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How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70% edit / delete

A nice example that combines reverse-engineering with some basic DS&A knowledge.

to algorithms cmp201 games gta performance reverse-engineering ... on 20 March 2021

Reverse Engineering the source code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine - Articles edit / delete

It's looking at the DNA, so this is more the binary than the source code, but neat nonetheless.

to amusements covid dna reverse-engineering vaccine ... on 31 December 2020

Re-purposing Vaisala RS92 Radiosondes as L-Band Active Antennae | RF Head – HAB & Ham Radio Experimentation edit / delete

I've got one of these sitting around somewhere (which Carl found on the UKC campus).

to antenna electronics lband radio radiosonde reverse-engineering ... on 30 December 2017

Projects - Dmitry Grinberg edit / delete

Reverse-engineering cheap ARM microcontrollers, and some very fancy LED lighting projects.

to electronics led microcontroller reverse-engineering ... on 06 March 2017

Trammell Hudson's Projects edit / delete

Lots of interesting electronics, security and retrocomputing projects; in particular, PDP-11 restoration and interesting USB input devices.

to electronics retrocomputing reverse-engineering security usb ... on 26 February 2017

Snowman edit / delete

"Snowman is a native code to C/C++ decompiler".

to c c++ compiler decompiler reverse-engineering ... on 26 February 2017

diffoscope: in-depth comparison of files, archives, and directories edit / delete

"diffoscope will try to get to the bottom of what makes files or directories different. It will recursively unpack archives of many kinds and transform various binary formats into more human readable form to compare them."

to diff reverse-engineering software ... on 15 September 2016

TASVideos / Front Page edit / delete

Tool-assisted speedruns. These are often technically very interesting, although it mostly focusses on games I don't like very much (what Americans were playing in the early 90s, i.e. games for Japanese consoles). The NetHack speedruns here are pretty impressive.

to amusements games retrocomputing reverse-engineering speedrun ... on 27 August 2016

Cracking the Agrippa Code edit / delete

Reverse-engineering William Gibson's "Agrippa", a poem published on a self-erasing disk.

to crypto mac reverse-engineering william-gibson ... on 27 August 2016

Erik Baigar's Home-Page edit / delete

Reverse-engineering antique aircraft electronics -- including the CPU of the Tornado radar system, and a most impressing moving map display.

to aviation electronics retrocomputing retrotech reverse-engineering ... on 27 August 2016