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0x002026-07-15[ sysadmin ]One Box, One IP — Proxmox VE + ISPConfig 3 the Right Way
Full walkthrough — bare metal to a mail/web/DNS control panel in an LXC container, NAT'd behind a single public IPv4.
0x012026-07-04[ security ]Format Strings — The Bug That Writes Anywhere
printf(user_input) is not a typo — it's an arbitrary read/write primitive.
0x022026-07-01[ blog ]Hello, World
New site, new format — same text-mode soul.
0x032026-06-28[ code ]A 100-Line Static Site Generator
The whole build is Markdown in, HTML out — no framework required.
0x042026-06-26[ blog ]Introduction to this Framework
How this e-zine is built, how to add an issue, and how to add a phile.
0x052026-06-25[ code ]Plasma
The classic demoscene plasma — four sine fields summed into a palette.
0x062026-06-24[ blog ]ANSI Art and the Lost Craft of the Cracktro
CP437, 16 colours, and a live ANSI renderer running in your browser.
0x072026-06-20[ blog ]In Praise of Monospace
Fixed-width type isn't nostalgia — it's a layout engine you already have.
0x082026-06-15[ code ]Starfield
3D star tunnel — z decreases, project to 2D, respawn at the back.
0x092026-06-10[ code ]ANSI Escape Codes, the Short Version
The handful of escape sequences you actually use to colour a terminal.
0x0a2026-02-14[ blog ]Editorial
Six months of silence, one issue of noise. What we've been up to.
0x0b2026-02-13[ blog ]Anatomy of a Cracktro
Dissecting the demoscene's calling card — loader, effect, scroller, music.
0x0c2026-02-12[ blog ]A Field Guide to Tracker Formats
MOD, XM, SID, Future Composer, Hippel — what they are and how they differ.
0x0d2025-10-31[ blog ]Editorial
Why we started this zine, and what "oldskool" actually means.
0x0e2025-10-30[ blog ]Ghosts on the Line — A Blue Box Retrospective
How a 2600 Hz tone opened the long-distance network, and what it taught us.
0x0f2020-08-30[ security ]Shadow of the Beast 2 – Cracking Tutorial [French]
Download the ADF below
0x102019-11-15[ code ]Rodland – Cracking Tutorial [FRENCH]
French Cracking Tutorial by Giants
0x112019-10-09[ security ]Xenon 2 – Cracking Tutorial [FRENCH]
French Cracking Tutorial by Giants
0x122019-08-17[ security ]Slug [C64] Cracking Tutorial
A great C64 cracking tutorial from Wayne-K
0x132018-10-31[ security ]Blood Money – Cracking Tutorial [FRENCH]
Amiga cracking tutorial: Blood Money – Cracking Tutorial [FRENCH]

::. Code .::

Snippets, tools, releases, and browser-runnable demoscene effects — with source.

::. Security .::

Exploits, reversing, and real bugs — original research and working PoCs.

::. Electronics .::

Hardware hacking, repairs, and reverse engineering — schematics, teardown notes, and builds.

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::. Sysadmin .::

Servers, self-hosting, and infrastructure — from bare metal to production.

::. Philosophy .::

Ethics, freedom of information, and why any of this matters — the arguments behind the hacking.

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::. Politics .::

Policy, surveillance, digital rights, and the politics of the systems we route around.

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