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Motion-controlled Street Fighter with the Bangle.js watch and WebAI

A few weeks ago, I attended the WebAI summit and got a Bangle.js watch so I worked on updating my Air Street Fighter prototype to use it.

Stealing credentials via polymorphic Chrome Extension

A few days ago, I came across new research explaining a novel cybersecurity attack via polymorphic Chrome Extension and decided to spend some time recreating it

Hacking cars in JavaScript (Running replay attacks in the browser with the HackRF)

Control UIs using wireless earbuds and on-face interactions

A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon a very cool research project around using the acoustic signature of gestures to create new interactions with interfaces and decided to implement a prototype version of it in JavaScript.

Voltage, current and resistance in electrical circuits

Some notes from reading chapter 4 of the book 'How computers really work'.

Notes from competing in my first CTF

Last weekend, I competed in the National Cyber League (NCL), my first cybersecurity CTF. I wrote down notes about the tools I used in the challenges and wanted to share in case anyone is curious to know how CTFs work.

From Wi-Fi to Li-Fi, sending data via light using Arduino and JavaScript

Different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum can be used to transmit information. Using visible light, data can be encoded and transmitted using a technology called Li-Fi which aims at using your existing lights for wireless communication.

Cybersecurity attacks using Deno

When I'm sharing what I learn about cybersecurity in open-source, a reaction I've seen people have is to mention Deno as a tool that will fix the problem. The risk of supply-chain attacks still exist and I wrote this post to show how it can be done.

Setting up a reverse shell with Vultr

I used Vultr recently and struggled to create a reverse shell so this post is gathering the steps that worked

Demystifying machine learning via Bluetooth with Arduino

The first time I experimented with TensorFlow.js for micro-controllers, I got really excited about the fact that a machine learning model was transferred via bluetooth to my Arduino. In this post, I am going to explain how it works.

Gesture-based payments

Recently, I've been experimenting with gesture control and researched how this technology could be used as a payment method.

Building an aircraft radar system in JavaScript

A few years ago, I came across an awesome talk by Thomas Watson in which he talks about how he built AirplaneJS, a web app that picks up ADS-B radio signals from airplanes and plots them in real time on a map in the browser. I had no idea this was possible in JavaScript so I started looking into it.

Gaining remote access to a computer with a reverse shell attack in Node.js

I recently learnt what a reverse shell is and got excited to experiment running this kind of attack via a Node.js module. This post will go through my thought process and the different options I tried.

Ultrasonic payments

Experimenting with ultrasonic data transmission in JavaScript as a payment method.

Running a ransomware attack in a Node.js module

A couple of weeks ago, I experimented with creating a small ransomware script, and looked into how to run it in a Node.js module. This post is a write-up explaining how I went about it.

Building UIs in Figma with hand movements

I've played around with hand detection using TensorFlow.js in the past but since they released the ability to detect multiple hands, I've wanted to explore building UIs with hand movements.

Making an interactive digital frame with head-tracking using Three.js and TensorFlow.js

Over the past few weeks, I've been working on a new side project to replicate a visual effect called 'head-coupled perspective' to make interactive art with head tracking, using Three.js and TensorFlow.js.

Toggle dark/light mode by clapping your hands

A few days ago, we released dark mode in beta. While we're still iterating on it, I built a Chrome extension to easily toggle it by clapping my hands.

Speeding up Storybook locally by running filtered stories 🚀

Working on a big monorepo means that developing with Storybook can become painfully slow. A small change can drastically speed it up!

Setting up a RaspberryPi without monitor and keyboard

For a long time, I thought a keyboard and monitor were needed to do the initial setup of a RaspberryPi. However, I recently learnt that you can do this using only another computer!

Predicting indoor location using machine learning and wifi information

After trying out a Python project called whereami, I spent some time trying to replicate it in JavaScript.

Creating low poly 3D scenes with Spline

Quick overview of Spline, a 3D design tool for web experiences and how I spent a few hours creating a low-poly scene.

Creating a Github action to detect toxic comments using TensorFlow.js

Over the weekend, I spent a few hours building a Github action to automatically detect potentially toxic comments and PR reviews.

Yeah, nah... I'm not ok

If you've been following my work, you may be used to seeing weird JavaScript projects exploring HCI, but this post won't be about that.