Hopefully we can visit here someday: [Wayback/Archive] Scotland’s Secret Bunker – Visitor attraction of Scotland’s best kept secret
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Scotland’s Secret Bunker – Visitor attraction of Scotland’s best kept secret
Posted by jpluimers on 2026/07/14
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NEW Universal USB Type C Mod to Restore your older devices! – YouTube
Posted by jpluimers on 2026/01/22
Nice videos about USB-C receptacles replacement that might fit old mini-USB and sometimes micro-USB ones.
Before applying, check out the tables in USB hardware: Compatibilities – Wikipedia and the table I copied from USB hardware: connector dimensions – Wikipedia to ensure there is enough space to fit the USB-C receptacle in:
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Jeff Geerling: Trying out a cheap USB VK-172 GPS dongle on a Mac | Jeff Geerling
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/09/11
On my list of things to try out (and see if it is better than an NTP clock):
- [Wayback/Archive] Trying out a cheap USB VK-172 GPS dongle on a Mac | Jeff Geerling
- [Wayback/Archive] DIY PTP Grandmaster Clock with a Raspberry Pi | Jeff Geerling
--jeroen
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Some links on USB 2.0 and 3.0 galvanic isolators
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/27
Will likely need some of these in the future (be remember: USB 2.0 in Bulgaria and 3.0 in Germany price difference is about 10-fold) as galvanic isolation can reduce risks of gear blowing out a lot, for example when working with SDR (software-defined radio – often USB devices) and roof antennas:
- [Wayback/Archive] USB-ISO
- [Wayback/Archive] USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Isolator (with prices for various USB 2.0 and 3.0 models at [Wayback/Archive] 7055 Series USB Isolator)
Via
- [WaybackSave/Archive] Mehdi on X: “What is a (USB) galvanic isolator, and when do you need one? It protects your expensive USB gadgets and also your host computer/laptop from noise, ground loop and power surges. An isolator basically sits between your computer and the target device, allowing full USB data …”
- [WaybackSave/Archive] Mehdi on X: “@oktayegi If you mean whether SDRs also can work via this isolator, then yes. Almost every device should work. Here’s a SDRPlay: …”
- [WaybackSave/Archive] Ondra OK1CDJ/OL0M🇨🇿/SV0SYH/J42T🇬🇷 on X: “@MehdiHacks Check this…”
- [WaybackSave/Archive] ⚡bacteriophage⚡ on X: “@ok1cdj @MehdiHacks nah, based on ADUM4160 so only 12Mbps data rate. ADUM4165 with 480 Mbps is preferable”
- [WaybackSave/Archive] Archimago’s Musings: MEASUREMENTS: Intona 7055-C USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Isolator. And Darko & Lavorgna hear no difference with the Silent Angel ethernet switch. [Importance of open discussions.]
Pictures below the signature.
--jeroen
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Thread by @mariusheier on Thread Reader App – USB-A to USB-C. A @cursedconnector ? Or genius?
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/20
Cool: [Wayback/Archive] Thread by @mariusheier on Thread Reader App – USB-A to USB-C. A @cursedconnector ? Or genius?
Image on the right is larger on [Wayback/Archive] Gdn-fwFW4AAao2D.jpg (964×772)
I think it is genius, as it is way shorter than what I found on sites like Amazon, ebay, Aliexpress and others.
For now I am using ones from Amazon that are a tad bit too long (thereby putting too much stress on the USB C output of my laptop), but they are charging only (no video capability): [Wayback/Archive] USB C Female to USB Male Adapter Pack of 3, Type A Power Supply Charger Cable Adapter for iPhone 11 12 13 Pro Max, SE, iPad Mini 6 Air 4 5, Apple Watch iWatch 7, Samsung Galaxy S20 S21 S22 Plus Ultra FE: Amazon.de: Computer & Accessories (image below)
The one Marius posted about is also charging only, but shorter: [Wayback/Archive] 1-10PCS Type-C 3.1 Female to Double-sided USB Am Male Connector 2.0 Charging Version Adapter with PCB Board Inside – AliExpress
Compare with the picture of the Amazon one:
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How to Weaponize the Yubikey – Black Hills Information Security
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/11/12
I totally missed this back in 2019 when having the first belly surgery (that eventually would lead up into discovering I had already had rectum cancer at that time) [Wayback/Archive] How to Weaponize the Yubikey – Black Hills Information Security.
Luckily I got a reminder: [Wayback/Archive] jilles.com on Twitter: “/me the asshole that spoils the magic trick …” after [Wayback/Archive] yan on Twitter: “who’s excited for defcon next week”
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jilles.com on testing USB cables
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/08/13
[Wayback/Archive] jilles.com 🔜 MCH2022 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Twitter: “@jpluimers This was the one I have used m.nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005003234986327.html This was the other one, out of stock now: www.tindie.com/products/petl/usb-c-cable-tester-c2c-caberqu“:
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Hopefully a newer and more reliable “Computa Pranksta” mouse jiggler device will ever be released
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/30
For my link archive as this was a cool idea, but for many their device didn’t last that long:
[Wayback/Archive] ElectricRCAircraftGuy/eRCaGuy_ComputaPranksta_Support: Public support for my “Computa Pranksta” mouse jiggler device I sell on Amazon and elsewhere.
This device is a mouse jiggler. It keeps your computer awake. It can also be used to have some fun with your friends (please don’t take it too far–it’s meant to be used in good, friendly gest–not for any type of malicious purposes).
Notes:
- There are software based Mouse Jiggler implementations as well; I wrote about one of them a loooooong time ago in Mouse Jiggler – MouseJiggle.exe will (virtually) move your mouse cursor so the screen saver does not start.
- I have a bunch of “original” USB Mouse Jigglers of which there are compact and long ones. I forgot I had ordered the compact ones too, so I got reminded when I decommissioned the old kiosk machine after my mom passed away and had to lookup what a [Wayback/Archive] cru mj-3 – Google Search was (:
Links on those USB Mouse Jigglers below, but first some links on the Computa Pranksta:
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Ventoy – open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files.
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/05/16
For my link archive:
- [Wayback/Archive] Ventoy
- GitHub:
- Source: [Wayback/Archive] ventoy/Ventoy: A new bootable USB solution.
- Releases: [Wayback/Archive] Releases · ventoy/Ventoy
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SMLIGHT SLZB-06 – A Zigbee 3.0 to Ethernet, USB, and WiFi adapter with PoE support – CNX Software
Posted by jpluimers on 2022/11/01
Want: [Wayback/Archive] SMLIGHT SLZB-06 – A Zigbee 3.0 to Ethernet, USB, and WiFi adapter with PoE support – CNX Software
Startup SMLIGHT has launched the SLZB-06 Zigbee 3.0 to Ethernet, USB, and WiFi adapter with PoE support that works out of the box with open-source software such as Home Assistant and Zigbee2MQTT.
The device combines Texas Instruments’ СС2652Р microcontroller for Zigbee with ESP32 for WiFi, data transfer to Ethernet or USB, and peripheral functions such as LEDs and a button.The design is complemented with Microchip LAN8720 for Ethernet.
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 