[HIB]Bridging The Gap Between Hardware And Software Hacking

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I got into hardware hacking as a kid, but never quite stuck with. Electronics weren't safe back then, and I often bridged that world with the physical to give my G.I. Joe something new conquer. That interest has been renewed.After the Capture the Flag competition ended a couple of years ago at DEFCON, I wandered into the Hardware Hacking Village, where someone showed me the proper way to solder a USB port onto the conference badge. Soldering was something I'd tried and done quite poorly in the past, so I was excited to learn how to do it well and use something I'd never heard of before -- solder braid.Last year, I delved a bit further into the hardware world by buying an Arduino kit and several "shields" for prototyping and adding network connectivity to the device. Following the nice guide from Lady Ada's site, I soldered it all without any problems and was quickly hooked. I kept tinkering with it to eventually get LEDs to light up via a Web page a friend clicked on remotely and even spent some time reading RFID tags.

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