Sidequests

Smaller projects, smaller writeups.

• AVX-512 Polyline Encoder 2026-01-25

  A deep dive into implementing Google's polyline encoding algorithm using AVX-512 instructions, showcasing the power of SIMD optimizations for complex data processing tasks.

• Putting a Custom ROM on a Samsung Fascinate 2018-06-30

  A guide to rooting and installing CyanogenMod on a Verizon Samsung Fascinate (SCH-I500), including recovery tools and workarounds for a 2010-era Android phone.

• Toggle Switch to Pulse Conversion Circuit 2018-02-27

  Converting a toggle switch signal into a momentary pulse for a computer power button using a capacitor and XOR gate edge detection circuit.

• Unraveling Samsung PC Studio 3's SMS Database 2016-07-27

  Reverse engineering Samsung PC Studio 3's proprietary SMS database format to extract and convert text messages to CSV using C.

• Rooting a Broken Android Phone 2016-04-06

  A guide to rooting a Nexus 4 with a broken screen by unlocking the bootloader, flashing a custom recovery, and enabling ADB on a device with no working touchscreen.

• Reverse Engineering a LED Display PCB 2016-01-17

  Tracing the pinout and reverse engineering a complex LED display PCB with shift registers to understand its control mechanism.

• Graphing Every Debian Package 2016-01-17

  Visualizing the dependency graph of every Debian package using Gephi, rendered as a 1 gigapixel interactive tile map.