Alvaro @alvarop.com · 29/06/2026WTAF. Just took a Lyft from the airport to my house. They charged me $50. I saw the drivers phone when he was starting the ride and he only got $18 ?! That’s ridiculous!🤬 100
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 17/06/2026Fantastic! Time to re-read Alpha Wave. Do you have any estimated time for the audiobook release by any chance? Maybe this summer?🤞 010
Reposted by AlvaroUnnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast @unnamedre.com · 09/05/2026New episode is up! We talked to Michael Ossmann about HackRF Pro, Cynthion, and more! unnamedre.com/episode/78unnamedre.com078 - Séance Mode - An Interview with Michael Ossmann 001
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 02/04/2026I can only speak for Sunnyvale, but our CERT program is pretty good. sunnyvaleserv.org/cert I think there’s two classes per year for anyone who wants to learn all the things and we have a “deployment team” which meets once a month for drills and refresher classes. It’s something at least :Dsunnyvaleserv.orgSunnyvale CERT - Sunnyvale SERV 110
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 28/03/2026When I’ve had them at the farmers market, they told me to just eat them like that 😅 010
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 25/03/2026Not sure if I found Patient Zero by looking at what else Ray Porter had narrated or if it was suggested due to my reading Scott Sigler’s Infected trilogy or Del Toro’s Strain Trilogy. I will say Rudy and Joe’s relationship is what convinced me to talk to a therapist for the first time, so thank you! 010
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 19/03/2026TIL! I’ll have to rewatch the movie and see if they got that bit right 010
Reposted by AlvaroHelen Leigh @helenleigh.bsky.social · 24/01/2026🎉 #Teardown2026 will be happening 24-26th July. We're in a cool new space: the Jupiter on Burnside. Our 60s mall era is dead, long live our 60s motel era. Tickets, calls for participation + volunteers, and general info on the @crowdsupply.bsky.social site: www.crowdsupply.com/teardown/por... 3207
Reposted by AlvaroAlex Glow (merlin) @alexglow.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Hey, any of y'all #PCB nerds have a favorite type of UV-cure solder mask? 👀 Just got my old Bantam mill back, and I'd like to level up my quick-prototyping game... // #PCBs 3101
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 28/09/2025Do you have a J-Link compact and wonder why it only works with _some_ USB-C cables? I looked into why that is 🤬 alvarop.com/2025/09/j-li... 3132
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 12/09/2025Have you watched the video on how he makes all the sounds? Needles in throat, DMRI, and more! youtu.be/JkBV8GoPWXY?...youtu.beThe Science Behind Vocal Distortion: Will Ramos of Lorna ShoreYouTube video by The Charismatic Voice 010
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 17/08/2025Apparently 🤷 Once I switched to micropython (from C) because I was out of ideas. I immediately got an "Invalid MISO pin" error, which made me take an nth look at the pinout and I finally saw it 120
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 17/08/2025Spent waaaaay too long trying to figure out why my board's SPI bus on GP6-GP9 wasn't working 🤦♂️ 120
Reposted by AlvaroUnnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast @unnamedre.com · 02/08/2025New episode is up! We talked with Nathan Emerick about the Spotify CarThing and it's journey to becoming the @deskthing.app :D unnamedre.com/episode/75unnamedre.com075 - Teleporting All Over The TimelineAn Interview with Nathan Emerick 021
Reposted by AlvaroMolly White @molly.wiki · 11/06/2025When we throw up our hands and say none of it matters, we're doing the fascists’ work for them. They don't need to hide their corruption if they can convince us it's pointless to look. They don't need to silence truth-tellers if we've already decided truth is meaningless.citationneeded.newsIt matters. I care.It matters. I care.0:00/295.5529711× Listen to me read this post here (not an AI-generated voice!), subscribe to the feed in your podcast app, or download the recording for later. “Who cares? It d... 281756494
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 06/06/2025Have you tried How To Become The Dark Lord And Die Trying? djangowexler.com/writing/how-... It’s no DCC, but I did enjoy itdjangowexler.comHow To Become The Dark Lord And Die Trying - Django WexlerGroundhog Day meets Guardians of the Galaxy in Django Wexler’s laugh-out-loud fantasy tale about a young woman who, tired of defending humanity from the Dark Lord, decides to become the Dark Lord hers... 120
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 06/06/2025Do folks have a favorite UV cured adhesive for PCB rework? For holding wires in place, etc… 220
Reposted by AlvaroDeviant Ollam ツ @deviantollam.bsky.social · 26/05/2025My gargantuan presentation about Cold War attacks and intrusions into our intelligence apparatus has now been published. If you didn't catch it at #ShmooCon or #CackalackyCon now you can view it here... youtu.be/-Z_Jv7vuiqg Enjoy! 👍😁👍youtu.beAttacking Classified Safes and Vaults from the Cold War to Now [CackalackyCon 2025]YouTube video by DeviantOllam 1113127
Reposted by AlvaroBlackhoodie @blackhoodie.bsky.social · 17/05/2025The amazing ppl behind @crowdsupply.bsky.social ‘s Teardown are hosting us in Portland, OR this year! Join us on Thursday for Hardware Hacking with @synapticrewrite.bsky.social and @barbieauglend.bsky.social - register here: blackhoodie.re/TearDown2025/blackhoodie.reBlackhoodie at Teardown 2025Hardware Hackers, it is happening! I couldn’t be more excited to announce our very first BlackHoodie workshop at Teardown this year :) We’re offering a 1-day free training, for women, by women, at the... 074
Reposted by AlvaroMolly White @molly.wiki · 26/04/2025Looking forward to the full-throated condemnation of this letter by those who accused the Biden administration of pressuring social media firms to moderate COVID-19 and election fraud misinfo! Any second now... www.theverge.com/news/656720/...theverge.comTrump DOJ goon threatens WikipediaWikipedia is facing another threat. 12627146
Reposted by AlvaroKeyboardio @keyboard.io · 07/04/2025shop.keyboard.io/blogs/news/a... This is an expanded and updated version of the message we sent to our mailing list late last week.shop.keyboard.ioAn open letter to U.S. customersTo our US customers: A few days ago, the Trump Administration announced that they will be ending the de minimis exemption for all shipments from Hong Kong and China on May 2. They also raised the mini... 317356
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 02/04/2025Aha! I’d been trying to figure out who recommended the Dungeon Crawler Carl series! Thank you for that :D The audiobooks are a ton of fun. 020
Reposted by AlvaroOpenMV @openmv.io · 17/03/2025We just launched the OpenMV N6 and AE3 on Kickstarter - Our Latest OpenMV Cameras with AI accelerators onboard - Run YOLO at 30 FPS on a Microcontroller! bit.ly/41tpKtv - Back our Kickstarter now!bit.lyOpenMV N6 & AE3 - Low Power, Python Programmable AI CamerasEmbed AI into anything, anywhere, running on batteries for years with the OpenMV N6 and AE3. 042
Reposted by AlvaroJeff Keyzer @mightyohm.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Working on something today. I've been doing a lot of recapping recently and was getting tired of Googling pdfs. mightyohm.com/wiki/referen...mightyohm.comreference:electronics:capacitors:electrolytic [MightyOhm Wiki] 263
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 05/03/2025Have you ever wanted to debug your device over USB-C? (I’m talking JTAG/SWD, not just USB!) If you already have a USB-C connector, there’s no need to have an additional connector to program! Started as a twitter thread ages ago, but I've cleaned it up and added more info! alvarop.com/2025/03/swd-... 1231
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 27/02/2025I’ve just been using Ubuntu on my raspberry pi’s since it’s what I’m most familiar with :/ It works really well for what it’s worth 010
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 11/02/2025I haven’t tried lockdown mode yet. Can you forward/airdrop the attachment to a non-lockdowned device? 100
Reposted by AlvaroEmbedded @embeddedfm.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Debra Ansell( @geekmomprojects.com ) joined us to talk about finding friends and exchanging neat gifts, accidentally tricking people into making unmanufacutable boards, and happy, blinking lights. Take a listen here: embedded.fm/episodes/494 #makergiftexchange #friends #maker #LED #lightsembedded.fm494: All Tech Is Wearable — EmbeddedDebra Ansell joined us to talk about finding friends and exchanging neat gifts, accidentally tricking people into making unmanufacutable boards, and happy, blinking lights. Debra is usually known by ... 0114
Reposted by Alvaroevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Some useful Surveillance Self Defense links for people who want to lock their shit down right now: Attending a protest: ssd.eff.org/module/atten... How to Use Signal: ssd.eff.org/module/how-t... Security starter pack: ssd.eff.org/playlist/wan...ssd.eff.orgHow to: Use SignalDownload location: Google Play Store, Apple App Store System requirements: Android 5 or later, iOS 13 or later Version used in this guide: Android: 7.0. iPhone: 7.0 License: GPLv3 Level: Beginner Time... 721668976
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 15/01/2025Nice! I mostly ever see single frequency demodulators. Might have to get a couple of these for work :D 110
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 11/01/2025Congrats on the move! Looking forward to what you create at Opulo! 010
Reposted by AlvaroOSH Park @oshpark.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Teardown is amazing annual June event in Portland for hacking, discovering, and sharing hardware. The call for proposals closes on Wednesday, January 15th: www.crowdsupply.com/teardown/por... #portland #portlandpdx #pdx #openhardware 0143
Reposted by AlvaroMolly White @molly.wiki · 08/01/2025Donating to the Wikimedia Foundation is great. Becoming a volunteer editor is even better. youtu.be/bRRHR1NEOqEyoutu.beBecome a Wikipedian in 30 minutesYouTube video by Molly White 19427109
Reposted by AlvaroThaís @barbieauglend.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Please support one of our own! If you ever have been to defcon, needed network security, used MFA, touched HAM radio, etc… dearest cjunkie made your life better one way or another - one of the most awesome human beings I know (and I know tons of them!) www.gofundme.com/f/support-ma...gofundme.comDonate to Support Marc Rogers' Road to Recovery, organized by Katie VogelStretch goal! We blew past our initial goal in less than 24 hours. Because ant… Katie Vogel needs your support for Support Marc Rogers' Road to Recovery 031
Reposted by AlvaroStephen Hawes @stephenhawes.com · 04/01/2025finally finished the fiber laser vid! you can check out the full version on yt: youtu.be/wAiGCyZZq6w 810016
Reposted by Alvarostacksmashing @stacksmashing.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Randomly found these cool 3D printable probes by for the Omnifixo that use a jumper-wire as probing needle. Especially the version with the 5 cent coins as weight works great! Might have to make a version with pogo pins :) Awesome work, IsTim! makerworld.com/en/models/51... 1488
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 02/01/2025Not a museum, but this is worth checking out www.fairchildgarden.orgfairchildgarden.orgHomeFairchild is Miami's Garden. We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening. 120
Reposted by AlvaroTomb💀Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 30/12/2024hey! have a seat, crack open a can of POWER TUBE, and let's review ONE YEAR OF TUBE TIME! 🧵 3888
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 27/12/2024This is one of the neatest gifts I’ve ever received. It’s a rug that looks just like one of my weather station PCB’s! Here are pictures of the PCB and the rug. Oh, and did I mention some of it glows in the dark?!?!? 0130
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 23/12/2024Slowly migrating old Twitter threads to my blog. Here's one on a 7400 series clock I built based on my dad's college project notes. alvarop.com/2024/12/7400... 0121
Alvaro @alvarop.com · 23/12/2024This Beekeper review was excellent boxd.it/5zF9d1boxd.itA ★★★ review of The Beekeeper (2024)Make no mistake, The Beekeeper is very silly and to be clear, objectively bad and not taken seriously by anyone (including myself), but has some sort of sheer and utter bizarreness I can’t stop thinki... 110
Reposted by AlvaroKiCad EDA @kicad.org · 22/12/2024The KiCad project is excited to announce the first release candidate for the next major version is available for testing. Version 9.0.0 is expected to be released by 01/31/25. New features can be found here forum.kicad.info/t/post-v8-ne... Packages are available www.kicad.org/download/forum.kicad.info 17719
