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·Dec 11, 2020

Things I wish I knew about Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Part 2

This is a continuation of our three part series in providing useful tidbits in using Pub/Sub effectively. In Part 1, Megan Potter gave a high level overview of Pub/Sub’s concepts and how to call the Pub/Sub APIs. This post will dive a bit deeper in the lifecycle of a message…

Pub Sub

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Things I wish I knew about Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Part 2
Things I wish I knew about Google Cloud Pub/Sub: Part 2
Pub Sub

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Dec 13, 2018

My experience trying to hack cheap smart lights

Warning: there is no success story here. Below details my failed journey of trying to get smart lights working in my apartment. When I expressed interest in getting more smart things in my house, a coworker of mine mentioned he had a ton of RGB smart lights he didn’t need…

Internet Of Things

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My experience trying to hack cheap smart lights
My experience trying to hack cheap smart lights
Internet Of Things

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May 26, 2018

PACTF 2018 Writeup: AI

I participated in this year’s PACTF (Phillips Academy Capture the Flag challenge), an annual online computer security competition. Although the competition is targeted towards middle/high school students, the problems given varied from easy (10 points) to extremely difficult(100 points). From this other excellent writeup on the problem Skywriting, this problem…

JavaScript

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PACTF 2018 Writeup: AI
PACTF 2018 Writeup: AI
JavaScript

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Oct 2, 2017

How to Remove Github Repository Redirects Across Name Changes

A while back, I switched Github usernames so that I could have a formal username that wasn’t associated with my regular games/Reddit username. However I realized after switching even though my old profile was “deleted”, the repository links were not. Let me give an example. Let’s say your username is…

Github

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Github

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Sep 21, 2017

Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies Explained

The circulation of currency in the form of banknotes and coins has long been controlled by centralized governments. Bitcoin, a form of digital currency secured by cryptography, was created out of a need for a decentralized currency that is not controlled by any central entity. …

Bitcoin

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Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies Explained
Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies Explained
Bitcoin

10 min read

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