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SecureBoot on your PC is an inconvenience. SecureBoot on embedded hardware is the manufacturer's guarantee you can never run your own code. Why the embedded flavor is different, and why it's getting worse.

Thingino keeps growing: 300+ stars, more supported cameras, and easy installers that make cloud-free security cameras a five-minute job. State of the project and which cameras earn their price in 2026.

The $10 flash programmer everyone owns has a voltage bug that kills 3.3V chips. Here's the fix, why it matters more than ever in the thingino era, and the verification loop that keeps your chips alive.

A personal story: how a crypto romance scam took a six-figure bite out of a family member's retirement, the psychology that made it work, and the checks that would have stopped it on day one.

Kingston's IronKey has no Linux support, so we documented the entire USB protocol and built our own unlocker. Wireshark, Ghidra, and one missing command away from victory.