iopus5: redact some more articles - tgtimes - The Gopher Times Err bitreich.org 70 hgit clone git://bitreich.org/tgtimes git://enlrupgkhuxnvlhsf6lc3fziv5h2hhfrinws65d7roiv6bfj7d652fid.onion/tgtimes URL:git://bitreich.org/tgtimes git://enlrupgkhuxnvlhsf6lc3fziv5h2hhfrinws65d7roiv6bfj7d652fid.onion/tgtimes bitreich.org 70 1Log /scm/tgtimes/log.gph bitreich.org 70 1Files /scm/tgtimes/files.gph bitreich.org 70 1Refs /scm/tgtimes/refs.gph bitreich.org 70 1Tags /scm/tgtimes/tag bitreich.org 70 1README /scm/tgtimes/file/README.md.gph bitreich.org 70 i--- Err bitreich.org 70 1commit e52137bb2fd839ea6446af2c0cc70ea4ea31b5b3 /scm/tgtimes/commit/e52137bb2fd839ea6446af2c0cc70ea4ea31b5b3.gph bitreich.org 70 1parent 86e908988e5cc304c0f51b9eaf3511d9519ab0af /scm/tgtimes/commit/86e908988e5cc304c0f51b9eaf3511d9519ab0af.gph bitreich.org 70 hAuthor: Josuah Demangeon URL:mailto:me@josuah.net bitreich.org 70 iDate: Sun, 29 May 2022 22:01:40 +0200 Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 iopus5: redact some more articles Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 iDiffstat: Err bitreich.org 70 i M opus5/article-tgtimes-animated-tex… | 1 + Err bitreich.org 70 i M opus5/article-tgtimes-ascii-art-re… | 1 + Err bitreich.org 70 i M opus5/article-tgtimes-bluetooth-br… | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 i3 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) Err bitreich.org 70 i--- Err bitreich.org 70 1diff --git a/opus5/article-tgtimes-animated-text-art.mw b/opus5/article-tgtimes-animated-text-art.mw /scm/tgtimes/file/opus5/article-tgtimes-animated-text-art.mw.gph bitreich.org 70 i@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ Err bitreich.org 70 i .SH linuxconsole Err bitreich.org 70 i Animated ASCII art Err bitreich.org 70 i+.2C 40v Err bitreich.org 70 i . Err bitreich.org 70 i .PP Err bitreich.org 70 i With all the history of ASCII art and demoscene, Err bitreich.org 70 1diff --git a/opus5/article-tgtimes-ascii-art-rendering.mw b/opus5/article-tgtimes-ascii-art-rendering.mw /scm/tgtimes/file/opus5/article-tgtimes-ascii-art-rendering.mw.gph bitreich.org 70 i@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ Err bitreich.org 70 i .SH tgtimes Err bitreich.org 70 i Synthetic ASCII Art Err bitreich.org 70 i+.2C 80v Err bitreich.org 70 i . Err bitreich.org 70 i .PP Err bitreich.org 70 i Sometimes, an entirely new way to approach problems is found. Err bitreich.org 70 1diff --git a/opus5/article-tgtimes-bluetooth-brain.mw b/opus5/article-tgtimes-bluetooth-brain.mw /scm/tgtimes/file/opus5/article-tgtimes-bluetooth-brain.mw.gph bitreich.org 70 i@@ -1,6 +1,80 @@ Err bitreich.org 70 i- Err bitreich.org 70 i+.SH josuah Err bitreich.org 70 i+Wireless, wireless everywhere Err bitreich.org 70 i+.2C 60 Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+Wires! Cables! Connectors! Err bitreich.org 70 i+Computer and electric systems seems to befriend with plugs and sockets. Err bitreich.org 70 i+Why is the computer industry running away from them for everything exposed to users? Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.IP "Where do I plug the cable?" Err bitreich.org 70 i+Everyone needfully face this question at least once, be it the first time they own a computer. Err bitreich.org 70 i+From the various connector shapes to choose from, to the various set of protocol the Universal USB connector supports, Err bitreich.org 70 i+cables provoke confusion to cable-haters and computer neophytes. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.IP "Cables are ugly" Err bitreich.org 70 i+It might not be true for everyone, but computer manufacturers seems to say differently. Err bitreich.org 70 i+Starting with the name "wireless", that comes by opposition to wires, supposing they were something to avoid. Err bitreich.org 70 i+Cable management is a full time job for datacenter jockeys, and a chore for the cable-hating computer user. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.IP "Cables are immobile" Err bitreich.org 70 i+Unless making use of an uncommon cable management strategy, Err bitreich.org 70 i+objects connected to cables cannot be carried too far away without unplugging everything devices are connected to. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+So here comes wireless. Err bitreich.org 70 i+While not frequent in large computer infrastructure, wireless is invading the market along with battery devices. Err bitreich.org 70 i+Using radio waves to make device talk to each other, at various frequencies, modulation, datarate and distance. Err bitreich.org 70 i+Ready to sacrifice any amount of good engineering to make itself more seducing to the market, Err bitreich.org 70 i+marketting perpetuates the same illusion of making computer troubles fade away with wireless. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+From the Bluetooth protocol swamp of mixed edge-cases and compmlexity, Err bitreich.org 70 i+to the security vulnerabilities of Wi-Fi, Err bitreich.org 70 i+to the security vulnerabilities of Bluetooth, Err bitreich.org 70 i+to the proprietary but popular protocols like LoRaWan, Err bitreich.org 70 i+to the unreliability and unstability as opposed to wires, Err bitreich.org 70 i+to the black box of wireless broadband such as UTMS and LTE, Err bitreich.org 70 i+Wireless does not have the same fame among developers valuing simplicity and reliability. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+Even the United Army holds griefs against wireless such as Bluetooth, Err bitreich.org 70 i+and disrecommand it for use by militaries: Err bitreich.org 70 i+.FS Err bitreich.org 70 i+https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN4771_Pam25-2-9_Final_Web.pdf Err bitreich.org 70 i+.FE Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i .QP Err bitreich.org 70 i Do not use Bluetooth devices to send, receive, store, or process classified information. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+Nontheless, wireless is fun, beautiful, and filled with culture. Err bitreich.org 70 i+While marketting pushed engineers from the wireless cliff, Err bitreich.org 70 i+long before computer came, radio waves were put at good use in the most simple forms: radio communication. Err bitreich.org 70 i+From the AM and FM radio stations to listen while on the road, Err bitreich.org 70 i+the medium-range boat, airplane, truck, pedestrian talkies, and even satellite communications, Err bitreich.org 70 i+hobbyists building-up their own antennas for inter-continental communication, Err bitreich.org 70 i+garage door openners and remotely controlled drones... Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+Complex and twisted wireless protocols are only a special case of radio communication, Err bitreich.org 70 i+and simple unobfuscated methods of communication are possible, and even frequent. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+Be it a simple and inexpensive RTL SDR dongle receiver Err bitreich.org 70 i .FS Err bitreich.org 70 i-https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN4771_Pam25-2-9_Final_Web.pdf Err bitreich.org 70 i+https://www.rtl-sdr.com/ Err bitreich.org 70 i+.FE Err bitreich.org 70 i+to complete receiver-emitters such as HackRF Err bitreich.org 70 i+.FS Err bitreich.org 70 i+https://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/one/ Err bitreich.org 70 i+.FE Err bitreich.org 70 i+or LimeSDR Err bitreich.org 70 i+.FS Err bitreich.org 70 i+https://limemicro.com/products/boards/limesdr/ Err bitreich.org 70 i .FE Err bitreich.org 70 i+among others, the gears for letting one experiment with radio transmissions. Err bitreich.org 70 i+. Err bitreich.org 70 i+.PP Err bitreich.org 70 i+This is an invitation for everyone to discover or rediscover the universe of electromagnetic fields communication. Err bitreich.org 70 .