SparkFun Electronics Comments

bobdabiulder on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-12-10T18:22:16-07:00

I saw that Cyber episode! I THOUGHT that was sparkfun! Good job guys :)

Customer #241471 on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-25T11:44:40-07:00

I’m a little late to the party, but here’s the /r/electronics thread in case anyone wants to check it out.

https://www.reddit.com/r/electronics/comments/3rkgkk/breaking_cnn_thinks_an_unpopulated_adafruit/

The Mighty Drake on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-25T02:54:45-07:00

Long flight to Florida…I usually take some electronics out and code stuff on a Arduino…

I got stopped very short at my airport when they scanned my costume on oct-29 on my way to an event. The TSA did recolonized the LEDs, not the sensor (which is an IMU), asked a little bit about it….

I missed allot while I was out that weekend i guess…

Shpoople on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-24T15:57:17-07:00

A barometer, in a pressurized cabin? Seems legit.

Customer #733237 on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-19T22:34:34-07:00

Great write up, it’s a perfect example for “negative” story about technology and “hackers”.

Beto Arango on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-19T11:29:25-07:00

Great Writeup Nick!… I agree with the “in-club” need of many of the comments, and had not thought of that. Good point!

NPoole on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-19T10:07:58-07:00

I think your point is valid, if cynical.

I can’t confirm, because I didn’t see the breaking news segment and it doesn’t seem to be posted anywhere. But I can say that a few people on /r/electronics claimed to have seen it and said that it was pretty clear from the dialog that the Adafruit part was intended as an example of a class of device and not specifically a part of the device in question.

Aristarco on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-19T09:53:02-07:00

My thoughts and prayers to the victims of this heinous crime, and my deepest condolences to the families. Having said that and with the outmost respect to all of them, this horrible attack proves that Adafruit boards work as intended, IF and only if, that was the piece used. I think it is very irresponsible of the network not to clarify it was an example, and for illustration purposes only, as many textbooks (printed or e-), articles, posts, etc., add as a foot note. But I think as makers, we must explain that to others. We are responsible not only to spread the word on tech, but to explain details like this to clear any doubt about it.

BlackJester on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-18T22:55:49-07:00

This whole situation seems like blaming J.A. Henckels for a stabbing.

(FYI they sell kitchen knives)

Robomaniac on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-18T19:36:57-07:00

you have to look at the bright side, what Adafruit and Sparkfun are doing to teach kids about electronics. All the products, tutorials, videos, etc. to help us maker become better at what we love to do.

Customer #155489 on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-18T15:01:17-07:00

Even the pressurized cabin has an effective altitude of 8000 ft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_pressurization

More than enough for the BMP 180.

DaveAK on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-18T13:39:07-07:00

I think it’s a testament to both Adafruit and the US Treasury that both items survived being blown up midair without so much as a mark on them!

l0gikG8 on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-18T13:00:28-07:00

CNN may need to update their story

http://www.nytimes.com/live/paris-attacks-live-updates/isis-brags-about-explosive-that-brought-down-russian-jet/

MarmotXing on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-18T12:33:55-07:00

Great write up, this was well thought out! My first reaction was the same, for every “negative” story about technology and “hackers,” there’s a few dozen idolizing the Elkn Musks of the world.

Customer #155489 on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-18T12:28:09-07:00

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-03-31/business/9403310367_1_motorola-chip-land-mine-computer-chips

The one I saw on TV was not a “Computer Chip” , but just a 14/16 pin DIP.

Customer #134773 on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-18T11:47:45-07:00

I worked at a TV station in the late 70s (as a broadcast engineer), and one of the things I learned is that the vast majority of people who are reporting on what others are doing are doing so because they’re too STUPID to be doing anything interesting themselves. But what they lack in IQ, they more than make up for in ego. (I hated the job, and was so glad to leave.) There are exceptions, a precious few who are bright enough to realize that there’s more to the world than having a pretty face and being able to read aloud, but they are few and far between.

Also, just because a bomb went off in the airplane doesn’t mean that it was set off by a barometric sensor. Before going that way, you’d better check to see if the airplane had a pressurized baggage compartment. Most do, as nasty things can happen to all of those toiletries that are packed in checked baggage. A simple timer is more likely, and those can be made from a clock purchased at the local thrift store. (True, it might not have been in the baggage compartment, but putting it elsewhere in the aircraft would have required accessing parts that would have raised a lot more eyebrows, as that licensed mechanics are the only ones authorized to get into them. Getting it into baggage would have been much simpler.)

scottymuse on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-18T10:44:42-07:00

I don’t believe he ever did anything, but I think Bruce Schneier did look into legal reparations for this stuff in Fox’s 24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZMju3VbAt0 It does seems a bit slanderous for someone to claim you embedded a backdoor into your encryption algorithm.

NPoole on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-18T10:16:44-07:00

Ah-ha, perfect example! Exactly!

Customer #155489 on Rise of the Open Source Criminal

2015-11-18T10:12:42-07:00

I remember a 60 minutes about 20 years ago asking Mororola how their MSI IC (a nor-gate if I remember correctly) ended up in a land mine, so this is not a new phenomenon.