In November of 2013 I created a repository on GitHub called goprowifihack and started to publish the HTTP URLs corresponding to commands mapped in a GoPro HERO3 camera. These URLs, when accessed while connected to GoPro’s WiFi network would tell the camera to execute an action, say, for example start…

The discourse around commercial drones is broken. Here’s how to fix it. It’s no secret both Ukrainians and Russians who are currently on the ground in Ukraine are using commercial drones from Chinese company Da-Jiang Innovations, or more commonly known as DJI. DJI holds 54% of the worldwide drone market share, down from ~70% in years prior. The Shenzhen based company holds…

The hot new trend for deplatformed users seems to be hunkering down in Parler.com, a social media platform that brands itself as “the world’s town square”. The site functions akin to Twitter, but with a strong hands off approach to the moderation angle. Users can get verified by sending their…

I did not want to write this, but yet here we are. Fact checking is virtually a required necessity for consuming media off the Internet, even more in this day and age. …

You may have heard of a command to turn off the LCD screen on HERO5/HERO6/HERO7 cameras. It got some discussion on the official GoPro forums. It’s the same command to turn off the LCD and back on from the HERO4 Silver. Except, on the HERO4 Silver you could turn it…

It happened. I upgraded from my beloved mid range phone to the brand new OnePlus 7. Let’s be honest here, unless you care about the camera or play games on your phone flagships are overrated these days. Mainly because THEY ARE GOING BACKWARDS! Look at the Samsung Note 4, waterproof…

There is a major shift in open source occurring now: free open source software is now essential to many industries, chains of supply and companies that their value is finally recognized monetarily. Take a look at the recent feature unveiled by GitHub: sponsoring your favorite developer is now possible through…