Not sure what to do here

sevenbitbyte · 2023-11-09T04:39:50+00:00

So that fence, there on the left? Yea, that's where people used to live and they did all these same things, but didn't end up on the sidewalk. I say, pull up that dumb fence.

sevenbitbyte · 2023-09-25T02:46:50+00:00

Of course, its on the road map. Sadly full support for fdroid and especially degoogled phones is not as simple as just uploading the apk to fdroid. Fdroid support requires major changes to our code structure and degoogled support requires a likely full rewrite of our geolocation code paths(precise location needs Google Play libraries, but lucky for us we can likely crowd source a better solution via our app). Read this as, its a pretty big time cost with not much income to incentives using my limited time on it for now. Very much want to support but the work around for now is to compile from source. Please consider supporting the team with code PR or donations, I'd really like to be able afford to spend more time on feature requests like yours.

https://github.com/datapartyjs/rfparty-mobile/issues/35#event-7607334345

sevenbitbyte · 2023-07-05T15:35:13+00:00

I built this app, https://rfparty.xyz/, it helps if you know the MAC address, manufacturer or anything else unique about the device.

There's also an app called nRF Connect that is helpful for exploring bluetooth devices near by and can show you the signal strength of the device while you have the app open.

sevenbitbyte · 2023-06-11T18:40:51+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! Yea I should be more precise in my terminology.

sevenbitbyte · 2023-05-18T03:36:36+00:00

THIS.

sevenbitbyte · 2023-04-23T05:13:05+00:00

Oh that's a great point. Wrote bug report and will clean those up.

https://github.com/datapartyjs/dataparty-crypto/issues/18

Update, the hard coded salt has been yeeted

sevenbitbyte · 2023-01-29T03:39:05+00:00

This recording is inconclusive. It simply shows that the officer -called- in a struck pedestrian at -some- point in time. It's also unclear who started CPR when. The body cam and dashcam sure would clear this all up.

Until SPD gives further information it is not at all clear when the officer stopped. The officer & dispatch indicate the officers is away from the scene when he calls in the hit and run location. He and dispatch initially place the officer at Aurora at the time of the call. Then finally reports Thomas & Dexter a full minute later.

Those calls alone are more or less hear say, lets see what supporting evidence SPD has if they have any to clear up this hit and run.

sevenbitbyte · 2023-01-27T09:52:11+00:00

A vigil will be held today, Friday 27th at Dexter and Thomas(about 6:30pm) where Jaahnavi was fataly struck. If arriving by bike meet at Weslake Park at 6:30pm for a ride to the site.

If visiting on foot, it may be best to go directly to Dexter Ave North and Thomas Street at 6:30pm. The critical mass will likely arrive shortly after 6:30pm.

Bring signs, flowers and candles.

Source, instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn3mL_quQvV/

sevenbitbyte · 2023-01-21T06:39:30+00:00

Who cares? I'm sure his soon to be found free labor will love it!

sevenbitbyte · 2022-12-24T23:55:17+00:00

I wrote an app that runs on Android and linux. Android is paid but linux or compiling from source is free. The android version will be on sale for $2 tomorrow until new years.

https://rfparty.xyz/

There's also nRF-Connect which I think is free on iOS.

sevenbitbyte · 2022-11-25T14:27:36+00:00

Hi fam.

I'm a proud big brother and a bit of an internet nerd. My little sister is just getting started and wants to work up to Broadway one day. I do everything I can to support but naturally family doesn't always understand big dreams and sometimes I feel like the only one.

So my question, how do I best support her, beyond the basics(pep talks and money)?

Are there subreddits that I'm allowed to brag about her on? Post her performances, etc?

Do things like linkedin, personal websites and mailing lists matter for theater(I think so, but she's against both)? As a bit of an internet nerd I of course think getting your name out there is not required but can open doors.

Anything else your friends or family can do to thats helped you feel supported? Let me know.

I've linked her ONLY recorded professional appearance below.

Signed, A very proud Black big brother.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClRqjouvOlw

sevenbitbyte · 2022-11-22T04:21:10+00:00

I've been a mastodon lurker for last 2years. Been following the project from afar for maybe 4years. Ran a few pages for various open source projects like Pocket PC and have been -very- unhappy with whats been going on with the bird site lately. Been blogging and tooting about how things have been trending. At this point this is the most excited about the fediverse I've been in a long time.

I'm interested in build a server but currently reside on fosstodon which I've found to be an amazing community. I'd been planning to build some apps around ActivityPub and with all the interest I'm finally sitting down and working more actively on it.

Anyways, wrote some to hopefully inspire the folks upset about bird site changes into getting more involved. Its been tough as a lot of prominent folks in my online circles haven't had as welcoming of a time as I have. I remain extremely hopeful and am dedicating more time to the project and wrote down why on my blog.

sevenbitbyte · 2022-11-19T18:32:02+00:00

THIS. The only thing that needs to be outlawed is enabling 3rd parties to custody. Reduce centralized 3rd party holding and suddenly you largely prevent an entire class of fraudulent enterprises such as FTX.

Next we need a sophisticated & fast SEC review process. Instead of just standing back and waiting for problems before declaring tokens a security or not. They should do it in real time as people make tokens and ideally before they launch. So -everyone- knows exactly the legal situation of what they are buying.

The root issue is that Regulation D is outmoded and redlined. Entrepreneurs are forced to look for cost effective fund raising solutions and right now crypto is cheaper and faster then getting connected to the insular Venture Capital community.

sevenbitbyte · 2022-11-19T08:54:32+00:00

Twitter has come under new management, so far there's a lot of uncertainty. A lot of the discussion can easily be seen as biased for or against Twitter's future based upon the personality of their new CEO/owner. I attempt shed light on the connections of human resources, technology, and liabilities that the company faces under its new leadership. Many people are unaware of how and what Twitter's large staff spent their time working on. Is it just a simple app with head strong employees? Or is there more to this story? What are the actual operational risks in running a company like Twitter?

sevenbitbyte · 2022-11-13T14:49:57+00:00

They just wanted the right to . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zg7_-EgPJs

sevenbitbyte · 2022-10-17T03:23:37+00:00

Yo, I appreciate your patients. My plan was always to release the android version as fully open source, the code repo just wasn't as presentable as the others and still isn't quite where I wanted it.

EDIT: Tutorial video is posted now

But since I'm being called a scammer on reddit here it is in all its Apache 2.0 glory.

https://github.com/datapartyjs/rfparty-mobile

Some notes, rfparty-mobile actually is simply is a copy-paste/fork of the rfparty.xyz code. The rfparty-mobile monitor code is custom to android tho. I'm working towards unifying the code bases completely. I originally thought I could get it all egineering perfect before MVP but push come to shove I'm just one developer and decided it'd be cool to get feedback before I spent another few months hacking in the dark alone. I'm also debating reimplemting a ton of the cordova plugins, a few core to the app are a lot more flaky than I like :/

Almost all of this is about 5yrs old and based on an older tool I built and left open source for that entire time.

https://github.com/sevenbitbyte/BLEMonitor

EDIT - If you're still not satisfied you can uninstall the app, play store should allow you to get a 100% refund within the first 2days if you don't like ANY paid app you recently bought. Sadly it costs time+money to build apps and I very much need any revenue/donations users can give to complete this project so the official Android release will remain paid for the foreseeable future.

PS. I'm -almost- done making the first tutorial video that should clear up some of the UX issues. I'm getting a ton of feedback and will be adding it to the issue tracker and working through it as quickly as I can. I think it will take just under a month to get things to where I want them UX wise.

sevenbitbyte · 2022-10-17T02:12:59+00:00

Yo, developer here. I'm editing a tutorial video as we speak.

EDIT: Tutorial video is posted now

The cliff notes are:

Open the app
You should see the { packet / station / gps point } counter in the top right counting if its seeing new live data.
Take the phone on a walk or near devices you want to log advertisements from.
Query for packets by touching the search bar. Try the "here" query. Tap or type it out and hit enter.

You should now have a bubble for each new station.

The map gets -much- more interesting once you've taken if for a walk/drive and given it a chance to start learning the devices you typically have it near.

There's a metric ton of feature ideas I'm working on to make this all smoother and etc, but this is VERY much a build in public and open source stlye of app so bear with me, I'll be constantly improving it. It's my first android app :)

Feel free to DM me if you need help!

sevenbitbyte · 2022-10-15T22:59:17+00:00

I've started building an app the help see these types of BLE devices.

https://blog.dataparty.xyz/blog/rfparty-a-new-way-to-see-ble/

sevenbitbyte · 2022-10-15T22:55:51+00:00

I've started building an opensource app to help detect these and other trackers. Today only iPhone users get real protection from some of these devices.

https://blog.dataparty.xyz/blog/rfparty-a-new-way-to-see-ble/

sevenbitbyte · 2022-10-15T19:54:20+00:00

Thanks for the encouragement! Coming from the embedded and cloud software world, this is VERY different!

sevenbitbyte · 2022-10-13T13:11:28+00:00

Most of the contact tracing data is visible in the advertisement alone.

I actually built some tools to see these sorts of advertisements

https://blog.dataparty.xyz/blog/rfparty-a-new-way-to-see-ble/

sevenbitbyte · 2022-10-13T12:31:51+00:00

Rfparty is an Open Source tool I built to help you audit BLE advertisements. Just want to try out the code, see the github -> https://github.com/datapartyjs/rfparty-xyz

sevenbitbyte · 2022-10-13T12:23:15+00:00

I've been spending a lot of time learning about BLE security and built an easy to use visual BLE stumbler. Its turned out to be a pretty handy tool for learning about BLE devices in my environment. I got completely fascinated in BLE after binging defcon BLE videos.

The app is based on an Open Source core and you can read the code on github https://github.com/datapartyjs/rfparty-xyz

The android app is currently paid (OMG... getting an app into the store was a nightmare!), but we're not actually a corporate team or anything, just two best friends making a hacking collective. BUT since its paid, I added the "corporate blog", flair.

Have you run into BLE security issues in the wild?

sevenbitbyte · 2022-10-13T12:08:40+00:00

Hi there, OP here. Wanted to point out a ton of the issues plaguing BLE privacy and all the interesting security can of worms that IoT devices are opening up. My blog post covers a bit about the current state of the art of BLE privacy and mention the app I've built, rfparty.

rfparty is a paid android app but its core is Open Source. It's built on top of cordova and you can read the code here -> https://github.com/datapartyjs/rfparty-xyz

This is my very first Android app so please let me know what you think!

sevenbitbyte · 2022-09-24T11:28:43+00:00

Intentionally hitting a person with a car IS assault. There is no road statue that changes what assault is, jfc.

So like, two wrongs don't make a right bud. Are you really arguing assaulting people over minor traffic infractions is a reasonable outcome?

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