data.… »
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Bookmarklet: Switch account from Google Forms
Click and drag to bookmarks bar: Forms Switch User
window.location='https://drive.google.com/accounts?continueUrl='+encodeURIComponent(window.location.href.replace('formrestricted','viewform'));void(0);Google Forms are sometimes restricted to… »
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Crypto failures in the wild
Sony PlayStation 3 ECDSA random number reuse
The Sony PlayStation 3 (2006) uses Elliptic Curve DSA (ECDSA) to sign executable binaries.
ECDSA takes a private key \(d_A\) and a random number \(k\) with public parameters \(G\), \(n\) and public key \(Q_A = d_A G\), and… »
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Guide: Magisk root and (Ed)Xposed using official releases on the Xiaomi Mi A2 (Android 9.0)
This is a guide on rooting the Xiaomi Mi A2 using Magisk and installing Xposed via EdXposed for Android Pie 9.0, using the official releases.
Unlocking the bootloader
Firstly we need to unlock the bootloader to allow us to flash new images. Go to Settings… »
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Starship (Starkid) official recording songs (direct links and timestamps)
Unlike some of their other recordings, Starkid's Starship (2011) is split into multiple parts, making finding individual songs difficult. Here are links to all of them:
- I Wanna Be: A1P1 2:21
- Get Back Up: A1P5 4:40
- Life: A1P6 1:31
- Life (Reprise): A1P6 8:31
- Hideous Creatures: