backdoors, blurry vision, and byte-saving structures (20250309)

Undocumented “backdoor” found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices

this is low key terrifying. this chip is used like, everywhere.

Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is “correct”? | Hacker News

it might have been since before the pandemic that i found a HN thread that was this useful.

Tim Walz has some sharp critiques of the Dem 2024 campaign - POLITICO

i really hope walz stays in the game. he was the best part of the 2024 election cycle by far and i’m proud as fuck to have him as our governor.

Secret Weblog - Succinct data structures

some fun data structures here that i haven’t heard of or thought about in years. anyone remember wavelets? all the rage in 2000 - 2001.