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·Nov 22, 2022

Building a CHIP-8 emulator with Rust (Part 1)

Writing an emulator has been on my developer “TODO list” for quite some time. Ever since playing an NES emulator for the first time, I’ve always been curious as to how they work. Check out the complete project: https://github.com/sean3z/chip8-emulator-rust Thankfully, there’s a ton of documentation these days that outline exactly…

Programming

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Building a CHIP-8 emulator with Rust (Part 1)
Building a CHIP-8 emulator with Rust (Part 1)
Programming

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Published in Sean’s Blog

·Oct 21, 2020

My C&C projects throughout the years

I’ve always loved the Command and Conquer series. In many ways, I owe my career to Tiberian Sun as it was primarily responsible for getting me into development in the first place. For those unfamiliar, Tiberian Sun (and other C&C titles) were largely popular RTS games in the late ’90s…

Command And Conquer

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My C&C projects throughout the years
My C&C projects throughout the years
Command And Conquer

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Published in Sean’s Blog

·Feb 24, 2019

Get around CourseHero or Quizlet

Monthly limits seem to be on the rise as a means to mandate user sign up or subscription enrollment and is very commonly seen on News/Journal sites. However, the technical approach in which some sites implemented this wall — could really use some reevaluation. Steps to circumvent CourseHero: Open DevTools (right click > Inspect) …

Java Script

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Get around CourseHero or Quizlet
Get around CourseHero or Quizlet
Java Script

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Published in Sean’s Blog

·Jun 6, 2018

Thoughts: The Best Man (Batman #48)

“THE BEST MAN” part one! Batman and Catwoman decide it might be better to elope rather than go through some big, stodgy wedding ceremony, but no sooner do they put their marriage on the fast track than The Joker appears! …

Batman

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Thoughts: The Best Man (Batman #48)
Thoughts: The Best Man (Batman #48)
Batman

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Published in Sean’s Blog

·May 30, 2018

Where’s the “peace” in peaceful protests?

Peaceful protests have historically been a successful tool to demonstrate against various injustices. Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, and Mother Teresa are all names that come to mind when visiting the subject. …

Politics

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Where’s the “peace” in peaceful protests?
Where’s the “peace” in peaceful protests?
Politics

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Published in Sean’s Blog

·Mar 19, 2018

Build a CRUD API with Rust

Since my initial Node/Rust REST comparison, I’ve wanted to follow up with a comprehensive guide for getting simple CRUD operations up and running in Rust. While Rust has its complexities, coming from Node.js, one thing that’s kept me attracted to the language is its simplicity. …

Rust

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Build a CRUD API with Rust
Build a CRUD API with Rust
Rust

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Published in Sean’s Blog

·Aug 9, 2017

Don’t let SMS Spam phish you!

Phishing scams aren’t anything new. If you’ve lived through the early days of the interwebs, you can probably recall a couple of run-ins with a phony duplicate of your favorite website. Most times sketchy emails with arbitrary, suspicious links can be spotted from a mile away. However, now that we’re…

Security

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Don’t let SMS Spam phish you!
Don’t let SMS Spam phish you!
Security

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Published in Sean’s Blog

·Aug 6, 2017

Debugging Mobile Apps with mitmproxy

Ever wonder exactly what network connections your favorite mobile app is making? In this small walkthrough, we’ll use mitmproxy to gain insight into how some of our favorite mobile apps work. Before getting started though, it’s worth mentioning that there are plenty of other tools that allow use to do…

Android

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Debugging Mobile Apps with mitmproxy
Debugging Mobile Apps with mitmproxy
Android

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Published in Sean’s Blog

·Jun 18, 2017

JSON Web Tokens (JWT) with Restify

This is a very simple example of signing and verifying JSON Web Tokens using Restify. If you’d like more information on either subject, check out the following links: http://techblog.netflix.com/2014/11/nodejs-in-flames.html https://jwt.io/introduction/ Getting Started First, we’ll need to install a few dependencies $ npm i --save restify restify-jwt-community jsonwebtoken restify will act as our…

API

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JSON Web Tokens (JWT) with Restify
JSON Web Tokens (JWT) with Restify
API

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Published in Sean’s Blog

·Feb 7, 2017

REST API: Node vs Rust

With all the hype surrounding Rust, I’ve decided to take a closer look. So I spent about an hour or so looking over the Rust Docs and admittingly, it looks like a really fun language. However, I wanted to see how it’d stack up against my current favorite web layer…

Nodejs

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REST API: Node vs Rust
REST API: Node vs Rust
Nodejs

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